What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Not really today, but yesterday I ended up buying a pretty great condition SnugTop at the Lone Star Toyota Jamboree.
Has the fold down front window, side window screens, third brake light, interior dome light, fold down clothes hanger, Yakima rails installed, and carpeted headliner.

 

You're right, the Tacoma won't fit underneath, but the RAV4 will fit over and under with the Corvette Grand Sport sharing the lift.
Yes, that's the major reasoning behind getting the lift:

 

Reported . Title says TODAY. not yesterday

 

Wow that's an awesome score!

 

Hey he reported today what he did yesterday from his truck. All good!

 

Lol i was being sarcastic

 

Yeah. I know. I was bring a smart ass! Lol

 

Yea, I wont disclose the price, but it was definitely a great score.

 

Sitting at tne dealership waiting for a ride home. Dam ABS light is on and its die for the 150,000 mile service

 

Finally did the locking gas cap mod. I used the sticky on here as a reference but didn't want the swivels so it's just some 50lb fishing line and 2 crimps from Home Depot

 

Changed my front, rear and T-case oil to Amsoil 75w-90 Severe Gear lubricant. Used 6 quarts total (1.6 front, 3.15 rear, 1.05 T-case). Front and T-case was still clear but the rear was dark at 15K miles. Could just be mental but driveline feels a lot smoother. Also greased the drive shafts.

I used Amsoil specifically due to being one of the best oils out there. Super easy to do but you will need a transfer pump. Didn't take any pics as even with the pump, it was a sticky job. For those thinking about doing this and would like more information on gear oils available, see link.

http://www.lastgreatroadtrip.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gear-oil-comparison.pdf

 

Swapped out the trans fluid for some Amsoil 75-90 GL-4. Redline MT-90 seems to be difficult to find around here, so Amsoil it is.

 

I've never seen Redline and Amsoil sold anywhere but my local NAPA store. Not sure of all NAPA store does but glad this one around me does.

 

Just picked up some sever gear today for my diffs. I was going to use the GL-4 in the transfer case though. I read some conflicting info as to whether or not the t-case had brass synchros or not so I thought I'd get the GL-4 just to be safe, even though the manual specs GL-4 or GL-5.

 

I don't think NAPA sells them where I live. The only local Amsoil dealers I could find are the rust prevention places, Krown and Rust Check. Rust Check wanted $5/quart MORE than Krown for severe gear though, even though they're just down the street for each other.

 

No brass in the T-case that I know of.

 

Hmm... The MSRP is $15.85 a quart for the Sever Gear. Usually shops just charge that and don't up charge as I assume they get it at the wholesale price. I just ordered mine as it came out cheaper than buying from NAPA and got it within 2 days.

 

Ehats the best way to get excess grease from the d shaft lubing off, so it doesnt fling all over my under carriage

 

Yea, that seems about right. It was $18.05, but that's Canadian though. Rust Check was charging $23.99. So more like a $6 difference I guess.

 

Wipe off the excess with rags? Or do some burnouts then just wipe it off the under carriage after.