98 SAS Tacoma progress pics (Beginning hydro assist)

[pickemup81]

nah, gears on bikes is for the weak

[wa4x4]

Making a trail to the top of the hill with your 4x4, and then riding to the bottom is weak.

[Rocksurfer]

nah, gears on bikes is for the weak

Yeah, but it'd take us like 4-5 hrs. to get to the top of the mountain then only 45min to an hour to fly down.

[pickemup81]

Thats a good way to get back to the subject

[Rocksurfer]

Making a trail to the top of the hill with your 4x4, and then riding to the bottom is weak.

[wa4x4]

You must be weak to drive to the top of the hill instead of riding, duh!

[Rocksurfer]

You must be weak to drive to the top of the hill instead of riding, duh!

We were talking BMX and pushing my bike up, not driving up...... duh!!

[synwars]

genralee7

Looks good! From the side profile pic, it looks like you need em! Keep it up.

[Reynolds]

Thats a good way to get back to the subject

Ah it's fine, I don't mind BMX, trucks, its all the same to me

[kneedownnate]

Yeah, but it'd take us like 4-5 hrs. to get to the top of the mountain then only 45min to an hour to fly down.

Couple of times we'd make a 16 mile round trip on our bmxers, just to go jump in the cold ass river.  3 miles up a steep ass hill and 5 miles down the other side(that was soooooo fun!), then turn around and come back.  My friend kept making the mistake of sitting down.  He looked like he was in a lot better shape than I was, and thought so, but not after that ride!  I was all leg back then!

Anyway, I keep thinking that shell is identical to the one on my 3rd gen.  The shape is just too far off a taco, regular cab or not.  The color helps to hide the difference though.

[Reynolds]

genralee7

Looks good! From the side profile pic, it looks like you need em! Keep it up.

Ok beats me, looks like I need what?

[Reynolds]

Anyway, I keep thinking that shell is identical to the one on my 3rd gen.  The shape is just too far off a taco, regular cab or not.  The color helps to hide the difference though.

Got any pictures? Maybe we can compare The thing that gets me is its like half an inch too skinny on either side of the bed rails. Oh well, it fits, its on, it was cheap, i'll deal with it

[synwars]

Ok beats me, looks like I need what?

Sorry! I didn't specify, did I? I was talking about the sliders... 

[bmxanddie]

hey i ride too! what do you know

[Reynolds]

hey i ride too! what do you know

Sweet, I know so many guys with Toyotas that ride, its probably just a coincidence that riders choose only the best trucks

[Stinky]

ya...standard is a bit quiet lately.....i havent really read a RIDE or really rode in at least a year or more....but ricks been around since the begining...ya know.....but no im not ridin an r model...a 250s...then like a week after i got it, the r model was on sale for the same price...bummer..but you'll have that.....

[Reynolds]

After blowing up my TRD rear end, I opted for a non-TRD Tacoma rear end swap. Reason being, well, just look at the picture There are burly supports that go side to side on the 8.4 third member 



Since the pinion shed a few teeth on the TRD rear end, I didn't want to have any chance of it happening again so I got the gears cryo treated by Edwards Heat Treating in San Leandro, CA. They did a great job!

Here are some misc. pictures of what is to come in the future of my truck I basically got a Diamond housing that I can bolt my stock brakes/axles and third member into. Remember, a Diamond is forever 

[86RockRunner]

That is some bling right there its too bad you have to paint it...

[Reynolds]

That is some bling right there its too bad you have to paint it...

I know, it would be kinda cool to just clear coat it but naw, flat black is fine

[86RockRunner]

Thats true, chrome wont get you home. Looks good though 

[Reynolds]

Pictures of the sliders installed I capped off the fronts of them but wanted to do something different for the rear of them. So I found these from AA Manufacturing, Will probably just weld them on and grind smooth



And pictures of the sliders, just have to make some hoops to match the rear ones Sweeeet

[Reynolds]

Sold the shell, decided to bob the bed this past weekend. Turned out OK I guess  I took 13" out of the bed so I can throw a double cab shell on if I wanted  The project wasn't difficult at all. In 3 hours I had the back piece fully tacked up and started tacking the whole thing together. The key is how straight you cut the bed. I used a 4" cut off wheel which worked out great. If I had used anything else, I would still be out there trying to get it to fit right

[alwayzbroken]

Looks awesome Can you get a diamond axle to accept a Ford 9" third member? That would be a hot setup 

[EAZYCRAWLR]

awsome to see some people that ride the BMX and are into toyota 4x4. the truck looks great and the color kicks ass......

[blackSR5]

Keep up the nice work man. Truck Looks GREAT!!!

[Reynolds]

Looks awesome Can you get a diamond axle to accept a Ford 9" third member? That would be a hot setup 

Yes you can. Call Brian at Diamond axle/Front Range Offroad, he'll tell you everything you want to know

[Reynolds]

awsome to see some people that ride the BMX and are into toyota 4x4. the truck looks great and the color kicks ass......

Is that your Tacoma in your avatar? I'd like to check out some more pics if so

[EAZYCRAWLR]

yes the tacoma is mine, i will post up some pics from this weekend as soon as my buddy sends them over......

[Twisted Minis]

Truck looks mean with the bed bobbed. I like the olive drab, and the bullet holes in the tailgate.

[EAZYCRAWLR]

awsome another mini trucker on marlin.... i thought i was alone, i have seen your truck a bunch of times on SSM, looks killer, i have a 91 Isuzu that I'm in the process of dodydropping right now also ........ good luck on finding a 4x4!!!