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

I mean, your motor will probably last longer than mine, but embarrassingly my truck is the fastest thing I've owned. I couldnt go bad to a 4 banger

 

Happy 4th.
Washed my truck to get the wax off and then used clay on the entire truck.

 

Purchased a gently used Duralast battery from a fellow TW brother. Thanks CJ.

@Twister.



My OE battery had a leaking positive post.

 

Plasti dipped the rear bumper. A temporary solution to an annoying chrome problem.

 

Found some n-fab steps on craigslist. Couldn’t pass it up

 

yeah so this morning I had to drop my kid to a friend's house and of course the kids driveway feels like Moab and left the truck a bit muddy. I got home and wiped it right off with a rag. I'm impressed now.

 

Maiden voyage to the family property in Nelson for fireworks at the cabin and two days in WV camping with friends.

Loaded down!

 

Post clay bar treatment. Good thing I bought more clay, drooped a piece of clay twice, D'OH! (yes, I tossed the pieces I dropped).
I do have some paint chips that I'll need to address, a couple of them have rust. I didn't see any swirls, I did see scratches that look like they'll buff out.

 

Mounted up my yakima rack to the bed rails.

 

Yesterday, but still awesome today. Thanks for the bars @GHOST SHIP! The rig behind the truck is for when the wife joins me. This will primarily be solo trip stuff.

 

From someone who owns both, 2.7L all day every day. 22RE's have real finicky cooling systems, and like to pop head gaskets just like their 3.0L bigger brothers albeit not as frequently. Add in the miles of vacuum lines that could, and do go bad resulting in hard to find leaks. Oh and the plastic timing chain guides that like to self destruct. Honestly, I dont get why everyone has a hard on for that motor. Mine is at 197k and has had all the problems I listed above, just always seems to be nickel and diming me.

 

Eh, the 4.0 in my dads 08 moves...quickly lol. But the 2.7 in my 04 has a nice little pep to it when paired with a 5 speed. Fun little truck, dunno if Id want it in a 4 door though. But there is a reason Toyota hasnt altered the 2.7 much in what, the 24 years that theyve been using it? Its a down right reliable engine.

The 22re is a slow turd that makes merging onto freeways terrifying.

 

Pinch weld mod completed.

 

Never. Unless the supercharger is cool enough for them

 

My original FlipPac decal was gettin kinda old so I had a new one printed and I had some time to mount it today. This is the first version I need to make some adjustments before I get the final version printed. What do you guys think?

 

Good idea!

 

Thanks! It was a pain, but worth it!

 

What lights did you use? I like that idea

 

Got the mail. Can’t wait to hit trails next week. It’s been too long.

 

Moar lca action! Reinforced all eyes with 1/8” tube, and plugged the holes.