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

yea anything is possible with enough time and effort. Sure you can.

 

Ill come up with something similar and post pics when its done... all 1/4 of course

 

I'm pretty sure that's the reasoning behind the price, he just doesn't want to build them, and probably not making much at the old price to be worth it.

 

I known he doesn't. Has said it several times they are a pita.

 

Yea I definitely can see it.. all the different angles on the press etc

 

Strange, mine came with bolts...

 

Yeah, BAMF. Got it in the original GB for 250$ I think.

I have definitlely gotten good use outa this thing. This skid gets bashed on quite a bit (pun intended) for its cost and the fact that you lose about 1" of ground clearance but it is study AF and protects the back cover as well as the pinion flange/slip joint/u-joint. Very glad I have it.

edit: I did not have to modify it. Fits like a glove.

 

Replaced my blower fan Saturday. I removed it about two years ago because it was making a clicking noise. Thought a leaf or pine needle was stuck in it. Holy cow it was dirty and I don't smoke or live on a dirt road. Blew it out with a air compressor and scrubbed the plastic wheel with a toothbrush (tried, but could not remove the squirrel cage). Note - If you use an air compressor, be mindful that a boatload of regular dust and black dust from the electric brushes will blow out.

The clicking noise came back so I ordered a TYC replacement from Amazon. I'm sure the electrical drag has to be less since the cage on the new one spins so much easier!
While I had the old one out, I used a cleaner/freshener on the ac condenser.

I highly recommend you do this. I really wasn't expecting to see as much grime on the condenser as I did because again, I don't live on a dirt road, smoke or go off-roading. It's tighter than a dicks hat under the dash so I used a telescoping mirror with/light to view it.
Using the extended straw I was able to feed it into the condenser space. Took about two minutes to empty the can. Residue, etc comes out the ac drain. An added benefit is that it smells great!

$39 TYC 700059 Toyota Replacement Blower Assembly

https://www.amazon.com/TYC-700059-Toyota-Replacement-Assembly/dp/B000GOJWHM/ref=au_as_r?_encoding=UTF8&Make=Toyota%7C76&Model=Tacoma%7C1037&Year=2003%7C2003&ie=UTF8&n=15684181&newVehicle=1&s=automotive&vehicleId=1&vehicleType=automotive

 

Doin work

 

Yeah def my bad for not having already armored it. Damage happens when you actually test you and your trucks limits.

 

He wouldn't know what that is

 

On weekend washed pressure inside frame, install the skid plates that I removed week before for clean up. Like a pound of mud came of scrubbing in dry with screwdriver on holes of frame next to rack. Buch of pic, noticed oil leak

 

The one and only with a RAT diff skid!

 

oh, you have one too? lol....I thought I was special..haha

 

No haha... I'm trying to get one from either RAT or bamf but probably end up just fabbing one up

 

What year 4Runner seats will fit in my truck?

 

never updated you guys on my top plates I finished awhile ago so here it is after painting the whole bumper last weekend

 

I believe third gen seats with a little modification to the brackets, theres quite a few threads on it

 

Looks good. I quite like it.