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

this was a V6 single cab Tacoma

 

more valuable info thanks to TW!
i would never have known about LBJs if not for TW, i have been over 100k for awhile and not once have the inspectors told me i should be getting new ones per Toyota rec or whatever chart they use to advise

 

Paint and Fluid Film or Wool Wax ONLY. Rubberized is a proven frame killer.

 

this is what 22 years of rubberized on a brand new frame did, even with frequent hand spraying off slop during the winter
worst spot i have found by the cat
this should clean up really well with aluminum oxide blasting be good as good can get
protect it with afterblast zinc phosphoric acid, eastwood extreme chassis black primer and hopefully can get a coat of extreme chassis gloss before the rain tomorrow and snow on Friday, need the right temp to apply paint the directions said



does this look infected?
its wet because i had just power hosed the inside out with some water

the area close to this, near the front pass. tire, never had undercoat of any kind, just normal hosing down, and looks splendid after wiping some dirt off of it

 

Added some work lights to the back of my bed rack.


Re-did all of the wiring going to the bed to clean it up.


Now I have !@#hole behind me light, rear and side work lights.

 

That sucks.

My frame on my sx is gloriously clean.

 

Y'all got original frame problems.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

New frame, no problems.

 

What’s going on here?

 

That's a damn good looking rear bumper! Especially for providing plated protection, it doesn't look overly bulky or clunky. Custom or who's the maker?

 

if ever there were a first gen to rep us all, this is what I'm voting

 

That was an old project. That was this project:

Shock relocation by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Shock relocation by Michael Halat, on Flickr

That was boxing the frame (further than where the TG kit goes) raising the gas tank 2", throwing in 2 new crossmembers, shock relocation, u bolt flip, new shackles, and AAL. Though I learned shortly after that Dakars w/ AAL is shit.

 

I was hoping you built a flatbed haha

 

I have two 2000s and a 2003 with original frames and they all three look like that.

 

Honestly it might happen one day. My buddies told me I should just flat bed it while I had it off too.

You don't count, you live in the south.

 

In for build thread

 

Amen, took me forever to find a rear bumper that I liked. This one fits the bill pretty well.

https://www.coastaloffroad.com/prod...high-clearance-rear-bumper-kit?v=7516fd43adaa

a bunch of us from middle TN were able to get a group rate on a bunch of armor so the price was really good also.

 

it had 3 owners that probably knew nothing of the problems if not kept clean or did not care whatever, probably no notice from Toyota to get it checked 10 years ago
literally driven into the ground until collapse (most likely) and left dead on the side of the road abandoned with a sticker to please remove vehicle
or the engine blew, it was a mess too

 

what was wrong with the genuine authentic original?

 

He’s saying he got a new frame from Toyota

 

what was wrong with the original?
what was the need for new one