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

This is tits! Love it

 

It really is. I'm seeing it more and more as a valid option if/when my paint needs to be addressed. I think it made a big difference with how well he prepped and that he added some thinner to the paint mix so it's smoother and not as rough a texture.
Looks really freaking good, especially in that color

 

Yeah a beat up 95 v6 manual. The "dirt truck" as she calls it. Kid that owned it before her used house paint with a brush and roller to paint it a weird drab green hahaha but works good for running around town and hauling her gardening stuff.

 

Your family likes their tacos.



y’all want a weird cousin?

 

Like Toyotas. Every vehicle we own is a toyota. Between my immediate family we have 4 1st gen tacos, 1 2nd gen taco, 1 3rd gen 4runner, a sienna, and an Avalon. Lol we have a problem.

 

My mother’s the odd one with a ford.
My brother has an 07 avalon, father the 02 Tacoma. Me with the corolla, Avalon, taco and tundra, my grandmother has a v6 awd rav4, and my uncle has a v6 Camry. Oh and my sister with her 19 rav4

 

If the top coils are not touching each other, they are still doing their job and are not worn out yet. The non-trd springs are linear. And from what Monte is saying, so are the 3rd gen 4-runner springs.

#2 would be the non-trd springs. An inspection would verify that. The trd/offroad spring is progressive, indicated by the coils on the upper portion of the spring.

 

I'm in love

 

Too lazy to look back, but what do you want to know about the rear suspension of a 4Runner. I might be able to help

 

Close here as well.
1-1st Gen 4Runner
1-3rd Gen Hilux
1-1st Gen Tacoma
1-Camry
1-Rav4

 

Made it back to houston and getting ready to unload the donor transmission!

 

Made a safe place in the garage for now

 

Took off the chrome side steps

 

And got some Rock sliders to clean up and weld on!

 

Cleaned up the Diff mounts with some engine degreaser. Probably gonna paint all the steel components with POR15 before I get ready for assembly

 

Day 2 of frame and bed repair

Frame coated with chassis saver

 

1 - 1st Gen Tacoma
1 - A70 Supra
1 - 1st Gen Sequoia (sisters)
1 - 2nd Gen 4Runner (moms)

 

@JoeyWales , looks good, I'm going to try and do mine this fall when the weather cools a bit. While I was doing my rear shocks, I noticed my undercarriage is in really good shape. I have some light surface rust on the frame in places, but nothing to worry about. I see some of the rust buckets posted here on TW and think, no way in hell would I drive that.

 

We have
1- 98 Tacoma 2.4 manual (mine)
1- 01 Tacoma srunner v6 manual
1- 89 Toyota pickup Single cab 4x4 22re

 

Thanks bud. Waiting for it to cool would be nice but, I’m busy in the fall with working out of town. It’s been a scorcher these past two days. Real feel around 105 with SC humidity. Hoping to wrap up tomorrow.

I have seen a few rust buckets on here. “Luckily” I only had two places of rot in the typical spots. Considering this truck spent 2004-2014 in the New England area, I’m grateful. Although every single bolt has the chance of shearing. I’ve sheared and replaced countless bolts. From 8mm to 19mm. I need a donor truck just for misc bolts lol