What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I've ordered there as well, but hadn't thought to look again. Thanks for the reminder!

 

What kind of mileage do you get?

 

Keep in mind, my truck is 2WD. If I’m not driving like a bat out of hell, I’ve seen 22mpg a couple of times. Without the air dam, upper 18’s was my best.

I know everyone says if I’m worried about mileage, I should have bought a Prius. I’ll get to the point of not caring whenever I decide to lift it but for now in it’s mostly stock form, I’ll do what I can to help the cause since gas is still expensive.

 

put these badges on my Taco. Switched from the factory black Tacoma emblems I had. Switched it up a but. Just received my bilstein 5100s and waiting on tires Falken WildPeak AT4s. Excited to see and feel the new ride.

 

Took it to the mountains in Damascus PA.

 

Received a rock in road construction yesterday. Wouldn’t worry about it but it’s smack dab in middle of my view.
How costly is a replacement with radar, crash avoidance, lane sensing, etc?

 

Some insurance companies cover windshield repair and replacement. Just had a chip not quite the size of a dime repaired and it was fully covered. A replacement would have cost me a $100 deductible.

 

Finally got a sliding rear window installed yesterday! New rims will be next although the steelies have grown on me!

 

Sunday funday.

 

Got the DIY splash shields banged out last night and this morning. The original ones were so swollen from absorbing undercoating that they were puffed out into the wheel wells and one was rubbing the tire while turning. I used the template from here modified slightly, and cut them from 3/32 EPDM from Amazon. I was able to fit both on one 24"x48" sheet.

 

Tossed the bikes in the back and went a little ways away for bike riding in a new locale relative to where we live. I'm sure there is a much more eloquent way to put them all in there, but it made it 45m there and back with no movement so I'm not too worried. A 4th gen parked next to me on the way out from where we were and it seems just way bigger in person compared to the 3rd gen.

Also the kids are big into perlers now so I joined them the other evening and made a taco. They got a kick out of putting it on the Q charger or whatever TF it is (never use it anyhow).

 

I'm doing a ~100k service. Pads, spark plugs etc. Btw anyone know if the foam you take off during a plug change is actually needed? I've left it off

Cheapo underhood light kit i did last week made the plug change easier

 

-Changed some exhaust flange bolts. Stock ones are rusty and fluid film won't handle those kinda temperatures. Changed them for stainless. Used lots of antiseize to keep the stainless threads happy.
-Modified the XL Rock Blox mud flaps for stock wheels. Previous owner had aftermarket wheels. Cut about 1.5" from the height and outside width.

 

This is nice work man. Love the hole punch. lol. Run into any issues?

 

Here are the new flange bolts.

 

Flaps look much better. Do you recall the bolt size by chance? I was thinking about doing this before it gets too rusty.

Ah I see now in the post shot they are through bolts.

 

Beat the pinch weld and molded the liner some-

 

Some more mud flap pictures. I think they look much better now.

 

Thanks dude. I missed punching one hole and had to do it inside the wheel well but luckily I got it dead on. And the clips I bought to replace the stock ones are a bit loose and can be pulled out if you try hard enough. Eventually I'll get more of the toyota specific ones with the slots to pop them apart like I used for the plastic shield in the front (napa 665-3095).

 

They are m10x1.25 (fine thread). I cut the nut off and ran the slightly larger 7/16" step reamer bit though the nut side. The hole after the nut will easily accept the 7/16" bolts.
Used 7/16-14x1-1/2" 304 stainless bolts with nuts, split locks, and extra thick washers.