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

Camping funk is no more!

Testing out the water setup but its coming along great! Flow is good, can turn off the nozzle and the pump will cut off at the desired pressure. 18 Gallon Tank allows for a few quick showers, but no heat yet, still deciding on the best heat exchanger. Bike rack seems to be the best place for the shower head, far enough away from the truck and the perfect height.

Air tank has also been hooked up! Still finalizing the quick disconnect mounting locations.

 

How ‘bout a small pump, black pipe as a heat exchanger, and solar for heat source?

 

I'm using a 20 plate heat exchanger and it works great.

 

Took a couple hours tonight and got most of the intake put back together. I'll finish up in the morning.

 

Nice! What dimensions did you go with?

 

That looks so awesome with the red valve covers.

 

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Well, I couldn't wait until morning and just finished putting it all back together. She runs great!

BUT....

I think I need to pull the intake back apart now. I have fuel dumping out of the air box so I think the fuel pressure regulator is now bad after sitting for so long and leaking into the vacuum port.

 

Found this post from 2015 which confirms my thinking about the FPR having failed and needing a new one.

 

Nice work!

 

Is that the ARB compressor that came in the tool box?

 

Nice!!

 

Thanks. Unfortunately, it's back to this stage again to replace the fuel pressure regulator.



And the fuel that leaked into the air box caused the rubber gasket that seals the air filter to swell and come unglued. So unless someone has a good idea to replace just the gasket, I have to get a new air box now too.

 

I ran 255/85/16 on the stock wheels for almost 8years, so yes you can put bigger tires on there.

 

What? As long as you keep your tires inflated to the same psi in the rear you will barely notice them. You need to re learn how to drive around corners at really low speed, but other than that one will barely notice it's there. I will say they do make for driving in light snow pretty hair raising.

As for banging pulling into a parking space, who cares what anyone else in the lot thinks.

 

I still need to do this. Not sure what i am waiting for

 

Was bored this morning so pulled the steering column out and put two tack welds on the slip joint as my steering had a very tiny bit of play. Figured why not? Took me about 45 minutes start to finish and I'm impressed at the results. My whole front end is rebuilt so my truck is rock solid but now its even better. Any input into the steering wheel and the tires are moving. I'm happy.

 

My tack welds broke after a few months (i like to hammerdown)

Welded the whole thing. No more issues. Lol. Crazy what a difference it makes

 

Do you have a salvage yard in the area where you can pick up a used one?

 

No idea, still new enough to Tucson I don't know where the salvage yards are. Fortunately, even though the air box was replaced by the PO of the truck, I had the original receipt and was able to get it replaced under warranty. Should have the new air box this afternoon.