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

You’re the first!

 

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Just waiting on a new shifter bushing for my transfer case then I can fill it up with MT-90 and test out the new clutch.

 

You missed a spot!

 

Haha nah, but a 57.5# and 21# on Friday last week!

Yeah the guy was skeptical I needed like 20+ mins until I rolled up with this bad girl

 

Yep like I said not as spectacular as it could have been lol, but you obviously know. I had access to a big fuckn forklift so we pulled it and put some spot welds in. It is strong for now. I bought some L tracks so Ill just tear the bottom of the bed from now on lol

 

I did the exact same thing!

 

I was told you want the yoke end things Lined up, like #3 I guess



I’ve never paint penned

 

The red I see is just old toyota gasket.

Where is that breather? I just replaced the seal when mine leaked, but was unaware of that particular breather.

Why not durobumps?

I actually misread, my cracks on my cab are from the bed itself slamming into the cab. How did that stuff even hit your cab without smashing out a window?

 

The fluid thats dripping out is red and smells like ATF.

I dont have a picture but the breather is under the rubber boot of the 4wd shifter, its tucked under the air pocket on the left side of the shifter. I cleaned the crust of mine and the leaking slowed but still leaking.

 

Because I didn't know about the DuroBumps when I did mine a while ago, and because this set was a set of extras my youngest son had sitting in a box in his barracks room (box came with his truck courtesy of @Speedytech7 )

Brennen wasn't doing anything with them right now... so he donated them to Robert's project.



... And most of the time, I just look to @Wheeler's Off-Road Inc first.
... And... now that I'm looking, Durobumps are over $30 more expensive than superbumps.

 

My bad, it hit the bed on the cab side and cracked the bed where it joins to the fenders lol

 

Interesting, good to know since I had no idea where those breathers were located.

Curtis put a solid amount of research into his front bumps, I have def been happy with them so far, I like that it solves the issue of the bumps hitting the frame correctly vs shoe horning super bumps in there. I have never run the supers up front though, so I have nothing to compare to except the stock hockey pucks lol

Ahhhh that makes much more sense! That I thankfully have not dealt with much yet. Though I will not be surprised when I do, I cut a large chunk out of the bed cross member when I raised the gas tank.

 

Got my timing belt kit in today, ordered this one from ebay



https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Timing...yota-3-4-V6-5VZFE-Tacoma-4Runner/392437456815

All Toyota parts and was a fair bit less expensive than the aircabinman kit, well reviewed and local so shipping only took a day and a half.

Also ordered a new crank shaft pulley bolt which should be here in a day or two

 

I'd suggest putting some thought in to ordering these additional items
Radiator fan clutch (tow package rated) Part # 16210-62011 - Rock Auto $80
Fan pulley bracket/bearing Part # 16307-62011 - Rock Auto $108

 

My entire fan clutch assembly is only about 2 years old, had to get it when the stupid e-fans the PO installed took a dump lol.

 

Right on

Just figured I'd throw those numbers out there because that all has to be removed anyway for the timing belt/pump. The Rock Auto price on the bearing/bracket is WAY cheaper than anyone else, and it IS Genuine Aisin. And that bastard is known to fail without warning.

 

DIY or shop?

That was a tempting quote you got the other day...

 

Good to know for future reference thanks!

 

Probably take that shop up on their offer, the 3 weeks I took off from work when our baby was born are up after this week and its going to be crazy when I go back in with backed up work...plus having a newborn and all.

450 for labor with my supplied parts sounds like a good deal to me too so I'll likely take them up on it