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

My rebuilt engine was done by Yodaman in Santa Rosa, CA for about ~$7k installed. Dropped off the truck and picked it up with the fresh engine a few weeks later.

24k mile, 24 month warranty for absolutely any leak at all, which I took advantage of when there was a little oil weeping from the valve cover at 23 months...

OEM block from another truck, reusing parts from my truck, but new:
rings
heads
head gasket
studs
water pump
thermostat
radiator
hoses
belts
spark plugs
knock sensor
etc etc.

 

Anyone else have issues with spouts on there jerry cans? I bought this wavian spout and it doesn’t fit on my GELG jerry can.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/selling-1999-tacoma-4x4-5spd-tucson-az.675375/

 

It’s a rebuilt long block that’s been hot tanked, bored, honed, magnafulxed, etc. You can read about it on their website 209yota1.com my total bill ended up being $6,700 because of a lot of add ons such as all new cooling hoses, new knock sensors and harness and other odds and ends I figured I might as well do now. It ended up being a good deal for me because my old motor had bad valve shims, small oil leak from the cam seal and possibly a little from the valve covers, water pump was almost due, and the head gasket failed. It would’ve ended being about the same fixing those problems on a motor with 220k vs just getting a new rebuilt motor.

 

Got my shit exhaust replaced with a gtg one. Never going back to that shop from before lol




Edit: another shot of shit exhaust

 

Why did they weld on another hanger when the stock one was still there?

 

Assuming for even more stability bc i bitched out the last shop hard to them before they worked on it. Told them id pay to make sure it didnt go again.

 

That was the second time the weld on the "u" hangar busted. They did some tight ass hangar there, versus the U shaped hangar with wobble room. And the pipe is 2.25 inch now versus stock size to match the glasspack

 

Got this new tailgate warmer

 

Daaaaaawwwwww

 

Something yall should consider after lurking for the past cpl days is laser cutting a washer of sorts that goes between the strut hat nuts and strut tower

This way instead of all the force being applied to the the strut tower where the nuts are (a small surface area probably causing the stress cracks) the force would be distributed to a greater surface area

Same way people who make bumpers weld d shackles to plates welded to the bumper vs welding the shackle straight to the bumper

 

If you can believe it I'm calming down in my old age.



And I'm tired of fixing shit.

$7k? You could damn near buy another 1st gen for that.

I bought a used engine for $300 and swapped it myself in a weekend.

 

Yep

 

Man do I hate chasing intermittent electrical issues. Just trying to get my aux. and extra backup lights hooked back up. Ultimately traced it to a bad ground. Made for a long, hot day.

 

Same story for my camry

The key in dinger would turn on and off intermitently plus it wouldnt start so obviously a bad ignition cylinder right?

The key in dinger had nothing to do with it not starting

It was a bad ground from the battery and powertrain

 

If you want to look like an old man’s truck
Go for it

you said you wanted opinions

 

How's a camper shell make it look like an old man's truck?

 

I’ve got 2 father and son. Dads almost 4, son is 2 this summer. Best dogs ever.

 

Just my opinion

AND

my old man has a camper shell on his truck

 

Every old man either has a camper shell or thinks theyre the best thing ever