What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Ordered new inner/outer tie rod ends from rock auto. And not today, but replaced a bad ballast from TRS. Free of charge of course.

 

Got my sliders welded on!

 

I'll be considerate to others and not continue quoting pictures.

With that said, bumper looks awesome! I like small stinger bumpers built high and tight. I'll probably build something similar. For added support up top, you could go from the tube beneath the headlights and through the core support. Tie it into the frame or something. But if you end up buying that Dana 60 (like you should), none of this would matter anyway

 

Painted my badges and gave her a nice wash and wax

 

man that looks awesome! love the tube work down to the receiver and how tight it is to the body.. excellent work!

coming to NJ any time soon?! lol

 

Seriously trying to get tube bumpers in NJ sucks.

 

Looks great! I really like how the gaps between the upper tube and bottom tube are pretty small. Stinger is nicely done and the way the outer part of the bumper curves and wraps around the fenders looks great too! :thumpsup:

Can't wait to see the front of your truck with the skids back on

 

Getting a free car wash. Of course on move out day of the dorms it's the only time it rains here!

 

Found this stuck and abandoned ferd

 

Hmm...maybe not...I just assumed they did because of the price fluctuations between winter and summer...they must do that just for fun

I'm debating doing the Seafoam treatment...but as I said before I'm a tad intimdated by the procedure. I'll read up on how others have done it though and see if I'm up to the task.

I'm thinking I need to do some other things that might help my gas mileage. I've already done the AFE filter (and doing the deckplate mod soon) and I use Lucas fuel treatment in every tank. I have new plugs and wires (don't know the last time they were changed) that I'm going to have put in when I do my timing belt. I guess all that really leaves is the fuel system...including possible Seafoam-ing and fuel filter replacement. Hoping one or all of these will help my gas mileage since it's gone down since I got the cap put on it.

 

I just ran a full tank without a topper for the first time ever. Got 23.5 mpg. That's a tad higher than my normal summer avg

In May 2012 I averaged 22.6 mpg, June 2012 23.1 mpg, July 2012 22.7 mpg and Aug 2012 22.8 mpg.

If my topper isn't on after I go through the next tank and the mpgs are above 23 again... I might seriously consider trying to store the topper in my garage unless I need it.

 

I think you need to leave it on because your ridiculously high mileage makes the rest of us look bad

But kidding aside, I did keep my soft tonneau cover (that's pretty easy to re-install) in case I want to go without the cap...given that I have a decent storage place for it. And I guess I shouldn't give you the idea that I think the tonneau cover gives the best mileage...yours is high enough ;-)

 

i like the green

 

An empty uncovered bed yields the best mileage

 

What type of wheels and tires are those? Trying to get into updating my Tacoma so I am looking for some ideas.

 

lift??

 

Joy ride?

 

Bone stock except sliders and spray paint

31/10.5r15 BFG ATs

3.4L V6, 5-speed manual.

And I drive like a great grandmother on morphine

 

No. People always go wheeling alone, usually in under equipped trucks and usually 2wd. Then get stuck, and end up having to abandon the truck to get help. This truck is already gone.

People around here aren't too bright. Lol. I can't count how many people get stuck there because they are alone and end up having to leave the truck.

I even have told people explicitly, "DO NOT go in that mud with that truck, you WILL get stuck." They usually say something like, "this is a CHEBY i can make it," and run through it, get stuck then ask me if I can pull them out.

And my personal rule is that I only pull out people I know. If I pulled out everyone that asked me I would be pulling out 10 people a week during the rainy season.

 

Half or so of my commute Mon-Fri is 45 or 50 mph. Total commute one-way is 13 miles.

That's about to change when my daughter goes to a new school and it's going to be a 3.5 mile one-way trip. I expect to see a big drop in mpg.

But truly I've noticed that it doesn't matter if I'm going up mountain passes in 4WD on snowy roads in 4th or 3rd gear, 4-wheeling for two days, driving mostly city, all highway, etc... my mpgs are usually in the 21-23.5 range.

I'm curious to see what the shorter/cold engine commute does to my economy.