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

400 posts is alot to read up on!! My bad if repetion occurs.
Is the 4 little bolts that are your biggest worry.
So do you feel that the 4 bolts are the one of the flaws leading to failure on the 1st gens? The bolts that sheared, do you know if they were reused or new? At M3bassman.
Have you looked into just a uniball or Johnny joint at the rack, then buying tundra ball joints and another Johnny joint? I have a few machinest friends that I have passed this by. With the cost of parts and thread cutting tubing for a link its about 150$
QUOTE="what road, post: 17492127,
member: 121762"]I think it is double sheared otherwise it would be a bootless ball joint. If you zoom in at the ball look at where the stud begins. The way it tapers off doesn't say ball joint to me. But your right since it's really not been heard of by many and that it's made by someone and not a company.[/QUOTE]

What grade bolt is a standard bolt? Every decent grade bolt has a shear strength in psi. That is rated at the shank not threads. So if part a didnt machine a counter sunk hole to incorporate the shank of the bolt or has no sleeve. Referring to bad surface milling and aftermarket bolts. Thus then the rated spec doesn' apply to that bolt. Also the more you 'e tq a bolt the more it stretches and the weaker it gets in shear and tensile strength.

Have you checked McCaster Carr or the Bolt Depote?

 

All I can say is these solo bolts look too big to be used on this little truck lol - more like a full size or something you'd use on a farm haha.

 

Oh hell yeah! didn't know you where still around. Will do just taking care of the last few life expense right now with my daugher going to prom and wife taking a trip. After that I'll be collecting parts. Time frame mid May. I'll be in contact around that time. Thanks for the response. I'll Pm you when I'm ready. I tried looking for your thread but couldn't find it.

 

Nice!
~Clark Griswold

 

What grade bolt is a standard bolt? Every decent grade bolt has a shear strength in psi. That is rated at the shank not threads. So if part a didnt machine a counter sunk hole to incorporate the shank of the bolt or has no sleeve. Referring to bad surface milling and aftermarket bolts. Thus then the rated spec doesn' apply to that bolt. Also the more you 'e tq a bolt the more it stretches and the weaker it gets in shear and tensile strength. Have you checked McCaster Carr or the Bolt Depote?[/QUOTE]


I totally forgot about Mccaster. They seem to have a large variety of flat head torx bolts but they stop at T40. Does anyone know the exact size?

 

Not quite. Who said it first that he quoted?

 

What grade bolt is a standard bolt? Every decent grade bolt has a shear strength in psi. That is rated at the shank not threads. So if part a didnt machine a counter sunk hole to incorporate the shank of the bolt or has no sleeve. Referring to bad surface milling and aftermarket bolts. Thus then the rated spec doesn' apply to that bolt. Also the more you 'e tq a bolt the more it stretches and the weaker it gets in shear and tensile strength. Have you checked McCaster Carr or the Bolt Depote?[/QUOTE]

no advantage to tundra ball joints. They are the same as ours in terms of the joint. Thats what sucks about that gen of tundra. Basically a tacoma just wider and a v8. Vs the 2nd gen tacoma and 2nd gen tundra where they can retro fit a 2nd gen tundra steering rack to a 2nd gen tacoma for a serious upgrade.

Im not sure what spec the stock lbj bolts are. not 10.9 though I think. Its not common to shear them. What is common is one or two will fall out and then the other 2 will shear. Other common failure is the joint itself separating.



@Speedytech7 i really hope you were drunk last night. Swapping a blower from a mini van instead of a turbo..wtf.

 

Lol...Eugene Levy...but can't remember his characters name...

 

Took her to the farm to go fishing

 

Monte, what is the part number for the t-stat in your timing belt/water pump kit?

@Blackdawg

 

1 Thermostat (82°c) Motorad/Gates 90916-03075
heres mine from the kit i just ordered. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Toyota-3-4L-V6-Complete-Timing-Belt-Water-Pump-Kit-/190521450224?rmvSB=true

 

@Speedytech7 i really hope you were drunk last night. Swapping a blower from a mini van instead of a turbo..wtf.[/QUOTE]
i been drunk and never thought of that lol

 

Yeah, 82c is equal to 180f. Thanks.

 

Your welcome buddy

 

Somehow I just knew you'd pipe up about it too.

Fact is it's a bigger SC than the little Eaton M62 on the 3.4 and it's fed by piping rather than bolted to a plenum or head. So really it's a pretty cheap option for boost and all you need are mounts for it and 4cyls have plenty of room to mount it.

 

Sounds like a faber-cobble nightmare

 

I suppose it could be if you don't measure before you weld

 

Didn't come with one..found that out this week..

It won't be cheaper and it'll be a pita.

I suspect much regret in future of not going turbo from the get go

 

I don't see how it could get to $2700 dollars. I have metal to make mounts and the SC comes with the piping. Really all I'd need to buy would be a new belt and a length of wire to hook of the electric clutch, maybe a silicone couple or two.

It's something to pass the time, still gonna turbo (I like the sounds) and if this works I don't think I'll have problems selling it off to someone else. There's nothing even complicated about it, literally just needs mounts and a wire, I'm thinking as a fun project I'll aim to keep it under $500 for parts and materials. That way if it doesn't work it's no big deal

 

Picked up a JL Stealth Box - they usually runs $600 new for $100 off OfferUp. Can't believe I found one used.



I was a little sketchy since it was in a ghetto part of Oakland... so I took the E320 in case someone wanted to car jack me. LOL.

There's a nice Whole Foods down the street. I guess that makes up for it haha.