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

Changed the motor oil. Mobil 1 Synthetic. Changed Tranny and Rear Diff. Lucas 75-90 Synthetic. Damn, I spent $120 on oil today...

 

Yeah but your truck is happier now

 

I put on a new silver Retrax cover. I was able to put it together and put it on myself in about 2 1/2 hours. 4 bolts connect to the side rails, so it can come back off pretty fast. I had to take off the front rail so it sits far enough forward in the bed. You can't use the rail cleats with the cover on the side rails, as they sit up too high and hit the cover.
It was $1100. Very easy to slide it and lock it, and the canister it rolls into keeps the cover from rubbing against itself.
Next, I'm putting in the electric tailgate lock so no one can get into the bed, or steal the tailgate.

 

looking clean!!!

 

Sunday I swapped the commuters for the mudders & took it for it's first swim.

http://youtu.be/EUPOZD-lEnM

I must say I do like the KM2s. Took them for a swim, no problems.
Monday took them on the first trail, run no problems. I should have aired down for the trail run just for comfort reasons, never ran into any traction problems. Without the 3" lift & the 33" tires I would have done a nose stand. I came very close to planting the front bumper & then dragging the rear.

Today I have wash it then swap the mudders for the commuters (not looking forward to seeing the Dungflops back on it but I have a 280 mile/week commute so MPGs are a factor).

 

look fun just seems like your asking for problems :/

 

Damn the water looked deep! Looks like you had some fun there and you even had somebody stop to watch too

 

how deep was it you think? ???

 

I'm thinking two feet at the least, I mean you see the water come up on his hood

 

damn i did something like that in like grainy mud and fried my Alternator. I am always carefull now when i do that type of stuff.

 

But it sure looked fun

 

yeaq

 

It's 5 to 10 minutes walk back to the house if I needed to get the PreTaco to yank me out. And I stayed out of the deepest part (probably around or over 4')

Yes I noticed them. It's a busy street and the puddle is there from sometime in the Fall or Winter untill some time in the Spring or Summer.

It was over the top of the wheels, but not up to the top of the wheel well/fender on the deep side.

 

good stuff mang

 

Just used the remote start to warm it up...seats heated up, windows defrosted all with the touch of a button from inside the house....ah...technology...

 

I've never seen those before. I have to say - I like when people go get rims that NO ONE else has and these ones are pretty badass. Post pics when they are on and +1 rep for you for not getting the same rims everyone else has .

 

LOL.....until they make a slim XBOX that will fit in the glovebox....i'm sticking with my PS2

 

Some pics after the wash, hopes this works

 

I was just at Home Depot and looked up the parts. The stuff HD sales is from Thomas & Betts. These are the kind that fit "A" series strut. The UPC part number for the 3/8" Spring Nut is 616013069745. These have springs on them. You can take it off if you don't need it.

You can find spring nuts in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2". All are for the "A" series strut and will fit the Tacoma bed rails. All are around $4 for a pack of 5.