what is this bracket???

its on top the last crossmember by gas tank.
its rusty as hell. no idea what it is? its the only thing with rust on the truck.

 

Holds the flux capacitor to the rotary girder....

 

No idea but, first hit it with some POR-15 then Fluid Film and you'll be all set.

 

ahh! ok cool. im gonna probably pull it off since i dont need it then. just a salt catcher at this point.
thanks for IDing it for me. I was bored at work, so i spend some time trying to research it for something to do hahahah

 

How do you know about the POR 15, sir? its classified

 

Now I'm curios if my rig has one rusty bracket underneath...F**K YOU TACOMA WORLD! WHY YOU MAKE ME WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING!

 

If you are not treating the underside of your truck with corrosion preventative... and are in an area that uses salt... it will be rusty.... very rusty.

 

Nah, im in So Cal...but I am still wondering...

 

Lol I buy 50's and 60's cars from SoCal and Arizona.... with no rust....

That bracket is just zinc plated galvanized mild steel, you might notice it looks a little "chalky" (zinc oxide is white) but unless you are right by the ocean or on the beach I'd be surprised if there was corrosion....

But TBH Toyota does not water and salt spray test near as good as most of the other manufacturers....

 

I do live about 1000' from the Ocean. And I most definitely wash the vehicles every week to combat the salt spray. Its mostly cliffs and rocks, not much beach, which only increases the salt content in the air. But I'm not too worried about it.

 

hey its cool, no worries. im just happy we know what it is. where did you find that sheet with the part numbers?

 

oh i do, haha. thats the only rust on here. ill take a photo in a bit.

 

Nah bro. U lied. That's a paddlin'

 

Dude, just hit the whole truck with POR15, and you're all set. Do the seats and tires to, fukit

 

Lol yup, won't have to worry about coffee stains on the seats after a POR15 treatment.

 

I was using POR15 on my POS's when the word TACOMA meant, my wife asking her MA for TACO's. I still even have some of the clear por15.

 

Lol then you know the same thing as me.... do NOT let that stuff dry on your hands....

 

lol. worse than superglue

 

Why tf is that one bracket rusty?!

 

I think it's oxidation