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

I did the deck plate mod last week. I think it took about 30 minutes using a dremel.

I can't feel a difference in power so far. When you downshift it's much louder.

I took it on a 800 mile road trip over the weekend. Heading down I-5 we were doing about 80-85 mph with two mountain bikes on the hitch rack and we got 19.4 mpg. My fuelly stat below is a bit skewed from some wheeling we did when we got 12.9 mpg. It was 19.2 before. Traffic was a little on thick side so drafting may have come into play and I think we had a bit of a tail wind. On the way back we had a head wind and got 18.6mpg.

I kinda feel like the deck plate mod is like acupuncture. It works if you believe in it. I'm not sure. Only time will tell.

 

Yeah Mine werent bad either but after I installed it I wish I had done it sooner. But i have still to drive my truck with the new bearing. So I cant compare yet

 

I might do it when I'm bored this Summer haha I know I'll have to get one eventually since I'll probably have more lift in the rear in the future.

 

Yea idk about it doing much performance wise (I just did it last week as well) but it sounds so much better when ur on the gas its worth it!

 

Got my new Konig Countersteers mounted!!! so stoked i think they look great...






Kinda cool pic i think

 

Has anyone done the ford raptor style grill on their 1st gen?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/homertaco/193803-01-04-satoshi-grill-10.html#post6269541

 

Thanks man, that's where I got the idea from lol I just wanted to see it mounted on the truck with a stock bumper

 

Painted my bumper.

 

Perhaps bolting it to the wall of the bed that's next to the cab? Perhaps a plate behind with the same holes to reinforce the bed. That way it doesn't rip through

 

Made my appt to get my tire carrier inspected or replaced. Also inquired about a re-spray on my frame since the application done in 2010 is already rusting off.

 

took the last few steps to prep for Moab.

Trimmed a little more of my front flares/fenders
installed new homemade inner fender liners
removed the back seats to put in my cargo deck for the trip
everything for the truck is packed a loaded
just need to work for 4 more hours and then go home and pack my personal stuff and pick up my wife for the drive to some slickrock wheeling.

 

Finally had time to retrofit a pair of 3rd gen 4Runner sail panels into my taco to prep for a future sound system upgrade.

Here a snap shot of the 3rd gen 4Runner sail panels:


Removing the taco panel:


Final retrofit in the taco:


Details and link to the CT writeup HERE

 

Fixing my stupid radiator cooling fan. Second time I've had that fan break in 7 months!

 

I should have done this during phase 1 of my sound system.

But question.... looks like you already have tweeter pods in your door panel. Why add the 4runner sail panel?

 

Once I get me some high quality surface mount tweeters I plan to test and fit them from both the door panel and sail location. Whichever location sounds and fits better will earn the spot.

 

I was going to do this since 00s didn't have any but I opted to flush mount them to the door panel

 

Ordered some fabrication goodies for new rear bumper and a few sets of sliders also TG rear Frame re inforcement kit to relocate shocks.. & bed rack material for the RTT!

 

There's something about the slightly higher location and forward angle of the sails that makes me think it's a better placement for tweets than from the fixed pod door panel area.

If I had it my way I would want the tweets located at the A-Piller, more forward aiming, wider and higher at ear height, it just makes more sense, but I'm not an audiophile so I dunno.

 

Hmm, maybe use a gauge pillar they make for Tacomas?