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

Not a bad idea. But since you mentioned you ripped the threads out of one of the holes, and are only having trouble on that one cylinder, I'd almost bet you beer that's the one you will find with the munged threads.

It's only about a half hour of work. Most of that is fretting over the idea of reaming out a cylinder head in-place. I will soon be doing the rest of mine, because some of them are questionable with regard tightness. I know the people that worked on this engine somewhere in the past stripped one- and that cost me a coil pack when it launched the plug through it!- so the others make me uneasy. For a little axle grease and time, I won't ever have to worry about it again.

 

Oh, yeah- if this is the case, you need a new engine, soonest. I would do inserts in all the plug holes while you have it apart, if you are going to rebuild the engine. Didn't know you had crank issues.

 

if you mean the front hangar,

Use something similar to this.

OTC 7249 Ball Joint, U-Joint, and Brake Anchor Pin Service Kit with Storage Case

$182 OTC 7249 Ball Joint, U-Joint, and Brake Anchor Pin Service Kit with Storage Case , Gray

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SRGXY/

Can also try a big socket and a BFH with a block of wood.

 

I didn’t take the old bushings out. I installed new leafs so the old bushings are still sitting in the old leafs.

When I took the old leafs out of the shackles it just slid right off the shackle bolt with a wack or two from a hammer.

 

That, I don't know. There has got to be some reference point, but I don't know it.

 

Rear lift is done! Rides great, no vibrations, funny noises or shit falling off of it. Starting on the front Wednesday:

 

Nice, added rear leafs? Got a solid 2.5" yea?

 

All Pro Leaf pack and Icon 2.0 shocks.

Not sure on height gained, I meant to measure before and forgot.

 

Nice. I did the same when I installed my AAL.
Later on measured from ground to fender and comparing to "stock" heights from what people posted online I got 2"

What are you putting up front?

 

lol. yeah my photoshop skills r minimal at best so couldn’t get the right black color haha. it’ll probably be a gloss black

 

haha - it does - I just welded on the bar ends that I cut off until I could put the fenders back on and cut them shorter.

Now only if I can get it to the point of driveability haha

 

Why can’t you drive it?

 

In negotiations to work next year at the same place. May have to put off finishing it if I need to look for another position - meanwhile there's a strange high idle I'm going to try to fix and it needs an exhaust. Been on any wheeling trips lately w/ your "mighty max" friend lol?

 

made another installment payment on the almost-new DT rubber, paid more than amount due
a few more months until the 29 per cent rate kicks in, so it better be paid off by then

finished the scuff plate screws refurbishing yesterday and found a friggn spot in the seam

 

As you all saw, fit the new slider in place on the driver's side. Tonight I'll do the passenger's side. Really looking forward to having this blingtastic chrome crap off my truck. The new sliders come out farther, and are much more structurally sound. They do make getting into the truck a little more of a step, but they also serve many other purposes as well, so I can't possibly complain. Quite the opposite!

 

Used that very tool this weekend to remove the upper control arms and bushings on my son's 97 XJ. I liked it so much a few years ago when I bought it, I kept it. It's been invaluable!

 

Im gonna miss not having a place to stand when I wash my cab/bedcap.

 

Icons were significantly cheaper and were on sale Black Friday when I bought everything.