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

Preped my new body for swap

 

01?!

Wtf! After all the drooling over 95 grills lol

 

PICTARS!

 

01 bumper/valence

95-97 grille

Chillax, Brosef....

 

Don't you me!

lol

I just pulled all the shit outa it and took the bed off and vaccumed. Nothing pic worth!

I think im going to rino line the entire bed tho..and the hood..and fenders(eventually fiberwerx ones)

 

Washed my Tacoma...then realized how clean my dad's Tundra was compared to my truck lol

Trying to get him to buy some lift springs and shocks for the front...and get rid of those ghey running board things and get some rock rails. He wants a supercharger though -_- as if his truck isn't fast enough..

 

Well the SC on those things is crazy lol 300hp to 500hp Sick lol they are pretty damn fast already tho..

 

Tundras look so sick. My dad has been debating between buying a Tundra or 2nd gen Tacoma since January. I have his prerunner and now he wants 4x4. I so jelly.

 

My dad had a 2010 Tacoma that he put rock sliders on and front and rear plate bumpers, but for some reason he traded it back to Toyota and bought this Tundra...I don't understand him sometimes. Granted the Tundra is a little more comfy, faster, and somehow gets better gas mileage...but then again it is a 40k? truck. Just really want him to put some useful mods on it before he S/C the damn thing giving him even more power he doesn't even use lol. The only thing he tows is this little 1000lb trailer that he throws crap in to haul to the dump.

 

Before and after.



Considering the cheap POS chrome bumper fillers and the actual valence are two different mediums and I had to use two different paints/dyes, the match is perfect.



I need to redo the grille/surround in flat black to match the bumper. The semi-gloss is too much for my liking.

 

Looks way better!

 

That looks great! Good work!

 

Thank you. I'm very happy with it.

I just have to appease my OCD and match the grille

 

And if anyone is interested I used:

Rustoleum Painters Touch Ultra Coverage Primer (for the chrome bumper inserts)
Rustoleum Painters Touch Ultra Coverage Flat Black (for the chrome bumper inserts)
Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric Dye Flat Black (for the valence)

Honestly it's a perfect match.

I would imagine the Rustoleum Painters Touch Ultra Coverage Gloss Black and Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric Dye Gloss Black would be a really good match too in case you wanted to go that route.

 

I was about to ask that

 

Looks awesome Madjik!!

 

Looks Great....might consider doing the same on mine.

 

Anti-sway bar removed, Toytech front diff drop installed. Borrowed a floor jack to support the diff, didn't actually need it, all that lowered was the struts supporting the diff. Kinda confused, but my CV angles DO look better, even if only marginally.

 

If the angles on the cv axles are at to much of a degree can that cause a bouncy feel or some sort vibration? I still need to do a cv drop and cb drop, would both of these help my bad vibrations/bounciness? Happens between 35 -50 then between 60-70, every other speed than those I listed its smooth...been like this for a month or two, I thought it would go away but I need to do something soon, posted here cause every body has a first gen lol pm me please if you have any info that helps, but I did finally clean out the inside of my Tacoma..it was like a locker room/closet in the back haha

 

found myself in a convoy of tacomas going to a used car lot.