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

Shouldn't you be looking for some "6 inch boys" or something

6_inch boys

 

Who you calling geese, turkey?

 

Hey @eon_blue, what was the name of the SPC qualified alignment place you found in City of Orange? Thanks for any help on this!

 

Looks like it's called 'Accurate Alignment' in Orange

https://www.spcalignment.com/component/content/article?id=444

Also if you're near the Pasadena area, RPM Garage in Monrovia does a great job with alignments and knows SPCs really well, they do a lot of installs on Toyotas in particular. I live right up the street from them, can't tell you how happy I was to find that place lol.

 

Who you callin a goose?

 

I don’t wanna be in the same flock as you

 

Guess that depends on what kind of "features" you like

 

Tundra brake upgrade has been going well... So I've ordered the 47311A, 47217, and 47316 brake lines because mine all came far over-torqued from the factory and the fittings all cross threaded out when unscrewing. Could've bent my own lines but I can't imagine trying to make mine the exact length of the Toyota ones with all those coils and bends. So I'm out of a vehicle until late next week.

I'm just confused because the passenger side was easy. Not like my truck had them serviced since I have complete Toyota dealer records for the 109,000 miles it lived before I owned it. I'm not the only person on TW to run into this just wish I knew about it before I started this "afternoon job".

 

You ever see the show Undercover Boss? What if this guy is TCBob and he's trolling his site to see our reactions.

 

Then he can do better haha

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVDKoDfMfLk

 

Is there a way to get this stuff off a wheel (the inside of a wheel)? Is it just build-up, or has the finish on the wheel corroded off? (factory Toyota wheel - seems to be worst behind the spokes)

I tried 3 applications of Adam's Wheel Cleaner and scrubbing...lots came off, but not everything. It looks like it's on top of the finish, but I can't really tell; hoping someone knows.

 

My stockers were like that, always figured it was below the clearcoat and corroded

 

Yeah, so were mine, and so did I. I think I'm going to channel my inner @BartMaster1234 try a little sandblasting to see what happens .

 

That will probably come out nice, what ya gonna paint with?

 

did you try basic oven cleaner?
I saw a post somewhere it may work, have not yet tried it myself

 

Installed a new rack / energy bushings

 

I'm sure it'll come off with a wire brush but he was hoping that there was still preserved clearcoat under that stuff and a wire brush would remove everything

 

is it more than just brake dust build up?

 

think I just used a wire wheel way back when I "redid" my stock wheels. They were steel though.

Still that's corrosion. So not gonna get it off without cuting/grinding/blasting it out. Then sand it, prime and paint. Or go fancy and PC it.