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

lol mine was like that until last year. I used a Dremel to notch the stripped plug and then hammered it with a chisel counter clockwise, worked like a charm

 

Yeah thats a little extreme even by the book (35k I believe). I did mine when I got the truck at 50k. Ill do it again at 100k most likely. Havent done the trans yet, cause redline is expensive lol.

 

If I didn't wheel it 2 or 3 weekends every month then I would probably go by the book intervals, but seeing as how it breaks down faster when it gets hot I like to know that it's changed more frequently. Also haven't relocated my rear diff breather yet and see quite a bit of water in the winter months

 

Simple fix with an air hammer chisel

 

Know what’s simpler, lifetime oil

 

I agree.


Plus, its a one way ticket to SAS.

 

I thought about that, then I remembered I don’t know how to weld or have a couple grand laying around

 

You have some time to learn and earn. lol.

 

Used these...



To mount these..

 

I didn't know how to weld either, that's what reading and time under the hood are for.

You are a smart sort. You can teach yourself anything you need to know.

Google. It's not just for porn, anymore.

 

Time and space also get in the way for sure

 

BTW, anyone know how marketable the OEM skids for a 97 4x4 would be? I have a set I'm not going to need anymore.

 

Did mine in my driveway.

 

I occasionally see them posted in the for sale section going for anywhere from 'free' to maybe $50 depending on it's condition.

My stock skid has been a marker for my parts graveyard on the side of our driveway for a couple years now

 

Full time student that rents haha, LL wouldn’t have it

 

Weld a nut. The front axle seals let in more water than you think.

 

Yeah that is basically what I expected. About the same as the stock IFS on the old Blazer.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIX7cPmFYc

 

Ah forgot the runner was the DD

 

Camped out under the Softopper for the first time, Smokey Mountains Tennessee. Need to find a shorter cot, height wise...
Temp dropped to 34 degrees last night, but with the help of a coldweather sleeping bag, my pup, and an enclosure courtesy of Softopper, slept like a baby, nice and toasty too!