What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

I'm glad Fl. doesnt have all the emissions shit

 

Its a big PITA, but its good to have, it keeps alot of cars off the road that should be kept off the road.

I have a 1990 chevy that passed emissions with no problem but my 08 cant, haha.

 

Different years, different standards ? They are more stringent with new then old ?

 

fuck emissions, here those people who have "old cars" that "shouldnt be on the road" just register them in counties where there isnt biannual smog requirements, i do this just cause i can and dont wanna pay the damn $60 in addition to my registration renewal.

Id be perfectly happy if california only tested tailpipe emissions, but this visual inspection nonsense is bullshit, "your intake has to have a carb number" wtf its a pipe with a filter .... or "you pass perfectly but that isnt the engine this vehicle is supposed to have in it" yeah well the engine that is "supposed to be in it" was smoking like a freight train.

The worst out of all this, is theres evidence that a lot of our smog in nor cal actually blows over from china ... and im sure a lot of san diego area smog is actually from shit cars in mexico that have smoke for 2 blocks behind them when they go down the road.

Edit: and if this bullshit wasnt enough, they are smogging diesels 98 and newer in california too, never mind that the "study" of "diesel particultes" was done by some jackass named Hien T. Tran -- a phony who claimed to have a U.C. davis P.H.D. but actually got his diploma from a pedophile in Israel

ok rant off.

 

Trimmed mine but it still doesn't really fit or work much better. It tries to pinch cable between shock body and tailgate and pushes a tiny gap between tailgate and light after I help it shut without totally binding on the cable thing. Shock body also rubs head of replacement bolt that goes in the tail light when shutting all the way because it has a mark on it from it doing it. My truck is 05 so I expect it to fit and work better than it is. Will probably just take it back off with what little tailgate use goes on. I prefer the tailgate fit better and not be pushed towards the passenger side like it is with this on it. There is no gap on that side and too much on the driver side.

 

odd.

mine doesnt do that all at all.

Justin

 

New tires 265/70/17 Nittos, Alignment and oil change

 

Just added a plow: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/129762-just-ordered-snow-plow.html

 

im gettin my lazy ass off the computer to go wash my truck. it badly needs it.

 

I did the no beep on lock and unlock mod last night. Took all of about 2 minutes including reading and putting my coat on. I have been hounding my dealer to do it for me for months now and they said they didn't know how. I love TW!!! Don't tell my fiance I said that!

 

put 16 gallons in it and got a whopping 14.86 mpg this tank.

 

I went on Crutchfield and bought a JVC stereo. They make it easy. took me about two hours to put it in. Nice addition as the stock one sucked. Speakers are next

 

Here you go.

 

New Grabber AT-2, Dunflops are finally gone! Got them for $140 each and my friend put them on for lunch and a beer.....should I get 5100's, had rear TSB done already.

 

Sick!!!!

 

Speedway Blue with black wheels always looks nice!

 

i washed her yesterday! mag chloride=no good... and ordered rear trail gear bumper and rear frmae supports!!!!!!!!!

 

BHLM installed. thanks to tacomkid89 for the lights

 

had a busy day today
-shorty antenna mod
-washed er
-cleaned and lubed the suspension
-changed the oil
-rotated the tires
-installed a grillcraft with 2 100 watt Vision X lights behind it

 

Dumped the tool box and installed an Undercover..