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

Already cleaned the undercarriage...took 2 hours...fml...lol


I have said this before, never again...lol...till it rains again



Thanks man, my son got to wheel today for a bit. There was nobody out so he got some seat time. this kid is gonna be a badass wheeler when he grows up

 

Haha I say that every time! And somehow I manage to get muddy every time. Last time I was out no mud at all then 5 feet from the highway I went over what looked to be a small rut with bit of ice. Well I broke through to about q12" of mud, truck was covered! Luckily it rained hard the next week at work and there was about a 3' deep puddle I drive through a few times, no more mud

 

I can't lie, I love getting muddy

 

X2. that why people know you use your truck

 

My truck being dirty is an expectation... When I clean it people be like wtf?

 

Fogot to take a pic but I got 17.9 uncalibrated mpg... All I did was let air out of tires (to 30psi) and gas up at my normal station... Why would I get another mpg after that? Weird.

 

Turned out nice! I like the color combo.

These trucks look so much better without the flares, just wish they unbolted like the 95-00 trucks.

 

Yeah man, I know. It bugs the hell out of me. And it makes no sense either,...I took it to a body shop for an estimate on repaint and dehole. Quote was $2000. Maybe someday, until then I'm gonna get the factory plugs grind and paint and see how it looks.

 

My first post!

I changed my oil today, 378k on original unopened engine and Trans, might sound crazy but I'm still rocking the original clutch too. It's weak but still works. Ordering an ARB bumper on Monday!!!!

 

My plan is to fiberglass over the holes and just get the area where the flare was bedlinered

 

Are you talking about the shock mounts or the u-bolt flip or both?

I like the TG flip plate, its the one I went with. For the shock mounts, depends a lot on how and where you will be putting them.

The ones we used for mine were from Ruff Stuff. Pretty good selection.

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/shockbracketstabs.html

 

Very nice! Be sure to post pics of that bumper, and welcome to TW!

 

Yeah, that would work. I've just never been a fan of the 2 tone fender thing. If I do ever go the repaint route I figure I could get all the 2k back if I ever sell it because it's unique to tacoma. But that would all go out the window if it got totaled.

 

Nice! Sounds like you have a good one. Welcome, and post more. And pictures, yes, post pictures.

 

New inner/ outer tie rods and LBJ on passenger side.

Also sprayed some lithium grease onto the dakars, seems to have quieted them for now

 

For those of you that have changed your diff oil, how much were you able to shove in the rear diff? Mine is shimmed three degrees so oil starts running out the fill hole a bit earlier than for others, is that okay? I still got the bulk of two quarts in there.

 

Ordered 17x9 Pro Comp steelies to build beadlocks from.

 

Oh I love getting muddy, means I had fun! Problem is it sucks working on it afterword and destroys bushings etc.

 

Got my wheelskin on:



It took a couple starts to get the hang of stitching it. Once I settled in, wasn't that bad except around the spokes. Still unsure if I dig the black contrasting, might try the oak.

 

One of the dials on the climate control stopped working,... oh over a year ago.
Ended up ordering a whole new climate control panel few days ago.
Showed up today so I took a few min to pull part of the dash and swap it. Finally works!
Wish I would of ordered it a long time ago.