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

You’re a good resource for all of it

 

Good 'being a dad' practice...

How did the snorkel/airbox hold up? Anything get in there?

 

I built a bike rack that will keep my ride out of sight and out of mind of scumbags, since I lost the key to my hitch rack's lock.
Then put it to the test.

 

Fuel filter replaced, no problems. Amazon OEM $35.00 https://tinyurl.com/y6svqex8

Only advice to those who have not done one (or worked on brake lines) is hand start the lines to the filter, as with any flare fitting: don't pick up a wrench until you finger tighten a few turns.

 

Is that second pic reversed? Or are you rocking the double dorkels?

 

where did you get the 1/4 spacers? I need a set for my wheels like those.

 

well the sweater is backwards and there's no steering wheel in the second picture. .

 

I know, just joking
It is cali, backwards sweaters could be a thing out there.

 

Haha yeah it's reversed from the phone camera

 

That is turning out very nice

 

Thanks!

 

Looking good.

Im noticing the recovery points now..don't love that in the design. Or that its not using the wing mounts too. Oh well.

looking forward to photos of the rear to see if it has any issues I don't like.

 

Little bit of rain but not very much, and no mud surprisingly since I was bombing through mud pits at his request

 

Im following this build aswell. Criticisms aside, these coastal Offroad kits fit a specific price niche once the canadian exchange rate is factored in. Especially considering CBI kits are priced kinda high for what they are and come with no instructions.

 

They are nice kits I think. Lots of room to tweak yourself too.

 

Much better designed too. I like the slimer look of these and the addicted offroad bumpers, too bad those arent in kit form. The NWTI bumpers are way to bulky imo.

 

The recovery points aren't bad but I would like them to be thicker. I will probably add some 1/4" plate to them for that purpose. They are positioned well tho, providing a pull inline with the frame. Ideally, they would have been made as a solid, single piece that was thicker but that would have been a pain to make and would increase the bumper price I'm sure.

The wing mounts aren't really needed and wouldn't add to the strength or support of the bumper in this case. It already has 6 bolts holding it to the frame and it contacts each frame horn on 4 sides, top, bottom, outside and front. I'm actually thinking of cutting the wing mounts off and plating the core support there as it's a pretty weak area.

 

Hey what size Hella's are those lights? I have the same bumper and those fit about perfect. They look like probably Rallye 4000's?

 

Yeah the recovery points should be bigger. That stuff will fold over with a good tug. They aren't hard to install the big points bit whatever.

The wing mounts would be handy if properly uses. Anything to help stop rotational forces on the bumper in an impact. Since right now the bumper is held on at pretty much just the bottom it could fold into the truck(especially if you're adding hoops). That's what I'm referring to anyways.

Again. Not dissing it. Purely observations and otherwise well worth the money. Like I said you can modify easily yourself as one sees fit.

 

My thoughts exactly on the recovery points and why I'll be adding the 1/4" plate to the sides, maybe even on the inside as well.

No, I know you aren't dissing and I do see your point about the wings. But, like I said, the bumper is bolted on with 6 bolts already, the 2 visible at the frame horn ends and then the 2 on each frame rail that the factory hook and tie down points are. The bottom place runs from the from of the bumper back to those mounting holes and then contacts the frame around the horn at the 4 points I previously mentioned. It would have to be one hell of an impact to get it to fold into the truck. And in my case at least, the mounting points with bolts running thru them are all plated with 1/4" plate on top of the frame too, something that anyone can easily do without having to make major modifications to build the bumper to accommodate.