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

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Most have a built in reciever anyways. The stock one gets sandwiched with the stock bumper and no aftermarket one does that. I think there was one at one point..might have been an early ass allpro one.

 

lol I think it was always on topic:

Q. What have you done to your Tacoma today?

A. Nothing, but talked about doing nothing to it, so that's something...

 

Okay that is what I thought. I tow relatively often and no aftermarket company ever gives a tow rating for obvious reasons. Thank you for info.

 

Well at least I got 5 for less than the price of 4 from Fastenal...

$23 (5pcs) BelMetric M12X1.25X35mm JIS Hex Head Flange Bolt 17mm Wrench, Class 10.9 Plated Yellow Zinc for Automobile, Motorcycle, and Mechanical Applications BF12X1.25X35YLW

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Check out, 4x Innovations, they’ve got a couple class III designs.

 

4xi has some that are officially rated. I've never had issues towing with mine and my dad has towed some serous shit with his plate bumper. The bumpers are built more heavy duty than any of the class 3 hitches Ive owned. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

4x has some good looking stuff. I like the rear bumper they offer at that price a lot lol. I plan to get my sliders from them

 

Oh, theres a fine line in there somewhere though. Like I don't think setting a deadline for myself will do anything but damn am I motivated to get some shit right when there's another trip coming up. Like I really want to get some of my camp lights set up and get my axle changed out. But I don't really have any impetus to do any of it right now cause the next trip for me is in like Sept haha

 

Shhh you're harshing my chill lol

No I got you. I've just stressed myself out over money, time, expectations of myself, etc. to the point where I realized it's not helping me go any faster. But the motivation of a trip or solid deadline is great when you have all the resources you need. It just got to be overwhelming when I was always one part away from what I needed to get done and feeling bummed out about it - to that I say F-it lol.

 

I get that, that was me last summer putting my pile of a truck back in one usable piece. What you're doing is not easy work and it's gonna all pay off, stressing just means you'll have to go back and redo shit so don't stress. I just told myself I'd do at least one thing per day even if it was tiny and stupid because it was still one less thing I would need to do as the deadline came up.

 

You're right - there's always something to do even if it's not the exciting big projects I tend to focus on. I'm getting a few last things out of the interior and giving it a final wipe down before it's time for sound deadener.

 

Yea, I'm still working on maintenance stuff first. While the next big project of mine going LT is on the back burner. But it's better that way

 

Right priorities imo



"When you know that screw fell somewhere between the seats."

 

Hey i have a few little rust holes the i just pushed through on the front firewall of my passenger side near the exhaust and below the ac drip.. anyone get these before and fix it? What did you use? And how are you preventing it from happening again. Anyone???

 

Hey, mine looks like that too!

 

Shit, after I pick up these locking knuckles and axles THATS IT NO MORE DOUGH OUT THE DOOR.

 

While you got it that torn down are you going to spruce up the HVAC? Haven't been following your build too closely with that one, but I wouldn't be surprised if you removed every bolt and cleaned them all lol. I'm almost there myself lol.

 

Never occurred to me to refurbish the HVAC. The blower motor was dead when I bought it, and I managed to replace it without removing any trim.

You’d be surprised to learn the A/C blows ice cold. I couldn’t believe it myself.

I might to the heater core while I’m in there. I haven’t tested the heater yet.

 

Do you even need a heater in CA? Lol I know it'll hit the 60s every now and then but hell I'm in shorts and a T-shirt with the windows down once it reaches 40.

 

Snow runs. Heater is needed!