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

I've been to Idaho once, 6 years ago. Been all up and down the east coast, smokey mountains, moab, colorado. Idaho is still #1 on my list to go back to, really a hidden gem

 

yeah, it wasn't ideal lol. main reason that we stopped there was because of my parents. My mom wanted to do the whole thing in as few stops as possible as she's spooked by this whole Covid thing, while my dad wanted to stop here and there to stretch and use the bathroom. so we settled on the rest area in the middle of no-place with almost no one at it.

 

had to go back and look it up to make sure but I stopped for gas at exit 270 on the way over. pretty close to where you are sounds like. Spokane is a good place to stop and fill up anyways so i'll let you know when i'm heading back through!

 

Unfortunately all the good places get like that, not as bad as yellowstone or moab though

 

Have you checked your upper radiator hose to see if any holes are starting to wear?

 

Little bastards. The mice are bad here this year.

 

You know, i take pride in that. Thank you. Lol

I use to clean it but now i could care less. My son loves when we go splashing. Lol

Holes? No sir. So far so good

 

So I have a question. Has anyone tried fitting 3rd gen seat backs to our trucks bottom seat section?

 

Front runner has the wolf boxes back in stock! So I ordered up 4 of them. Glad I only had to wait 2 days and not 2 weeks like they said on the phone

 

My hose was resting on the fan shroud for who knows how long and there were grooves in the hose half way through the hose.

 

id like to challenge that next time a take a engine bay pic.

 

I usually polish the 02 Sensor shield on a regular basis to keep it shiny.

 

Bozeman is a good spot. Lots of hiking and fishing to be had. How is having that antenna mounted to the ARB? I think a CB is in the near future and I’ve been considering that location.

 

Those exhaust flanges and bolts are soooo clean. Is that exhaust new? If original exhaust, how many miles on your Taco? Probably only 10,000 miles total on your tacoma for it to be that clean

 

Haven't posted here in a while. Might as well show what's been going on. Still a lot more to do.

 

it's not bad, I like it well enough. you'd think it would get in the way of visibility but after the first 30 miles you really just see through it. i've considered moving it to the fender a few times but never really felt the need to. especially since it involves drilling holes in the fender. i'm not opposed to drilling but i prefer to avoid it when possible. i think it's a good location but it might wear on someone's nerves. at this point, the only time i see moving it is if I put a small light bar on those bracket. I don't see that happening for a while since i'm very happy with the amount of light that my current lights provide but that's the only example where i might move it.

Basically i'm happy with the location. as far as Radios, i've got a Midland 1001LWX but i've also heard good things about the Uniden. both of them fit pretty perfectly in the ashtray slot with minimal plastic trimming and a right angle coax connector. That assumes you're alright with sacreficing the ashtray which, IMHO, provides the ideal location for the CB. @Yetimetchkangmi also did a good job fitting a full size. he put a picture up in my build here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/razs-04-tacoma-trd-build.617343/page-6#post-23010075

here is the radio i've got. I don't use it much but i've been happy with it overall:

Midland® 1001LWX - 40 Channel CB Radio Long Range 4-Watt Output Power for Truckers Overlanding RZR and Side by Side - NOAA Weather Radio Scan Alert - Digital Tuning and LCD Display

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00176RNLA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Same. But no issues yet

 

Swapped in new coil packs. Been having horid misfiring which I thought was my tranny slipping. But codes followed the cylinder when I swapped packs around.

Hopefully this is the current because it's a lot cheaper(although OEM coil packs..ouch) and easier to do than a tranny.

 

Thank you sir!! It's the original exhaust, and I wish it only had 10,000 miles. It's actually 151,000.
I've read all the nightmares on this forum about the difficulties of removing bolts due to rust so I every time I change the oil/filter I spray just a dab of Fluid Film on them. Especially the two bolts securing the heat shield for the 02 sensor. I don't want to have to cut it off due to rust.
I sprayed the entire exhaust with VHT SP117 FlameProof Coating Flat Aluminum about two years ago. You can see where the rust in coming through so I'll probably redo it next year.

 

You started that detailing thread yet Mr. “I fluid film my O2 sensor shroud bolts every 5K miles?” Teach us your ways Sensei.