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

The E30 was never built in Spartanburg. The E36 was

 

Welp guess I messed that up a little. It was an E3 series. Got Spartanburg wrong too, lol.

 

Does anyone know the GCWR rating on the inline 4 cyl ext. cab? Figuring out if the car I'm towing exceeds any limits.

 

Yes, 5 lug...

 

Who knows anything about air compressors?

I bought 3/8 desiccant dryer with oil removal filter and a 1/2 air filter.

Do I need the individual air filter or will the desiccant/oil filter combo will filter the air the same? I intend to use paint spray guns which is why I got this.

I was planning on running both of them in series.

 

What mount/setup did you use for this? Read through a couple pages but I didn't see it come up.

 

How bad were the lower control arm bushings?

 

Thats a RAM motorcycle mount. I have one for my phone

 

@Jaysjammin



Uses an M6 bolt through the grab handle.

 

Used these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005KWPJ04/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004O8LF26/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$15 RAM Mounts RAM-B-367U Motorcycle Handlebar Clamp Base with M8 Bolts with B Size 1" Ball

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J43I56/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


and swapped in a 60mm M6 or M8 (can't remember) socket head screw for the ball mount.

Followed this write up for a 2nd gen, but the idea was the same:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/mod-a-pillar-ram-mount-gps-phone-holder.372250/

 

Thanks! I guess I'll look into it. @Captain Magma did you mean to post the same link three times?

 

I think I fixed it now

 

By far my favorite mod ever to my truck, I use it every single day. Just a note you cannot use the supplied M8 bolt, I used an M6 bolt from home depot.

 

I love Hawaii. It's like entering the Tacoma-zone.

You need a few bits for this:

Ram Mount Motorcycle Handlebar Clamp Base with M8 Screws - but this is an M8 screw, so if you don't want to re-tap the grab handle mount, you'll need to pick up an M6 bolt, like these M6 x 55mm Thread Hex Socket Head Cap Screw

Then, you need a few washers or a nut for a spacer to push the ball out a bit - I'm sure you can find those .

Then, you'll need whatever arm and "holder" will work for your device. I found that this set worked well for me for positioning, and then you'll need to figure out a holder: Ram Mount Double Socket Swivel Arm for 1-Inch Ball Bases

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI8O0DcwZ8Y

The part where he says "and we have ugly ones with big wheels" that truck is the same year and trim level as me. Haha.

 

@Jaysjammin - by the way, I've got a bit of a write-up here: Adding a Ram Mount to the #%@#$@! A-pillar.

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Y'all gotta be careful I ended up stripping my screw for the grab handle in the process, I tried half ass drilling it out and never got to fixing it. If yours uses a screw head instead of a bolt head I would use an impact screwdriver.

 

hahahahaha.

I'm taking pics of as many Tacoma's as I can. I plan to post them all when it's over. The only question is whether it will be more than 1000.

 

^^^This is true for sure.

I cover it in my write-up (Adding a Ram Mount to the #%@#$@! A-pillar.). 2001+ have a hex head on that bolt. 98-00 have a JIS (looks like philips) head.

 

That's what that son of a bitch is called? I stripped it so quickly when I used a Phillips screwdriver.