What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

The synth line is great, so easy to work with and weighs so much less. Used it a week ago to pull a buddy out and was prepared for it to be heavy and unweildy and was pleasantly surprised when I started spooling out.

 

Shiit.

I need new fenders anyway.

 

how do you have your pods mounted on the front bumper? that's a pretty rad truck

 

Thanks man! They are mounted on some brackets I welded up and bolted to the steel skirt thing. Need to add a support to the bottom, they shake more than I was expecting.

 

Sick! I've always wondered what pods looked like under there.

 

Pulled it in the garage...


Removed some parts...


Put on some other parts...


Still have to get the rear suspension installed, hoping to get it done this week whenever I can get some time in the evenings to work on it.

 

DAT GARAGE DOE

 

Needs some girls on the walls. Maybe some beers signs. Too plain.

 

I'm so tempted to buy this lift and install it in my yard somewhere... Would make oil changes a hell of a lot easier. lol.

 

Id buy that in a heart beat.

 

I was surprised how cheap it is. Looks beat up but I honestly have nowhere to put it. My garage doesn't have the ceiling clearance and I'm sure my HOA would have a stroke if they saw me installing a commercial car lift in my residential garage.

 

Im sure its well used. But still works good i bet too.

 

If anyone in the Bay Area wants a pretty cheap commercial 2 post car lift here ya go: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/tls/6117036898.html

I bet you could talk him down to $750 if you asked nicely.

 

Sir, you are not allowed to run a chop shop from your home, as it specifically states in your agreement, paragraph 24 section iii.

 

You know my ridiculously strict HOA is the reason I couldn't buy a parts Tacoma. I found this '98 TRD 4x4 (missing the engine and drivetrain) for only $500. It had soooo many good parts on it still. But there's a clause in my HOA contract that says you can't park "non-operable vehicles in your driveway"

Meanwhile down the street there's a $100k MSRP Mercedes Benz S600 V12 just sitting in the driveway with 4 flat tires, moss growing on the body, and an expired tag from 2010 yet the HOA doesn't care.

 

You could probably bend that "non-operable" thing in your favor, saying it's not a vehicle, or saying it somehow is operable... but I'm sure you don't want to get into a pissing match with your HOA...

 

"It's not a vehicle!!! It's a TACOMA how DARE you call it otherwise you plebeians!?"

 

Problem about living in the California suburbs is there's literally no room anywhere to do anything, my backyard can barely fit a smart car.

 

Do it!!!

I bet you can get them to come down in price.

Brand new lifts in similar style are $2200 delivered. I looked, for what seemed like forever for a deal on a used lift. Ended up saying "fuck it" and ordered a brand new one.

If I was in a warm climate, my lift would be outside. Natural light and great ventilation is a huge win.



The way I look at it, if I'm spending time on this site, there is a pretty good chance I enjoy working on my cars.

For the cost or a good set of tires and wheels, I can get a tool that will be used my whole lifetime. I'll be lucky to get 5 years out of the tires and wheels.

I took this pic just before I changed front shock assemblies. It took me 35 minutes to remove both tires, and shock assemblies and replace.

Fuck working of the floor.

 

Took the day off for my bday and installed a

$250 cksa12 air locker accessories

cksa12 and chilled.