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

I installed my Vehicle OCD organizer set

 

How's the glove box one? Does the organizer take up more room than it's worth?

 

The glove box one is fairly nice, just a slightly tight fit to get it put together. I think it'll be super useful though, and it's well designed. I'll post a pic asap. I bought the set with the center console organizer and tray as well. I don't think it takes up too much room at all.
(btw, the reason i haven't got a pic is because to get one i'd have to go outside and freeze my *ss off taking it )

 

connect a hose to the bottom of the oil filter drain and run it down to the catch basin. When you're done, put a bolt in the bottom of hose and tuck the hose into one of the open holes under the truck. Had this setup for years, and it works like a charm. Hose 5/16ths

 

Installed some of my purchases from the Amazon gems thread... MATCC car kick mats/backseat organizer and a trash bin/organizer if you want to call it that. These will probably be handy for my passengers during our road trips. Excuse the dirty floor... I'll clean that up soon with the 12v car vacuum I bought as well.

 

Finally built a box and amp rack that I want to keep. LineX'd the exterior of it. Also installed a Dynamat like material over the floor and back wall. Then, a sound deadener over top of that. I can't believe how much quieter it is now. With my last sub box, and no dynamat you could hear wind as if the rear window was open. Now it's almost like my Mercedes.

 

finally took apart a leaf pack I had laying around to see if I wanted to try and revive it. What do you guys think? Too much rust? Is it worth trying? The underside is just as bad as the side showing.

 

64 babe

 

Those some sweet bed rail mounts![/QUOTE]

Just bent flat stock I had laying around. Gets the job done

 

Yeah!

 

And then I did a little of this:

 

I removed the plastic trim/storage boxes off of that back wall and I thought the same thing as you did. I checked twice to make sure a window wasn't down. The amount of noise coming through was insane.

 

I need this in my life! Though I thought about just putting a bead of silicon (or similar) in a circle around the hole to at least contain it so that whatever oil gets on the skid doesn't run to a corner and then onto my driveway. Others say to just use a futomoto valve, but I can't bring myself to go that route.

 

I considered that. The material is good to 350f it being under the oil pan i dont think it will see anything hot.

 

Right?? All that's on the back of those plastic bins is a slice of carpet looking foam too. It's amazing how much noise that little piece of fabric stops.

 

Picked up this bad boy last night for $400. Going to invest a little money into it to color match it and do some minor repairs on it. Should look like new once I'm done!

 

You have to remember that sheet metal is like a drum skin. Any sound waves are actually amplified as they hit the outside wall of the cab. Those waves come inside unless blocked by something designed to absorb the waves. A loose foam fabric will absorb sound and not allow it to pass thru like metal will. Dynamat (and others) attach a thick polymer to sheet metal which dampens the waves or stops them as they try to resonate. Ideally, you want to stop the metal from resonating and then kill any waves that make it through the metal.

 

Late to see your question but...
I haven't used that specific tent but over the 2019 year I used my Kodiak version of it. Overall I was pretty happy with it. I have since bought a RTT over the holidays but have yet to take it out. The Bed style tents aren't too bad if not interested in a RTT and don't want to sleep on the ground. The kind of camping you do or are interested in doing will determine the kind of setup for you. If you're not looking to move around much once camp is set up, the bed tents will work just fine. If you want to be more mobile RTTs and trailers will probably be better but cost more. For the Kodiak system I have a write up over in the Products Review forum (https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/kodiak-canvas-truck-tent.611911/). I bought a 4x6 foam floor pad from the hardware store, cut it to shape on the bed like it was a bed mat. On top of that I have used moving blankets and a full size mattress topper. Wasn't too bad but definitely a hard surface still. Also used a full size air mattress which ended up being much better. A standard full is ever so slightly too wide for the wheel wells so I just slightly under inflated it and body weight will keep it tight.

 

How much did they charge you to install it if you dont mind me asking?

 

Damn that's actually Genius..... why have i never thought of this. I always just drill a hole through a water bottle and zip tie it to the drain hole