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

Hyperdip chrome project...

 

Stopped by there not to long ago was down in the area and didn't stop at bucees hate I didn't hope you got a bbq sandwich can't beat those where are you wheeling to this weekend?

 

Jesus. My truck is turning into the ship of Theseus. Whole new front end (a firm high five if you can spot whats missing in the photo), sliders, new rack and an ARB awning I scored for free!

 

where’d you get that shell rack?

 

The last of my switches came in. I have to start wiring them up.
(the RJ45 is for the Midland GMRS mic)

 

They do great BBQ. We're off to Virginia to camp and chill.

 

Nice! You're missing your LCA, guess you pulled it for new bushings?

 

A guy in Calgary Alberta makes them. Len's custom truck bed racks. Super super sturdy.

https://customtruckbedracks.ca/

 

Saving the pieces if I decide to sell, I can make it stock and unmolested…35 gang

 

i pulled them to do lower ball joints. Toyota has really weird sizes and i never ended up having the proper cup. Fun fact, beck arnley now are the suppliers for the 555 lower ball joints for our trucks.

 

Has anyone regeared their transfer case?

 

Thanks. We're afflicted....

 

Finally found time to install the Lamin X foglight film that has been sitting in my house for months. Super duper easy. I thought the curve of the fog would be more of a pain, but it was none at all. Took less than 5 minutes per side, prep included.

 

Painted most of the rear axle with corroseal. This is going to be a long process of rust remediation. Maybe I should start a build thread…wait until I get to the learn how to weld and fix the rocker panels post

 

corroseal is good stuff painted bridge I beams 4 years ago waited then after dry for a few weeks painted with enamel paint. So far holding up and looks good.

 

My plan is pretty simple, wire brush as much as I can reach, wash with simple green, corroseal, rustoleum, fluid film/cosmoline RP342 (or both), drive it until it dies. It’s a 2006 in New York, I can only hope to achieve so much.

 

Did all the door and tailgate badges today...

 

Good deal wire brush is a must, do as you have described I'm sure some others on here can guide you way better than me. I saw that rustoleum has a rust inhibiting paint in black. I like to use enamel paint, and have been on the hunt to take my 09 somewhere to get the undercarrage done. Driving it for the foreseeable future myself.

 

Front wheel might be missing

For real tho, looks like LCA and sway bar endlink. Sick truck!

 

https://nhoilundercoating.com/vehicle-undercoating-near-me/ Unfortunately, I'll have to call the NH Oil Undercoating dealer in Montana to see if they're still doing that sideline to their construction business only a five hour drive from me. There is a dealer in Cato, NY a little more than an hour from Ithaca, and worth a phone call after perusing the New Hampshire Oil Undercoating site.
I was quite happy to have this food grade oil based product applied to the 2009, the first frame treatment since Dad bought the truck new, in 2022. Guy (the dealer and applicator's name) told me they bagged the exhaust system before spraying so there's no potential for an aroma burning off and entering the cab. They spent a week in training to become a dealer in the NHOU products and I knew they'd had plenty of practice on their own business equipment before I drove those hours and spent several days in western MT visiting old places I'd been while on the trip (spring break week from my elementary school volunteer crossing guard job.). It's documented that a Lab licked the product from a truck frame, so it's definitely non-toxic and does work its way into crevices (and spray into the bottom drains of the doors, which is good for the weld seams. And for my skin, just wiped off with a paper towel while applying HushMat sound deadening inside the doors.