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

my truck is the quietest vehicle i have ever had! definitely quieter than the single cab i had before it and much quieter than the current beater Corolla which is horrible!
the only annoyances i have had are certain stretches of pavement in the area where the road noise from the tires seems to be boosted 10 fold until it returns to 'normal' noise.
i never have the radio cranked and i also may have near CIA level of hearing (have not been tested for that but you never know) every abnormal noise and snap pop bothers me

 

i suppose the rubber undercoating i had applied under the cab and bed does play a significant role in sound deadening of road noise vibes under there, the only noise i hear at super highway speeds is really the engine working the horses.
But this coating has definitely become old and brittle and could probably use a reapplication with some thicker product
and this FF is some nasty looking stuff lol
i did manage to spray the rest under the cab with the CF 3000 gel but it was a challenge upside down with the air gun spreading it all around real thick. I do not have any pics of that under there but i could get some if you need to see... it looks hawt now all black and not this yellow chiz

 

Nope. We know what it is now. You've never owned a quiet vehicle. Your opinion is skewed because you don't know what a quiet vehicle is supposed to sound like. To you the Tacoma is the quietest vehicle because you haven't owned anything newer or quieter. How many vehicles have you driven/owned? Yeah, that explains it.

 

5 i think, if you include a 2yr that i traded in
my apologies for the skewiness, just trying to learn some stuff on TW that i have never ever encountered before in my little mid west island oasis
i am sure that my hearse will be a very quiet vehicle

 

This isn't about apologies. You don't have experience with anything newer then then your bare bones early first gen taco that's 20+ years old? Vehicles have gotten much more comfortable and much more quiet in the last two decades. Take a test drive in one of the new ones at that dealer you go to, you will see how much quieter and softer and plush and comfy that new one is. You gotta test it. You gotta get some experience behind other vehicles man. You have a very small experience pool of vehicles driven. There is a HUGE automotive world out there!

 

i have been test driving some newer 'economy' cars, the old Corolla is on its last legs and just trying to stretch it out some more until the right car comes along!
but its very slim pickens at the Toyota dealer for cars equipped with MT these days, Honda seems to have the most MT in variety for some reason

 

So driving home last night one of my brake pads decided to give up the ghost and allowed the metal backing plate to come into contact with my Tacoma rotor.
I had previously ordered all of the necessary parts to install the Tundra big brake upgrade.
When I went to install the new stainless steel line, I discovered it was to short. So I went to NAPA and had them order me longer standard brake lines, which will be in tomorrow. Then I can replace them with the correct stainless lines at a later date.

So because my pad went out and caused this;


This happened:

And now my truck is down for a couple of weeks waiting on the correct lines.

I also installed longer wheel studs for more bight from my lug nuts.

 

LCE SS tundra to Tacoma lines => here

 

It’s worth it!!

 

I called LCE and asked if they would sell me JUST the two front lines as I do not need the rear one. They said no! And they are very proud of their product. Adventure Taco has the parts for less, but he is out having fun and won't be back for a couple of weeks.

 

I had the rear SS line already installed and hadn't noticed it was already extended and bought the kit anyway as I didn't want to fuss with it.
I little more expensive but plug play from LCE standpoint, not so easy with the Tacoma hard lines...

 

So the drilled and slotted rotor is shot?

 

I don't think so, it could probably be turned down. But I have wanted to do the Tundra brake upgrade for a long time, just not now.

 

Ive been getting diff fluid coming out of the front vent tubes in the morning. It’s happened a few times. But only when it’s cold. Should I be concerned?

 

No.

 

What kind of pads were you running?

Do you by chance need some LCE 1055133 3" extended lines?

 

Thing are goin well here

Had to bring the grinder out for a rounded out a lbj bolt
Of course after I hacked it the leftover thread was only finger tight.

 

No, I need Part Number: 1055142, but they are still proud of them.

 

Okay. That’s good. I haven’t had a chance to pull my skids off and check the levels

 

That does not look fun at all...