What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Stripped the armor and sliders off yesterday and started prepping them for repaint. Started the process of painting it all today. The truck looks so much bigger without all that stuff bolted on.

 

Inspired me to finally hit my third break light and kill that oxidation. May as well get after the headlights while I'm at it. Love the gloss on the tails! Previous owner had VHT on the tails and it was matte and not a good look.

I've been wondering if those center caps would fit the sport wheels, just painted mine and have been unsure about whether I want to paint the stock caps to match or get some black TRD caps.

Had a Lancer years back that flooded and I gutted it to dry and clean. Drove it around with just the dash and driver seat in and it was a fucking hellscape cacophony in that thing down back roads or gravel. If the sound deadening worked well for you I may end up doing it!

 

Gotta link? Asking for a friend

 

Ripped my interior out in preparation for installation of all weather vinyl flooring that ill be receiving in the mail next week. Going to do some clean up and paint the rusty brackets in the picture black later today

 

I used VHT night shade spray paint

 

Got a good deal on this Snug top today. Picked it up this morning. Now there is less chance of people taking my stuff. I'll probably bedliner the whole truck and shell in the future.

 

Finished repairing the dent in my bumper all that left is clear coat. Did some touch up with Fluid Film underneath the truck spot touch up inside front and rear fenders and inside tailgate now I just need to change the oil sometime near Thanksgiving and I'm set for dare I say it WINTER. Yes I'm washing my mouth out with soap
TOMB

 

Hit another Mileage Milestone Today.

 

I also hit a mileage milestone yesterday

 

those look great, I think I might go that route too.

 

Exercised the 4wd on some fire roads, did some exploring and leaf peeping.

Also a test run with the Energy Suspension radiator mounts. Nice and solid feel

 

lol, you're unconscious passenger is cracking me up.

 

Love the look of your truck have the same set up and level 8 wheels!

 

Thanks gabbo. I love how it turned out. The 1.75 setting put my front just under a half in lower than the back which was my plan. I’m really lovin’ it

 

Once I put the carpet back in things progressed a little from there. Spent some time "making a bushing" for my shifter cable/shift lever connection to eliminate the play. Wired in some LED lights under the dash that I had laying around & tapped them into the dome light (I always remove that bulb). Also wired in a dual 12 volt USB port so the backseat riders can charge their phones (voltmeter option a plus for us gadget geeks) AND because the 2nd gens don't have one. @zh137dz the sound deadening surely made a difference. I'm gonna order another roll for the rear floor for a later install.

 

updated my post to include it, 122,000 mi.

 

Took her on the dirt and did the duct tape tail light mod.. it's a good thing I ordered a H.C. rear bumper..




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I have a 2014 with a tailgate delamination. See where the feet of the ribs are no longer glued to the sheet metal. Anyone know of a good fix?