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

That’s where I bought it lol, I’m from ft worth but make deliveries in El Paso and loaded it into my empty trailer and drove it home.

 

This week has had its ups and downs. I cut 4 inches off of my Papaw’s camper top to make it fit my truck (Russ) I put an aluminum strip across it and fiberglassed it in. I primed it and now I just raptor lined it today. It doesn’t completely match but it is close enough for me.

 

Looks like it turned out great to me

 

It’s not as close as I wanted it, but I appreciate it man!

 

I see you got a straight through inlet/outlet.

Is there a reason I shouldn't get offset? I'm a broke mf'er and looking on OfferUp, Craig's, etc and they are all offset.

(Ok, I'm not broke, but I'm trying to do too many things and a new muffler is just another shiney object grabbing my attention)

 

I ordered mine a couple weeks ago. Curious how long it took to get to your door?

 

Threw in a 33 tooth gear into my speedo. Thing was hard to get back in. My small rubber mallet wasn’t enough. Few taps from my copper hammer got it to go in. I’ve tho.

 

Looking good! I need to do this. Any solution for reinforcing the nose of the bed? Wondering if it's even necessary. Running an aluminum shell and rtt.

 

I bought this fancy box, deck plate mod included I guess?

 

Yup looks like it

 

Guess that’s neat haha

 

Got the new wiper nozzles on, and the hood lift too.

 

Which nozzles and lifts did you use?

 

Made them myself like 2 years ago using the Retrofit Source projector kit

 

I think it's an example of exactly why I like my 1st gen. We don't have all the bells and whistles of the 2nd and 3rd gen. They don't necessarily make all the new fangled stuff.

A lot of times it's just taking what you've got and making it work.

 

My moto...with women and trucks...just shove it in

 

I don’t think it really matters. Not like it really added horsepower I just had this shiny one laying around for a while and threw it on.

 

CL score on some new slippers for Cinderella. Seller was very cooperative on price. Thanks man. Tires have 12,000 miles and he let me have them for $590.00:

Before



After: 2018 wheels and 245/75/16. Firestone Destination (factory). Exactly what I wanted (wheels/tires size) for warmer weather tires/wheels. Would have preferred some Michelins, but.

I'll go back to my 15" ATs at the first forecast of snow, but for now...



Also installed some U-bolts ahead of RR axle and axle wrap seems to have gone away.

 

Well after about 8-9 hrs of aggravations, I finally got my sliders welded on today. Wanted to paint them before I put them on but time was against me due to work situation. Hoping to give them a coat first of the week