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

Starting the big 3 upgrade, as my negative terms I am broke yesterday. Y’all replace the starter wire? Looks like 2 gauge already?

 

I actually used Bilstein 5100s for the front that were designed for the tundra. The reason for this is because it gives you additional notches to increase height. I believe there are 4, I went the highest possible.
The coil was the original Tacoma replacement, mine were new so I ended up keeping them but you can upgrade if needed.
The rear is a add a leaf as well as a Bilstein 5100 designed for Tacoma year and model.

Budget lift cost me less than $500

 

Glue? Double-sided tape?

 

Little dab of black RTV and purposely didn’t clean the shine off the dash, pops rite off if I want to move it.

 

Took the dog box out so I could move home in a couple weeks.


I also lost a blinker housing at some point this weekend, what’s everyone doing to move them up into the marker light housing?

 

Scored this leer shell today, was/is absolutely filthy from sitting under a lean to for 4 years but i cant complain for the price.
Clear coat is in bad shape so I dont feel bad about repainting it

 

Anybody that installed Doug theory headers. We’re you able to get a torque wrench to all the nuts, especially on the driver side?

 

New to me rear bumper. Made by STOUT Equipment. (No longer in business)
This bumper is stout. No pun intended.
The Shackle brackets are 1-1/4" thick, 1" Eyes

It still needs a little tweaking, then I'll figure out the lights and license plate.

 

Nope... just did it by feel and never had a leak in 4 years.

 

Have you driven your Tacoma in the last 4 years though

 

No. It held up till I tore it apart. That’s what I was implying

 

Anyone have any experience with deaver add a leafs? Was going to just go with dakar but seems as though trying to get anything old man emu right now is a pain

 

The only way I can get in there is with a ~8” ratcheting wrench. I just have no idea how tight 30ft lb should “feel”.

I was tightening using the weight of my arm. But with a 18” torque wrench with the same amount of effort put into it I’m sure I would be quite a bit tighter.

I’m super paranoid about stripping the threads on the head

 

Tighten, based, on the "feel" of the other bolts.?

 

Good trick is use a torque wrench where you can, then feel
How tight it is with the tool you will use to tighten the other bolts. It’ll get it close enough

 

You got nixed. Beat you to it!!

 

Damn.

 

Question for those who have done the Chevy 63 swap.

What's out axle tube diameter of the rear axle? Pretty sure it's the same for 8.0 and 8.4 axles (mine is 8.0). Need this to order perches for the swap.

Can't find a straight answer, and it's raining so I'm not going out there to measure it lol.

 

You won't melt like Cotton Candy. C'mon!!

 

Figure one of the Toyota god's would know off the top of their head. If not, I'll measure tomorrow lol