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

These shifter bushings

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/heav...wler-mctm-521-mctm-522-mctn-523-mctm-523.html

The OEM one falls apart over time and makes it difficult to shift.

I have it sitting in my desk at home, don't quite need to change it out yet I don't think but one of these days I'll get around to it.

 

So here's the thing; I bought the Tacoma JUST for camping/outings lol

I regularly used to backpack, and I've got my weekend packs down to about 11-12lbs before food and water. I pack ultralight, and I'm a minimalist .

6 months ago I decided I don't always want to "hike" to my destination and rather, drive, park, and camp; hence I bought the Tacoma.

I just bought the sink last week and the water jug yesterday.

As for the 2 ice chests, the one in the truck is tiny really.

 

Ah that makes sense now, yeah I'm gonna replace the bushing just because it's a little loose and only $12. Probably attempt to do it here in the next few months

 

awesome man! Keep on keepin on. The more you do it and use it the more you'll figure out what works and what doesn't. I've been camping out of my tacoma(s) for 9 years. haha And I still am changing shit..

 

My buddy did 175 in his vette. I was in the passenger seat. Young and dumb. Aint gonna lie, i was scared shitless. Needless to say, we got pulled over that day...twice

 

Correct. The one that @eon_blue posted about.



Also since I'm there should I replace the rear main seal or just wait and see if it needs replacing?

 

Yeah stockish Tacos do good. I get 350 then the light comes on. 3 gals left so another 60 miles but Ive never taken it that far.

 

Mine has been doing something similar. If I’m cruising down the highway and abruptly let off the gas, or abruptly hit the brakes with the cruise on I’m getting some kind of ‘clunk’ that I can feel. Doesn’t do it coming to a stop or starting off from a stop. Thought it was my carrier bearing, replaced it, got better but is now back again. This is with Wheelers packs

 

ONE of the vettes he says!!

 

Soooo glad my truck gets to breathe this cool mountain air

 

I've taken my tank over 400 at least once (perhaps twice) i have a 3.4 you have the 2.7 i think? so you get much better MPG, to test it out I had to set my cruise at 55mph all the way to St Louis one time, took me nearly 9 hours to get there! I could usually do it in 7hrs or less banging the occasional 90mph haul it down i70 days of long ago, can you get your 2.7 up there to 90ish with a straining motor? I've driven a 4cyl corolla close to 100mph a few times but it is very much a lighter vehicle!
i often wonder how friggn monster fast that corolla would be with a v6 init

yes sir, jamesboy, most of it is entirely highway miles with no congestion and the occasional Italian tuneUp unless my dials have been inaccurate all this time
although last winter after I got the new tires it struggled to make 300 using the 4wd around the town in blizzard conditions

 

it looks like a cool oil painting, probably because you are using older tech camera or is this intentional to get the oil canvas effects?

 

is this about an $800 labor job?

 

TW kills the quality on already low quality pictures

 

i still think it has on oil canvas painting thing going on

 

Well we all know you aren’t the brightest rope hook in the rope hook trash

 

ok that comment is way over my head!

 

Put a new battery in before it goes to its new owner on Sunday.

 

Sell it to anyone on here? I was following it’s build for a while. Want to see it come back from a fuct farm truck to a sweet low rider....

 

Dual Cases FTMFW