JD's '02 Tacoma Build

Looks sick man !

 

how hard was it to mount up your bedsides?

 

Easy. You can drill out all the old spot welds but I just cut mine off with a grinder. To install you just make some holes along the top inside edge and then make some sort of bracket for the lower portion, I re-bent the stock bracket and got it to work

 

did you have to cut a bunch on the door jam part where the tailgate latches?

 

Some fenders are different so you have to look at the fenders you are installing to see how much to cut. I was able to leave the whole latch and still had a tailgate for awhile with the fenders, everything still worked like stock

 

Yours are McNiel?

 

I bought them used but pretty sure they are Mcniel

 

okay sweet, you are the bomb. i was thinking that was who i was going to go with anyway.

 

Retired the old man, and now the starter makes a horrible sound, its mad at me

 

Boo. She a weekend truck now?

 

Thats the plan, the daily drive to work adds up mileage fast

 

Cheap car for beating up to and from work is great. Saves money too if it is a cheap and reliable car. Those truck tires, suspension maintenance, and gas add up. I rebuilt my starter a few years ago. Not sure how much different your starter is than mine.

 

I saw some info on rebuilding them but it cranks fine. What happens is it sticks and makes a loud screech when its supposed to disengage, it kinda sounds like when you hit the starter and the engine is already running. So I wasn't sure if rebuilding would fix that

 

damn man.

definetly go cheap car.

i went expensive and its cutting the link fund

 

Replaced the starter and it starts like a champ again The old starter bearing was going out and the starter gear was starting to wobble

 

For sale feeler - complete rear long travel with Deaver H70 springs, King 16" bypasses, 12" shackles, spring plates, limit straps

 

Going back to stock But yeah I rode in a few short course style linked trucks and want to do that. Havent thrown money at the truck in awhile, might as well lol

 

Going back to stock???

I....I don't think that's possible with this truck haha

 

Haha yeah that would be a little tough