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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:01 PM
    yodataco

    yodataco Well-Known Member

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    Im down for a set. Its always better to be overbuilt than underbuilt.
     
  2. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:18 PM
    Mischief

    Mischief misadventurer

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    The 3x3 rails support the side boxes so the deck can be as low as possible, like it sits on the frame rails. The rails are flat so there isn't room for crossmembers. Mostly I just had an idea and went with it. I have kinda poor impulse control sometimes20180425_115341.jpg 20180425_113203.jpg
     
  3. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:20 PM
    Mischief

    Mischief misadventurer

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    I went out with a flashlight and checked all the other places for cracks but none found, that crack thread had me spooked, lol
     
  4. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:40 PM
    nagorb

    nagorb Should be a dang perma mod

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    What are a set of oem spindles and CVs going for?
     
  5. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:44 PM
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    this is a great point. (I'm making an up and around the engine strut tower brace for this reason on my truck)
     
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  6. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:48 PM
    eimkeith

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    what he did is both much cheaper (packs flat, and is cheaper to manufacture) and is better fitting in the end, as opposed to bending something with a tight radius to fit over the larger strut tower radius. Also, once bent, now there is a left-side part and a right-side part (more cost) - whereas doing it in 3 pieces doesn't require the parts to be left or right side specific.

    It is more labor/effort on the side of the end-user/installer, though.
     
  7. Oct 20, 2020 at 3:58 PM
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    Fernando

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    Too many, See Build
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    malburg114 Well-Known Member

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    I heard the corner is looking for an extra worker
     
  10. Oct 20, 2020 at 5:28 PM
    Fernando

    Fernando Hammerdown

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    Thats chump change man. Been doing it for years
     
  11. Oct 20, 2020 at 6:52 PM
    Blackdawg

    Blackdawg Dr. Frankenstein

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    ALL OF THEM!...Then some more.
    I think you'll have to do side specific no matter what. And front and back specific too. That's what I found.

    I think you could make it one piece and send them out flat and have it notched in a way that the user could bend it themselves. Shoot me a pm with a sketch and I can attempt to show you what I mean. I think you can make it this way to keep cost down and allow for good filament per user.
     
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  12. Oct 20, 2020 at 7:22 PM
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    Saw this on the facebooks this evening. I've been considering deleting the whole bucket and beating up the UCA mount. Screenshot_20201020-191348.jpg
     
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  13. Oct 20, 2020 at 9:41 PM
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    New wheels installed. Ill get bigger tires later. Installing snorkel tomorrow

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  14. Oct 21, 2020 at 12:35 AM
    Logans2001

    Logans2001 What’s crackin’

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    New art from CBoy808

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  15. Oct 21, 2020 at 6:19 AM
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    se7enine MCMLXXIX

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    Shouldn't the mountains be on fire?
     
  16. Oct 21, 2020 at 7:15 AM
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    :rimshot:
     
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    :bananadead:
     
  18. Oct 21, 2020 at 7:57 AM
    Fernando

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    :bananadead: well played
     
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  19. Oct 21, 2020 at 9:40 AM
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    That’s pretty awesome
     
  20. Oct 21, 2020 at 9:59 AM
    Logans2001

    Logans2001 What’s crackin’

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    You’re right. I’ll sharpie them in later.
     

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