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

I love the look of your Spruce Taco....is that wrong?

 

It's at an odd location where two panels are seamed together. One of my holes was right next to the glue line and it didn't look like it was going to sit straight, but it came out just fine.

Follow the directions on the drill. A cheap stamped steel pop riveter is not going to do the job, and the drill is an oddball size that Home Depot doesn't carry. Go to the next size up and the rivet won't seat, next size down and you won't get it in.
You can, if you're careful, ream the hole out with the smaller size.

Lower mount goes in with sheet metal screws, so a smaller size works just fine.

Sorry for the crappy cell pics, but I didn't feel like dragging out the DSLR.

 

Finally got my Duplicolor perfect match spray paint in today. Had to be shipped via ground. Been waiting forever!
To start, I roughed the chrome with wet 400 grit. Then I shot 2 coats of adhesion promoter, 2 coats of gray primer, and then 3 coats of dark gray primer, with lots of wet sanding in between. I like to use 2 different color primers so I know when i'm about to sand through. I taped off the mounting tabs and the screw holes, and then cut a wire hanger up to use as a stand, and then taped it to a board to make it easier to maneuver and stand up. Even though I bought 4 cans of the paint, I only ended up using less than one can. Probably because of the dark gray primer.
Just with the final base coats applied, 3 total. no clear yet.




This is with just 2 coats of clear. Gonna let it fully cure, and then wet sand with 600, then another probably another 2 coats.



So far so good

 

Looks good so far! I might do this with my chrome bumper

 

Hmmmm....mine mounts here...and fits great

 

Wow. Looks really good. If you dont mind me asking, where did you buy your paint from? Thinking about doing this in the future. Thanks my braddah.

 

SICK FUCKIN TRUCK

 

I didn't trust that thin lip. There's a lot of pressure in those struts.


Edit: Yup... PDF says to mount it on the solid lower surface.

 

Thanks! I am pretty impressed with this paint. Once it gets close to empty, you're better off switching cans. Don't want it to sputter during a final coat. Also don't start and stop over the piece. Long sweeping strokes to avoid splatter/spots.
I sent you a PM SR5808.

 

Nice!! Finally got some, lucky!

 

Did my 30k tune-up today:

- Cleaned the AFE intake
- New spark plugs
- Oil Change/Filter
- Rotated the tires, re-torqued everything
- Cleaned the brake pads/rotors
- Cleaned the sh*t out of intake tube, MAF, throttle body
- Greased all zerk fittings
- Cleaned the cabin filter
- Measured out my mid-skid to be built tomorrow

My spark plugs definitely needed replacing, and the whole intake/throttle body was long overdue for a cleaning. Judging by the condition of the plugs, and the deposits in my throttle body, my engine is running a little too rich (combination of my lead foot, CAI, and 3" cat-back???). I might talk to Gadget about a MAF calibrator to remedy it.

Tomorrow I'm gonna finish making my second skid (transmission skid) and help Chickenmunga with his FamousFab shackle flip. Should be another productive day

 

Smittybuilt D-Ring Shackle

 

Dropped her off at a shop to have the new high clearance rear bumper with swing away and skids installed/finish being fabbed up. Hope to have her back tomorrow night. So excited.

 

repainted my sliders with bedliner today. No more slipping when its muddy.

 

No more "sliding" either though...

 

I would've used more than a layer of TPS Report cover sheets. Overspray is a bitch.

 

They were PC originally, I just sprayed the tops of them to rough them up a bit. Didn't have to worry about overspray too much, and the bottoms are still only PC'd, so I think I'm good. Plus, it is only one coat, rocks don't really care what you spray your sliders with when the weight of the truck is on them.

 

I think Doording is referring more to the paper protection on your truck. I also would have put more paper up higher.
Looks great tho. I would also prefer bedliner to powder coat

 

I know what he meant. Since I was only spraying where I step I didn't have to worry about the over spray getting any higher then that. Yeah PC'ing them was nice for a good base coat, but I kept slipping on the fuggers, so bedliner it was. Probably put on a second coat tomorrow.