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

Can confirm. I was running whitelines for a while. Every so often I would start hearing a clunking in from the front end when articulating, turns at speed, or going over potholes on one side. The Bushings just didn't seem to hold their spot and the cams would bounce back and forth on the alignment tabs. I would have to tighten them up a little bit more every now an again which solved the issue for a while, but then it would return. Went back to the OEM Rubber Bushings, they stay in put much better and are a little more cushy then the whitelines. They transmit less felt vibration and minor bumps to the cab. I didn't see much benefit to the Poly Bushings on the LCA, IMO. Your mileage may vary.

 

FINALLY did something to my truck.

 

Re routed my trans cooler lines so that it falls after the radiator to get the temps down a touch more on hot days and when I’m off-road. Interested to see how much of a difference that it will make. I’d imagine quite a bit.

 

Little engine bay clean up pieces and fresh S/C goodies. Old plug wire clips broke years ago

Clip PN is 19944-62010 for anyone looking

 

Love the fresh sticker

 

I'm pretty amazed how high your temps were getting. I have a cooler and it sit around 150 most the time now. I don't think it's gone over 200 ever since I added a cooler.

 

Is yours before your after the radiator?

 

Thanks! picked it up when I trimmed the plastic for the s/c. only took me 3 years to put it on...

 

Amateur hour camper build, just need to get the canvas done. There are a few more pictures in my build thread and I'll probably add more as it comes along.

 

Nice! Is that stainless steel?

 

Anyone got a rubber trim they can recommend for the fender flares.

 

This is what I bought. Looked very similar to oem, but haven’t installed it yet.
Trim-Lok Fender Flare Edge Trim – EPDM Rubber Trim for Car and Truck Wheel Wells – Bonds with 3M Automotive-Grade Tape – 0.227” Height, 25’ Length

Trim-Lok Fender Flare Edge Trim – EPDM Rubber Trim for Car and Truck Wheel Wells – Bonds with 3M Automotive-Grade Tape – 0.227” Height, 25’ Length

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CJRGX3O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_WG85MY18RY9F6GSKY0XZ?_encoding=UTF8

 

Its Aluminum, just looks shiny.

 

Ah ok, hard to tell from the photo but looked like mig welds - not very common for aluminum. Nice work!

 

Ordered my complete OME lift and UCAs

 

-=One Year Update=-

I scrubbed the surface rust off my exhaust and muffler a year ago with phosphoric acid and here's how it looks now. There's some natural discoloration from the heat but otherwise the stainless properties were preserved by using the correct type of acid. I never did bother to use the VHT clear coat I had planned. This is just bare metal.

 

Uncle Jay would be proud

 

Perfect, been wanting to replace those clips for soooo long!

 

Where'd you get the new sticker?

 

Anyone have experience with the all pro long travel CV boots? Just picked up to oem axles in need of a rebooting.