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

Ha. Nice. Bens photo too

 

And thats how u break stuff.





Worth it tho.

 

#ToyotaStrong

 

Drove around today for about an hour and went to the auto parts store to get a code checked. Cylinder 2 isn't firing... gonna get new wires and spark plugs. But not the reason I'm writing this. I pulled into drive way and let it idle for an bit while I read some stuff in my manual. Sat there for about 10 minutes then turned it off. I noticed a really strange noise coming from under the hood. I pop it open and notice coolant poring into the overflow tank. It filled it up pretty much all the way. I haven't touched the coolant in about a year so I don't know what's going on.

 

Install 7 inch LED lights in back of the grill

 

They do that to mine too. Idk why.

 

you've got my attention

 

welcome to tacomaworld! a great source of info and the most expensive "free" thing I have ever done for my truck!

as for ideas on what I would do to the truck first, first look around and see what others have done and what suites your needs/wants and your budget... what works best for me may not be the best for you and vice-versa...

just for reference a ball joint puller is your best buddy and it is well worth it to rent/borrow one if you do this yourself!

 

MOAR light.... installed the 50 inch curved bar today.. now i will be able to see out in the woods at night
The 20 incher on the bumper was good but this should be a smidge better lol

 

Kikin it old school with my KC Daylighters. Just got them all wired and lit up.

 

I prefer the look of oldschool round auxiliary lights myself.

 

Ive seen 2 different tacomas rolling over doing this

 

They must not have skill like me

 

These were a gift way Before i got my taco....
Someday i want a older taco done period style

 

@Blackdawg @Robmonster117

When you did the plumbing for the windshield washer fluid, how the hell did you guys get it in? I was able to push it up but tore the tranny hose to the radiator. Fixed that issue then i saw that it was bending the plastic on the radiator fan which would not allow the fan to spin. Uggghh!!

I gave up but can give it another go today before re-instaling my skids

 

huh. That is odd.

Mine pushes just a touch on the fan shroud, but doesn't impede it.

I wonder if this is due to a manual tranny vs auto? I haven't done this too my double cab yet. So I couldn't say for sure.

If anything. Just cut the side tube down so it doesn't go under the fan and recap it. Yea you'll loose a bit of capacity but at least it will work.

 

Or throw that PVC POS in the trash and find a small bottle that fits under the hood and doesn't get in the way of anything.

This is 1/2 gallon and works great:

 

Genius! !! Thanks bro...i installed a gatorade bottle last night for a temp...haha

 

That is stange. My setup never interfered with the fan or the shroud at all. It just kinda sits in the fender pan in front of the airbox