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

Why is the front section shortened?

 

Dual cases

 

Been on here for awhile and I’ve owned a 2nd and 3rd Gen. I sold the 3rd Gen a month ago and pick up a 2001 Regular Cab last week. I was introduced to Toyota’s with a 1st Gen 4Runner and hilux. Since then I’ve always wanted a clean one (few are far between here in the Northeast). I’m thrilled because the truck is from out west. You never see 20 year old trucks like this in the Northeast. This week I plan on some front end work to get it up to snuff. It also needs a fluid cleanse. The truck will be kept out of the salt.

On a side note; it’s nice read the minimal whining here on the 1st Gen side.

 

I keep dreading when the day comes that my starter fails with my headers,
Did you have to remove the header to get the starter out to replace it?

 

I have TRD headers and it makes it difficult to replace the starter, but not impossible.

 

I’m still on my original starter so I know that day is coming,
I have the Dough Thorley headers.

My new project that arrived yesterday is the haltech 2000 Stand alone ECU for the supercharger, plug and play

 

Do you have current hp and tq numbers? Just curious how much you will gain from a real tune.

 

Yes, less Raptor lights/stickers and more mechanical know-how.

Nice truck.

 

I'm extremely interested if prices will go back down when materials go back down, something tells me no.

I'll add that Scarab washer to my list of things I do not NEED but definitely now WANT.

 

At first I thought i was going to have to, but loosening the crossover pipe gave me enough wiggle room (literally) to access the top starter bolt. I didn't have to completely remove any of the crossover bolts either, just backed them off a bit. I was able to put a socket on all 4 of the crossover bots as well by using a medium length extension and a universal joint; that was nice to be able to do. I had OBX headers on my last engine and it was impossible to get to some of those crossover bolts with the engine in, and even a PITA with the engine out.

 

I agree, I don't think prices will go back down. The demand is there, I believe there's only one other company making 1st gen racks (UpTop), and they are always improving on the versatility of their racks; innovation is valuable.

Just a note on the Scarab washer bottle... if you've done the deckplate mod, the added thickness of the deckplate makes lining up the airbox mounting points difficult (the deckplate pushes on the hardware used to mount the washer bottle to the bracket). I think this could be overcome by using different hardware that doesn't have a tall head height to mount the washer bottle to the Scarab bracket. It is super nice to have just a small little bottle instead of a that 55 gallon drum tucked into the fender.

 

I mean my bottle has been long gone, but it's one of these that the lid doesn't always close that well on, and the bottles very thin so if the ziptie that holds the motor on is a little off it will leak.




For $5 for a two pack at walmart 5 years ago, it's definitely served its purpose, but I like a cleaner version.

 

I found the bottle they use, im sure you have the knowledge and tools in your shop to make a bracket
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/reservoir_15-06830.php

 

Yep. There’s a few companies that makes bottles like this in various sizes then the methanol injection company’s sell them for cost plus $100

 

Gotta love it, I get they need to make a profit but sometimes it like, really man youre charging $125 for a $10 bottle and 5 minutes of work?

 

Its about having a consistent correct AFR in boost, better timing number, no open loop or closed loop to deal with,
no MAF used anymore, the power curve should come on righ away instead of at 3000 rpms. The OEM ECU is very conservative
Yes I have before numbets but that was done when it was 50-60 degrees outside so I will have to wait till fall (it's 90-100 degrees now)
to do the comparison after I get it installed and tuned

 

While I get the disdain for the price, there is something to be said about operating costs (website, shipping, employees, hardware on hand, plasma table and electronics, r & d) that I don't think a lot of people realize when they shit talk pricing on stuff. Having amatuer fabricating a ton of stuff at this point, NOTHING is 5 mins of work. To produce a bracket similar to that you need to source stainless, cut out the center hole, drill 4 holes, bend it and bolt it up after measuring it a hundred times for your bottle and mounting points. I'd say it's a solid 2-3 hours of fab for a remotely nice looking product. Based on how much I make an hour and what I feel my time is worth, $65 is more than reasonable.

Granted I solved the same problem in less than an hour with $5 worth of parts, but it's nowhere near as stable or visually appealing. I guess it was closer to $5.50 but thats factoring in the fact that I already owned a drill and multiple hole saws.

 

If you want a cleaner look you can use these

 

Oh no, I completely agree. The price for the scarab mount is fair.
I was assuming the methanol injection companies werent selling a bracket and just charging $100+ for a bottle and pump, which is where I got the 5 minutes of work from. I know making a bracket is involved and takes wayyyy longer than 5 minutes

 

Only if it adds 5hp.

Ah word. I mean I kinda want it to buy it for the jeep tears sticker alone.