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

I don’t doubt it. I literally just flushed my rad last week. So I didn’t feel like draining it again..

 

Yup that's next week, one reason why I am doing the timing belt earlier is I want AC back haha

 

Coworker and I took our trucks to the local feed store to have them weighed. For comparison. He has a bone stock 2001 double cab.

Ya, she's a bit heavy.

 

What parts did you end up needing to do this job?
I've been trying to pin down this bearing squeak noise and think it's the AC compressor bearing, so would be great to do this at the same time I change out my radiator.

 

And? Pushing 3 tons yet on that fat ass truck?

Grt ready to start finding cracks everywhere.

 

It’s thicc not fat

 

Getting close... Have already done a lot of reinforcing, with more to come.

 

I just replaced my A/C pulley and clutch this past weekend:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/winkle99-build-thread.511998/page-5#post-26049568

I also fought that wave clip and the snap ring. I tried two different snap ring pliers. A cheapo from Harbor Freight that did not spread the clip far enough apart and one that worked from O’Reilly auto parts.
I did remove the radiator to get clearance for the snap ring pliers and so I could see the snap rings easier. I agree with @Reh5108 that it is worth taking the time to remove the radiator. I did try the 90 degree fittings on the pliers when the radiator was in but I had trouble keeping the nibs seated in the snap ring holes. Then I pulled the radiator and attacked the snap ring with the straight fittings.

 

So what's the end result in comparison?

 

My truck is pretty fat... but I already knew that

 

What is actual weigh? My buddy's 98 4R with a solid axle, leaf spring rear with FF80, 40s and beadlock, front and rear plated bumpers with full matching spare swing out, skids and slider weighs almost 5100lbs.

 

Mine before the weightloss program it is currently on.

And that was pre gear upload weight.

 

I’m guessing 6k

 

Full tank and about 230 pounds of me in the truck... 5980

 

Made a little more progress on the new daily. Just looking for a 01-04 hood latch and front bumper and she’ll be done.

 

I ended up ordering just the clutch from Rock auto. And as my clutch is fine, just the bearing was buggered, I just used the front plate and the main pulley. I tried a few people parting out 3.4’s but lowest was 100 bucks for unknown condition from these jabronis…. So I paid the 85 I think for new on rock auto.

while I was in there I changed out the idler pulley and belt as well.

 

Kicking ass !!

 

Anybody have a picture of these on their truck?

 

I like to see at night

 

same. In all my years of Tacoma scouting, I’ve only ever seen these once… on the Internet.

But honestly, these were simply an aesthetic mod back in the day but never caught on because a lot of people didn’t like the look and it DRASTICALLY reduces light output from the already weak OEM headlights. I’m not even sure those covers are 48 state legal, could be wrong though.

Edit: I did a Google search and apparently tinting your headlights gives Californians cancer so they outlawed it



IF ITS ON THE INTERNET, ITS TRUE!