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

swapped out the wheels from the 4runner to the tacoma. 4runner is for sale and had brand new 265/75/16 yokohama geolander AT/S tires, and i liked the rims from the 4runner better anyway. Also had 1" wheel spacers on the 4runner from when i had 285 tires, moved those over to the tacoma as well.

I also took the odyssey battery out of the 4runner and installed her it in the new to me tacoma.

 

took her to the local offroad park...

and yikes!! My 4wd is not engaging. The little green light doesn't come on. So i had my wife drive in 4wd and i see the front drive shaft rotating. So i thought, maybe the bulb is out in the cluster. Nope, I go to go over an obstacle and nothing. only the rear wheels are kicking....any ideas??? i tried going in reverse and forward a few times in 4wd to see if it would engage...nothing!! I'm lost here

 

Gotta be a wiring plug somewhere that needs cleaning, its manual but partially electrical also.

 

i got her pretty muddy the first week i had her. haven't used the 4wd since.....i really hope its an easy fix

 

Not the best info, but kinda gives you an idea. Id check and clean all plugs on transfercase and any you may see on or around front diff. Check any vacum lines also.

 

Mounted me some Rear Lighting , didn't want to damage the Factory wiring , so I ran me a Toggle switch. So now in Reverse or just need Lighting in the Rear , I have it handy now.

 

Lets fix that!

 

Finished this little project up today that I've been working on over the last couple of weekends.

 

In due time buddy

 

Greased my u-joints and did a few other odds and ends.

 

thank you sir. i was trying to check the plugs but it started pissing on me. no garage i'll give it a shot 2morrow. damn i hope its a quick fix!! i was getting ready to purchase sliders and skid plates this week. and new tires

 

I want one! out of curiosity, about how much did it cost you in materials to make that?

 

Painted my stock skids. Looking at my skids in the sunlight I realized they are doing their job, dents all over. Gonna need new/ thicker ones soon

 

I'm probably into it for just shy of $300.

Tubing was around $70
I think I spent about $100 at DIY4x4.com on the bushings, the tabs for the bushings, pre-cut gussets, the mounting plate for the spare to bolt to, some tube end caps. Figured they were all precut and cheap enough saved tons of time.
I also bought a harbor freight tubing notcher. $40
Misc things at home depot spray paint, cut off wheels, sanding disks etc.

First big welding project I've ever done really. Learned a lot and for the most part enjoyed doing it. Even in this 100°+ Az heat! Haha

 

Got rid of all the lame harley davidson and surf stickers from the previous owner. Hell yeah

 

Plastidip'd fenders today!

 

Looks good. I painted mine a couple months back. Makes a huge difference. Did you hit the plasti dip with the clear?

 

Well I didn't do this, but my brother did.

 

It may not have showed up.



Here goes again.

 

Ouch.

Sorry man. Hope your brother and everyone involved are okay.