What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

How did you upholster the the dash and the boots on the brake and shift lever?

 

Sweet! Looks awesome!

 

I did each of the TSB updates prior to the OV Tune. After that, you can't really do much to it.

 

And it was, no argument with that. But I have to admit, it's nice to have central air, a reliable vehicle, a cell phone that I can enjoy visiting and sharing mods with my TW buddies on, and having 3 awesome grown kids and a beautiful wife to share my life with! None of which seemed possible way back then. Amazing the rewards and fulfillment that can be had in this country with determination and a good work ethic!

 

3rd mod, grill n lights, I feel like I just bought a new truck! Wait I bought it last week!!!

 

My post m/t shift boot shows my first boot. The boot in the pic is a thinner leather and was copied from the oem boot pattern. The dash panel my post, door and dash panel, is how that comes off. Mineral spirits a brush and patience.

 

Congratulations on your new Taco! Looking good!

 

Are you in the business of making the boots for TW members?

 

Every one that’s talking about bicycles, I’m surprised no one‘s mentioned the mongoose bicycle. They were the Toyota Tacoma of bicycles. The BMX. I had my first one about 1978. ​

 

Nice setup.....Is the light standard? I have a Rebel on order and don't recall seeing that light on the floor model.

 

Welcome to TW! I had a used Mongoose and a new PK Ripper at one point.

 

What size toro bit is that?

 

Torx. Blessed text autocorrect!

 

That’s what I thought you meant....for a second I thought I was learning something new!

 

Here is one of my modifications. I have never liked the texture of the inside of a tailgate on any truck. when I use it as a camp table my coffee easily spills, and if I climb up into the truck on my knees it’s painful. Plus, I use it as a workbench when I’m in the field.
So I added a piece of aluminum 1/8” thick, specially cut by the metal shop that I bought it from to the size of the old piece I was replacing, and then used a jigsaw with a metal blade to cut it to shape and tracing out and drilling the mounting holes using the old tailgate.
I’m pretty happy with it.

 

Now to powder coat.

 

I could do that. But if you look at my old tailgate, I scratched it up pretty bad. which I will do with the new one, so I probably won’t paint it I’m all about function anyway ....

 

I think it might come with a basic dome light. I asked for the LED light bar and they mounted a switch in the driver side near the topper window. I think there's some USB ports on it too.

 

Rough Country hard top tri fold tonneau. Happy so far.

 

Wow 79 degrees??!?! It was 115 here yesterday :/ I’m so jealous