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

Hung out with bunch of cool people, and saw a lot of really clean trucks today at.

Saw what my driveway SHOULD look like.

 

dropped the transmission for rebuild.

 

Sliders were installed this afternoon. Local fabricator and resident of the forums @JeepAndrew built them for me since I can't bend tube. Pretty much done with armor now. Will be putting it all to the test the weekend of May 18th. Only pictures I have right now since it was getting dark when we were done.

 

Man, maybe next time, looks like a blast

 

Went to Walker Valley today, ran a few trails.

 

Is it a full set including the belly pan? What are your plans with it?

 

You trust that kid? Eek

 

I haven't thought too much about it. I suppose there is still some value left in them for somebody. Plenty of good 3/16th scrap there too. lol

Yeah, its the full set, all 4 pieces. IFS skid and belly pan along with the steering rack mount and rear cross member.

 

Sent you a PM.

 

Anyone driving from pnw to cali lol

 

Badabing

 

This looks like stock springs with some helper springs bolted on

 

I mean I will at some point, but it's not planned out yet

 

Badaboom

 

Lol I wanna buy @Digiratus used budbuilt skids but shipping would be the same as buying new

 

That is a downside of heavy steel products

 

Ya it sucks, trying to see if I can find someone to tw Express it for me. I cant see paying full price for the set as I'd have to modify them to fit my current front skid that's part of my bumper

 

Ayyyyy

 

That's what it was. My truck was abused before I bought it. I've never seen helper springs like that.

 

With some help from @Ace115 and his son, I got the rear bumper and swingout painted today. Had to do some quick mods to stiffen the passenger side wing for when the swingout is open but it's all done and back on the truck already. Harbor freight sells some great bedliner spray paint that dries fast, looks and feels just like the Rustoleum stuff and is $2 cheaper per can. The sliders are also painted with it.

Swingout painted.



Retaining plates primered. Added the "P" and "D" with the welder.



The passenger side wing stiffener thingy. Works great, virtually no flex in the wing with the swingout open now.



I did have to clearance the side of the bed a little further on the passenger side to account for the additional stiffener.



Bumper painted. That took forever it felt like. So many surfaces to paint.



All done and back on the truck.



The additional cut is barely visible and clears the stiffener perfectly. I probably could have cut slightly less.