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

ok man thanks well i have no muffler now with about 6' of 3" pipe. so it is like half 2.25" and half 3" and no problems have been presented. i just want to put some kind of muffler to raise my hp back up from not having one...with the new 3" pipeing i have not noticed any power loss. it still feels the same as the loss i got when i cut my muffler out

 

the half and half pipe sizes does give it a very nice deep tone though

 

so jealous, that bumper is SICK!!!!!

 

yea well it not gonna stop your truck from running, might be running a bit richer i think. But i bet the acceleration took a bit of a hit. Can you run the 3'' pipe? Sure. The HP lose isn't monumental..but to me, 5hp on our engines is a lot.

 

yup...just run 2.5'' pipe at the most.

 

yea id only do 3'' if i had a turbo

 

That bumper looks very familiar.

 

Mounted some Hella 500s

 

Man I wish I had the 96-97 grille, etc...

So mean looking

 

Alright, sorry I didn't post these sooner as I know this is an uber important and pressing issue...

Here's pics of my 17" blades with some measurements from the molding. If If get a 19" blade, I assume that's an extra inch on top and bottom of the blade...

Driver's side blade at the top of its "wipe." I have approx. 5-3/4" from the bottom of the blade to the molding.


Driver's side, top. I have approx. 1-3/8" from the top of the blade to the molding.



That "arc" pattern we were talking about on the driver's side. Looks like it's just shy of 7" in width at the widest portion of the "arc"



Passenger side. Looks like I have 3/8" from the bottom of the blade to the molding.



That all said... Seems like 18" on the passenger side might be too long because theoretically I should have at least a 1/2" for it to not hit the molding, right?

And 19" on the driver side should theoretically work because I have more than an inch clearance on both the top and bottom.

I default to you, the engineer, for your advice.

Important stuff... I know

 

fuck, i just bought two 18" blades cause i thought theyd work. i guess im the guinea pig now... btw i went all out and bought these
http://piaa.com/WiperBlades/si-tech.html

 

No I have a 18" on passenger and 19" on driver. Pics are soon to come. Gott go brave the cold.

 

You bet it does

 

please and thanks

 

Nice Isu...

I'm gonna got buy an 18" for the passenger side and 19" for driver's side.

Can someone confirm that the 98 and 03 windshields are identical?

 

I know I've read threads on here before about converting a 98-99 to a 96-97.

Kind of a PITA, right?

Need new grille, headlights, hood, fenders - 1/4 panels...

Or am I mistaken?

 

i dont think you would need new fenders. but everything else you listed yes

 

whats the difference between the two fenders?

 

got my rear bumper painted black, debadged the truck... Anyone have any good tips on getting the oxidation of the paint around where the letters used to be? Im thinking a good rubbing compound, maybe a clay bar and a good coat of wax?