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

Finally started my new floor, firewall, and storage area. No more flintstone's jokes for me!

DSC09938 by Jonathan K, on Flickr

 

Got mine back from getting diagnostic work done on the engine. Cyls 2 & 3 leak to coolant, so on Wednesday it'll be going in for the big fix ($1200-1300). Hopefully when they rip the head off and have it pressure tested and milled there are no issues (cracks or valve adjustment).

 

Yea that's true..

Probably only use it when I get stuck. Instant on. Air locker FTW!

 

I'm planing to get front and rear lockers plus a re gear all at the same time $$$$$$$$$$$ it'll be a while tho

 

Yea that's a lot of money. 3k+. I didn't have that when I regeared. Still don't. But since I can do gears myself I don't mind just ripping the diff out. Not exactly looking forward to doing the front again..but I'll do it at some point.

 

It was pretty fun using my locker for the first time, very smooth.

 

Yea not having ton ump everything will be nice....well..not everything. So far there is only one maybe two spots in Wyoming I can think of that a locker will make things smoother. 5.29s helped a lot in that area for me in the first place.

 

So yeah. For the front mount I'm gonna try and fab a plate like this, maybe 18ga stainless or w/e I can find. Never did anything like this before so we will see.




If I can find a hook-bolt that is 1/2" longer then all I have to do is drill out the rear center hole on the top of the cage and use the stock nut to tighten it down.

 

MG gear reduction starter all wrapped and ready to install. Also the HO alternator arrived today.

 

Finally got a hi-lift but way to go UPS, got to replace the top part. (It's name is escaping me)

 

Got my lightbar and switch wired up, gonna order a blue sea fuse box, winch power and winch in/out switches, spot light switches, and possibly some CBI ditch light brackets on the next few days.

 

Better not be planning on running the winch off the blue sea

 

Definelty not, I need to clean up the wiring and an ACC fuse box seemed like the best way to do it, when my wiring is done Winch, Starter, and subwoofer should be the only wires going to the battery besides the fuse boxes.

 

5100s / Eibachs installed - Alignment and deckplate mod tomorrow!

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After:

 

How is that switch mounted??

 

It's just shoved in the empty space, not a great fit but if hasn't fallen out yet....

 

Check out Paranoid Fabrication's switch panel for that location.

Great work, very affordable, great guy to deal with.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/6-switch-plate-under-radio-location.315089/

 

I'll have ECGS do mine.. whenever that tines comes. May just do the two lockers then re gear later.

 

Yea that's a good way to go. I've saved myself....1700 bucks by doing myself though..haha including the rear locker.