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

Went wheeling.

 

Me too.

 

Looks nice! I had planned on doing por15, but the cold and the snow have come early this year. Are you planning on doing under the cab as well? I’m figuring that I’ll do body mounts at the same time I do under the cab since they’re pretty well rotted out on mine.

 

I like your wheeling better.

I think I like this idea more than the front range kit, but the front range kit looks interesting for tucking stuff up a little more. I am not sure I would like the idea of some of the weight of the truck resting on that skid though. You are basically pushing directly on the tcase.

 

I didn't do the under cab yet and it actually doesn't look too bad. I do plan to eventually but I might just fluid film it for now to save a lot of time and effort.

 

is @gunny1005 officially not on here anymore? I tried to call Camelback and got a very rude woman at the parts dept named Amanda who said "just go on our website and use this promo code" instead of taking my order over the phone. A little disappointed with that.

 

Last I heard he got promoted within the company and someone else took over the TW thread, then he came back for a little while, then left again. I think whoever is in his position now doesn't have the same motivation to cater to TW members like he did, which is a shame but all good things come to an end eventually. They still have good prices though, better than most

She probably gets a ton of calls from TW members looking for Gunny all the time lol, not cool that she was rude about it though.

 

that's unfortunate, the code she gave me was for 3% which is fine I guess.

 

I just messaged gunny a little bit ago asking the same thing. If he was still taking care of us. Good to know.
Thanks

 

Can't hurt to try, he might still log in from time to time to check up

 

I PM'd his account over 2 weeks ago and never got a response, even though he has logged in a couple of times since then. I don't think he is taking orders anymore.

Also, I used to get better shipping charges through him, but now I'm going to have to order from my local dealer, or a dealer closer to me, due to the shipping charges.

Their online shopping cart is telling me its $18 to ship 16 bolts and a speedo gear. No thanks!

 

Yeah I don't order through Camelback either due to the shipping cost, that was usually the biggest perk about going through Gunny in the past from what I remember.

Might try seeing if your local dealer will price match them though if their prices are cheaper. Mine won't since they aren't a "local competitor" but some might.

 

good point, I'll be sure to ask.

 

I've had good luck finding parts (Original Toyota) on Amazon and there are a couple of dealers I've ordered from through Ebay. And I've also ordered through McGeorge Toyota with good results.

I've PM'd Gunny a few times... I have never, not one time, ever gotten a response from him. I wont even bother with Camelback.

 

I hate the OEM ones, they fall apart after a while under the hood. Tore mine out shortly after getting the truck with zero plans to replace it.

 

How did you get away from this without bottoming that rear bumper on the rock?

 

I suspect put that beefy rear steel plate bumper to use

 

Yep. Was hard on the rear bumper. Pretty sure I had both rear tires in the air for a second.

That's why you have armor. My bumpers always take a beating going up and down big ledges in Moab.

 

I replaced my radiator, easy peezy. Thanks guys!!

 

Since you are in Nashville, check out https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota.com pricing and shipping charges.

I've had good results with them because they are on the East Coast and ship FedEX or USPS. They open at 7:30 AM Eastern. That is 6:30 AM for me.

Usually I send them an email <toyotaparts-mcgeorgetoyota@emails.revolutionparts.com> describing what I want along with my VIN number. They look up the part numbers and reply. Then I decide what I want to order and enter it into the Web site. If I can get in an order before 10:30 AM Central, they can usually ship the next day.

Shipping from them follows this flow: Richmond VA --> Memphis TN --> Little Rock (and out for delivery)