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

Tried to finish "wrenching" on both car and Tacoma BUT the @#$%^& parts store gave me "different parts"......Taco is done,new O-2 gasket in rear and everything is greased on the driveline; love my ramps ...
Rear brakes will wait on the Camry..


EVERYONE ENJOY THEIR 4TH..........

 

no but they are indentical to my factory ones

its makes the truck look newer and cleaner so a lot of people are surprised its an 8 year old truck. plus clearer lenses means more light output which is safer and nicer.

 

X2 but I got my headlights for $47 off eBay

 

Put my new rack and pinion in last night. When i took the old rack out i managed to burn my whole left hand by grabing the inner tierod end off my old rack about 5 mins after i heated it up to get the outer rods off Least i managed to finish the job although i did wimp out on trying to put my Skid back on.

 

Dropping my truck off tomorrow at the shop to get my OME setup on.

 

about time for a new build thread don't ya think? I wanna see the progress

 

Yeah, I'll get one up after I get my setup on for sure. I have been holding off because I haven't done much but collecting parts and put a camper shell on.

Is there another one coming up? August!

 

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Pulled a buddies stuck chevy out of a nice mud hole.

 

Nice!!!! Way to document the rescue

 

Thanks had to get some pics of it being that it was the first time Ive had to pull someone out of a hole in the tacoma. Turned out to be a pretty nice mud hole considering we havent even had an inch of rain this year.

 

hey m3bassman does your camper leak from the corners where it meets the bed rails?

reason is I bought a used one off craigslist and I cant get the thing to seal all the water out.

 

If you haven't tried it already, just stick a strip of black foam automotive tape around the edge of your bed and clamp er down tight. Go around the outside and snip off the tape anywhere it looks fugly. Worked for me.

 

I know a lot of people have replaced Steering rack bushings on their trucks. I just ordered some for my new kit...Guessing since everything is getting replaced I might as well order new bushings.

How hard is the install? Should I do it at home or should I take it to a shop?

 

same here...i cant for the life of me get my camper shell to seal

 

My fiberglass tonneau cover is letting water in too. Can't figure out where it's coming from.

 

Do it yourself. Its a pain in the bum, but not too bad. If you have problems ask, I did mine 2 weekends ago and didnt have any problems. Getting the top bolt back on to the passenger side was the toughest, but a big C clamp was the trick. My steering response and "tightness" is night and day compared to how it use to be. Got an allignment and my steering is perfect. Steering wheel is straight too for once.

 

The hardest part is getting the bushings out. With a big old clamp its cake. Its only 4 bolts.