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

I tore into my axles this weekend... posted in AZ regional. Tell me what you think of my solution for the SST to press off the bearing, retainers, and abs ring...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rear-axle-seal-bearing-replacing-check-it-out.433313/

sneak peak. I think I could nearly refine this solution and make a few. So basic - thick plate to go around and under the abs ring (maybe figure a way to attach to 3 studs), then have a few m10x1.25 to .5" threaded adapters made (instead of shitty welding 2 together) - so much simpler than the big tube tools available now, and you don't need a big press either.

 

Your rear diff breather comes all the way to the engine bay?

 

I need this so bad. I spent all Saturday trying several different setups on a 20T press and never got it done. Might have to hand in my man card.

 

New Bushwacker flares and a bath. What a pain in the ass those were.

 

Got the rear bumper installed today.

 

How are you running the wire out the toolbox? I'm just worried about mine having water come in or something

 

Plasti dipped

 

Do those just look like bigger openings or do the bushwackers let you cut away some...

 

Productive weekend!

Blacked out my grill. Bumper chrome is next weekend.


Mounted my flashlight to the shifter console. Used some washers on both sides and bolts instead of the wood screws it came with (felt like they would pull right out of the 1999 plastic)


Changed the valve cover gasket and cleaned the bay. Lots of old grime had built up along with the leaking oil. This was an interesting project. Lots of learning and help from my brother-in-law. Didn't get much pictures once my hands got too filthy.

 

You have to cut a bit to fit them on the ends

 

I took my whole interior apart, cleaned the carpet, dynamatted everything, reassembled.

 

Cut an inch from the front (rear part of fender) and 2" from the rear (1" from both ends)

Right on

 

The main wires for the fuse panel come in via the box mounting holes from underneath:

 

My UWS doesn't have those. Guess just drilling some holes somewhere around there wouldn't hurt with a rubber grommet or something

 

Yeah I mean you can see how dry mine is, water doesn't like to go up haha

 

Your brake fluid and reservoir look amazing, but your clutch fluid is dark. How many miles are on this truck?

 

what years do i look up for the tundra brake upgrade? tyvm

 

There are dozens of threads on this subject. Here is one:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tundra-brake-upgrade-part-numbers.395494/

 

He said he has two switches for them if I remember correctly.

 

i have read a bunch and can honestly probably give one heck of a research page to anyone looking into this but as far as i have read it does not state the physical years they come one other then in the later year tundras.
so should i assume they are from like 2004 to current?