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

that should do the trick. maybe some acetone or wd40 first just clean it off real quick and then claybar and wax and youll be good to go

 

washed it.

 

Bought wheelers steelies, and changed the positive/negative posts on my battery cables!

 

Just looked at it in the driveway since I have nothing to do to it today :/

 

Removed my tailgate on an experiment with MPG, changed the rear diff oil

 

Thats what I was gonna do today but its raining. I have been driving with mine down and i can tell that I don't gotta push as mug on the gas to keep it going on the highway

 

I don't see how its false if its working

 

I know newer trucks have some sort of system to have the air flow over the tail gate. 1st gens dont have that. Ive been driving with my tail gate down for a while and there isnt really a significant change in the MPGs

 

hmmm well apparently down sucks, and off is the same as up... and mesh is better? (according to mythbusters second test)

 

yup

With the tailgate up there is a cyclone of air that circulates and over in the bed that creates a "bubble" so air flowing over the truck stays out of the bed and increases aerodynamics. With the tailgate down or missing, air flows over the cab, and directly down on the bed, creating down-pressure and works against the motor.


my rudimentary illustrations:

w/ tailgate up:



tailgate down/missing:

 

better traction then

 

True.
Had an empty plastic bag in the back of my F-150 doing that once...

It might depend on the cab design, bed length, etc though.

 

another good way to visually see it is to put a shit load of leaves in your bed, and watch them swirl around as you drive.

 

So there is little to no negative cab circulation without the tailgate?

My train of thought: this turbulence bubble which is helping gas mileage, isn't it still partially there, similar to the bubble behind semi's even they have no tailgate/bed? Or is my logic horribly flawed

 

I got my roof basket built. Hopefully I'll throw a few coats of paint on it tonight and mount it tomorrow.

 

The bubble behind semis is actually hurting the semis' performance because the vacuum is trying to pull the truck backwards.

 

Beautiful day today so i went for a drive up the mountain.

Grrrr!

 

washed and got a christmas tree at Gavers Farm in Maryland.
"christmas tree mod"

 

We had a new Toyota dealer's grand opening today with very good deals. I took my Tacoma and thought about trading it on a Tundra. I took the Tundra for a test drive and loved it, but when I had to start thinking about parting with the Tacoma I just got in the truck and left. I don't know how I will ever part with it; it became part of me.
I loved the Tundra, but the Tacoma is just so much easier to drive and park. I could again see why the 1st gens are so popular for wheeling.

 

Nice pic man!