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

Paint mark those bolts so you can tell if they move easily.. some have a bad habit of backing themselves out

 

Poverty spec, that's awesome! Mine is the same way, but its a hand-me-down from grandfather, to dad and to me. Nothing better than free tacos.

We should start a new sub group of owners and put PS after the Tacoma badge. We can maybe even start a "show me your poverty spec tacos" thread.

 

and yet you all have the same bumper tilt.

 

I wheel it but I haven't noticed it flexing enough to make any noticeable noises or scratches besides on the filler piece just a little bit. The part near the body panels has enough clearance that I don't think it'd hit the panels, i might stick some sort of 3m pads in there or something to keep it away a bit from the grille and whatnot though. It doesn't flop or seem flimsy at all, very firm, 1/8 is a pain to weld anyway. I do plan to get a winch in the distant future, can't imagine how I'm gonna install it Ill probably have to take the bumper off or something, not sure how that'll go.

 

Well someone started the Tacoma Sx thread to feel superior


Start a poverty spec taco thread

Let's post pics there

 

Well....

 

Thanks for the info

 

Must be nice to be able to remove grille without taking bumper off

 

Yeah I need to do that. Put a good dose of loctight on them. But it got dark on me. Fortunately all the old ones were good and tight and stayed tight without any loctight

 

I replaced mine about 2 weeks ago (with loctight) and they came loose 2 days later. Thankfully I paint marked them.. now a firm believer in paint marking

 

Just takes a little maneuvering lol

 

It's harder with the summit tubes I have lol

 

Makes sense i think im going to add the summit tubes to mine with the predator. Should look pretty slick

 

I did a shift lever bushing kit. Now 1st,3rd,5th won't go in. Everything when into place. Anyone know if I did something wrong

 

What do you all think about these?

There are no U-bolts, this kit comes with 8 - 4" x 5/8" grade 8 bolts that are threaded into the wings made from 1/2" plate

 

The ones I ordered from them two months ago came with bolts, I was told they didn't but they did. So I now have extra bolts.

 

Did you install the one from marlin crawler?

 

Interesting.
Who makes it?

 

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

 

I like these too