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

what sort of overnight from Japan lockers is this

 

Not "today", but I got it good and dirty with our annual King of the Hammers trip two weekends ago.

 

That’s just the bearings, seals and such for rebuilding the diffs. lockers are ARB, buried on the parts shelf right now.

 

13'' wheel seems so much more at home on a truck this size than the factory 15''

 

The bumper I built came back from powder coat so I was able to throw it on today!

 

Noicee

 

Thanks man! I think it turned out nice for my first go around lol

 

I always say if only I had a welder and a garage I have ideas but I have neither the garage or welder lol

 

I feel that man. I’m kinda lucky because I don’t have either a garage or a welder but I am a welder for work and my boss is super cool so I built this at work in my off time. I did buy the tube bender tho.

 

That sounds like a win win in my book.

 

Doing the same, feels great not to have to spend 2000$ on a tube bumper. What's your skid thickness? 1/8? Did you use a shear to get the straight cuts?

 

Aluminum is 3/16” and I had it CNC plasma’d and yes I agree!! With paint and material I’m in like sub $400 on this bumper

 

You could pretty easily mock a template then draw it up in a free cad program and fire it off to Sendcutsend. Even have it anodized or powder coated.

 

bumper's looking great!

didnt realize you had the aerocatch pins. you like them in that location? did you pull remove or leave the factory latch? i have a set of the steel aerocatch sitting on the shelf wating to go in.

 

Yes I love them. Sprayed them with toyota duplicolor paint. Had to use that angle for them to sit flush on the hood. I added a piece of flatstock under each pin to spread the load. And no I took the factory latch out.

 

I honestly didn't think of that. I used them a few months ago for some thick washers for my bedcage. Would probably be same price as buying a sheet of metal from my local place and then either paying someone to cut it or ruin it myself lol

 

hadn't thought about having to angle them to fit the curve on the hood. thanks for the heads up!

 

Killed my transmission. Any recommendations on where to get another one? 2011,V6, 4WD. I live in Hawaii if that helps.

 

I cut a hole in my seat delete so I can reach the storage under.. Nevermind the dog hair..



I also bought some lights for the rear bumper..

 

installed slewhousemotorsport/mitchmadeinc Billet carrier bearing to address IEDLS poly that tore after approx 1yr