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

Finally did the anytime fog light mod and raptor style grill LEDs. Diggin it.

 

The cover is a Diamond Back HD with the Line-X coating (model TA05-CX). It's aluminum diamond plate, so not too heavy -- I don't know the weight off hand, but it can support a load of up to 1600 lbs. It has gas struts to lift the ends and locks secure. The folding ends can be folded over flat, or readily removed. Just four small clamps lock it securely in place. You do have to drill the bed liner for the rear locking pins, but that's not a big deal and I have a mod I did to make the latch operate real smoothly. Here's a few pics to give you a good look:

 

So you will drive without power assist for the brakes?

 

Yes, initially, but I'm also making an adapter for the new MC to the stock booster.

 

Sold!



Prinsu and Heretic ordered.

 

Debadged the truck this afternoon:







I personally use a 3M "Stripe Off" wheel (

$41 3M Stripe Off Wheel Adhesive Remover Eraser Wheel Removes Decals, Stripes, Vinyl, Tapes and Graphics 4” diameter x 5/8” thick 3/8-16 threaded mandrel 07498 Pack of 1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00063VT0G?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01). It's well worth the money.

 

Built a smugglers hold



The top is Herculined. The drawer is on full extension slides, and is fully under the center section when pushed all the way in. Front section uses keyed locks, rear uses barrel locks. When the tailgate is up and locked it's fully secured. Not waterproof per say, but any water on should run down the sides and out the drain holes. It was for the most part constructed from materials I had laying around.

 

Looks like a toaster..... From Battlestar Galactica. The old series.

 

@BadBrains and I helped @Alfuh replace the steering rack on his Prerunner.... more work than we thought it would be, but we got it done.

 

We will just ignore the part where we got the steering wheel lined up before we had to hammer on the stearing linkage to get the slipjoint to loosen up for reinstall, and didn't realign the steering wheel...

I thought he should have kept the steering wheel completely upside-down, but I guess fixing it in the parking lot worked too.

 

Installed my Bilstein 6112's up front and 5100's in the back. The 6112's are seriously beefy compared to the stock units.
Can't say enough good things about the service from Headstrong Offroad, not to mention great pricing. Highly recommend these folks.
Still need to get her aligned but the ride back home was noticably nicer. Not the best picture of the end product, but too dark out for a better one.

 

Where did you get your bilstein from? If you dont mind me asking

 

Maybe you missed it - "Can't say enough good things about the service from Headstrong Offroad, not to mention great pricing. Highly recommend these folks."
I called and ordered Friday, with assembly, and they built them in time for me to pick up Saturday noon and before they left on vacation for a week so I wouldn't have to wait.
Many thanks, Headstrong!

 

Overhead CB install

 

Fixed lol

 

That's what I meant, not sure why I said driveshaft!

 

I don't like the finish on your cooler.

 

700 mile road trip to NJ and back this past weekend.

 

Kids did stormtrooper addition

 

Just thought I'd leave this here, @BeeRadd for anti dark and @RedlineTuning for the hood struts!!!!