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

Snow sock looks like the weird piece of felty woven cloth that new electronics get packaged in and cinches around the tire. Honestly I don't get how they work since it basically erases any hint of siping or tread... But they definitely work.

 

Yes, I am definitely in the market for one, looking at best options for placement, costs of various styles, etc.

 

I just read about them. Seems pretty cool and interesting looking

 

Bit of a cold snap here in the PNW, got bored after a few days of staying in and actually used that weird "4WD" button thing.

 

Throwing some fluffy, mass-backed, black carpet in, and the quest to replace all the tealish interior continues

 

Mass backed eh? Where'd you'd find that?

 

insulated and covered it

 

Finally got around to changing out my hood prop cable. Not sure why I put this off for a year lol!

 

Just an option at a few online dealers. I ordered from https://www.autorug.com/ though, as they were the cheapest I could find. I was expecting a fairly quick install, but they don't make any inside cuts for you.

 

Played around in the snow the other day. Me and my buddy ended up pulling out a beefy f250 who was was stuck then on our way back out a tree fell across the road. Luckily f250 guy had a chainsaw and I had tow straps. Everyone lucked out lol.

 

I know I’m late to the leaky can discussion but I am very happy with my ones from wavian.



No leaks so far.

finished fluid filming the frame today for winter.

 

I've seen you post this before, but this is awesome every time I see it. Nice way to make a custom solution for a "wasted space".

 

Finished tearing it down and took the head over to the machine shop for a full rebuild

 

Trimmed up the front cat and my youngest welded the new flange. Mocking up the exhaust.

 

Got the new transfer case installed today. Not a fun time working in 24°F and snow. Lucky me, it's snowing again tomorrow when I get to reattach drive shafts.

So, if I put these next to each other... I guess I had dual cases for a moment, until the silver one made its way under the truck.

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Noticed this on the inside of the transfer case adapter (the bit that stays on the transmission)... Seems to be cracks in the casting? Outside looks fine, so I assume this is normal and just has to do with the casting/cooling process?

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Perfect donor to build a NWF box.

 

Thanks! It's one of those types projects I love the most, jacking other peoples idea's and over complicated but unique solutions. I actually had an issue with it when I was going to drop it down. The clearance to where I put in the extension to run the impact tightened up on me. I forgot I was using the rear bumper as an excavator on an obstacle last trip and it shifted on me. I thought the whole bed had shifted when I saw it.

 

I must have missed it. What was the cause that made you need to replace the tcase?

 

Drove over some rocks

 

I think (mostly b/c people more knowledgeable than me say) that the input shaft bearing went out on a trip in Death Valley a few weeks ago. Will know more/for certain once I dig into my original case, which I plan to rebuild.

Naturally, since I'm a wordy bastard, I'm writing it all up, including the entire story of the failure. Though I haven't had any symptoms since, I believe it started 4 years ago... when this happened.