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

Black is for ENGINE OIL, orange FIPG is what you want for gear oil and transmission fluid.
the black does not hold up to transfluid or gear oil

 

oops. mixed the two up. well good enough, already have a tube of it.

 

i have a toolbox drawer full of the black, black coolant, and orange FIPGs. along with CV grease tubes and special greases

 

Found a holy grail double cab near me...
1 owner, Leather wrapped wheel, sunroof, cushy seats with electric lumbar. If I didn’t love mine so much, I’d go buy this one.
2002 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road


https://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto/d/gonzalez-2002-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road/7068124793.html

 

finally got the trans out of clappy so I can knock out this clutch and possibly replace this trans because it doesn’t have 3rd it was like that when I bought it 2 years ago but get the liscence in 5 days so I better get it done

 

Morning brought another nice day and a cloudless sky meant I got a few extra minutes of sleep - only jumping out of the tent as the sun crested Cowhole Mountain to our east.

It was our last morning in the reserve, check it out in
Mojave Redemption #8 - Zzyzx, The Last Word - By Design​

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Yeah this sub surprisingly fit snug right there. I was going to throw it under the seat but just for shits and giggles I test fitted it and was like welp that'll do. That was also the moment I discovered I had the factory trailer inverter.

 

Damn dude, freaking awesome that your balls deep into that taco and not even licensed to drive yet!
You just swapping in a new gear box? Or you gonna check out the third gear in that one?

 

Test fit my new McNeil Racing fenders. Not mounted yet just sitting on the rail.

 

Not typically one for glass but these are the best looking ones so far

 

Got the weathertech guards installed before it started to rain again. Worth the extra coin IMO, they're the best looking ones that stick out the least.

Also had a bunch of goods show up today

 

Degreaser and hose water process or Steam and rug? I'be hearing that an engine should not be water hose because risking to damage a sensor, I been holding the clean up for this statement , true ? how you did it ?

 

I do mine with a spray bottle of soapy water and a mocrofiber rag. Just hit one area/item at a time to not soak stuff. Blow out all the loose stuff before hand, then use a trim restorer on the hoses/black plastics as a finishing touch.

 

I sprayed everything down with engine degreaser (2 cans) and let it sit for about a minute and then got a spray bottle with hot water and dawn dish soap in it. I sprayed two bottles of the soap and hot water all over everything and then I finished it off with two bottles of hot water. It looked like a oil slick under the truck. Then I took some Lucas interior detailed and went to town on everything. A pressure washer with hot water is the best way I have found to clean the engine bay but they are hard to find. Just make sure to stay away from the main electrical stuff and let it all dry out good before you crank it over.

 

Black F5 with the 3.5mm backspacing like these !

 

Hopefully swapping in a new gear box and then soon I’m doing tons and 43 inch tsl swampers and bobbing the bed

 

Over the course of a year. New core support, new radiator, complete new turbo setup, new front bumper, and finally took the truck out last weekend with no issues. Made everything in the garage. Maybe one day I'll make it look pretty.



https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IDpkvhuVw/?igshid=xbrpw9essgpw

 

... how much should i pay for a qt of toyota atf

 

Why would you though

 

Some dude on fb marketplace has a case for 75 bucks