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

Yeah, unless a screaming deal comes along between now and the time I start working on it to get it back on the road, I’ll be keeping it.

 

Very interested to see how it comes out!

 

Looks like solid work
Will u be upgrading the suspension to do flatbed things?

 

I feel like its how you open it, my tacoma had the original already cracked handle the entire time i owned it and never broke

Same with my camry, except it broke the first time my buddy opened it

 

Oem on passenger side?

 

https://chassisunlimited.com/1995-2004-toyota-tacoma-octane-winch-bumper.html

If anybody is looking for a new bumper, these look pretty sick

 

Thanks! Its been great practice and a good distraction from...well, everything.

I'm going to replace the leaf springs because they're all out of spring. The intent is to keep the bed roughly the same weight as the oem bed, so I don't really plan on going heavier. I could go to an HD leaf though if I have to. The factory capacity of a 1st gen reg cab is plenty for me though, and I don't want it to ride worse.

 

I can't stand the look of beveled front plates. It's so domestic truck looking.

 

Added a new digital Innovative Motorsports oil pressure/temperature gauge to the MadTaco.
I never liked the idea of a oil line running from the sending unit to the gauge in the cab. Years ago I had a line leak on me.
The new gauge kit is electrical.

 

Does anyone know if the seatbelts in a 2004 are interchangeable from driver to passenger side? I notice that the adjustable buckle on the pillar post is reversed from side to side, which got me to thinking. TIA

 

My back definitely hated doing carpet. Love the results though.

 

Is there a name for that particular carpet? It looks really nice.

 

Check this out at Amazon.com Absolute C20GR 20-Feet Long by 4...

$60 Absolute C20GR 20-Feet Long by 4 Feet Wide, 80 Square Feet Gray Carpet for Speaker Sub Box Carpet Home, Auto, RV, Boat, Marine, Truck, Car Trunk Liner

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058P70PU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

Swapped my bench seat for these sweet buckets out of a Mazda 3. Picked em up for $100 a piece from an auto wrecker.
Does anyone know a good method for adding patches to cloth seats? I would love to cover up those Mazda emblems.

 

I might be interested in that bed when you decide to get rid of it. Still up in the air if I want to flatbed or just through another bed on mine.

 

Driver

 

Looks great!

 

Barge rubber cement would work

 

Thanks Dave!

Is this the stuff you speak of?

$9 Barge All-Purpose TF Cement Rubber, Leather, Wood, Glass, Metal Glue 2 oz

https://www.amazon.com/Barge-All-Purpose-Cement-Rubber-Leather/dp/B00B5XDPLC

 

Yup. Apply to both sides and wait a few min until tacky.