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

Gave it a good cleaning, and installed my new Exomount cd slot phone mount.
Looks like a winner so far.

 

well took advantage of a 70 degree day in mid Atlantic and got a quick wash done.. 3 cheers for global warming.

 

changed the spark plugs for the first time (45k, I now realize 30-35k is preferred haha, but the biggest gap on the used plug was like .054, i gapped all the new ones at .041). Also got the front calipers painted. So glad it was 65+ in TN in DEC. All in all, a successful day.

Thanks Chris4x4 for the spark plug write up, first time and took less than 2 hours.

 

Lined up all the Toyotas in the family (missing my 4Runner; we brought the Prius up instead). My mom's Rav in the garage, my wife's Prius, my SIL's Rav, my brother's Taco, and my dad's two Tacos.

 

Nice crib!

 

Haha, that is my folks' place. My dad built it in 1992 (he's a concrete finisher by trade but is an excellent builder, too). It is a super sturdy house with a walkout basement and garage out back. They also own 30 acres around the house, too. Loved growing up in the mountains of West Virginia.

 

Meh, I thought the fact my dad built the place was a fun fact. It is cooler than my suburgatory. And he is the one that owns the Tacomas.

 

That's cool. WV is a beautiful place. My aunt lives in Glenville.

 

Wrecked my tacoma today. Hauling firewood down a dirt road and discovered that it was solid ice. The load of wood started pushing me and I had no choice other than hit the brakes and try to hit the ditch on the uphill side. The momentum of the wood kept me sliding down the hill. The trailer jack-knifed, passed me up and then yanked me over the bank with it. Pics will ensue tomorrow. A neighbor will be trying to pull me out with a D-7 cat.

 

Bum hair

 

Thanks OZ, you're bound to like the pictures. There really isn't significant damage that I'm aware of. My daughter and I climbed up the bank, I wasn't interested in assessing the damage, just getting home. Nevertheless; the fact that we didn't roll or get hurt is a miracle.

 

I hate ice

No wood came through the back glass of the cab. ?

 

Thankfully not. Since we were sliding backward, the laws of physics prevented that. Not sure we'll be able to save the wood. It was a gorgeous cord of madrone.

 

No wonder it was heavy , haha

 

Thanks. One of the 1st mods I did. I always liked the look of it.

 

Replaced tranny fluid with Redline MT-90


Installed tailgate anti-theft

 

While hauling a cord of madrone yesterday, we hit an icy stretch. The weight of the trailer started pushing us downhill, so I tried to make a run for the ditch on the uphill side. Almost worked until the trailer decided to pass me by, pull us down the road and over the bank. My daughter was scared, but we came through fine. Amazingly enough, the truck only sustained a small scratch on the tailgate, rock rash on a wheel, and broke out a plastic beauty cap on the wheel. The tongue on the trailer will likely need replacing too. A few neighbors and relatives brought in a D-7 cat with cables and a major pulley to get me out. They even managed to salvage the load of wood. This was definitely a Christmas miracle. The damage should have been much worse. Why the truck stopped where it did almost defies logic.

 

Wow! That's some luck! Wood still in the trailer even!

 

You kept the madrone too , awesome !

 

Wow. It's pretty amazing that you didn't have any more damage to the truck!