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

on a positive note!

after breaking my air filter house and zip tying it back together i noticed a HUGE difference in power, i should also note that the front of my MAF sensor was COVERED in dirt! so not only the power was a huge difference i can imagine my gas mileage will also be noticeably better as soon as i can properly measure it on my next fill up

i need to give a shout out on here to a local utah member CohbsTaco for meeting up with me and giving me a can of real MAF sensor cleaner! thank man! its cool total strangers are willing to help! the good ole interwebs have some mighty fine peeps in these cyberworlds

 

Lol that's the cleanest jb weld job I think I've ever done. I used the end of a plastic spoon surprisingly.

 

thanks for the trade secret!

 

No problem!

 

anyone have any experience with wagner brakes?

mine are gettin close and i found a pair of wagner super duty semi metallic brake pads for only 20 bucks on rock auto

same pair goes for $56 at the local O'rielly store

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=818807&cc=1375343

 

these are equal to the same thing listed about just labeled "thermo-quiet"

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=1794742&cc=1375343

 

in the market for a first gen upgraded steel skid plate, any suggestions?

 

Budbuilt skids

 

$300? damn son!

http://www.budbuilt.com/index.php?p...tegory_id=23&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=170

 

Yup haha good lucking finding a good one cheaper.

You should have gotten in on this, but it's too late now.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...unner-replacement-front-skid-plate-200-a.html

 

Bud or skidrow or make your own.

 

You just missed this. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...unner-replacement-front-skid-plate-200-a.html

I would still PM him. I know he could make you one. I run his skid and love it. I purchased it before any group buy. Plus they're cheaper than all other skids.

 

Does anybody have light force 140s? I'm looking at buying a used set and wondering if they throw enough light to go on my front bumper as spots.

 

Installed my ibolt xprodock

 

You can clean the entire area around where it separated, using an alcohol based cleaner. Then go to the auto parts store and ask for a stick of JB Weld for PLASTIC. Follow the directions and you can make it as good as new. I've done it before to a couple of Tacoma trucks. And it only takes 4 hours to dry, and 24 hours to cure, but it will hold. Do it in the evening when you get home from work. By morning you can drive it. And the fumes will be gone by the 4 hour mark.

Actually if you look at the point of separation, it is between the air filter box and the MAF. No code will set for that. Only leaks AFTER the MAF will set a code.

 

That's without shipping. 55lbs of steel through UPS or FedEx ain't cheap.

 

One of the reasons I built my own. If you have a grinder and a welder you can have a good set of skids for around $100

 

You've got me thinking.....I may have a new summer project to do!

 

There are also plans floating around the interwebs with the dimensions and angles for skids. You could always take those to a fabricator and have someone local make them too