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

Very Clean Build, Nice Taco!!

 

Good looking truck. What lights are those?

 

Installed a new X2Power 27F battery today.


https://www.batteriesplus.com/product-details/auto_light-truck/battery/x2power/sli27fagmdp

Driving her home I noticed the voltage according to my usb plug /voltmeter was 13.1. When I stopped and turned off the engine the voltage dropped to 12.9, then 12.8, then 12.7 when I turned on the headlights with the engine off. Do those numbers seem low?

 

New wheels / tires.

Wheels: 16" alloys off of an 07 highlander. These have the exact offset and hub diameter of the stock stealies.

Tires: bf Goodrich t/a 235/70 r16. 29 in diameter

No rubbing no black box mod gave me an 1.5" lift over stock tires

 

Got some new stuff to put on. Too bad I ordered the wrong Timbrens, now I get to exchange them.

 

Oh shit, good idea! I have a buncha this stuff leftover in my attic. I wonder how it holds up after being exposed to the elements for a while...

 

Changed the oil in the rear (only) differential.
Not sure if the PO ever changed it, but I've done 12000 miles out of 175000 total on it.

Hard to tell from the picture, but it's pretty dark coming out of there.

 

Damn, I knew I should've bought the bigger one. I ordered the same thing in quart size, haven't gotten the chance to use it yet though.

 

That’s for sure! Any intake fully open to the engine compartment is a waste of money. So on my Volant I also opted for the forward air ducting which is great for cooler air ingestion but also would be very susceptible to a deep water engine disaster!

 

Mine was dark too, not sure why
('08, TRD Sport limited slip diff)

and yet the transfer case came out looking clear gold colored, (changed all gear oils on the truck at the same time)

 

Right where the flair mounts to the body with the plastic clip I drilled a hole to right of that for the bolts. The flairs are still mounted with the plastic clips, bolts are just for looks

 

where's the other two doors.............?

 

Only time will tell haha

 

I had the same experience last time I did gear oil in my 92. I did it over Christmas break, pulled the transmission, completely resealed it and filled that, too. Pumped 7 quart size bottles with one of those pumps in my not so heated garage. Oil was so thick it broke the pump.
Doing my 05 today in the heat was a dream because that stuff flowed great. Even though I was using quart bottles without a pump, I didn't mind a bit and only took a fraction of the time with one person that it did last time with two.

 

Man your truck looks so clean!! those bolts really add the final touch to the truck.

 

Those whites in the rain is almost like having your lights off!

Thanks

 

Got my truck buffed and polished ready for the TacomaWorld meet at South Padre Island, Texas.

 

Nothing major but got some Husky floor mats in, which is the first thing I've bought for the truck in almost a year! Also took her in for a much needed rotation & alignment.

Now to fix the loose bed rattle on the passenger side.

 

Thanks. I’ll look into that

 

Yesterday oil, filter and air filter.
Today, finally, new headlamp assembly’s.