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

Finally got the time to trim the stock skid plate and install the BAMF LCA skids that I bought from another member.



And a random photo (rear flexing a little):

 

Just put in my Afe Stage 2 cold air intake and my stainless steel step bars. Truck looks and sounds awesome. The bolt holes for the step bar brackets were pretty rusted though. Had to use lots of extra washers, lol

 

Like the subject said; Hand washed, towel dried, wax applied then wiped it down, yesterday. Took 4 solid hours. I even wax the door pillars inside and out! Today I cleaned the interior and vacuumed the carpet, floor liners, mats. Still using the NextGen Tech wax. About out, got to find some more of this stuff. It works great on firearms too. Those that get handled but not used a lot, wax those puppies. Museums do to keep fingerprint corrosion off of them and to protect the metal. Using the wax allows things to be handled without the greasy, oily feeling yet the firearm is still protected from rust and corrosion.

 

Removed the TRD Sport Decals from the sides of the bed of my 2013 DBL Cab. Wanted to do it while they were still "new" and pliable. Looks much cleaner and won't be a peeling/cracking issue down the road.

 

Pics with stainless steel step bars please.

Thought I'd add that for emphasis.

 

Went camping for the weekend and gave it a little flex...
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New wheels n tires

http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/all/si/2013-08-04_09_24_30

 

Here you go:

 

many places having something to stop that stupid chime for no seat belt comes in handy.

in and out work like loading and unloading in a field when you need to get in drive ten feet get out. trapping, get in drive half mile at low low speeds in winter gear, get out. getting in and out to park the trailers in line in my driveway by myself, the boat ramp as he mentioned, the lumber yard/home improvement store when you drive from pile to pile loading the truck... getting in and out to position the truck for lighting as the recovery operation changes..

 

Was able to get a few things done this weekend:

KMC XD Enduro's Mounted:


Installed

$325 K&N 63-9025 K&N Cold Air Intake System: High-Flow Air Filter, Increase Performance & Towing: Compatible with 2005-2011 TOYOTA: Tacoma, 63-9025

K&N 63-9025 series Cold Air Intake:


Windows tinted 35% over the factory tint, and added a couple bedside decals I purchased from TW member Yota88:



I put the decals a bit too high compared to the factory placement, but I'm happy with how they turned out.

 

Looks good. Thanks.

 

Installed my Hellwig rear sway bar. The written instructions were about useless but the picture instructions were good and helpful.

 

Finally began prep work for painting some plastics under the hood. Got the engine cover painted up, just needs a good clear coat. Then im going to do the CAI tube, then the TRD lettering on the airbox. Still debating doing all the reservoir caps to match. Black and Lime green baby!

 

Went and had a birthday fun day

 

built a custom intake out of parts I've been collecting at work. total cost, $20, $15 AFM adapter, $5 worth of vacuum has and a small plastic adapter/reducer for the fuel pressure regulator hose

butt dyno feels like there's a little more get-up, but that might be because I took the mud terrains off it and put the smaller road wheels on it yesterday, lol. one thing's for sure, it's LOUD at wide open throttle! I like it







pile of stock parts looking through the stock airbox, it's like a maze in there! the new intake has GOT to flow better than it did... once I run it for a while and make sure there are no bugs and everything seems reliable enough to be permanent, I'll trim the engine cover some so I can reinstall it





took the old-man bug deflector off the hood while I had it up; something I've been meaning to do for a while now actually








then lastly, I used some left over Plasti-Dip from yesterday's wheel project and blacked out the badges today

 

got brake checked going through an intersection this morning and of coarse i was looking to the left at the cross traffic and plowed into the rear of a little sedan truck goes in to the shop in the morning to get a new front end

 

Found out I have 2 screws on my front passenger tire and one on my rear passenger tire of my 4 month old truck. The screws are not on the wall, they are right in the middle. Will the shop repair the front tire considering there are two screws?

 

Tire manufacturers generally are okay with no more than 3 plugs, and no more than one per quadrant.
So the manufacturers would be okay with 2 as long as they are more than 90 degrees apart, but there's no telling how the shop will handle it, they may refuse to do 2.

 

Played tag with a Pepsi truck, except I didn't know I was playing, and I really didn't want to play in the first place.

 

Yeah, I know, and the cop implied that tag-backs would be a felony.