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1995.5 Tacomas only - how many are still out there

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by RysiuM, Feb 12, 2019.

  1. Nov 10, 2020 at 10:16 AM
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    Running Board Man

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    Also my opinion that v6, manual, jshift, add, stockish height is the best combo
     
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  2. Nov 10, 2020 at 11:44 AM
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  3. Nov 10, 2020 at 1:44 PM
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    Did I miss something to be quoted twice?:notsure:
     
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  4. Nov 11, 2020 at 10:16 AM
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    Ill add mine to the list.

    05/95 3.4 MT

    222,230 miles on odometer but drove it through a few winters where the speedometer and odometer stopped working when it was cold so its probably closer to 250k

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  5. Nov 11, 2020 at 10:47 AM
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    Cool real working Tacoma. I guess besides dually it must have beefed up frame and rear suspension, right? Do I see an elk behind the bed?
     
  6. Nov 11, 2020 at 10:55 AM
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    Rear suspension has been beefed up but it is in need of tlc. I cracked a couple leafs in both rear packs putting a 1.25 ton load on her a few years ago when building our house. Frame has had a little work but not as much as probably needed for the loads i use it for. Truck has been like this since '97.


    Not elk unfortunately. That's just a dead tree we added to the land scaping.
     
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  7. Nov 11, 2020 at 11:10 AM
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    Saw you just added to the front. Just an fyi its a 4x4 not 2x4 sorry forgot to add that to my original post
     
  8. Nov 11, 2020 at 11:39 AM
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    I saw 5 lugs and automatically assumed 2x4 :D. Just to confirm do I see manual hubs?
     
  9. Nov 11, 2020 at 12:18 PM
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    Is that like all the running gear off one of the older uhauls?
     
  10. Nov 11, 2020 at 12:22 PM
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    Yep front has manual hubs on it.
     
  11. Nov 11, 2020 at 12:23 PM
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    I have no idea what was all done to it and my dad cant remember what all he did back in the day.
     
  12. Nov 11, 2020 at 1:25 PM
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    Do you even know what brake pads and shoes it uses?
     
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  13. Dec 4, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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    Just coming across this thread. Have a pretty early one. 3/5/95 build date. One of the lone survivors here in the Northeast. First picture is the day I got it in 04, second in it’s glory days around 2010, and it’s current state for the past 7 years trying to bring it back to life.

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  14. Dec 4, 2020 at 3:47 PM
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    This is great. Please bring it back to life - the best year of 1st gen. And SAS. Wow. For now I'm afraid it does not qualify as a "running" Tacoma as I guess it is not roadworthy, driven and not registered yet. Correct?
     
  15. Dec 11, 2020 at 4:34 PM
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    Hasn’t been on the road if awhile but wouldn’t take much to drive it again. I took it off the road so I could get everything I wanted to do done with it before destroying it too far
     
  16. Dec 11, 2020 at 4:44 PM
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    Cool. How many miles should I write on this baby?
     
  17. Dec 12, 2020 at 3:46 PM
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    The Bed is stock...ish
    The red part of the cab is a 95... 03/95... the rest is slightly newer..

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  18. Dec 12, 2020 at 3:50 PM
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    I like that... A lot

    I'm just thinking of putting an engine drive welder there
     
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  19. Dec 20, 2020 at 6:41 AM
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  20. Dec 20, 2020 at 8:54 PM
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    1995 Tacoma 4x4 manual transmission,second owner. California car 0% rust .157899 mile on it . Runs like new.

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