What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

On this afternoon agenda.

Edit: Fuck this plastic housing! Such a PITA to get off. Buying the metal one now.

 

Looks good. What all did you use to make the mount? Pics of the back? I need to do similar.

 

Thanks! Below is a sketch (yes my handwriting is horrible) . 3/4" in AC plywood with 3 coats of rattle can paint. All of the nuts are countersunk. I would up using JB Weld on the threaded rod nuts / plywood interface as there was not a lot of length to use due to the hand knobs I had are blind hole and not a through threaded. To keep the mount from wobbling, I used a rubber stopper mounted on the back side on the bottom that matched the offset of the bed rail.

 

I could probably add a bit of RTV over the hole. I don't think it'll be an issue though since the dust cover isn't air/water tight to begin with. For now I just turned the boot so the hole is in the back, away from the tire.

 

Afew new things done today alittle black added

 

I had my radio off, went about 20 miles on the freeway and about 15 miles on the back roads.
They were quiet. I think the road noise starts more after the tire is wearing down...

 

Painters plastic on the floor next time.

 

Could really use the infinite wisdom of the Tacomaworld folk here. I’m feeling shit out of luck trying to remove this stripped screw in the bed railing. I’ve lubricated it with pb blaster and drilled into it to make room for the screw extractor. I can turn the screw now but the problem is it just spins in place without coming out. I can’t get the screw extractor out either as I hammered it in pretty snug. No idea how to proceed here, any ideas?

 

To remove the extractor wrap a pair of vise grips in paper towel and put them in your freezer for about an hour. Wearing leather work gloves clamp the vise grips to the extractor and let it sit for a few seconds then you should be able to remove it. Then just drill out the screw and re-tap the hole for a heli-coil insert. That’s what I would try.

 

CO2 shot applied to extractor as final if freezer approach does not work, or does that just make the metal brittle and risk breaking?

 

Interesting I’ll give this a shot. What does the freezer and paper towel do for the vice grip? Would I attach the grips to the end of the extractor or closer to where the extractor meets the screw?

 

Hey thanks! Hoping to keep it that way.

 

Metal contracts when cold. Shrinks the extractor before trying to remove.

 

Stock mag tune initially, but will be going YotaWerx or OTT just deciding which to go with.

 

Close to where they meet. The cold transferring from the vise grips should cause the extractor to contract enough to free it up.

 

Just makes it contract. Like your suggestion too. Something else for the arsenal.

 

Another lost soul brought back to the to the
TOYOTA Ranch. (Name pending)

She drives great. Has serious gear reduction in the rear end. Can't wait to see what the ratio is. Wife is going to compete this build. She's doing the vintage yellow.








How funny. Toyota came full circle. This truck was a color almost solar octane in 1980.. just look at the door trim and engine bay.

Yes that's an old fashioned carburetor

 

Got some fuel door cushions to replace the ones that went mia. Thanks to @TVphotog97 for bringing this to my attention and @markram for the part #

 

Installed TRD Pro grill today, ezpz.

 

It was 80 and sunny in Fun City. Took advantage of the weather and washed, clayed, washed, and waxed.