98 SAS Tacoma progress pics (Beginning hydro assist)

[THK Matt]

ARE YOU MAKING YOUR MARKERS INTO SIGNALS AND THEN USING JETTA SIDE MARKERS?

[Yota87Truck]

nice patch job!

[Reynolds]

ARE YOU MAKING YOUR MARKERS INTO SIGNALS AND THEN USING JETTA SIDE MARKERS?

I am using Jetta side markers. They are turn signals on Jetta's so I just had to wire them into my turn signal circuit, simple.

[jimbo74]

awesome job on the patch panel..... cant even tell

[THK Matt]

oh i see so that way people on the side can see where your turning... i like it.
maybe ill get some for mine so i can stop being almost T-boned cause people can tell im turning.

[Reynolds]

Well, I climbed under the truck today to do some maintenance and found some cracks around my steering box brace. The swap was done 4 or 5 years ago so the frame plates were much smaller than they are today. It was just a matter of time before mine started cracking. I will be documenting the fixing process starting Monday, here is a picture of the crack.

[THK Matt]

im lost on where that even is and what crack?

[Reynolds]

im lost on where that even is and what crack?

It's on the backside of the frame on the steering box brace. You can kind of make out the crack between the weld and frame.

[Reynolds]

Here is a mildly better picture...

[THK Matt]

oh ouch..

[unclejpl4x4]

nothing some bubble gum and duck tape can't fix. 

[lilbuddy]

How many cans of paint did it take you to do it? I might just  pick up 2 cases (12 cans) off that website that you sent me on pirate...

[Reynolds]

How many cans of paint did it take you to do it? I might just  pick up 2 cases (12 cans) off that website that you sent me on pirate...

Yeah 12 cans will be plenty.

On a side note, I cut my spare tire holder off and got a tailgate, I just need to paint it tan once I find a good way of removing all this left over sticky near the top of the tailgate.



Also had another pair of hoops bent up at a friends house (Thanks John!)



Andddddd.....drum roll please....I'm going to the Marlin Crawler Round Up! So if you see my truck, come say hi!

I'm leaving for the Dusy Ershim trail this Saturday too and will be on the trail until Wednesday so I'll post up a bunch of pictures when we get back in town.

[TheCookieMonster]

nice truck man ...i need a tacoma 

[Yota87Truck]

i need a tacoma 

X2

[Reynolds]

I'm back from the Dusy-Ershim trail! 33 miles of amazing scenery and wheeling, I can't wait to go back! It was my girlfriends first camping trip ever and she had the time of her life. We definitely didn't want to come home, she is a keeper!!!

[THK Matt]

damn you got some hella nice tacos wheelin with you. that look like fun!
i love going camping in places like that.

your gf is definately a keeper, cute too.

[lilbuddy]

sick pics. cant wait to see ur truck (finally) at the con

i decided now why ur paint looks better then mine... you have the tinted rear windows to accent the paint.

[Reynolds]

sick pics. cant wait to see ur truck (finally) at the con

i decided now why ur paint looks better then mine... you have the tinted rear windows to accent the paint.

Likewise! Yeah my side extra cab windows and the rear window are tinted like a tanish color and my interior is brown so my whole truck is pretty much tan or brown haha.

[lucky7]

Did all the rigs in the pic run the whole trail

[Mtn. Toy]

Dang, I wish my Tacoma was looking like that Very nice!

[Reynolds]

Did all the rigs in the pic run the whole trail

Yep! My buddy Matt in the white stockish Tacoma led our group through half of the trail and was nearly 10-15min ahead of the rest of the solid axle guys! If you ask me, he deserves a driver of the year award

[THK Matt]

Yep! My buddy Matt in the white stockish Tacoma led our group through half of the trail and was nearly 10-15min ahead of the rest of the solid axle guys! If you ask me, he deserves a driver of the year award

IFS eh? makes me feel better bout having IFS. i wont next year though

[Reynolds]

Drilled and tapped my steering box the other day. Will be installing the box next week hopefully

Remove these pieces


Don't let this come apart


Drill and tap holes, I chose these locations


This little POS is what made my steering box leak all over on the Rubicon


Perfectly over the vein on the top of the box


All done ready to go back in the truck

[46&2]

Sweet... that is definitely high on my list of "TO DOS"

[THK Matt]

OOOOO ASSTITS!

[Reynolds]

OOOOO ASSTITS!

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[Bazzi]

damn nice truck... and the moves on the bike to... 

[kiyul4130]

OOOOO ASSTITS!

i love those.

[THK Matt]

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ASSTITS = ASSIST

HYDRO ASSTITS