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

that is correct. Mine died. So this one was fairly cheap and very clean looking≥ Also my windows and door lock controls on drivers side are 4runner and glow green

 

Should be a neo wedge style bulb
You have to pull the unit out and take it apart to replace them. Its a 10 min job at most.

 

Thank you!

Honestly not sure, they were put on the truck at some point prior to me owning it! I was a little surprised to see new calipers considering the truck only has 125k miles!

 

If the cams were ever removed and the scissors gear preload wasn't set this could cause some noise.

 

I need this.

 

yes. I also ordered LED bulbs. Lets see if it is better

 

got some nice seat covers

 

How are they?
They’re on my list

 

they are great got them from craigslist for 150 unopened, they are the seat savers by covercraft and they fit great.

 

Been a while since I've done anything to my truck. Last couple of days has been prep work for frame repair and 63s though.

 

Used it to camp.

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Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Became an overlander. Need to redo some fabrication to do so.

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Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

Since the system is sealed now, I put in drain holes with plugs if water somehow gets in. I closed up the factory drain holes years ago.

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Changed the oil and a CV too.

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I didn't remove anything, all the valves were within spec.

 

So what's the benefit of going with the 63's? You're keeping it SOA right?

 

Yup still SOA, just more travel without breaking the bank. Leafs are good for the extra weight too which is nice.

 

Managed to find a decent shell for Hoodwink. Fresh coat of paint and will be one happy dude.

 

Got all my belts (including timing belt) replaced along w/new water pump & thermostat. While he was in there, my tech also swapped out the nearly 20 year-old original radiator with a Koyorad unit. He installed new hoses and coolant recovery tank as well.

Next on my list: stainless steel brake hoses, a valve clearance check and replacing the weeping valve cover gasket on the passenger side.

 

got those same rain gutter mounts on my shell, interested to see what u throw on em

 

Got my new ARE installed today!





Oh shit, my license plate. Disregard the previous pic, I don't want anyone other than everyone on the road behind me to see my plate



Much better

 

Just got back from 5 days of adventuring around Valemount BC. Absolutely beautiful area. I’ve learned that I need to do the tundra brake upgrade.. as well as a transmission cooler. Had some issues with one hill ascent with the ol girl.

 

For some strange reason I am having a hard time getting rear shocks for my truck that fit. I ordered a kit that was supposed to come with bilstein 5160's (remote reservoirs) and got 5100's instead. Since I payed for a more expensive shock and received the cheaper version I called and complained and eventually got the 5160's however the eyelets don't fit on the stock shock mounts so and I felt like they were a little short for my current lift height so I ordered a set of Bilstein 5125's and they also came with eyelets that are too small. Has anyone else had issues with the shock mounts being the wrong size?



It's a little harder to tell in the picture but the eyelets on the new shocks (both the 5160's and the 5125's) are almost small enough to fit inside the eyelets of my old 5100's