What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Kudos to you! Your video made it so much easier. Thanks man!

 

I have the Total Chaos stiffness and haven’t noticed much loss of of opening width. I do really like the extra tie down points. I try to get the most out of the space in my bed.

 

Found out what was clunking in the front end.. safe to say this tie Rod end has seen better days haha.
Also swapped my lower shock bolts with the 303 shock services bolts. Forgot a picture of the old bolts but you could see visible wear where the “step down” was

 

6112/5160, JBA, Icon add a leaf, 17" SCS -10, Toyo AT3 275/70/17.

 

Because you don't have enough options, DRT Fabrication makes a solid set. Super happy with them.
https://www.drt-fabrication.com/product/2005-2021-tacoma-bed-support-brackets

 

Picked up a new to me log splitter. Just needs new tires.

 

Bought clazzio leather seat covers last night. Now to play the waiting game and fighting the buyers remorse feelings for finally pulling the $600 trigger

Black on black with red stitching

What I expect them to look like. Will see lol

 

Went to a Taco meet in Milton Ont.

 

Buffs right out…
Glad they got your Taco back new again!

Reminded me of my own experience..not three days I got my truck, was behind a gravel truck on the freeway and damn thing was not tarped down tight enuff…needless to say, fracking loose stone flew smack into my windshield and left a chip right in the center of my field of vision…ugh..

Safelite replaced windshield all right as rain…
Nowadays, I make it a point to steer clear of all construction vehicles, lol…

 

Today I upgraded my roof top water tank. The old

$12 END OF ROAD - 20020 Super Quick Fist Clamp for mounting tools & equipment 2-1/2" - 9-1/2" diameter

Super Quick Fist® mounts never worked very well so the tank would rotate or slide back and forth. Not a lot but enough to be a nuisance. Then one broke part way and it was time to revisit the whole problem of mounting the tank to the rack.

Now that I have a Prusa MK3S printer the solution was pretty straightforward.



Old Super Quick Fist mounts.




New 3D printed mounts.


I want these to be as strong as possible so they are printed as a solid part weighing 360g or about 3/4 lb. per pair.


In the photo above you can see a scratch in the tank when it moved around on the old mount.



To siphon water I used a hose and black plastic beverage tap from my home brew stuff. I drilled a hole in a third threaded plug and ran the tubing through so it reaches the bottom of the inside of the ABS pipe. It holds about 12 Liters (3gal) of water. I was surprised by how handy this was & wish I'd thought of this years ago.







The new mount is also smaller than the old mount, so it fits with the canoe on the truck. And because it is fastened more securely, I can just leave the tank on the truck all summer. I will get a lot more use out of this from now on.

 

Guys. I'm shopping around for spark plugs since I got about 500 miles to 60k. My local dealer has some plugs, 6 of them in fact, for this price. I cannot believe this price, I don't recall ever paying more than $20.00 for 8 plugs in all the years I have replaced plugs on my vehicles. Is this a good price? Should these be iridium at this price?

 

Not necessarily did to, but did with my Tacoma today. Picked up a mini x to move some landscaping rock around my backyard after a few hundred shovelfuls and me being over the project. Truck towed it great and didn’t actually squat all that much!

 

I’m not surprised. Heck I paid $100 for 8 iridium plugs for my Yukon last year.

 

I think I paid around 115 ish for 6.

part number 90919-01263

edit: $86 plus tax on fleabay from Manhattan Beach Toyota

https://www.ebay.com/itm/324490969512

edit again: this YouTube video is helpful...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPEAMNNSLj0

 

Thanks for posting the video. I'm getting close to changing my plugs. Looks like 2 beers for the passenger side and 10 for the driver side.

 

are you repairing it on top of the passenger seat?

 

That first set of stiffies I bought just because. No research or deeper insight. The fridge slides I bought are from rough country. I figure that’s a good place to buy the “lesser brand”. But the slides wouldn’t clear the stiffies. So reality is, I’ve got a set of Cali raised stiffeners for sale. But I agree brand is not always important. Don’t know why I bought the victory and not the total chaos. I do like the total chaos ones. In fact, the ones, 4wp?, that are hidden behind the bed are most intriguing to me.

 

I think you’ll like them. I had Clazzios on my sport, got a Pro with the softex and I honestly think the Clazzios were nicer.

good luck!

 

Typical.

If you want to feel good about $100 for the plugs, just ask for the price of the stealership changing them ... probably going to be around $700.

Get a 24 in socket extension, and be sure it has a magnetic tip/holder instead of just rubber tip ... holds the spark plug better when it is deep beyond easy reach.

 

got my suicidal-deer impact back from the body shop. grand total finished out at $6600. new rear door, repaired front door, and repaired c-pillar.



boring, but it looks just like it did before