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

East Coast Gear Supply. Buy a whole 3rd setup the way you want. Takes an afternoon to install. Send back the old to get your core charge back.

 

Didn't have to, just removed the old dome and used a old antenna I had lying around to punch over the liner to the front where the mirror is mounted. Then taped some wire to it and pulled the antenna back out fishing the wire through and tapped into my existing dome light. Now both function as they should. I do want to get some LED's though. All in all about 10 min. worth of work. I did have to fix my door sensor because the wire corroded.

 

Did you just tap into your dome light wires ? Haven't actually decided to take a look at it yet

 

yea bolt on, dont really have a welder at my disposal, and wanted to be able to remove easily for whatever reason down the road. got the kick out too!

this is where I mounted mine and I'm very happy w/ the placement

 

Just got my adjustable 5100's in! Woot! And Wheeler's even threw in a bag of candy! Awesome!

 

Had a 3 degree axle shim and all new CV boots installed yesterday.

 

they gave me candy too when I bought my aal, two suckers and some other stuff.

 

900 is an awesome deal!
I got 4:88 Yukon gears from Randy's Ring and Pinion, and here's the scoop that includes ring and pinion gear sets, diff rebuild kits, and yoke.

Order Summary:

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YG TV6-488 $221.53 1 $221.53
YG T7.5R-488R $228.39 1 $228.39
YK T7.5-V6-FULL $215.73 1 $215.73
YK TACOMA-LOC $293.80 1 $293.80
YY T35040 $51.89 1 $51.89
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Subtotal: $1,011.34
Sales Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $0.00
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TOTAL: $1,011.34

It ain't cheap!!!

 

Got the electrical very nearly done with major help from SGT Taco.

 

What all are you wiring up?

 

Alpine Amp
PIAA 520s
PIAA 510s
CB
Alarm
ARB Compressor.

Check out the build.

 

Awesome build page! Looks killer!

 

Got this painted today. Hopefully get it installed in the next day or two.

Kids swing set worked out great

 

Yes, I just pushed the wires into the plug itself and taped them down. Didn't want to ruin the original, might try and find some new pins and redo the plug with both sets of wires crimped in. Now I need to see why my climate gauge isn't lighting up, already changed the bulbs and checked the fuses.

 

Anybody have pictures of a 1st gen with the 2nd gen MGM paint? I'm getting my truck painted soon and that's the color I'm thinking about doing

 

Got the new meats on with my painted wheels! I love the look! 265/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers. There is a slight rubbing in front at full lock, but that's why I got the Billies.

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After:

 

I got lazy and didn't really try to hide the wire. It's not in the way though so I'm not gonna change it lol.

Also, does anyone have a write up on how to remove the factory clock? I want to put a switch panel in there. Do I have to remove the whole dash or is there an easier way?

 

school me... what does the axle shim do?

mine was like that at first but it started to drive me nuts and I went stealthy w/ it, was really easy to do

 

There's one floating around TW of an 01-04 painted MGM. It looks badass, I'll see if I can find it. I plan on painting mine the dark blue that is on the 2nd gens and old toyota pickups!

Edit: Found it

Rotates the axle creating a better pinion angle. Helps with vibrations in the drivetrain.

 

The only parts that need to come off to access the clock, is the lower dash. It's about 4 bolts I think, and after that you should be able to pop the panel that has the ignition and clock in it.