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

Oh wow

 

not a big "self burn" crowd, eh lol

 

Chasing down a knock over bumps today and a brake squeal. Looks like a bad tie rod end (boots are trashed too). Brake squeal was hardware rubbing the rotor kind of an odd find but a welcome one. Tie rod ends will have to wait ~500 miles but I'm sure it'll be fine. Anyone have any recs? I am thinking those '555' ones.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZZMULafRhyY

 

sankei 555 are a fine replacement. pretty sure thats the OG manufacturer

 

I did tie rod ends from low range or wheelers, forget. They been fine

 

Pretty sure oem OTRs are reasonably priced. Moog inners have done fine for me.

 

Nothing's ever "done" forever with my truck, but... some things are more done than before

 

Damn I love your door card setup. Good idea with the net.
What kind of material are you using for the main part?

 

It's an automotive grade fabric (UV resistant) that I have in other places in the interior wrapped over 3/4" MDF. Stiffens the doors quite a bit and adds noise isolation

 

Was that on top of the stock cardboard or completely replaced it

 

Completely replaced. Used original as a template. Tbh it's a very tight fit, 1/2 would give more leeway and still provide benefit, but not available in my area

Since I have 3rd party mass backed carpet also I had to remove my kick panels for now until I can trim it or the door has too much resistance without slamming it closed

 

Who makes the carpet you got? Doing a full sound deadening on the interior has been on my list of things to do for a while.

 

This is a 4pin tps that was not available separate from the entire throttle body for some time.

https://www.yotashop.com/tps-sensor...MI69ermqWbigMV7ixECB0PiA7vEAQYAiABEgJPjvD_BwE

 

I drove the supercharged 98 around . I really need to get an exhaust on this so it can be driven more lol… damn mr2s keep taking my money


It’s about to cross 95k on it

 

Ah heck looks like I guessed low...
That's what the turbo 2RZ @2RZNoShi1 has did this last Saturday @CoWj That's power and torque at the wheels


and here's mine from this trip back to the dyno for funzies because we could

 

That auto rug carpet looks good!

 

Thanks, had it a few years now. In hindsight I probably shouldn't have gotten straight black as it's hard to keep clean, but the nicest part about it is that it had enough excess on the passenger side to flip up and around the top of foot well so I have it rigged up to block most of the noise that comes in under there, including the blower motor.
Driver side foot well is mainly what's left to figure out now that my doors are mostly done... valve tick just shoots straight through there :/

 

I have a vinyl floor kit sitting around, but I like that that carpet kit comes with the deadening attached if you option it that way.

 

Ya it makes for a tough fit on some areas but I think it's worth it