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

CBI

 

Every morning all week this week and last week I’m working on this shit.

 

You appear to be at the "lets hurry up and get this thing done so I dont have to look at it" phase. Looks like fun.

 

Brought my fender flares and lower bumper valence back to black with a heat gun today. Applied some vinyl protectant after. Waiting for Friday morning for an alignment. Anxious to drive the truck with ''new'' front end and wheels/tires.

 

Dude that looks awesome

 

removed plastic bedliner in prep for pending Line-X next month
bed has not seen light of day in 265 months
only a few sparse scattered rusty spots on the surface (no perforations) which is unreal as long as its been on there and covered with snow and ice during some winters for days and sometimes weeks until it melted.
front drain holes never clogged but were getting close!



passenger side drain



passenger side

 

had been wanting to use the tie hooks better, the plastic liner always prevented since it was over the rail liner and the hooks were buried
climate protection too because it will start rusting at some point (surprised it hasn't so far deep underneath)
most important!!! ... trying to avoid pricey paint job because of bare metal in the back corners that has started to oxidize, touchup paint just isn't effective anymore




also had this trying to grow and fester for who knows how long...

 

Finally finished the cammo paint job. Put some serious time into it. Raptor liner with single stage flat urethane airbrushed for the cammo.

 

All back together, except for the 2000 pound bed rack. I need to come up with something different to cut some weight.

Redid the mounts for my air compressor and tank while I had the bed off.

 

What does the braided line do for the clutch? Firm up pedal feel?

I tried the heat gun trick and didn't work well enough for my liking. I ended up pulling the bumper and valance off and using Duplicolor Dark Charcoal Trim & Bumper paint. Perfect match, looks 1000 times better!

Dude, I love the pickup! Is it lowered or stock height? Mustang wheels?

 

Yup, just like braided brake lines do. Lasts longer too.

 

Only really firms anything up if your rubber line is shot/swollen. A brand new rubber line will feel the same as a new stainless line, or so Ive been told.

 

Either way, replacing the 20 year old line is probably not a bad idea!

 

$35 for a braided clutch line from Marlin. Pretty much a no brainer to me as it will likely be the last time you ever need to replace it.

https://www.marlincrawler.com/clutch/hydraulics/steel-braided-clutch-line-kit

 

If I was replacing thats what I would buy. My truck is relatively low mileage, so I doubt it would make anything firmer as my lines are all in good shape.

 

Something like that. Just pissed at myself for rushing on burning the crossmember in. I would have saved myself a bunch of work if I dry fitted the tank first with the xmember tacked in.

 

Meh, it happens. This past week Ive discovered that our band saw at work needs some love, and cuts at a 10 degree angle, so instead of this "I" I get this "/" . Much frustration on all my projects this week.

 

That is stock height with 17" Mustang rims.

 

Installed my bed rack since it just came in today -

Just need a tent now...​

 

Any of you guys that were messing with the back half of your trucks still have the bed off?