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

Does Wilco still have them in production for a 1st gen? Last time I looked at there website I don’t recall seeing them

 

I couldn’t tell you either way. This one was originally for a full size truck but the PO cut it down to fit a Ranger.

 

They stopped making them. I had a similar one made locally by @GHOST SHIP, if you're ever out this way in SoCal or can work out a good shipping deal hit him up about one

 

I thought that was the case. Good to know though, thanks!

 

Keep an eye on Craigslist and other resale sites. I saw a lot of them on there floating around for between 50$-250$ pending damage/work needed.

 

So I put new rotors on my truck and the drives side wheel stud snapped off when taking the wheel off.
I put the rotors on and had to order the wheel stud that snapped and was driving with 5 bolts with no issues with the new rotors.

I got 6 new wheel studs two days later and decided to replace all of them.

I used a big hammer to get the studs out

The rotor was stuck on too after all the bolts were removed. Odd because it was just installed two days ago.

Did I just mess up my front wheel hub and bend it by hammering out the bolts?
And or bend my new rotor?

Now my steering has a bad shake above 40 mph past 80 mph.

 

Finally finished the Relentless Fabrication bumper. 2 layers of self-etching primer, and 3 layers of Rusto Oil Based Enamel Black sprayed with my HVLP gun. Wired all the lights and the horns too.



I’m running Rigid SAE Fog Lights, along with Feinex T3’s for the turn signals. My spot lights are KC HiLites 711 LED pods.



Yeah, I know the other headlight is out. The Ballast and the switchback driver went out.





I bought these aftermarket smoked corner lights, but the fitment is so atrocious I’m returning them.

 

Nice job!

 

Good job

Now you need to add a winch...

 

Yup, I’m going to need one to pull my wallet out of the deep pit that it’s in.

 

Oof

Least you don't need a lot of pull strength, since the load is already light amirite

 

Sweet, looks great!

 

approx how much did the new windshield cost? I need to do this.

 

$234.32

 

free.99 for me in Florida through insurance. No deductible or anything.

 

You sure a winch will fit with those horns set up that way?

 

...The sun now below the horizon, it was time to find camp. We considered for a moment the possibility of camping here at the Evening Star Mine, but the snow on the ground, and the mountains to the east - which would result in a shady morning - quickly had us searching for lower ground as the orange horizon gleamed before us...

Oh, and there was a bit of an issue with our rear bumper that we dealt with, and an RV that we winched out of a wash. Fun day!

The full story and tons of photos are in: Mojave Redemption #6 - Blue Rocks and a Dozen Cabins





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Aren't the side markers slightly different between the older and newer 1st gens? Maybe you got the wrong ones?

I ordered an aftermarket one for the driver's side after I crushed that fender on a trail, it was Depo brand I believe. Fit great and was only like $15 iirc. Not smoked though

 

that’s what I was thinking. Looks like an 01-04 corner light.

 

One of the best tacomaworld deals I made. It cost me about $100 to rebuild the.