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

alo, check,my build for more details

we'll see man... so much work to make these things fit

 

To be politically correct...

 

1" for extra clearance is fine

3" is stupid and pointless.

 

kind of a weird question here but do any of you guys know if the bed off of an 01 Ranger would work with a 1st gen taco? I ask this because I found a full bed with fiberglass bedsides for sale but its off a ranger...

Edit: they seem to be around the same size?

 

Probably more hassle than its worth Rodrigo, what motor is that in driveway ??

 

not sure on the motor Doug, I just took the picture off the add on DR

 

different rib lines

 

Replaced oem shocks w/ 5100s all around. Set to middle setting, which gave front end a nice 2" lift and truck is now 37 rear 36.5 front. Also, replaced worn front brake pads w/ chepo duralast organic for $22 from Autozone.

Now just need an alignment. Then more projects...

Thanks TacoWorld! Made this whole thing much more fun and got good parts.

 

Anyone running cheap ebay seat covers? Thinking about picking up a black pair for my fronts.

 

Dunno how I effed up the speedo gear. Pulled it today to check the tooth count, put it back in, and after about a mile my speedometer began erratically falling until it didn't register anymore.

 

Why real paint soon, didn't like the plasti-dip?? How long did you have it on for? (chipping?)

 

Eh, you don't need no speedo! Haha

 

Had a leaky RH Valve cover, looked closer and found a hairline crack near the bolt hole at the outer, closest to the firewall location.

Ordered a Dorman replacement, came with all the gaskets for $130 from rockauto.com and got the job done. Now i have a more audible 'tapping' coming from that side but at least it's not leaking, and power is back/idle is smoother. I'm assuming it's just poor tolerance on a Chinese part. *I also found that the mechanic that did my 90k belt service used NGK single electrode plugs and not Denso dual's like i very specifically told him to buy (he's my brother in-law...) replaced the plugs properly, replaced the LH valve cover gasket while i was in there, and the two plenum gaskets. Annnd cleaned the MAF too.



New cover in.



And no, that's not rust, just Iron Range dirt.

 

The plastidip is nice but temporary. I haven't had a problem with it yet but eventually I'll have to do some touch up. I've had it on for about 4 months. Once paint is on just less of a hassle in my opinion. I also plastidiped my fender flares and chrome on my bumpers.

 

Did a little driving in the snow and flexed it out.

I really wanted to get my back tire off the ground so I'd know what my max is. But my driver side tire was rubbing the fender flare bad, and I didn't want to break it so I stopped... I need to move my axle forward about an inch.

 

Nice pics!

 

Eh, they're okay. It was very windy so I didn't take as good of pics as I did last time it snowed. Although these two came out very nice...

 

Replaced leaky valve cover gaskets, pcv valve and grommet, also clean both intake manifolds along with the throttle body, replaced all gaskets while I was in there

 

Cool photo