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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Mar 9, 2022 at 6:17 PM
    Wulf

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    I should maybe wait until it's determined that my participation helps or hinders

    they jury is still out...literally
     
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    I just told someone I gorilla glued my frame plates on cause weld blew out the frame and I think it was accepted. Might actually try my own suggestion.
     
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    Yota X

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    @0xDEADBEEF or anyone else who has a regular cab with factory buckets.

    Do the inside-rear seat bolts go straight down into the floor or are they at an angle into the trans tunnel?

    4Runner buckets go into the trans tunnel, which means drilling new holes as illustrated in this thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-regular-cab-bench-seat-to-60-40-conversion-swap.562649/

    I'm curious whether:

    1) Regular cabs with factory buckets came with those holes drilled
    2) Regular cabs with factory buckets used a different seat rail design

    Since most 4Runner swap writeups say that 3/4 of the holes line up (with a bit of hammering) and the 4th one is the outside-rear, I'm assuming that that extended/double cab Tacomas have the trans tunnel hole.
     
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    Have it shipped? :notsure:


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    Someone summed it up really well, cause I too posted the same suggestions over the +2 years I've been here :rofl:

    He wants free stuff, and he wants others to bring him those free things, for free.
     
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    @Bart
    sounds like a good plan to me. I can't even get free information sent to me for free.
     
  14. Mar 9, 2022 at 7:47 PM
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    Maybe its a bucket vs bench thing? Mine definitely use those holes.
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    I wish it was that easy. Sadly with all the bullshit in the world no one is willing to ship a rolling frame in a car hauler because there’s more demand for whole cars
     
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    Thanks for checking. I guess Toyota decided not drilling those holes for bench-equipped trucks saved more money than drilling the same holes in all trucks.
     
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  18. Mar 9, 2022 at 8:07 PM
    Yota X

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    I like that eastwig hammer! That for protection or making sure the starter cooperates?
     
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    Yes, it is for...cooperation.

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  20. Mar 9, 2022 at 8:11 PM
    Yota X

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    Transport brokers do rollers all the time for part co's. Its been a while since I was doing that but busy bee transport brokered anything. If they are not operating just start calling transport brokers till you get the deal you want. Having a co to run it through helps.
     
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