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

Finished the 4:88 swap today. Now to break them in....

 

With my 255/85-16 I need the spacers to push the tires out a bit. Yoru truck looks good as it sits. When I go to 35's I probably will not run them...

 

Got to play in the snow a little bit on the way to Hot Springs, AR. Even made a little snowman hood ornament!

 

Forgot about those toolbox lights you have. What lights are they again?

 

Get the AAL now. You'll regret it when you realize you should have installed it to begin with. I have the same setup and I sit pretty much level. The rear is a sagging a little but I think I abused the shit out of the leaf springs this summer. I'll be adding 1.5" shackles soon.

 

Finally remounted the cb. Cut out the back a little bit. Looks a lot cleaner now. Also add the mic mount and ran my aux cable up through the shifter boot.


Also ran some seafoam through the a vacuum line had a heck of a little smoke cloud. Maybe it'll help mileage a little but unsure.

 

Diff breather relocate mod.

Now next time it's time to go all Puddles Jacques Cousteu, I'll watch someone else do it and know that I would have been fine.

 

Replaced drivers side front axle seal after 5 trips to town to get the right seal!

 

none. Looks. I only ran the spacers with my 33s cause with my 33s they are on 4''BS rims and that rubs the frame. I already owned the 1.5'' spacers but only need .75'' so said screw and ran em.

for the 35s..i need them period to keep the tire off the fender.

You'll need them to keep the tire off the frame.

 

Talk to BoxRocket. He did a ton of research before he finally bought the one he did.

 

Used the remaining lights from the bed under the hood. Love these led strips!

 

made up a switch plate to hold a bunch of switches.

 

Not sure where to ask this but for you guys with ultragauges what does your temp usually run at? seems a little high but maybe its normal

 

Mines at 194 most of the time.

 

That does seem a bit high. Im usually around 200*F

 

Mine is usually around 180-195. Although "usually" is what I've observed over the past week since I got mine.

Edit. Also, over the past week, I've only been driving to and from school. That's a <2 mile one-way trip. Starting to think my input is less than valid for this question. Lol

 

damn the temp outside is in the low 30's also so its not like its hot out, also it has a brand new radiator and fluids, i bought the truck and it supposedly had all the scheduled maintenance done im at 193k now, i might just need to tear into it is there anything i can do besides waterpump and thermostat

 

I rewired the Hella 500ff lights because I burned out the switch when I did it the first time. Bought a 3.99 switch from O'Reillys. Put it just under and to the right of my hand break release because I plan on putting in a switch panel at some point and wanted the hole out of the way but easily accessible.





Oh yeah, having your own soldering iron makes life easier. They cost next to nothing on ebay and with just a little shrink tubing allow you to really clean up the wiring in your truck. Plus, really helps fix mistakes when you get your wires confused because there are 8 different colors and black means power and blue means ground and who can remember that?

 

Took her wheelin after an oil change... All my bed liner fell off the chrome on the front bumper after pressure washing her... Hella whack,... Anyways, today was fun


On a good note, the wife said" why don't u just buy an aftermarket bumper"..... I wish..lol

 

203 before and 190-193 after jiggle valve mod.