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

Its not a big enough concern, it's a common swap and I haven't heard complaints of vibes from it.


Oh one other nugget of info. If you can find an elocked diff, great, but you'll pay out the nose for it compared to an open one and the open one has a stronger driver side axle shaft.... So paired with an ARB that would be the wiser choice id think. Unless you went to chromoly shafts and we're already wired for an elocker like myself

 

took the fam to Crystal Beach to see that muddy gulf water. we had fun though. great weather too.

 

Not sure where to post this but take note all HAM radio operators in California:
California Shutting down Ham Radio Networks

One more reason to not live in CA...

 

OK, so just to play the middle road here in our current world of "only extremes." (I mean, the link is to infowars...)

The text of the link is misleading. California is not legislating or even trying to shut down Ham Radio Networks. If you read the actual article (and initial letter), they have asked people who have deployed repeaters on public lands (i.e. lands that the repeater operators do not own), to license those repeaters, and pay a "tenancy fee" (rent) to have them on the land. I'm not sure if I think that's right or not, but it is most definitely not "shutting down ham radio networks," which would imply that a Ham Radio Operator could no longer broadcast on a licensed frequency.

We need more middle road and willingness to engage in conversation in our country (and less "the sky is falling headlines"). That's one of the great things about TW IMO.

 

I was convinced that the sky has been falling for the last 3 years, you mean it's not?

 

$3000-$5000 is a bit extreme considering HAM repeaters share facilities with other communication sites, and are generally operated by more mature individuals on a fixed income.
So yes, they are not very supportive and outwardly attempting to destroy a system that has farther reaching capabilities than cell towers.
The recent fires in Arizona primarily used mobile HAM radio stations to assist local relief efforts until other communication systems could be put back into service.

 

dang, it took me like almost six months to literally figure that one out

 

yeah, what turbodb typed...

 

That’s a great way to get a 3 day vacation....
Not necessarily disagreeing, just not putting it on blast

 

Just broke my exterior passenger door handle for the second time in a year. First little cold snap and it’s done.

Anybody know of a replacement metal version?

 

There isn’t

 

That’d be why I didn’t find any then. Thanks. Got another set coming in a few days.

 

Have you tried lubricating the mechanism behind the handle? It helps a ton

 

does that require removal of the door panel?

 

Yeah it does, but it'll take less than an hour. @Blackdawg has a write-up in his Igor build

 

darnit, i thought i could just stick a straw in from the outside and blast some silicone lube in there
maybe have to wait until my stock speakers finally crap out or some other funky power window stuff kaputs

 

The door panel is 3 screws and some clips that just pop out/break (replace, if you want), atleast on the 99

 

It’s really easy tbh, it’ll take under an hour start to finish

 

would i have to disassemble or unhook all of the power controls on the armrest?
my panels have never been removed
it could be the best way to check the drain holes and shoot some of that fancy FF stuff down in there

 

You can do it when you remove it to replace the broke one