First Generation Tacoma Pics

[1GMike]

ive seen some pics on this forum and looks like you off-road in major way. so when you say cutting front cab mounts back, is that so you can fit bigger tires? are you making any upgrade to cab mounts themselves? what kind of sliders are you going with? sorry if lame questions. i find this stuff fascinating, but im newb to the third degree. haha!

It is. Bigger tires, and keep the truck low. No upgrades to the mount, I’ll cut it, and plate it. Sliders are home built, and I’ll detail them once they’re on, with how I’m mounting them [emoji1303][emoji1303]

 

[tooter]

It is. Bigger tires, and keep the truck low. No upgrades to the mount, I’ll cut it, and plate it. Sliders are home built, and I’ll detail them once they’re on, with how I’m mounting them [emoji1303][emoji1303]

aww, sweet! [emoji4] looking forward to seeing what you've done. enjoy the day!

 

[1GMike]

aww, sweet! [emoji4] looking forward to seeing what you've done. enjoy the day!

You too mister!! Gotta get thru the work day, so I can get back to the garage!!

 

[Pupule Mike]

 

[1GMike]

Sliders are on. Big boots are on. No weight, blah blah, I know, but front body mounts are cut and plated to clear the bigger tire.

 

[1GMike]

Front mount chop.

 

[tooter]

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Sliders are on. Big boots are on. No weight, blah blah, I know, but front body mounts are cut and plated to clear the bigger tire.

looks beefy! so you home-built the sliders? nice job! curious to see how you mounted them to the frame.

 

[tooter]

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Front mount chop.

ah okay, i gotcha now. how much did you have to cut off to make room for those tires?

 

[1GMike]

I took out roughly an inch. Not so much for these tires, as for 37” tires for snow wheeling.

 

[1GMike]

looks beefy! so you home-built the sliders? nice job! curious to see how you mounted them to the frame.

The sliders were built by another fella, for his 2nd gen Tacoma. So they’ve been a bit modified[emoji6]

 

[1GMike]

I welded some 1/2” pipe thru the frame, welded both sides of the frame. I wouldn’t want to do this with the body in place, but with the body off, this was the perfect time to make these removable, without a CBI style bracket.

 

[tooter]

looks cool! yeah i can see why now would be good time to install.

 

[Scubaguy]

 

[Scubaguy]

I love the 4 Runner wheels.

 

[Scubaguy]

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I love the look of a regular cab and wouldn’t mind owning one as a 2nd ride.

Love the looks of yours.

 

[Scott Wyman]

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I welded some 1/2” pipe thru the frame, welded both sides of the frame. I wouldn’t want to do this with the body in place, but with the body off, this was the perfect time to make these removable, without a CBI style bracket.

You do some killer work Mike!! Love your posts.

 

[B.C.]

Great truck Pupule!

Awesome fabrication 1G !

 

[B-RI]

View attachment 29495 2003 4x4...recently completed repaint in Ford Racing Red

That’s sharp! Really nice!

 

[1GMike]

Timing kit came in, so all new and installed now. Gotta do the valve cover gaskets this week, and install the front diff, and all associated, but should be putting the cab on this weekend.

 

[1GMike]