What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Today I finished installing the front half of my OME / Total Chaos Suspension. I also installed the braided brake lines. Tomorrow I have to ct out the old rear leafs, bleed the brakes and get her aligned.

 

Did a bunch of new (to me) car maintenance!

Changed rear diff oil
Changed transfer case oil
Changed manual transmission fluid
Couldn't change front diff, the fill plug was stripped... Have to take that one in.

Ran seafoam through the brake booster line to clean injectors
Removed MAF and cleaned it
Replaced air filter with Toyota OEM
Replaced several rivets on the topper's back door (was flopping around)
Greased the tailgate latches for smoother operation
Removed all of the crappy trailer hitch wiring (will redo properly)

Washed everything exterior
Cleaned interior w/ Tuff Stuff and 303 Aerospace
Painted stock alloy wheels w/ Duplicolor Graphite (looks great!)

Left to do:
Fix manual window crank that has a seized knob
Fix e-brake switch that is a little too sensitive (doesn't always switch off when the ebrake is disengaged, though it will if you wiggle the lever)
Flush and replace coolant w/ Toyota OEM

Wooo, what a day! Feel like I really know this truck better now.

-Sam

 

sounds like an awesome day there!!

 

Awesome and busy at the same time!

 

thats when its most fun! like when we have our mod days here at my place.....we stay busy as hell the whole day.

 

Yeah, that's awesome! No boredom is a good thing!

 

Awsome! I just put TRD Headers on mine last weekend, I love them! How was the Install on the gibson's?

 

i have to take a "safety class" to get mine

 

screw u

 

damn dude mines 35$

 

yupp thats it

 

yea but i wont die on the road
it will most likely be from rolling over on the trail or from going up those big ass hills i go up im my truck
im pretty safe on the road (when people like you are around)

 

true

 

Gotta stay busy! Its always easier for me to get things done on the vehicles when its all at once. Just pick a saturday, go over to my shop, and tear it up for as long as I can. Having a kegerator helps.

I'll probably have at least one or two more days like this as I prep the new truck. Need to do a new hitch, air helper springs, etc.

-Sam

 

if i tried to install the gibsons.. my truck wouldnt be running as of now lol. damn i wish i knew how to install all these parts, but nobody i know is into cars/trucks. i already tried to install the throttle body spacer, the instructions didnt look too bad, i was on the last step and couldnt get the last screws out so i had to take it into the shop.. if only i knew a lot about trucks.. sigh

 

last 2 years, my mom worked at my high school. That meant I didnt have to pay the 50 bucks to get a junior or senior parking permit, i got a free faculty one instead! So me and my taco got to park anywhere we wanted.