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

No problem at all! Here is the one I ordered. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3825959260...othfzzgq1u&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

I looked for a 5' equivalent a while back, thinking I might be able to put it behind a 12" tool box. I also didn't find anything that looked good to me. The 6' bed is just much more common since essentially the same bed was used from the 80's all the way to 2004. The 1st gen 5' was only made for four years, and only for a fraction of the trucks made in those years.

 

what color did you go with. I just got a steering wheel cover from them in saddle brown for my 99 (with the darker oak)

 

My factory battery hold-down bracket rusted away some years ago. The aftermarket one (first pic) was better than nothing, but not by much. Finally made one from some flat stock that should last the life of the truck.

 

Taupe

 

Just out here climbing the rust ladder.

 

Using the angle grinder to cut the torche tank while spraying pb blaster to help the cutting blade?

 

Precisely

 

Very nice, I need to make one for my rig.

 

Looks like a pretty good match for the shifter plastic. I’ll post some pictures of my steering wheel once I get the cover on.

 

I cut and rewelded my oem one to make it a bit bigger for my battery.

 

I have one of the aluminum ones, and it struggles to keep my battery in place. I need something that will secure it better.

 

What kind of battery are you using there. Mine had a little trouble too and a stuck a 1/4" piece of wood under the batter to space it up. A lot of the AGM batteries are a little short

 

An AGM, never thought about raising it.

 

Most sit a touch short, I have spaced them up as well as put 1/4" stall mat under the tiedown to it compresses and grips on batteries that don't fit quite right.

 

That's why the Odessy batteries had the adapter plates, they go on the bottom to lift it up higher.

 

Make a box.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...tray-winch-control-mount.317309/#post-8250057

 

IYKYK

 

This makes me want to remake my current box.

IMG_0102 by Michael Halat, on Flickr
IMG_0055 by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Made this when I didn't have a welder.

 

nice! How much for one of those?