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

i have icons. and before that i had old donahoes didnt really have any issues with the DO coilovers (until the spring cracked and it starting pissing fluid out) icon still gave me a great deal on replacements and the icons were great for the year i drove on them ( i have deaver leafs and icons in the back too)

 

That's a nice thing of Icon to do for you. Didn't think springs could crack catastrophically.

 

it didnt. it just cracked at the bottom after being on the truck from 2007-2015, the leaking started just before the crack.

they were too far gone to rebuild due to the wonderful salt. so Icon sold me a set of new coilovers for $500

 

No kidding... I bought my used ones for more than that. But, that did include basically brand new rear Icon shocks.

 

Something's not right, rattle cans should dry perfectly fine. On Mon I painted my shock bucket gussets with Rustoleum & it dried to touch in 30 mins. Repainted my leaf springs a few weeks ago with rattle cans & a semu humid day & it still dried to touch within an hour. A week before that I painted my bed tied down hooks with Duplicolor at night, dry the next morning.

Maybe you got defective cans or spraying it on way too thick? I figure the Bay area might be a bit more humid than down here but it can't be that much of a difference. If you have a heat gun use that.

 

yea i have to say that and the fact that the DOs held up for so long means i'll be a buyer for a long time. they ride good too.

 

I believe it was an issue with off-gassing of the not-fully cured base coat. The can of my wheel paint says it needs "1-2 weeks before clear coat"

I have a commercial Auto/Body Infrared paint curing lamp I use for my Cadillac horns. I re-finished that welder way before I bought it.

 

dude. give me a set of horns for a review. lol theyll be on the truck when its done some time before im on my deathbed

 

How about you put an engine in your truck first.

 

working on it.

 

Here's a couple: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...heater-courtesy-mud-lights-controller.489775/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/1st-gen-tacoma-seat-trim-side-cover-reinforcement.501569/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ooth-phone-controls-official-write-up.537400/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...st-gen-edition.138573/page-7981#post-18237034
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...st-gen-edition.138573/page-7827#post-18016115
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...st-gen-edition.138573/page-7129#post-17199699
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/your-unique-mod-on-the-1st-gens.118241/page-50#post-16332612

Installed 130amp caddy alternator. Hidden 32" light bar behind front bumper fascia, Gentex rearview mirror with compass and temperature, auto dimming and homelink buttons to open garage doors in bottom edge of mirror. Red LED accent lights in door pockets, red LED dash lights. Pioneer headunit with PYLE speakers, 4 caddy train horn setup, big 3 battery cable upgrade. A shitload of preventive maintenance.
4 or 5 more projects that I have parts for just need time to complete.

 

Did you send it off to LCE yet?

I always found it funny that a Camry, out of all vehicles, would have a forged crank.

 

engines in transit i believe (trucking company came and got the crates at least)

also my avalon has a forged crank and 6 bolt mains. Toyota likes to overbuild shit.. except 5vz cranks

 

Donahoe seemed to be great with warranty , at least for me. Not sure about Icon, never needed to call them. IIRC Donahoes cost me $950 back in 2005 purchased from Wheelers.

They originally had studs for the top hat & was all one piece instead of how Icons are now with the slit in them. Years after I broke a stud, called DR & to get a replacement & they sent me a new updated set of top hats that used bolts instead of studs free of charge.

In the photo showing when I machined the shock bucket top plates you can see one of the old design hats that I used to measure the PCD & test fitment.

 

Damn you are quite a horny person aren't you!

 

i'd say that was quite a corny joke

(See what i did there?)

 

Yeah, that's what you get from me when I really need to get some sleep, I start wigging out. Didn't sleep much last night either.

 

That's what the gate people call me at my local Pick-n-Pull!

Those poor suckers have to mark every single horn. I hold up the exit for like five minutes haha.

 

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Inexpensive but I was impressed with the quality. It's no BlueSea but them things are to damn expensive.

 

Ever consider a Bussmann setup?