What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

I like the shifter knob, did you make it?

 

nope. Guy here on TW did. @JohnAcessCab. Tulipwood, so it's red, like the truck. Goes hand in hand with the yeti cupholder 'mod', less mass to navigate around with coffee travel mugs etc, and comfy.

 

4.88s! Driving there and back!

 

The Tacoma is excellent for the family!

 

This video is literally step by step, super helpful.

https://youtu.be/3ru8E9iw7nM

 

Finished my install of a TRD Pro grill & Raptor lights!

 

My truck is a regular cab which comes with a solid rear window unless the customer orders the slider. My truck was ordered with a slider and bucket seats (I'm the second owner).

 

I've been looking at these but don't like how some don't line up with the consoles curves. This one does

 

Yesterday and today was replacing rear brake shoes and hardware, replacing the cylinders, getting the drums turned, stripping and painting the drums, and bleeding the brakes. 1st brake took up took 2 hours... second one was much faster.



Used the video posted above

And this TW thread
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/changing-rear-brake-shoes-with-mediocre-pics.287617/

 

Fiberglass had a lot of stress cracks in the gel coat, spent all day sanding and prepping for primer

 

Fj radiator install

 

I'm guessing it's the same dimensions part for 4.0L V6 except aluminum instead of plastic?

I thought 2nd gen rear drums don't really need servicing? I heard they last forever and do so little braking (vs front) that it takes them forever to wear out,
and that any time people buy parts to replace things, they find out after taking it apart that the old parts are still in great shape

honestly curious to know if mine need servicing at 140k miles

i used to have access to a brake lathe that I cut OE front rotors on once (not sure if the same lathe can cut drums) but not anymore.
I wonder how to cut old drums (vs buying new); sounds like something where you could take the old drums to drop off at a brake store to have them turn/cut it for cheap.

 

It’s slightly longer and this particular one is significantly thicker

 

Good. Grief. This truck is so sick. Love this thing. Keep up the good work

 

Educate me on the benefits of the FJ radiator please.

 

More surface area for cooling would be my guess.

 

That makes sense. I need to look into it down here in Texas. .

 

Tapped into my + and - ILL (illumination) wires so I can light up my custom CH4X4 switches.
Pulled the panel that is around the cluster so I can wire my CH4X4 switches for my bed lights, compressor and inverter.
I can now see if I can run my navigation wires behind the cluster or not.

Doing electrical work is meditative for me.

 

Added some 1" seat risers to the back of the seat. Hope they help. Also got the tranny temp codes installed on my Ultraguage.