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

Crack in the upper radiator support.

 

Mine looks about the same, I was told drilling a small hole at the end would hinder crack growth but cannot confirm because lazy

 

Wow I didn’t even see that. Shiti

 

Yep that's what I'm going to do. Lucky I take welding classes so I can get this tig welded.

 

Stop drilling will definitely help. Worth a shot

 

Added axle housing to list of things I've cracked today.



I think I'm up to:

Axle housing
Coil Bucket
Front Frame crossmember
Core support
and probably a few other things I'm forgetting.

Good luck. Check by the front body mounts too. If you wheel hard it'll just keep cracking, or start cracking in different areas. Only real solution is to cut it off and fab a new one.

 

Keep them. I ran Kings a 0" lift and it was great

 

Just got finished reorganizing my trucks receipts, from newest to oldest. I’ve spent way too much on this thing!

 

That is admissible as evidence in divorce court!

 

The nerd in me is jealous. Mine’s in a file cabinet.

 

Anyone close to AZ or surrounding area interested in a first gen double cab shell? Mines for sale $150.

 

post in the classifieds for 1st gens. Photos, issues, missing windows, cracks, etc. I’m assuming it is pretty beat up for $150.

 

It's actually not in bad shape at all, just needs some love. New struts, locks if you care to lock it, I never have, and the brake light is hanging down from the top, sun faded. It's a great shell. No cracks

 

So it’s been 2 days since I cleared my P0330 code. It has not kicked back on. Could it have been a faulty code?

 

The computer set a code because it saw something from that sensor that it didn't like. Could be the wiring, could be the sensor. There's a tiny chance it could be the computer, but that's pretty unlikely.


For what its worth, I get a cat converter code every time I drive down a bumpy road. Clear it and it stays away till the next bumpy road.

 

i am still waiting for the first cel code to ever pop up on my truck, its bound to happen at some point i would think

 

The system is not easy to bleed but it will become rock hard as soon as it is completely bled. Russel Speed Bleeders help a lot. There is also a valve on the BPV valve that needs to be bled in addition to the four corners. In my case (Tundra calipers) the BPV valve was bad so that it was impossible to bleed until it was replaced and water kept getting into the rear brake cylinders. I also put a speed bleeder on the BPV valve.

Edit: I watched a video where a guy filled (and bled?) the MC before he installed it on the vehicle. It can be difficult to bleed the MC if you start completely empty.

 

Here is a video on bench bleeding the MC.

 

putting spare tire back up under there after cleaning and priming the steel wheel it came equipped with, have not yet got a salvaged alloy to replace it

going all out here with the tire wet intense on that spare, supposed to last upto 4 weeks, will keep an eye onit
intense shine that outperforms

 

Tire wet? What is this a show car?