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

Right!? I know it would be my third seat swap but I got offered a brand new Sparco today for cheap and I'm wondering if I could get over having two different seats. The comfort is just so amazing though.

 

Yeah I'm learning it's not so simple of a job. It'll be cheaper going through insurance. So that's what I'm doing.

 

Yesterday, swapped plugs for Densos, swapped the egr vsv for new 50 buck Aisin vsv(Devin, the OEM was Aisin, you nailed it) bye bye P0402, clean the MAF sensor, installed AVS window shades/vents, and installed a pioneer HD radio/Bluetooth unit.

 

Yeah this one is a powered sub and hits like one too. Comes with a little knob too to adjust the loudness. I've had it for a couple years and love it
https://www.amazon.com/Rockville-RW...28779194&sr=8-3&keywords=underseat+subwoofers

 

Sounds like a nice little tune up.

 

Wonder how loud one under each seat would be. Ive had good luck with the Rockville stuff.

 

Probably damn loud. One is enough for me! I don't know how it would work since you'd have to hook up both directly too the battery. Might draw too much power. Unlike 1 amp for 2 subs this would be 2 amps for 2 subs.

 

Thanks so much for the feedback.

OK, thanks for talking sense into me. The frame is real good. I looked for 3 years for a low milage low rust 4 door gen 1. it is very superficial rust except for maybe 5 spots totaling 13 sq inches that are slightly pitted but not in a way to reduce strength.

Ohh man, glad you said that.

Boxed sections are solid. I just didnt want to seal in any rust.

OK good. It was a worried because everyone said it needed to be thin.

Great info

Without removing the cab and bed i really could not access the crevices. Started using phosphoric acid for the crevices an blind spots on only a few spots and well you know manliness.... i kept going. But that is really it. I painted last year, the week after buying it, with rust reformer. but that was intended to only be temporary. (it held on amazingly well)

I had money in hand for the 2016. It was clear in the first 5 min of the test drive that I will never be able to buy new trucks or cars. they are too electronic and too plastic. So i plan to make my 2004 last forever. I know you can not paint over fluid film... so I planed to paint everything this fall. But i am glad to hear you think i am overdoing it. That might help me get this done this weekend. Thanks for the advice.

 

I was planning to use some other paint on the parts of the body that i am worried about getting rust on. (near wheel wells where dirt tends to build up) But i really have not researched this. Do you feel chassis saver is suitable for these areas? If so, that would safe a butt load of time.

 

Ignore the quality on some photos. A screen shot taken from videos on friends phone.

 

putn that snorkel to use. love it!

 

Too bad it doesn't protect the winch and alternator

 

USS Stella reporting for duty

 

Winch is a sealed unit. For the alternator just let the truck run and dry out for remainder of the day. If it shits the bed then so be it. It's what I built the truck for.

 

Not sure exactly where your saying.....

Chassis saver will fade when in direct sunlight. But I'm pretty sure it can used as a primer for another paint.

In addition to under the cab, we also painted the inside of both front fenders, underside of the bed, and both rear wheel wells.


It would be a smart idea to do the pinch weld of the cab at some point.

 

Hell just do it!!

 

Oh yeah I follow your build lol

 

Sorry for the disappointment I am absolutely horrible about updating/documenting anything

 

Lol I'm no better...

 

Finally washed it after two months of horrible neglect lol