1995 Tacoma Restoration Part II!

Hey guys, been offline for a while. Did a bunch more work to the rig.

The interior restoration went great, there's a thread from that back in March.

I rebuilt the exhaust from the downpipe back, took just over four hours, breaks included!
Kept the 2.25" setup, deleted the cat, new rear O2 sensor with a URD Simulator. I love the sound of a Thrush muffler so I threw on a Thrush Welded muffler. It's loud when it needs to be, goes quiet with minimal drone around 48 MPH. Combined with the deckplate and high flow filter I have much more power all around. I can actually accelerate uphill with 0 issues, used to lose speed quickly even with the pedal to the floor. Highway driving feels a lot smoother too. If you are wondering, the muffler is not raspy nor does it sound like a rice burner type. It has a really nice growl.

Supplies!






New Flange Piece






Muffler





Piping - I use jack stands to line everything up and take measurements

 

Also added some weight to the back (and a new place to mount my CB antennas!)

Got a stock type bumper, had to have a shop mount it though. There was an old tow hitch type bumper that had some weird mounting hardware I could not get off. The new bumper wouldn't fit with it on.

Also, Got a great deal on a brand new Tractor Supply toolbox off Craigslist, the seller bought the wrong one for his Tacoma. I painted it black and mounted the antennas. Thinking of throwing some LEDs on it like I did on the running boards of my other truck.

Box Before


Box After




All Mounted

 

Nice! What did you paint the toolbox with?

 

Thanks! I used Flat Black Enamel Rustoleum. Threw on two coats, came out even and stuck very well.