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

Dang undercarriage is clean

 

We made it fabulous same with the back. Just need to look at the middle still haha.

 

broke the passenger side door handle... well nothing actually broke.
handle moves but is super stiff and wont open the door catch from the outside.
the inner handle is pretty stiff as well but functions fine.

ideas anyone??

is there a recommended lube interval for auto doors that I haven't heard of?

 

I wish...

 

I was asked by a friend to bring back some 'moab dirt' for a special event from our recent adventure. Little did anyone realize that the diff diaper would be the source.

 

I need to make a diff skid, really needed one the other day.

 

Got quite a bit of dirt in there. Makes me wanna have a skid plate for my rear diff.

 

Locktight and paint mark the bolts...

 

What diff skid is that?

Ive only seen the weld on ones that do little in protecting the bottom where I’ve been dragging it recently

 

Went wheeling with @shipps and a new guy. Was a good day. Some of my fav shots.

BounderBasin-2.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-9.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-19.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-27.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-32.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-38.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-46.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-52.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

Rest are in Igors Build thread. Fun day.

 

Thats a Bamf diff skid. Before they where discontinued. Love mine too. Think Jerry was doing a 1 time group buy on them again...at like..$450 a skid or something crazy.

 

It's a BAMF, pretty sure he's currently doing a limited run of them again. But he only does them every once in a while so you may have to get in line if the near $500 price tag doesn't scare you off.

@Digiratus Didn't this have to modified to fit when you got it?

 

No that was me. But i got it for free at Moab. It was warped. Easy fix.

 

Close to a $500 tag?!

Looks like I'll be spending a few hours to make one

When I got the bamf 1st gen relocation that also had to be modified a bit for good fitment..

 

May have to borrow @m3bassman's welder and make one, my poor diff took a beating the other day, started to bend the rear cover.

 

Gotta fund his builds somehow lol.

 

I can see why the cost so much. The pieces he has to cut and then bend into odd shapes to form it and then weld the 1/4'' and keep it from warping. It would be a bitch. Not something he can just let his normal guys make.

 

No doubt built well...just don’t think I could justify the price tag for it

 

yea..well..thats the "I don't like building these but will if you pay me enough money" price haha

used to be 325 i think. Most GBs where $250ish or something. Wasn't bad anyways.

 

1/4" plate and a good welder and I'm sure you could come up with something just as good. I plan to do a 3 or 4 piece bottom pan (to achieve the curve of the diff without bending plate cause I don't have an ironworker) weld them together and then use 3.5in 1/4"wall pipe cut up to make clamps.