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

yes somebody did, there are pics somewhere lol

 

Yea i thought i had seen one. But the damn interwebs are so big that i cant seem to find it anywhere. And that is something that i would like to do. It seems like that hump was mad for something like a switch panel

 

Steve did. Go to his build @sander1036

 

I was thinking about mounting one of those Switch Pro 8 panels in that spot behind the rear view mirror. There is a bezel now that you could use...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/switch-pro-8-switch-panel-group-buy.389851/page-24#post-12418060

You'd want to use the flat version not the curved one so it would fit the headliner better I think. Much less wiring and trouble than trying to fit the carling switches in that spot.

 

thats not all that bad of a price once you add up doing the carling ones and adding a nice relay setup

 

Anyone ever had your fuel filter leak from the connection point?

 

Started Day 1 of a long maintenance/mod adventure:

-LCA bushing replacement with Whiteline bushings
-Rear main seal replacement
-Front diff outer seals
-new engine mounts ( courtesy of @Bonzen)
-New transmission mount (4xinnovations)
-new front brake pads and rotors
-new oil pan gasket
-new timing belt, water pump, and timing belt idler pulleys
-new crankshaft seal
-LCE short shifter install
-ARB diff breather kit install
-BAMF bolt on sliders and LCA skids
-RAT skid install

 

I used plastidip, it sticks easily and since your using it on the interior it will likely never fail.

 

Yes, when i put a new one in i didn't tighten it enough and had to tighten it more. It uses copper crush gaskets to make a seal.

 

And the tundra brake upgrade starts! going to be picking a set of 4 runner rims and tires 265/70/17 for $150 on saturday morning..tires still have some tread on them so i might run them a little bit until i can decide on what tires and size to get, this isnt the picture of them its just used to show the type of wheel is all...

 

How were the motor mounts install? I saw the thread and thought it'd be a good insurance sometime down the road

 

Use a Steering wheel puller, then when reassembling use a little grease on the shaft splines , my wheel comes off by just pulling on it by hand now

 

Yeah mine came sanded up pretty nice. I wiped it down with denatured alcohol and used the self etching primer I always use on bare metal projects. We'll see how it holds up.

Yeah it's Steve (@sander1036 ) who did that.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sanders-02-dc-build.173699/page-45#post-8900048

 

I plan on doing that today. I think my approach will be slightly different because I have dropped the transmission and entire front end components (with the exception of the engine)for other things. I will let you know nonetheless.

 

That looks really good right there. Would be easy to add a D-ring or two right to it as well for extra tie down spots.

I put on this stubby antenna from amazon

No more "TWAP" every time I drive in or out of the garage.

 

Is the reception as good as factory? I like it and may consider ordering one.

 

That's around the same location I would like my switches. But I'm going with toggle switches.

 

Yeah I want to go in the headliner for in cab switches as well. I think it looks the cleanest and is really the only good spot since I have a CB in my ash tray and a double din head unit going in.

 

Not a big fan of mud but I got her a little dirty

 

Do you have a picture of where your CB is?


Anyone have pictures of where they out there's? Thinking I might just put it on the back of my center console.