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

What did you go with, and why?

 

I think the chalk looks great. Maybe I can hire him to do my ARB….

What engine/trans/tire size are you running with the new gears?

 

Is that going into a extended cab?
I got some baja rs installed the other day. Lot's of leg room now,and the frige still fits.

 

Yup, she's snug in there. I plan on a secondary portion to surround the shift levers and tie it all together.

 

No arm rest?

 

What you dont see it?

 

Lol looks like it's hip height to me. Or you have wicked long arms.

 

It might be that
I was a swimmer

 

So Ive been having some weird handling. I was in the process of changing my pads and rotors, I think I might have found my problem.

The front outter lbj bolt is missing and the inner was 1/2 out . The knuckle was flopping around

 

Missing bolt on the LBJ?

 

Yes and one was 1/2 way out. I should probably have just stated that

 

That will sober you up quickly!!!

 

I picked up a starlink mini for my travels. It worked great using the 110 power plug.
I purchased some 12 volt power cables, but they wouldn't power it up.
So I installed a small step-up transformer and external power plug, it works great.
Not the greatest install, but I didn't have a switch in my spare parts bin.

 

Right. Always sober when wrenching...from now on.

 

New brakes are on !
The old and didn't fit well. They were supposed to be Brembo but I think i got the temu version.

 

Whiteline LCA bushings and nitro charger bushings are in. I made hash marks for the cam adjusters to get as close as I can to what it was before. Is an alignment absolutely mandatory to do right away? Or could I manage to drive it for 60-80miles before an alignment? I just have some important errands that would be nice to have my truck for.

 

I think you'll be good. Give it your best eyeball adjustments and maybe bust out the tape measure and you'll be okay

 

As long as you're close and everything's tight, it'll drive. A friend drove a few thousand miles on his eyeballed home alignment before getting it corrected. His tires wore poorly and his ride/handling were less than ideal, but it didn't fall off the road.

 

Wow! Count your blessings and go buy a lotto ticket.

edit: And use loctite next time.