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

Moog LCAs
265/70/17 Duratracs
Level 8 MK6 0 offset

Finally got all these installed. I had a Dobinsons suspension put in last fall and was never able to get a proper alignment due to the cam bolts being rusted. The thing rode like a hay wagon and I was disappointed I put the money into it. Well holy balls, after the new parts and and a full alignment it rides like a new truck.

 

Late night wheeling. Took one of the harder lines up waterfall @ box canyon. Had to get tugged over the final bump. And despite my Marlin LCA brace kit I noticed a nice deflection on the PS front LCA spot

 

It looks like you bonked that corner pretty good to bend it like that!

 

Yes it appears so! Haha

 

Hey!

Quit bragging!

 

Hell yeah you do! I installed a set about 8 years ago on an older car before the guy's horn business was a thing, it was one of the first things I did to the Tacoma.

They sound great and get peoples attention without being actual train horn rude.

 

Not today but over the last couple days. started a flatbed build.

 

Whatcha gonna do with your bed?

 

Probably sell it. The drivers side fender needs to be replaced. I have a whole other set of fenders for it. Just need to be painted. You interested?

 

Very nice.

 

Thanks man. Go Vikes!

 

With the price of metal nowadays, any dreams of a flatbed are gone for me lol hell I couldn't even afford to make one out of lumber!! Looks good, keep us updated!

 

It's crazy, isn't it? I work for a steel fabricator, and we can't guarantee pricing for more than a day or two right now.

 

Yeah. It is nuts what material is costing right now. I've been sitting on this material for about a year now since I have been dragging on getting this going. Running your own shop while also holding down a full time gig tends to make personal projects reside on the back burner. Since I have had interest from a few others on a build like this, it is time to work it out and make it happen.

 

The lumber issue is crushing my spirit right now. I want to make a composter and it will need a lumber frame, and even that will be ridiculously priced for the few pieces I need.

 

Ya i'm trying to expand our backyard deck and that aint happening right now. So weird the previous owners put a deck right in the middle of our backyard hillside. You'd think they'd at least extend it one way or the other towards a neighbor.

 

SOoooo I didn't really know much when I started this but I got a bug in my butt to learn how to do something so I decided to start modding my 07 Tacoma. Its no where near done and I have some things I still need to black out, (side steps, rear bumper, rims and exhaust tip). I Still want to add bed and rock lights and change out that antenna but so far I've gutted out the old wiring from an alarm install and such so that took a bit but here it is so far. Also when i started it was completely OEM

 

Got a link for that light?

 

I make items like cucumber trellises and compost frames out of pallets. Pick them up free at the local hardware store.

 

I see rnish has mentioned reusing pallets. There are all kinds of scrap wood shipping containers thrown away every day behind big stores. Bring some home and pull a few nails or staples and it's perfectly good.