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

Went on a toy run yesterday...then found snow

 

Mr. December 2020 calander shot?

 

You know it.

I think it was a camera phone shot. Looks great tho

 

Do that same shot with a Christmas wreath on the grill and you're totally in

 

lifted the shift knob 10inches...tons of clearance now

 

Similar story, different day



1st Gen related cause the 99’s way bad

 

Here kitty kitty kittyyyyy

 

Decided to start the process of chasing down some leaks. Figured I’d replace the whole lot while I was there.
Valve cover gaskets
Spark plug seals
Plug wires
Cam plugs
Plenum gasket
Pcv valve seal.
Etc.
Also did some sand blasting while everything was off



Ran out of day light so it turned into a 2 part deal. Partially back together-ish.

 

Replaced upstream O2 sensor as part of my Xtreme Preventative Maintenance Program and quest for MAXIMUM emm pee geeze.



Hardest part was getting the harness mount bugger off its perch on the transmission. Used needle-nose vise grips on the tab that allows you to disconnect the O2 plug so I could wiggle it out: EZ out-of PEEZEE, would recommend. Bolts came off easy but the gasket was disintegrating into a jillion pieces all over my face... I have a hard time believing a factory-original O2 sensor can last 15+ years and 170k+ miles without throwing a CEL, but just LOOK at that gasket devastation.

Did a halfhearted "cleaning" of the gasket mounting surface on the exhaust, bolted her up, and took her for a spin. My butt dyno was immediately tingling and the taco seemed much more responsive, but we know how that goes.

Bonus nachos: the left-most instrument cluster light that I had assumed burned out several weeks ago started working again... dunno if that's due to battery disconnect or new O2 sensor XD

 

How’d ya go about doing that? Wouldn’t want mine that high but a few inches would be nice

 

Saw one of these while on holiday in Aruba. The HiLux is very popular around here.

 

Dang bet the throw is real big on that. You need a big skeleton shift knob now too...

Whats the point in this, exactly?

 

39s dropped out below the frame

 

Genious!

Love me some pussy

I need this in my life

 

You know anything about this take down in Oregon.

 

I’ve just replaced my O2 sensors. To my knowledge they have never been replaced. I’m the second owner, and truck has 358k on the body. It never threw a CEL for the O2 until now. I assume it’s because I replaced the upstream sensor but left the old downstream because I ordered the incorrect one. Correct downstream is on the way, hopefully is the only reason it’s now thrown a P0420

 

I replaced my o2 sensors after popping a p0420. 200k miles with no previous indications of it being replaced prior FWIW

 

I'm probably asking a Tacomaworld 101 question here but ...you need 17" wheels to do the Tundra brake upgrade, right? That's the only reason I haven't and probably won't do it for the foreseeable future...don't want to have to buy new wheels since I have 16s.

 

Most 16's will clear tundra calipers. All Toyota 16" wheels will for sure, the only aftermarket ones I've seen that don't are D-window steelies. What wheels do you have?

 

I believe they're American Racing wheels but I'm not 100% sure, previous owner put them on.

Damn all this time I thought 17s were a requirement for the Tundy brake upgrade...guess I'll have to look into this now. With how heavy my truck is getting it would be great to have better brakes