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

I some how got a compressor out of Brett's old truck through the bottom...i don't really know how. Certainly couldn't go back in though haha PS pump removal is a good idea.

 

I threw up a little in my mouth when I read this...

 

I guess he forgot to put it in the sarcastic font.

 

Finally got to the stage of mocking up L.O.R.A.'s "Power Core", a project I've dubbed "1.21 Gigawatts"


Still have miles to go but I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel!

 

Haha, nah I got all that. I was referencing the term "influencers", even jokingly make me sick lol.

 

good god man. What your planning on powering?


besides time travel that is.

Also I hope you loom up all those wires...

 

What? Pump comes out towards the top. Plenty of room to access the bolts. I can change one in like 15 minutes now after doing it waaay too many times.

 

Holy smokes. 1200W inverter - why so much? Trail microwave? Was just chatting about that with some buddies last week, hahahah. Makes my 175W seem worthless. Looks well organized though! Kudos.

Yeah, PS obviously comes out the top, given that it's at the top. Bolt access for me wasn't easy - hard to get my hands in around the various lines there (of which I seem to have tons), esp for the tensioner bolt. Probably didn't help that it was my first time.

I can build you a pretty complex Excel model in about 5 minutes though, after doing it now waaay too many times. LOL

 

Fair enough!

Tensioner bolt can be accessed through the wheel well with a long extension.

Which reminds me - I should send you that spreadsheet to laugh at (fix).

 

Yeah it's just mocked up for now. That will be all be nice and tidy when it's in for good.

Regarding power, lots of things! Let's start by saying my custom plate says "OVRNOUT" ... otherwise; ARB fridge/freezer, LED camp lights, battery chargers for various electronics &power tools oh and a heated blanket in the winter time

 

Nothing really specific per se, but have plans for heated blankets and a few other goodies. Just wanted something that could run more or less whatever I want to run (reasonably speaking) I hope to never have a trail microwave lol, though one of those 12v travel buddy ovens could be dope, but $300 is a bit heavy and space is a premium as we all know

 

I was going to look at the FSM for aiming. Never actually aimed lights before, I’ll be interested to see how it does with the 35’s and lift. I’d probably need to aim pretty low.

yeah I don’t think I removed my ps pump either, also out the bottom. Also a project I don’t think I ever want to revisit.

I always need to pull the airbox still I think. I always try to avoid it and then realize I should stop being lazy so I can be less frustrated.

Also almost got this pile back together tonight. My brackets I made for the horns were too big and the grill wouldn’t go back on with where I put the horns.



Still need to tune the CB. Also the AM/FM radio wasn’t picking up the station that’s semi local so I wasn’t sure if I jacked something up on that antennas install either. Ditch lights are functioning as I hoped though at least.

 

Took my 95 frame repair/flatbed project for a shakedown cruise today. It's been over a month off the road. Due to rust, I removed the rear portion of the frame, replaced it, and built the flatbed.

I still need to add a door to the underbed storage, add some marker lights along the side, and build the overhead rack for hauling lumber and other long items on those Sat Home Depot runs. I am going to add tie downs in several locations on the rails.




I gotta be honest. I am not too happy yet with the symmetry. The tool box looks a bit too much above the rear lamps. But, I think when I add the overhead rack, it will balance it out. Just need to get my tubing ordered.

Also, today when I lifted the spare, the truck "leveled out". I think the new General Springs stock units might be a little weak if I haul anything much. My fault, not Gen Springs. I will try adding some spring helpers first, then up size if needed. I think they could haul a few hundred more pounds (decent gap to overloads remains), but with "stinkbug" effect.

 

I lined mine up with my old bulbs and they were too high, so I lowered them. Was just curious if there was an actually height to go to

 

Any idea how much weight you had to add?

 

I cleaned her up and aired out the tent after going camping last weekend.

 

Just wanted to update on fixing the issue. I left the engine off and opened the throttle body full throttle like I was revving it up a few times with the cable attached still. It must have reset something in the ECU. I was able to clear the check engine light and it stayed off.

 

Got all the stuff cut off that I'm going to behind the axle, and yanked the shocks. Need to drop the gas tank and disconnect all the brake lines next so I can get the rest of it cleaned up.

In case anyone is looking to clean up some rust in the future, these black hawk stripping things are the _best_. Wire wheels don't cut it, grinding wheels and flap disks take off too much, but these things just tear through the rust and leave the steel alone.

$35 BHA Easy Strip Discs Clean and Remove Paint, Rust and Oxidation 4-1/2” x 7/8” - 5 Pack

https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Black-S...1&sr=1-1-791c2399-d602-4248-afbb-8a79de2d236f

I ordered some drill-mount ones that I'm going to use for the inside of the rails later.




Bow to the sawzall you silly rusty shock!

 

Oooo, I like knowing that tensioner trick; thank you!

Send it along any time .

Nice. What's your battery bank situation going to be, and how are you charging? Drawing 1200W for any length of time seems like it'll deplete stored energy quickly. I just added (a very little bit of) solar to my setup, and I found that with full sun, I get on the order of 650Wh/day (which is more than enough to run my fridge, charge electronics, and keep the two AGMs more than happy).

Don't forget the most recent: MT! OR would be nice now too I bet. Tough life, I know.

 

https://www.walmart.com/ip/RoadPro-RPSC-197-12V-12A-Portable-RV-Stove/40081597


We used something like this all spring, warmed up burritos from frozen to too hot to touch pretty quick. Also hot pockets, corn dogs,Pretty much whatever you can fit inside.

Way better than using the dash heaters