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

too bad my truck cannot use many of the parts your truck has

 

gotcha!
i push 350 at a bit over 16 gallons
when my light starts to flicker I know I have at least 40 more miles and need to find a fillup spot fairly soon, it has gotten hairy on a couple of occasions in the middle of nowhere, shut down the A/C and cruised at 55mph to be on the safe side

i have run out of fuel on the highway long time ago in prior used car and company work truck (s10) ... not fun to have to hike it and hope for a nice person to pick you up and transport for gas
i will always pick up someone in distress on the freeway that looks like they ran out of fuel, but they will have to ride outside in the back of my pickup, unless its a hawt female!

 

Any one need a carbon fiber flare or two? Only one I don’t have is the drivers side.

 

alright check this out
the rope hook screw that broke and is still lodged in the back has already started to corrode!
i mean who the heck has been out there spraying salt on it you know, its looking like ass!

 

I’m quite familiar with axel wrap with weak stock spring. I got Deavers because it was so bad. Every stop and go there was a thud.

I was curious if anyone has had axel wrap from a hard pull or letting off the gas after a hard pull. I believe that was the issue because Now I’m getting some wrap stop and go. Either I ruined some bushings or a u joint. Not sure yet.

 

wow 21 - 22 MPG that is great !.... yeah...cautious on the freeway....so many horror histories by trying to help someone.

 

Not Tacoma related but, driving out to sell one of the Corvettes. It's getting up there in mileage -

 

no pic with it hauling ass on your choice of speedway?

 

Unfortunately, those pictures and speed runs got lost while recorded in "Mexico"

At Starbucks before I leave



And there she is waiting to go

 

Nice, that's going to be some serious Tacoma mod money coming your way

 

More like recoup about 12-13k that I've spent in the last 6 months on my truck alone ( including buying the truck of course).



Here's Mrs. Kwikvette following to give me a ride back in the 5.0



( posting this as she gets a snack at Chevron)

 

Damn you've got some fun cars in your collection, color me jealous haha.

 

Lol thanks. If you want raw, in your face torque, jump in the C6. If you want smooth power delivery, and a comfortable drive, jump in the 5.0



I've got a Z06 that's got a blown rear end, so I'll be Corvette-less for a little while; the other is non-op and not smog legal.

The misses hates that I let her drive anything I have, except a Vette

 

Nice. Id suggest trying to fit it on the cab side for 2 reasons.

1) weight, insead of being behind the axle it'll be in front which will help the handling. Might seem silly, but pays off. Think that tank is like 10-12 gal right? Thats 40-60lbs of water.

2) bed access. That thing won't move and it'll be in the way to get to all the things you want to unpack every time. If it doesn't need to come out every night, put it by the cab. This is a good simple rule to live by I've found as it will make packing and unpacking the truck way way easier, faster, and more efficient.


Theres my 2 cents for the day.

Im happy to get 180-190 out of Frank

 

Water weighs 8.3 lbs per gallon, more like 83-103 lbs on that tank if it's 10-12 gallons and full.

 

Thanks. I forgot da math there.

 

I always appreciate a TW members feedback (unless you're a 3rd gen owner) lol.

My reasoning for placing it there is because;

My Powertank is mounted on the left. My 5 gallon fuel jug sits on the right, and bungee corded to the non-rusted, factory installed, all in one piece rope hook.

In the center I place a larger ice chest, which I can access from reaching over the bed if needed.

Immediately after those items is a canopy (which folds up square/blocky), 2 folding chairs, a folding table, and a plastic bin full of camping essentials.

The front half of the bed is taken up already, but the way I have things laid out, I have access to the items I need to get out and set up in the order I need.

Ideally the water jug should be up close to the cab, but then I'll need a much longer water line to reach my portable, electrically driven sink.

Open to thoughts...

 

Magnets on the gas door so it stays shut

 

Someone stole your key cylinder