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

Thanks guys, I saw the bottom one but didn't realize about the hidden one haha.. After I figured that out took me like 5-10 mins.

Well now you know how to finish, it was super easy once I figured out the two snap rings.

Haha these were basically brand new remans. I couldn't let myself buy new ones. it was actually a lot easier than I thought to do anyways.. Just really messy.

 

Do your Kenda tires ride like horse shit? I bought a set, and have to warranty one because it is out of round.

 

First welding project too id bet haha

Sweet

 

Got a good amount of stuff done today will have pics in my build tmrw morningish.

Got all of this installed:
-rebuilt boss shocks
-cv boot replaced (passenger)
-cbi hood mounts installed
-cb antenna installed
-beat my fender wells for my 33's
-fixed my battery so it wouldn't move around anymore

 

Yep. My first try at welding. Some of them aren't too pretty, but I impressed myself with a few spots! All it takes is practice.

 

yep. Lots of practice.

Where you using flux core too?

 

I don't know anything about the welder. It's my dad's set up. He was teaching me how to do it with this project. I do know that we do have gas hooked up and that helps a lot

I don't know, I just work here. Haha

 

With gas could be MIG or flux core.

Did it sounds like bacon sizzling or was it a more electrical sound?

 

I'm gonna have to do mine with an old lincoln 225 stick welder... It was free so I feel obligated to learn how to use it

 

Ah. I think it's MIG

 

Brought my truck in today because the exhaust has been sounding kind of bad, figured it had some pin holes in it or something.


But luckily it was a gasket just after my cat that was in pretty nasty shape.


So got that replaced and also got some plate/mount thing welded back up by the muffler guy all for $40. Sounds a lot better.

I also need to scrounge up some money and get a real skid plate. Mine is all dented up and has a hole in it

 

you're doing pretty good to only have one hole in it! You don't want to see my old one...

 

Quick oil change tonight. 10 minutes. Gotta be a record for me..lol...did it while my wife took my son a bath...haha

Tranny fluid in the morning, grease my shaft and put skids back on.......oh yea, and wash her, mall crawler status

 

Didn't think you used flux core wire with gas? The point of flux core is to create the shielding gas, which is also the point of a gas setup. Not arguing I just thought it was one or the other, I'm definitely not an expert.

 

Try greasing it with your left hand, heard it's, um, better,

 

Definitely don't want to get any of the tranny's fluid in your eye either!!!!

 

Can't, I have carpal tunnel lol

U dirty whore

 

Yeah I don't care for them I think I'm about to get a set of the new by Goodrich all terrain ko2's

 

Yesterday I surpassed the 172,000 mile mark

and got my new UltraGauge in the mail and sorta installed it. Mainly plugged it in the clear my pesky CEL for now and will mount it up this weekend hopefully.

 

Installed my Grillcraft grill last night, black mesh on chrome grill, today at work i'll install my BAMF behind the grill light mount and a 20" LED bar that i have.

waiting on a Paranoid Fabrications 6 switch bracket for below the radio.

Eventually will have the 20" behind the grill, a 42" above the windshield, Hood/A-pillar mounted pods for the front lights, underbody rock lights, reserve/rear flood lights and a switch for an air compressor