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

I did try flipping them around, but I can't remember if I did it for both. I might have to try putting in a resistor though! Didn't try map lights yet. It's just the dome I've been struggling with. Thanks!

 

Yep, just home this afternoon. And I agree on the time/temp/daylight. We may have gotten snow one night, Mr. Socurious .

 

I'd be happy to relieve you of two of your three problems. (Frank is a bigger handful than I think I want).

Really though - SWEET! - That looked like a great truck when it popped up.

 

I’m pretty sure my truck has never been as covered with snow as it is right now.

We spent late last night, early this morning and then the rest of the afternoon trying to find and get a lion caught.

This included driving through 18”+ of fresh powder for a couple miles.
My truck as snow and ice stuffed in places it probably didn’t even know about.

I don’t have any pictures of the the driving and I’m not going to take a picture of what’s stuffed in/ hanging off my truck because I don’t want to move.

We did end up catching and letting a lion go, so it’s been worth it.

 

Living the dream

 

Solder one (or two) of these to the ends of the bulb. One works for me, but someone said that two would be better.

$9 uxcell 10PCS 100 Ohm 1W Resistance Fixed Metal Oxide Film Resistors Blue

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PZYO11K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
All they do is provide a bit of resistance, so the control module recognized that there is a bulb in place. If you get the dome working, the map lights don't need the resistors.

 

Just ordered some! thanks!

 

No, we stayed at Eureka Dunes, Homestake, and then a night up in Coyote Canyon.

 

And you didn’t come say hi! Bastard! Next time but your buying the first round.

 

Replaced a broken seat plate. Trying to decide if I should do the other (it's just as rusty but hasn't broken yet) or U-Bolt flip.

 

I got the new flexplate in the mail today, I took that along with my old A340E torque converter to the shop today. They're installing it all tomorrow - hopefully nothing else is broken.

They looked at me like I was crazy when I told them I converted it from 2WD.

 

Ah, now I see your working hounds!!

 

Trimmed my wheel wells after 2 weeks of my tires rubbing LOL!

Very happy with result.

Full wright up in my build thread here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/neontacos-build-log.529039/page-2#post-16960988

 

The dunes are beautiful, but camping there over MLK weekend was one of the coldest nights I have ever spent in a tent. Our breath condensed on the inside of the tent and froze solid. The campsites are nice though, drop toilet, concrete picnic tables, and fire rings. No water, bring your own.

Coyote Canyon (at least that's what it was called on my buddy's forty-year-old map) was on the other side of the mountains from Butte Valley, down the road from Ballarat on the way to Goler Wash. We were actually heading for Goler Wash and turned one road early, since it was late we just camped there for the night and went up Goler Wash the next day.

 

Sorry! Was a super hit and run mission haha

 

I envy you... rarely see these things around here. My father bought one new in 95. Sold it when he bought the 01

 

Well today I finished swapping in a elocker rear end. 4.88’s. A custom rear bumper. And some 5100’s with OME springs and OME leaf springs in the rear.

Happy to say it is EXTREMELY fun to drive.

 

Yeah couldn't pass it up. Very fun little truck. I'm enjoying it

 

Yah, I mostly clutchless the thing after first. Friend's dad is a big rig driver and taught us both how to drive unsynchronized and at this point i find it 100% easier to float gears and rev match especially in low range. Haven't ground in a while, down side is it makes me loud on the trail with little throttle burps and such haha. You can totally heel toe it like car though, especially since the clutch grabs so high plus I have size 13 feet...

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you weren't supposed to float gears in a newer synchronized manual? Doesn't it wear the teeth on the synchros?