What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Took her to the track. Good day for our crew, density altitude was really tricky (sucked @4300') but for being trapped in the house for a while, it was good to get out.
Zim

 

While a lot of folks remove all of the chrome from these trucks I just thought the tailgate looked a little bare and since the V6 emblem is chrome I might as well do the tailgate letters.

Before:

After:

 

Was going to remove my tailgate letters because the paint was coming off. Couldn't budge em. Removed the paint. Like em better and they match my grill

 

Finished welding up the giant drawer for my bed. Just need to clean up the welds, drill the holes for the slides and then drill the bed bolt holes. Its only going to be rated for around 150 lbs at this time, but I will add some more support to the tray later and upgrade the slides to a heavy duty set.

 

Dont forget the missing 4x4 emblem.

 

Got my total chaos bed stiffeners in and the cap brake light wired up and then a wash and wax.

 

I've wondered why my truck is missing that. Seen it on lots of other Tacomas.

 

Put a soft topper on the Tacoma. MarksCustoms in Humble TX sewed some high strength magnets into the rear tailgate. Now the tailgate flap as a positive snap to it. Should help keep dust out of the bed.

 

My neck hurts .

 

The #5 is your friend when it comes to SAE to Meteric conversion. Examples: 13mm-5 equals 8/16's which equals 1/2". So subtract 5 from the Meteric size then the SAE size is now in 16th's. 10mm -5 = 5/16's. The other way: 9/16" plus #5 makes 14MM. 3/8" = 6/16 + 5 = 11MM. I just figured this out back when I was training to be an A&P mechanic.

 

great info...Thanks! (never too old to learn something new)

 

@dand try a chiropractor and take another look.

 

Glad it’s not just me... pics keep getting uploaded upside down! Someone call a mod we have an emergency. Lol

 

Its on the SR5 but not the OR or Sport since there is a sticker on the side of the box that says the same. I prefer it in chrome on the tailgate.

 

Now I'm confused and Metric is our standard form of measurement above the 49th.

 

Actually there is another universal conversion I learned back in high school, it comes in at around 1:14



I had this entire album memorized in high school. Yea... I was very popular

 

Google!

 

Ive been in the locksmith industry for 35 years. Its actually a locking key ring from Chicago Lock Co. Its not secured to anything in the bed, its just holding the 2 Trax together. Hit me up and I'll get you some info if you want.

 

Procomp 7069 16x8 -12 offset:

 

Phew! For a moment there I thought I was going to hell. But I'm not worried, even the devil would throw me back.