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

I think my K02s were worse but yea, it's not good for the paint

 

So with an automatic you have to be stopped to shift between 4hi and 4low? I guess you could put it in neutral while moving, shift the transfer case, and put it back in gear, maybe. I have a manual transmission with the J-shifter transfer case. I shift from 4low to 4hi on the fly all the time. It goes in easier if I double clutch, but even if I don't it will shift. I can shift from 4hi to 4low on the fly but it's hard to get the rpm's right, plus it's pretty rare that I would even want to do that. But shifting from 4low to 4hi I do while moving all the time. Get through a rough spot and want to speed up, no need to stop, handy. Sounds like you can't do that, at least easily, with an automatic. Interesting.

 

Obviously photoshopped

 

Flare-less (IMO, it only looks good with a wide setup) Slings so much crap on the truck tho. Doesn't bug me, just have to keep the windows rolled up or my son ends up with his face covered in mud. lol

my fav pic of mine

 

That's not mud. That's just going down a dirty road. It's not mud until you have clods the size of softballs on the roof of the cab. Oh, buy-the-way I hate mud. I deal with it more than I'd like, but I still hate it.

 

It seems like the question is "Flares or Holes". I have often considered removing the flares but then I see a truck with the exposed holes and say naw.

 

Only with you guys with those new fangled trucks.

 

Yeah. the '01-'04s were the only 1st gens that came with real flares anyway...

 

This looks like you are driving a grandpa-ass-slow-turn-signal-on-prius… Hit the damn skinny pedal and get that rooster tail (snorkel test of course)

Edit: forgot this ->

 

My vote is for flares.

But that’s based on my experience, which is on 315s with 1” spacers. I ran without them after I tubbed the firewall and liked the looks of it a lot, but all it took for me was an encounter with bentonite clay mud near the San Rafael Swell north of Moab. The sides of the truck were covered and the top of my RTT was a mess. The bed, and consequently my gear, was plastered in mud. After getting back home, I slapped the flares on with new clips and never looked back.

Granted, the flares still left over an inch of tread exposed, but it was a huge improvement over going without. Ultimately, though, it’s entirely your call. That red will look amazing either way.

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@eon_blue

 

yeah if I did it I'd plug the holes with something...maybe...if I could find something that looked good.

 

You could plug them with fender flare clips and cover those with flares

 

I’m a fan of fender flares. I actually added 01-04 flares to my truck that came without them.

 

Finally got around to writing up a shop day from a bit ago with my buddy @Digiratus. LBJ replacement.

Did we go OEM? find out in Shop Day: Installing new Lower Ball Joints (LBJ's)​

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Machined bolt holes...hmmm wonder what he chose?

 

Finally got the supercharger back today after 4 weeks from a fresh rebuild and having the input and outputs both ported.
Now putting a fresh coat of paint and then get it installed back on in a few day.
Hopefully I will have some good new numbers

Put her in the oven and bake that paint ))

 

That idea is worthy. Plug the holes, then color match the plugs.

 

machined mounting surfaces = OEM