Teaser

Took a risk on the color. Hope it looks as good on a first gen as it does the 3rd gen. Time will tell! Getting excited though.

This is my first time painting a vehicle. Sprayed some cabinets in the past but so far auto spraying has proved to be easier than working with oil based products for wood.

 

don't blue ball me like this bro...I need full frontal imagery

 

Lured by title.

 

It pains me to admit this but my grandma is rocking the exact same haircut right now.

 

You’re gonna have to tell me more about your custom front seats.

 

Those seats are pretty sweet. I pulled them from a 2005 Mazda Tribute. I DO NOT recommend following that path if searching for seats. They’re super nice and even electric. It took me a lot of fabrication to get the drivers seat just right due to the motorized track system. The passenger seat did just fine as it is a standard ball bearing slide. I simply cut the mounts off of my factory seats... bolted the to the floor of my truck. Squared up the new seat and tack welded it in place. Pulled the whole unit out and then welded her up.

My little brother is actually about to get his first truck. Nice 04 dc first gen with a grey interior. I think big brother(me) is going to cave and give him my sexy grey seats.

 

Teaser updates:

Idk why people complain about all of the sanding required for body work. I find it relaxing .... although that emotion might be bc of the 3 wk vacation I’m on from my stressful ass DPT program.

Coming along nicely on the bed. I got high build primer sprayed on the bed and both front fenders. Spent some time wet sanding afterwards. Really looking forward to spraying some more cavalry blue.

I’ve been curious who makes custom decals? I would like to have some sort of tacoma decal made that uses red and black similar to the 3rd gens but I want the silhouette of some cypress trees incorporated. Also, I’m curious if you guys think I should add some black pin stripping when I’m finished? To kind of give it more of that stock 1st gen look. I don’t know if I want to add any of those rubber bumpers on the bottom of the doors/bed or not either?

 

@CBoy808 has been taking care of TW for quite some time now. He'd be the person to get whatever you need done.

 

Teaser update:

 

This is all we get after waiting weeks?? Looking good bro...cant wait to see more!

 

Haha I wish I had a lot more to show off but I haven’t been able to work on it much in the last few weeks. My doctorate program just started back up so I’m pretty swamped unfortunately.

 

lol no worries, I'm just giving you some shit because im anxious to see your project. good luck with the doctorate!

 

I may have some free time to work on the truck this weekend! Hoping to finally get the cab in primer. I anticipate there being very little bondo work so maybe things will move along quickly.

In the last couple weeks I have gotten a new tailgate, new custom side mirrors, and some BEEFY rivet style cut-out bushwhacker fender flares. I’ll post pictures of the new toys eventually.

 

I can't wait to see how this comes out. What's your painting setup?

 

Some new taco boner material

 

Forgot to add this picture last night. This is one of those cheap Amazon tailgates that I am really regretting. It took a lot of hammering and body filler work the make the front presentable and its flimsy AF. So it'll likely dent before I ever get it installed.

 

The degree of tear down to get the paint everywhere that's important and get the paint covering what it should is unbelievable

 

I likely got a little carried away taking things apart and painted way more than I had to. It’s like picking at a scab(if you follow the gross reference). When I start pulling at a thread I can’t stop.