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Oh boy, let me tell ya 'bout my 1995 Toyota Tacoma

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by BensYota, Mar 19, 2019.

  1. Jul 21, 2019 at 6:44 PM
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    2004TacomaSR5

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    Can't seem to find those, just LED bars and such. Do you have a link to where you bought them?
     
  2. Jul 21, 2019 at 6:47 PM
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    Great looking truck! Unfortunately rust will always be our worst enemies :(
     
  3. Jul 21, 2019 at 6:49 PM
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    Replaced that crappy weather stripping finally
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  4. Jul 22, 2019 at 12:58 AM
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    Flare side Taco Lover

    Flare side Taco Lover I'm gettin hitched...to my truck!

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    Thanks! I love radiant red, but I'm thinking about getting the whole truck covered in Line-X. I'm definitely doing the bed.
     
  5. Jul 25, 2019 at 4:56 PM
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    Cold Air!!!!! Horsepowaaaa!!!!! Picked up more umph at higher rpms and looks cool, cleaned a little bit of clutter out of the engine and motivates me to do a deep clean of the engine bay sooner than later
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  6. Jul 26, 2019 at 5:18 AM
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    309km east of Hazard ...the good life
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    get er shinied up :cool:
    i use wd40 on the painted areas, nice and black
    some MrShine watermelon scented on the top of radiator after dirt removal, nice and black, also use it on fuse box cover
    most of my VC are buried so cannot do much with that unfortunately

    are you going to replace your vac hoses? I am currently changing mine with a silicone kit from TW thread
     
  7. Jul 28, 2019 at 3:43 PM
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    yes i plan on stopping and spending an afternoon replacing all of my hoses in engine bay i just haven't had it as a priority and everyone on TW knows how that goes aha. It will be done one day, i am hopefully having the new headers i ordered come in this week and have the exhaust installed before i strip everything apart for paint.
     
  8. Jul 28, 2019 at 3:58 PM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    one thing at a time is all anybody can do and do it well!
     
  9. Aug 9, 2019 at 2:14 PM
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    I gathered all the remaining dollars in my bank account and i took a leap for glory... Ladies and Gentlemen i present to you the all new and improved taco. Bedlined black and oh so smooth fixing all the dents and dings scattered across this old body and with a week turnover it came out as a brand new truck. almost.
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  10. Aug 9, 2019 at 3:17 PM
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    Looks great! Can't say I'm not going to miss that green though haha.

    Off topic, love that 94 Accord lurking in the background in the 6th pic, looks identical to my first car.
     
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  11. Aug 9, 2019 at 3:22 PM
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    I am greatly going to miss that green where it all started but it was in need of a new start and i think this black will feel more at home when i get the roof rack on and experiment with replacing badges.
    The accord was my friends car he loves it and its actually pretty spotless he has kept it very clean and it runs and drives great!
     
  12. Aug 9, 2019 at 3:36 PM
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    The black definitely looks good and the bedliner will be easier to take care of as well. What kind of bedliner did you go with and did you spray or brush it on?
     
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  13. Aug 9, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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    Used the raptor bedliner, sprayed it on at 80 psi with the included gun. I purchased a kit off Amazon that was 6 liters, covered all outside of the truck but still needs 1 more coat so i purchased an individual liter for that. The bed has not been sprayed yet because i purchased another 4 liters off amazon but accidentally purchased the "tintable" version so i have to go get black paint tint to mix in it but unfortunately i busted open my knee and can't really drive the truck at the moment (pushing that clutch in is not my friend) so it will get finished 100% soon and id say i spent roughly ~$400 to cover the whole truck, and there are imperfections because, well, i've never painted a car before but i say it turned out good enough to be presentable. Learned a lot along the way and don't regret doing it yet lol.
     
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  14. Aug 10, 2019 at 3:01 PM
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    Cool thing about bedlining is you easily spray paint it whatever color you want later and it wont look so flat and shitty
     
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  15. Aug 10, 2019 at 3:05 PM
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    Found that out quick doing touchup spots with black spray paint works perfect! lol
     
  16. Aug 10, 2019 at 3:35 PM
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    I'm going to spray some black on mine soon, kinda faded with the summer sun.

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  17. Aug 13, 2019 at 12:15 PM
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    Got my roof rack installed finally! Used smittybilt roof rack mounts and used the stock hardware although i have plans to replace them with rivnuts in the future
    I really think it brings my truck together more imo
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    Current configuration is temporary. I just wanted to get it on there and it is very solid as is, but has room for improvement.
     
  18. Aug 13, 2019 at 12:17 PM
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    yep:bananadead:, kit came with welnuts that i placed in the roof and then applied silicone around all the edges. It rained this morning and have no leaks so far
     
  19. Aug 13, 2019 at 12:20 PM
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    Headliner stayed in and got messed up by my careless drilling but i plan on having it replaced in the future anyways so i didn't bother attempting to take it out
     
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  20. Aug 13, 2019 at 12:29 PM
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