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

You had possession of the truck before the title!? Wtf?

 

yea guy had his insurance bring it to the dealer for me. hes a pilot, based in chicago, lives in cali. constantly not around. he was free today so i made the 2 hr drive to give him cash and get the title. awesome dude

 

Wow that's some trust on his part. Fun project tho

 

Indeed.
I’m still debating flatbed, but a local ish junkyard has a 96 with a solid bed listed. Going to call on price. It’s the correct color and even has the same factory decals. So all I’d need to do is install it and fix the cab corner where it was whacked. Then clean up the front end with a small paint job. Truck runs like a top, drives great, even with the damage and the 481k miles.


Since it’s catless, it’ll be staying that way. I need something to haul engines and stuff around. The caps get in the way. Perfect for everything else though. (Plus this thing gets way better gas mileage than the tundra.)

 

Size is unimportant when you have 100% finish rate.

 

Couple inches too long for under bed, even more so for spring over. Whats the plan? I managed to stuff some first gen raptor IBP under the bed with deavers/sua/12" shackles (over frame).

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ear-travel-without-cutting-up-the-bed.663001/

 

Yeah I'm aware, that post was in jest. I'm going in the wheel wells most likely since I'm putting in a wider sequoia axle I should have clearance between tire and shock still.

 

You'll still rub. But be worth it.

 

I don't know, I almost have enough room with the stock axle, 3.5" over stock shouldn't be near the thing, it maybe could touch it at full stuff on one side if the truck was super twisted up and the bump stop was totally smashed flat. They're 2.0 shocks

 

New headlights!

Wouldn't have been able to do 1300miles in AZ without them; night and day. Worth every penny.. Never again will I not have projectors.

 

Oh I thought they were 2.5s. why did you get 2? That seems like a waste.

 

Well that's only a 1/4" different in the radius, I'm still sure I wouldn't touch 2.5s either haha. But to answer your question, these have almost no miles on them, came with the extra capacity resis and have adjusters on them. I paid the cost of a single 2.5 for the pair of these

 

Amber is the color of your energy!

 

311

 

Booyah

 

Beautiful Disaster is still one of my favorite songs of all time.

 

That's another great track, their 3/11 concert date sold out quick in Las Vegas. My kids would of enjoyed it, oh well maybe next year.

 

I hope they do another 311 cruise. That one sounds like a good time.

 

Should be fine with 2.0s, most guys try to stuff a 2.5 with spacers and rub while flexed. Sequoia axles were coil not leaf correct?

Are those OEM fender flares or aftermarket?

 

Well...traded my single Integra Recaro for a pair of Evo9 Recaro seats