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

Doesn't matter if the lights work. They require very few amps to operate compared to the starter.

No solenoid. You just checked that(i though). The start contacts in the starter. YOu have to disassemble the starter.

The fact that it works at the store say to me, you battery doesn't have the amps.

Just test it. Its free and easy

Hell if you fit that under the bed you wouldn't impact any storage.

But then again...

couldn't resist.

They make some smaller fuel cells you could add pretty easily like that.

Think you could almost fit two of these across the front: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rci-2171a/overview/

THis is a bit bigger. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rci-2161a/overview/

Wouldn't be hard to make happen really.

 

Ouch, I'll have you know my pile of shit can't decide between 95 or 96, or 01

 

Try completely disconnecting the battery and jumping. Sometimes the battery is so FUBAR that you can't jump start with it connected. Had to do this with the wife's Pilot a couple of weeks ago.

 

I only know about them due to planing my 4 link setup on Frank haha.

And just saying, You could fit one of those i bet under the bed. Put the tire on a swing out. Hell...at that point could put two spares on the swing out. Fit easily with your tire size too.

 

Batteries dead asf so I’m gonna say that’s it, hopefully.

 

That'll do it.

 

That's Blackdawg for you. I swear Monte my wallet is angry at you lmao

 

Yeah but...your truck loves me. haha

 

Might've let this one go a bit too long haha.

 

HA! welp. Good thing you're putting on new ones haha

 

why HG?

 

Yes she does Monte yes she does. She's getting so much attention and love cause of you which is why the last thing I do is get a decal that says "thank you Blackdawg you magnificent bastard" lol jk

 

I think it should say

Fuck you Blackdawg and TW, Im broke now.
Worth it.

 

Lmao I'll bold Blackdawg to show the real reason for the curse of broke-citus

 

Any suggestions for batteries? Hey won’t warranty this one.

 

Buy what you can afford and what they have in stock.

If you can get a deep cycle. Do that.

Ah. Odd. Sounds like the WP is leaking if anything. Can't hurt i guess.

 

My inner tie rods were going out (passenger was totally done). I went ahead and did like you're thinking. It wasn't that bad. The inner clamp on your steering rack boot will probably be a total pain in the ass, but over all it's pretty straight forward.

I replaced the steering rack bushings while I was at it... if you do that, and you are still running a sway bar, I would suggest doing the sway bar bushings as well, because you will need to drop the sway bar to allow room to get the bolts on the rack out.

 

I like the smaller mirrors myself and mine are power, are those newer ones power?

 

I'll probably get rid of the sway bar. The clamps are rusty and the bar is limiting me for articulation. But yea I was just thinking of doing everything in terms of maintenance in one go. I'm getting my uca's first so the mechanic I go to can do the maintenance stuff and alignment for me. He's the only one I trust. Wish he did some modification stuff like lift kits but he just deals with repairs. But luckily I have you guys to help with the mods

 

I'm not really a fan of swing outs at the moment, but maybe mounting it in my bed to my tool box could work...

If I did relocate the spare, shocks would find a better home and a tank for oba would go there. Maybe a bigger fuel tank since you guys have to come up with decent ideas