It's a tacoma that likely had poor attention to prevent any rust. Normal.
how come my '97 rig does not have that massive amount of rust up front???
If you've treated your chassis with a rust inhibitor, thats your answer.
If you've treated your chassis with a rust inhibitor, thats your answer.
Appears salt has been hard at work on that engine shield.
Trust me, I've seen a gen1 stack of replacement frames just as high as those gen2's here.