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

I would, they were like $340 on Amazon. I think being able to see is worth the investment

 

Diff install withs some local guys, and Craig from Toywerx came by and personally installed a new grill he hooked me up with for my birthday.

Before:



After:



It's so damn nice.




Barely got any pics, we were cranking through shit. Got the rear in and everything torqued, same for the front diff. Just need to torque all the front end components.

 

I need to do my plugs and also touch up my sliders and bumpers and stuff.

 

Differential Skid plate new for free since dealer lost it last service day so I returned to get them install and state inspection 25 dollars

 

Remove gas tank Skid Plate
Step 1 is 4 bolts , 2 up front 2 at mid rear
Front has 3 but Do Not touch one in the middle, tks TW post i learned.
Step 2 clean up a lot of flanky rust with spatula and thiner then awesome degreaser , also clean tank, not flakes or signs of rust just dirt and excess of grase from the drivetrain zerks
Step 3, apply the Rust Converter Eastwood brand, is a milky fluid ONly apply with the rust exist.
Step 4 gotta wait 72 hours to let it dry the rust converter, work to be continue next weekend.

 

I should do this, I'm pretty sure mine is filled with earth.

 

changed cv axle. snapped one of lbj bolts. i actually took these out not even 2 years ago and thoroughly coated in antiseize yet they were rusted in like crazy. no matter how much rust protection i put on this 2 times a year the damn things rusts like crazy.

 

Weird, I changed mine two years prior to this last time and used red loctite and no anti size and they all were a bit loose. Are you using the flanged bolts or the normal with washers?

 

flanged. they came with my oem lbjs.

 

jobs already done. i was expecting them to come out nicely since putting anti seize on em. and yes im using old scrap bolts on my lbj for the time being. will replace them when i can.

 

If you have time to wait or remember beforehand PB Blaster or Kroil are the shit. If you are forgetful and doing it last minute 50/50 Acetone and Automatic Transmission Fluid. If you're me, you don't use any of those because your out of them and you don't actually need it 90% of the time (shitty climates notwithstanding)

 

Sunny, about 73°, a few clouds in the sky; sounds like a good time to give the ol' girl a proper bath.



So glad I bought that little Ryobi pressure sprayer with soap dispenser. Along with some good drying towels and a shamois, I managed to wash two cars (RAV4 and an Acura RDX) this morning in an hour. Truck took about 45 minutes.

 

I miss living in Sac

 

This time of year, the weather is perfect. There's even a nice cool breeze.

View from my backyard right now. Days like this I wish I had a hammock.

 

Hoping by this time next year to be back in Sac/Chico or Redding.

 

The white harness that has the wire you want to cut is connected to this black box. Its under the dash on the gas pedal side. Its closer to the center console. The black box is clearly labled unless your sticker has weathered.

 

you accidently hit the push pin, it is centered and not pushing out on one side or another. (forward, reverse)

think of it as a neutral position

 

The dial that changes the shaft direction from forward to reverse right? That's what I thought. I pushed it side to side and tried again but it would only spin for a few seconds intermittently and just blow air afterwards. I'm uploading another vid it'll be a minute.

 

Yeah true. I have offroad lights though so..yeah.

 

Hey thanks man!! Killer truck btw! Maybe one day I'll be in the cool 1st gen club.