Bizquick’s 5 Lug Build

I used grey permatex I think, so I gave it 3-4 hours just to be safe

 

Awesome!

 

I didn’t have a problem in shifting down to first from second at about 13 mph

 

That's great! How many miles on your rig? I'm at 183k so my synchros may be letting me know to take it easier on them

 

Just hit 99k a week ago, so that’s a possibility

 

So I’m a huge fan of the Calvary blue that’s on the new Tacomas and 4runners, and since it didn’t come on 2nd gens, I hoped on Photoshop and made the truck as close to Calvary blue as I could. Thoughts?

 

Do you plan on keeping your truck stock suspension? Reason I ask is it’s going to cost you a good bit to repaint your truck nicely. If it’s a bug itching at you to change the “look” of your truck I think your money will be better served first in other areas like above

But to answer your question, I’m not a huge fan of that rendering but it could be the wheels. I think black wheels would look a lot nicer than the ones you have on with that scheme. Maybe that and some lift and bigger meat on the tires. Practicality is foremost to me when it comes to trucks and generally like to see white/black/grey/etc on exterior and not give a shit about mild blemish

 

@dasitmane420 I agree with your sentiment! I plan on working on the suspension or other engine performance mods before I would ever paint it. I just had a thought, especially since it never came on my year model

 

Aftermarket to OEM Wiper blades upgrade

 

Good for another couple HP right there.

 

Damn right they are, but for real, they work way better than the cheap aftermarket bits

 

First snow with the truck, we shall see how the drive to work goes tomorrow morning

 

This morning and what was left of snow. Kinda sad. The drive to work pretty tho, especially the mountain roads

 

First car meet with the truck at Magic City Octane!

 

You might enjoy the thread on lighting 'the ultimate headlight upgrade'.

I'd also suggest considering Diode Dynamics selective yellow fogs from Hotshot Offroad and member @memario1214

A proper color change paint job will cost several thousands of dollars, unless you have space, tools & skills to DIY. Then it would only be hours and hours of labor and a couple thousand of materials

 

Thanks man! I’ll have to check him out. I agree on the painting, that was just an idea I had after I saw one of those new Calvary blue tacos.

 

Did you happen to save the part numbers for those pieces?

I want to get back to OE frames/blades so I can just use OE refill blades in the future.

 

This is the number on reverse of the label.

 

Has anyone had any head work done on their 2tr? If so, how’d you begin that process? And also, I have heard that the TRD Sport from 2008 and older had a mechanical lsd, which is compatible on the 5 lugs? Is that true?

 

As far as head work goes, talk to the folks at LCE for our 2tr. They've got big valve kits, HD valve spring kits, and do all the work on them. For more 2tr performance questions, check out the 2tr performance thread. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2tr-fe-performance-thread.636292/