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

thank you for doing that, we need the rain.

 

@Rascal737 Mothers does. McGuires also makes something like it

 

Installed some bed support from Cali Raised. The bed bolts are shite so I used a little heat to get them off. Ordered some replacement bolts too.

 

Drove it to the dealer to get a price on a couple harnesses.

 

Had the week off to hit the mountains and on the way up noticed the clutch started slipping in 5th and a pretty harsh chatter in reverse. We took it to a cabin and gave her a break with no trails.

Just sat there and gave me the disappointed look all week.

 

OK, thanks. I thought that there was some new formulated brand that made it.

 

I know that Cerakote has a trim kit that I've heard good things about on the forum. What I'll go with when I'm due.

 

Installed some new UCAs today with a coworker in just under three hours. I went with the Freedom Offroad UCAs... They seemed like the best bang for the buck for a guy on a budget such as myself. Everything went smoothly except for forgetting to make sure the driver's side brake line was on the OUTSIDE of the UCA when we first installed it. Rookie mistake The front end definitely feels tighter than the stock, practically blown up 200k mile OEM uppers.

 

Yeah, I heard good things about them

 

Incase I don't finish tonight, this is all I got done today

 

I was able to finally get my At The Helm HC rear bumper with Swing out yesterday. Huge thanks to @Unchained 5150 and @Taco01863 for lending a huge hand with this beast.

 

You are welcome my friend. I have never seen a product so perfect in fitment, quality, and and detail.

 

Good times

 

Currently researching.. I've looked at @Unchained 5150 previous wilco but man, this looks nice. Also, 7 month lead for ath fab bumper ufff

 

Pulled skids off in preparation for front diff & transfer case fluid change. Checked AC clutch to see if it was the source of my cold start squeal, looked good so I guess I will be changing serpentine belt and pulleys while I'm at it. Sprayed off the undercarriage to take a good look at the frame. No holes, but a fair bit of surface rust, particularly on the crossmembers up front on the welds. Still need to get the inspection and CRC done so I'll be covered, but looks like I need to do some frame painting/protecting. Also found OEM oil filters at Walmart. Little more $ than online, but no shipping or hassle.

 

We are getting a nice break from the heat here in Austin this weekend. If you are like me, you find yourself outside more and more during this time of year. Well, late last night, I decided to tackle a spark plug change on my 2.7L. So out under the stars I go with a work light suspended from my hood. New much-needed plugs with NGK boot rebuild. Shut the hood just before 3am, had a great time.

 

Going to pick up some new 2021 4runner Off Road take-off wheels and tires today. Too busy now watching the neighbor cut grass on her new riding mower.

 

Swapped some noisy idler pulleys, new radiator hoses and pink coolant

 

Simple, yet effective. Only red kydex I had laying around, but gets the point across. Little bit of double sided tape and good to go

 

Went out to get some sun