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

Yep, forging dies leave a seam, usually a bit rougher than a casting mold.

But really, with proper quality control and precise heating/cooling methods, a cast part can be made almost identically to a forged part. You'd need an x-ray to tell the difference.

 

Bought used set of SCS F5’s 16x8, installed today

 

Scored a FIFTY DOLLAR regular cab high top camper shell. Finished repairing it today. The windoor glass had been shattered, the lock cam broken, and one of the lock rods ripped out. The $50 price included a sheet of lexan. Cut it to size, Windo Welded the channels, inserted the lexan, riveted the frame back together, fabricated a new cam plate for the lock bars, riveted the one lock bar bracket back in, riveted the top hinge back on with a smear of body panel glue. The only thing I had to buy were the struts to hold it open. So I've got a whopping $100 into the whole thing...

 

Found it at oreilly. 20 bucks.

 

I hate you.

 

Forging can leave seams as well.

 

Just a simple oil change for today! Time for another 8000 miles.

 

If you're anywhere near the PNW I know where you can get one for $50

 

Got it. This and a crow bar. Had to smack this on then use a crow bar.

 

Added some patriotism to the truck today and received some goodies from skysoffroaddesign.com

 

I’ve been working at a Toyota dealer for almost 5 years now... only ever seen like 3 leak from the output shaft. Axle seals leaks though? Common as hell

 

Front output shaft seal. Replaced mine and no more leaking.

 

One side done hours later hopefully the second side doesnt take as long. I think it's time to strap the truck also

 

I think it's time for some aftermarket UCAs lol...are those stock ones?

 

Just curious, whats wrong with doing the copper one?

 

That's usually for metal on metal, like sealing a stainless crush gasket or certain old style copper or stainless head gaskets which are becoming increasingly more uncommon

 

Well dang, that's what we put on my pan gasket.

 

Eh it'll probably work anyway if the gasket was rubber. On cork or paper it would be useless.

 

Yea it was rubber

 

Nice, clean truck.