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

Put a cow in it

 

Waiting for the dealership to call me and tell me parts are in, I guess I missed the cutoff and so parts are probably arriving tomorrow.

 

What happen?

 

I shot it

 

I guess steak for the week.

 

Got a coat of paint on(Sherwin Williams Dura Plate) and the rear springs on so I could spray them too. Front has two coats now and I'll hit the rest tomorrow for a second coat. She'll be a roller soon.

 

You should replace your UCA's and weld in some UCA gussets since you have nothing in the way

 

And box or plate your frame.

 

Coil bucket gussets have been a huge pain in the dick. I wouldn't bother unless you really, really think you need them.

 

Not necessary on this one, it's going to be the wifes truck.

I had the whole frame sandblasted and then boxed the piss out it from the front cab mounts back. Also used safe-t-caps for the front leaf spring mount sections.

 

Oh gotcha, I was just saying because he could get a bead on the back half

 

So the 16" stock steel wheel with with a 1.25" spacer will fit with the tundra calipers? Going to be doing the calipers/rotors soon and a run a stock steelie with a 285/75/16 as a spare

Mine were also a pain. I think I welded mine a hair tight and they squeek like no other. Had to even grind down the inside of the gusset to get the uca to go in with the new TC bushings

 

Yes, the stock spare will fit with 1" or larger spacers with 13WL calipers.

 

And fajita back straps.

 

Well that collection screams "you're single" but the pink bike suggests otherwise.

That my friend is a most impressive pile of parts I've seen in awhile. The Cadillac mistletoe is a nice touch.

 

Getting that shat all back together was awful for me.

The only thing I can suggest is tears. Once those were on the verge, I was finally able to push and twist the right way.

And the worst part about it is the fact it made no difference in my shift feeling or the amount of dancing my stick shift does in 5th gear (yeah baby)

 

Put a pair of gloves on, push the thing down all the way then while its down use a large flat blade screw driver to pull/swivel it in to its detent. Getting it to turn while holding it down is the only hard part, so use something that you can actually grab a hold of to help turn it.

 

Made some mounts and test fitted the bar today

 

Don't know if the link works, or have any details or knowledge of this kind of shit at all. I just saw 3.4 and thought it was nifty.

 

that's sexy!