What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Could you Please post a picture of your infamous rivet tool we always hear about? Curious of where you picked it up, cost, and does it come with accessories, as in some different size threaded rivet rod and nuts? Or where do you purchase said items? Sounds like a tool that many of us would greatly benefit from.

 

Looks like all of the bumper!

 

Try this:

$60 WORKPRO 15" Hand Rivet Nut Setter Kit - 79-Piece High Leverage Rivet Nut Tool with Metric & SAE Mandrels and Nuts

https://www.amazon.com/WORKPRO-79-piece-Hand-Rivet-Setter/dp/B07HRK64QQ

 

Hi Jeff,
Mine is a TackLife. Came with different mandrels both Standard and Metric. Ran me around $50 on Amazon. Rivet nuts available in steel, aluminum, stainless and I've even seen them in brass. At work right now but would be happy to answer any of your questions tomorrow before work. Usually up by 1130 or can answer questions when I get home at 0630 whatevers best for you.

 

Thank you Dan! Appreciate that. Your rig looks awesome as well!

 

Thank you! There’s a million options in modding our Taco. You just gotta figure out which setup suits best for your most needs and stick and focus on that.

 

Long time lurker, first time poster.
Over the weekend I installed my own fabricated tailgate retention device, OEM electric tailgate lock, & first coat of wax.
Previous mods include:
1.5 inch lift front & rear, Bilstein 5100's, w/rear AAL
Tinted widows
Fab'd Shovel & Saw mount inside bed
BedRug, including tailgate
Fab'd Skid hitch
A few decals, inside & out
Quite a few early spring (Cold) camping trips
More mods to follow........

 

This today, tomorrow is the bed.

 

For those paying attention Soooooooo…..lol. Day 3 of the epic home made camper shell build..Got the damn thing off the truck, weighed it and it was......film at 11. Not so fast fellas. Threw some more roof structure in, gussets, and then the storm blew in. I've got one, or two more tubes to put in and I'm ready to skin it. I'm out.

For those looking for a cheap good welder, this Eastwood MIG/TIG combo was singin today. It's a little hot but I'm outside and flowing 20cfm so I don't think its too brittle. It's not a roll bar lol. Scratch start TIG and when I jump over to the CM in the Mustang, I'll post a pic.
Zim

 

Welcome to the herd!

 

Mounted my traction mats, Rotopax, Waterport, and added a QuickFist for the HiLift handle. Once that was done I re-tied my grabhandles with red paracord.

 

Thanks Bob! If I remember correctly, you & I have something in common, besides the Taco. Can you tell what it is?

 

You're on the follow list with this epic quote, "fabricated tailgate retention device" Beautiful. Welcome to here.
Zim

 

Got the time to install them today, took about 2 hours idk if that’s fast or slow but hey I’m a car ignorant so it’s been a first of everything.

I’m wondering if anyone else with this headlights has upgraded to Leds or Hids since I don’t like the yellow light.

 

With 35s and bigger on a third gen the tire will hit the wheel well prior to being stopped by the bump stop. You either need to extend the bump stop to reduces the amount of up travel or make more room in the wheel well. To make more room you can hammer the shit out of it (this can work for 35s) or cut the wheel well out and install new sheet metal that increase the room. On the drivers side you have the battery to contend with. On passenger side you have the power steering reservoir, windshield wiper reservoir and air cleaner. Here is a picture of a car not a tacoma. Couldn't find good picture of tacoma being done.

 

OMG!
You don't have a thumb that looks like a big toe too?

Well if it ain't huntin' dogs, guns, fly fishin' then you have me stumped. I hate it when I forget to take my Prevegen!

Afraid you'll have to help me out Bud.

I really do have a thumb that looks like a big toe. It's what you get when you put your thumb between the bucket of a front end loader and a boulder and still manage to get to keep your thumb!

Panning for gold up at Hahns Peak........?

Diving for sponges in the Mediterranean?

Tying tin cans to cats tails?

We both have the same first name and it isn't Bob?

I give up.

 

Not today but last week,

2020 DCSB 4x2 V6, 265/75 R16 Duratracs




I think I got a good deal.

 

I have them with Morimoto H7b 5500k HIDs 35w AC ballasts in low beams. H7 LEDs in high beams.

 

You said 3 different lights and my dumbass is confused

 

That was quite the successful shed hunting! Nice pic’s as well!