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

Same in my 89 Hilux

 

The chance is high that you end up cutting them off anyways to aid in removal, and your not "supposed" to reuse u bolts either.

 

Someday Ill get some meatier tires, that truck looks good.

 

thx bud - still think your color choice for yours came out a little better. +25 pts for the powdercoat as well

 

yeah it's relatively cheap insurance, plus you're 'technically' supposed to replace U-bolts every time after you remove them or so I've heard. I've had my OME ones off a couple times and they're still working fine, but since your OEM ones are older and been on there for so long I think it's worth it to get new, longer ones.

 

I didn’t know that about reusing the u-bolts. Glad I came in here and asked. I’m hoping for an easy fight with bolts, not much rust on this truck:

 

Idk, mine are a little on the greenish grey side, always kinda bugged me but not enough for me to really care. That hyper silver looks killer.

 

Lol yeah you shouldnt have an issue. I could barely make out the threads on my original ones. Sawzall made quick work of it.

 

I came across this before as well and couldn't agree more. So inexpensive, no reason not to change them out.

 

Those will come right off haha, looks almost new

 

Went to check the fluids then got a bit carried away. Cleaned it up a bit.
I keep putting off cleaning the 92 up. Gonna be a long job that one.

 

I really need to do this. Although, last time I started cleaning the engine bay, somehow I didn't notice that bright yellow microfiber towel which dropped down into the pulleys.

Yeah, you can guess what happened the next morning when I closed the hood, hopped in and went to start her up.

 

Installed OEM center support bearing. The 2 year old aftermarket one was toast already with maybe 10k miles on it. Another reason to stick with OEM.

 

You think it has enough hoses?

 

I know a guy that was doing an intake job on a small block 350 and left an oil rag in the lifter valley.... it ended poorly for the chevy

 

It could use a few more honestly. Heres where Im at after only an hour. Good enuff'

 

Looks pretty good to me, the 22R and RE are so small, even compared to the 3RZ

 

Ouch! Yeah, what I get for being tired and doing some wiping down of the bay. Rag wrapped itself around the belts good. Ended up slicing the belts and replacing. They were definitely wasted. Fortunately, no other damage

 

It is tiny. It feels tiny too when you get on the gas. Hard to believe the 2rz 2.4 makes 45ish more hp than the 22re 2.4. If I put a 3rz in here, it would feel like a race engine lol.

 

Yeah, its amazing what essentially 10 more years of fuel injection development and knowledge as well as a way better breathing motor can do. Still the little 22R-E is solid as long as you don't let the timing guide shit the bed.