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

If you were near me I'd fix it for you for free, I couldn't let that go lol

 

Yesterday I installed some Sport bucket seats into my Mom's 02 regular cab!

Her's is the white one.. here was her old bench removed, getting ready to clean up everything while the seats were out to spruce up the new home for the Sport seats on stand by. Mine is the silver one that already has the Srunner seats installed.


The seats were all restored best I could, and looking beautiful for almost 20 year old originals!


Drilled holes for the new rear inside mounting points using the template left behind from the factory and a 1/2" drill bit.


Cleaned up under the carpet and trim panels since there was some gunk left from spills over the decades.


After detailing the full interior, I was able to get the seats installed and they felt sooo nice compared to her old bench. Now she can also raise herself up a bit as she had told me she wished she could do in her truck a while back!

Then I added some Lexus IS250 wheels just like the ones on my truck that had the centers bored to fit over the front hub while keeping the Lexus center caps. I had bought two sets since I was searching to find a cleaner wheel or two without scratches for my truck and a super clean set with tires popped up for too cheap to pass up. I figure what better way to repurpose these than for good old Mom's truck!

It was late by the time I finished so excuse the dark photos, but I was excited to see my Mom's truck looking so good and right next to my own..


Yeahp, both trucks have the same seats and wheels now.. and a test drive put a huge smile on my face with the added comfort and improved ride and handling - it's like a new Sports truck now!


Tonight will be the unveiling and maiden test ride with Mom, hope she loves her early Mothers Day gift of the Tacoma World variety as much as I do!!

 

Sold the 3rd gen 4Runner today and picked up another 1st gen! New wheels and tires coming soon!

 

Do these belong in the first gen broken, crack and bend thread ?

 

Is it caused by rust?

 

Probably, I don’t know about the one by the shock mount, but I assume so.

 

99?

If so, I think that truck wants to die.

 

It’s scarier to drive than it looks

 

Little audio upgrade ... Nothing fancy but much better than stock and will be enjoyed while delivering it to my son in AZ.



Tomorrow - Thurs ... headlight cleanup, radiator, tranny and rear diff flush and change ... all hose and belts.

 

Yes you can!

 

Well hell. The other one was serviceable. Laaaaame.

 

i'll buy it for 500

 

You can have what’s left of the frame and cab for that

 

Damn I tried

 

Never contribute to your never ending forgotten projects

 

Nice score! Ugh, I'm so jelly of you guys with the 4doors. I'm still kicking myself for not trading my GMC in on a '04 grandpa truck with less than 100k miles...a month later, the motor in the GMC kicked the bucket...and just recently the trans.

 

I need to update that thread with broken spot welds.

 

Hyundai Genesis 2011 18" OEM wheels for my 2000 Taco. Slapped right on.

 

Ive got some I need to post of the LCA but it’s probably do to the high dollar spacers I have up front

 

Nope! Don't believe everything you see on the internet. Even with pictures!

Lol