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

Wow, thanks for the big write up. I don't think I really have the time for all this, I think I'm just going to take it in for the front end. Never heard of the pushing the brake to make the uca move, how does that work? That might have been nice to know for the last time I did this.
Again, thanks for the write up.

 

The UCA is connected to the LCA. Since you need the LCA move, it's easier to move the UCA.

When I do it I put the stock bottle jack upside down in the wheel well and use that to push the UCA down.

Only requires 1 person.

Also I took my stuff off fine with the sway bar still attched.

 

thanks to a fellow TW member I was able to replace the following lights on my truck with much brighter non-oem gear. I did the rear license plates, map lights and interior dome. it took a total of 15 minutes and was super easy - and I am an idiot when it comes to cars.

I highly recommend this upgrade and the oem lights are so dark. the pix look kinda blue and ghetto in the pix but in person they are very bright white and helpful.

 

put the LED fogs in my toolbox. did a pretty good job i think hiding the wire to the switch in the cab. let me know what yall think. im going to try to also add two more switches on both sides of the toolbox so i can flip them on when outside. and the reason for bothsides is cause of course when you need the lights, your going to be on the wrong side and have to walk all the way around the truck.. so im thinking ahead and just putting them on both sides.








Wiring






Lights!

 

I do believe I just picked up the same tool box ^^
Looks good and I love it, I might just have to put some lights in mine now.

 

Kobalt toolbox from Lowes around $150?

 

yepyep
except i got mine for $60 from a local member

 

LUCKY!
wait is that your truck in the signature? will the box fit in the roll bars? i want to get roll bars and want mine to fit in them.

 

um wire trough the grill? mounting i guess on the bumper haha. if you dont mind after you do this and i finally get to see it done, i will be copying i like lots of lights!!

 

haha no I took the roll bars out and am selling them locally. It probablly would have fit in between the roll bar but would have looked wierd and taken up too much bed space. Plus I needed more storage space.

 

put some red interior LEDS in. id post a pic but its still really bright outside. and according to my tracking number I get my light bar in the mail monday

 

Magnaflow put on today

 

Transported some critical items from the local meat market back to my grill.

 

Rear shocks replaced.

 

Whoops lol, meant to say lca..guess I was thinking under control arm vs lower control arm. Yes the upper will move, but that doesent matter, its the lower control arm you want to move. Sorry. If it goes right and smoothly it should only take 3 hours total, but if you run into road blocks like I did it could start being a head ache every turn. You cretainly learn a lot taking on tasks like this.

 

i love it!! im getting 6 more! 4 for the front bumper and 2 for back up lights. do you have more pictures on the install on your thread?

 

Energy rack bushings installed

 

Finally relocated my rear diff breather, had the filter and hose in place for awhile just never got around to putting the unison in.



And put the new brembo rotors on with hawk lts pads.

 

Right on ben!! Looks MUCH better!!

 

x2!!!