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

@Tour991 just out of curiosity where did you get them and how much did they cost. I have a next door neighbor who can weld.

 

would these be a decent set of frame reinforcement plates for a 1st gen.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-PCS-Fram...ota-Tacoma-stengthening-plating-/143602336964

 

Opinion time!! Put these 20” rims in my PreRunner. Do they look bette than the starfish trd rim? Should I post the 20’s on offer up to see who wants to train for some 16’s?
There seem to be the same BS so I don’t thing I can put a larger tire on it because the front has zero room at the upper BJ. So, whatcha all think?

 

Personally, I do not think they look better than a TRD wheel. In my opinion they are too big and too "modern" (not sure if that's the best word) looking for our first gen's. I would go with either 16" or at biggest on a first gen 17". I probably wouldn't try to trade but that's up to you of course. I think I would sell the 20s and buy a 16 that I like the best with the correct BS and width for my intended tire size and use. I would doubt the person looking for a rim like the ones you have would would also own the rims that you are looking for but I could be wrong of course. Good luck!

 

I have used the $20 Sylvania restore kit in the past. It worked great. A little elbow grease but the results were damn good, especially for the price.

 

I got both my headlamps for $50 on Amazon and now people flash me all the time because they think my high beams are on.

 

Well, for those that might want to know or didn’t already know.

You can plug the marker light bulb socket thing Into the turn signal socket thing with very little modification.

But you’ll lose the normal marker light function, which might be illegal.

also probably isn’t very water tight.

 

New valve cover gaskets and spark plugs. Friend of mine is a mechanic and we did some trading for a torch I didn’t need that I had zero in

I didn’t feel like doing them

 

Yeah, I have bought and tried aftermarkets before but was just never quite happy with the coverage/throw/pattern of the light but I might have just not found the right ones. This time I just decided to bite the bullet on the OEMs.

 

Anyone running TC uppers notice all these cracks in the clear coat? It's as they have appeared overnite.

I usually always give my suspension a good look over after a wash and never noticed them.

 

I blew the high pressure power steering line a couple weeks ago, so this weekend was R&R Power Steering pump, (cleaned the filter using Timmy's proven method.) and R&R both high pressure and return power steering lines.
While it was down I upgraded to Mobile 1 oil and filter. Drives nice and smooth today!

 

Here you go. Poly proformance has them for sale.
https://www.polyperformance.com/tot...Xbk1s-m-jvwzz2voStQnyYb1xYp_hCSBoCSycQAvD_BwE

 

Oh jeez dude

 

I like that alot

 

there’s a good joke in there somewhere, but I’ll leave it alone.

 

Time for a BFH

 

Mine never did that in 10 years... weird ond

 

Ditch the 20" drug dealer wheels. Stock look much better.

 

Spent most of the afternoon pulling this front axle. Removing the dust cover and freeing the spindle from the axle were both a giant pain. I didn't find any visible holes in the old boots, but they were slinging grease. Hoping a reboot fixes the issue.