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

Bought one.

Installed a new clutch kit
Rear window
Windshield wiper switch
Valve cover gasket
New plugs, maf sensor/ TB clean

 

Started a little project while I was on break from college to keep me busy and have a little fun. I've been wanting a rear bumper for a while and I've also been wanting to design my own armor for a while so this is what I cooked up in the kitchen. The design went through a LOT of changes and I forgot to save the final rendering but this one is the closest to the final design. Basically the only thing I changed was having the chamfer on the bottom and adding a stop below the license plate. The cool thing about doing this design is I was able to get measurements right off the computer when I was cutting pieces and when it was time to tack everything fit like a glove.


I decided to start with rectangular tubing to get a clean fillet on the front edge and reduce the amount of plasma cutting and grinding and stuff, not to mention it was easy to buy.



After getting everything cut it was time to tack and fit onto the modified bumper brackets


(Ignore the fact that this is from snapchat)


Then it was time to lay down some beads. Not bad for being taught at home right?


After adding a receiver and supports I gave it a couple coats of spray paint and tapped some holes for the license plate and license plate lights. I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out, I was going for a farm truck/offroad camper look and I think I got that. Let me know what you guys think!

 

Nice welds bro

 

I put some Amazon Chinese knockoffs in my bumper today to make it legal again. The seals crumbled on the stock ones when I took them off to switch it out and were leaking. Also had some little bugs living in them, which was kinda weird.

 

Can u send me the link please ?

 

It's this kit

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

 

When did our filters go from yzzd1 to yzzg2?

 

G2 is the US made filter. D1 is the non US made, same size filter. but i do believe the d1 is the better made one... theyre both sold still though

 

Finally got my bumper powder coated and put on!!

 

Got a few new things to round out the kit. Traction boards, auto-deflators,

$240 Viair 400p - 40043 Portable Compressor Kit. Tire Pump, Truck/SUV Tire Inflator, For Up to 35" Tires

Viair 400p and a recovery jack...



Also picked up a FF kit from a local member...

 

Detailed the engine

 

Thanks brotha

 

Fixed my fathers coolant gauge that was going haywire with another gauge cluster I’ve had for a few years. Swapped the odo over and all is working fine again
Going to pickup some Sylvania leds for the cluster right nkw

 

Alright. I’ve been dealing with this for a while now. No heat in my truck. Assuming it’s the heater core because the heater valve works fine.

 

Does the temp gauge ride in the middle of the range and stay there once it heated up?

 

hmm dont know how i feel about the "amber" leds.. this is the color difference with the amber leds and the orange condom on the leds too
Led left, incandescent right

 

that FF stuff failed miserably on me in the key splash zones in the rear and IDK what the heck i did wrong applying it nobody can produce pics of it adhering to their trucks key splash zones in a near similar climate as I to show me what the heck the deal is

what is your purpose for it?

i am now trying CorrosionX HD in the splash zones and see how it handles my journey west to the mountains this week, it smells worse than FF does! but it takes a bit more to remove, i.e., mineral spirits

its pricey, though! almost $18-19 for this 12 oz can

 

This would go much more easily with no winch at all. You can see the cut out in grill for the old one.

 

For as much money as you are blowing on dozens of cans of Fluid Film and other alternatives weekly, you'd be better off buying a Camry or some cheap beater to drive in the winter and leave the truck alone.

 

It's dual purpose for me. First, my wife likes it when I lather myself up in it and slide around the hardwood floors. Second, it's a great addition to my morning protein shakes and gives that extra flavor needed to spice up my rice cakes.