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

Added a little color to the front end...

 

UPS “Merry Christmas.”

 

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Installed some rago fab bed stiffies

Was gonna make my own, but they were a good price for black Friday and it's hard to beat a single piece of powder coated bent stainless steel with proper hardware.

 

Twinsies

 

Very ready for my pickup to start going back together. Drilled a bunch of holes yesterday The winch solenoid is going to go in front of the abs controller since the light bar will take its place on the bumper. I drilled another hole on the bumper for the winch remote socket I got from warn. The snorkel was pretty straight forward. Beat the metal on the inner fender to make the tube clear. Still rubs a little, so will probably wrap it with another hose. Paint is going to have to wait until I get back home from my next rotation. The holidays and trying to spend enough time with the lady friend to keep her around set this project back a bit.

 

So what non LED headlight bulbs are everyone using? Plug n play

 

sylvania silverstars, from walmart. They're good enough it seems.

 

They’re probably all the same thing in a different box I guess

 

Eh, i dunno. I think the big companies each have their own versions- phillips, sylvania, osram, etc.

 

As I finished replacing my seat belt (seen above), the last step was to mount the door scuff trim plate back on.

My screws were all crusty and almost white, so I did what any good citizen of TacomaWorld would do..

Got some new OEM screws (PN 90164-50049) to top off the job and get one step closer to full showroom floor restoration!


You do see these things every time you get in to your vintage Tacoma after all..


You gotta love your first gen Tacoma, and treat her accordingly!

 

Pics from last month. Finally did a suspension refresh. New TC upper arms, OEM lower balljoints and tie rods, stainless brake lines, rebuilt manual hubs, new wheel bearing, new OME coils. Rear end got rebuilt custom Deavers I originally got in 2004, new 5100s, wheeler shackles, and stainless lines. Steering rack, CV axles, and brakes were done in the last couple years as well. Like a new-ish truck! Although doesn't auto center correct after the alignment still...

 

I bought some 100w Osrams. Expensive though and not plug n play. Haven't tried them yet. Still need to get new housings.

 

I’m trying some ferrite filters first, see how they work tonight.

 

Painted the throttle body and replaced all of those crap Phillips head with new stainless.

Also painted the valve covers before install.

Long way to go.

 

OSRAM H4 9003 HB2 Offroad Super Bright Premium

$13 62204SBP Premium Off-Road Super Bright H4 Headlight Bulb Vibration-Proof Technology, Yellow

62204SBP 100/90W

 

With a Hella headlight harness.

 

Needs cleanup, but with any luck it's stronger now.

 

Dent be gone! Impressed how well they pulled it out.

 

Wow, that came out great