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

Nice to see you finally going through with the swap

 

Thanks. Took quite a bit of time to track everything down but then again, I'm picky and the OCD kicked in.

Been procrastinating lately - trying to kick myself in the ass to just put it up on stands and start tearing into it. More tomorrow is the plan.

 

After seeing the amount of sheet metal work you had to do, I decided to install a 1” body lift. It’ll definitely be interesting to see how it fits

 

Here's part one of our last day on Dusy/Ershim.

https://youtu.be/0E_lCBUaNV4

 

Roast my brake line setup

 

Washed it so one of you will buy it....

 

Oh did you miss it?
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2001-tacoma-trd-13-000.778728/page-2#post-27860402

 

Missed it; I don't frequent BST very often, if at all. Dang man. I get it, but dang. Good luck!

 

Replaced the throttle cable today in the A340F. Wasn't bad at all and didn't even have to remove the valve body, not sure why Toyota FSM says you do.
Was going to replace the strainer and what do I find - it's different than the one I had ordered! Ugh. Another difference between the taco and the T4R transmission.

Left is the 99' 4Runner A340F strainer (part# 35330-60020) and on the right is the taco strainer (part# 35330-60030). Kicking myself for not checking before.
Also, whoever worked on this thing used black RTV and did a shit job of it to boot. PITA to remove. That

$15 X AUTOHAUX Car Oil Pan Separator Tool Engine Transmissions Oil Pan Remover RTV Sealant Removal Tool for BMW for Benz for Ford for Chevrolet for Jeep for Honda for Nissan for Toyota for Audi

pan removal tool did help quite a bit though. Glad I ordered it.

So now the trans is on hold until the correct strainer arrives this week. Going to start on the knuckles next.

Edit: worth noting, this A340F has only 4 magnets in the pan. I believe the taco A340F has 5. Odd.

 

Best I can do is $1500 and pull it in the garage to never have it leave again.

 

Priorities change. It literally just sits in the garage week after week.

Sell some of your lesser tacomas and you could afford this very capable rig.

 

the blue 07 and the red 02 will be forsale once they're done. LOL.


the 95 i want to play with

 

Beating the living hell out of the rotor and it still doesn't want to come off. FML.

 

Metal hammer be better for that

 

Trying not to damage it since I'm not replacing it - not yet at least

 

You need to shock that center portion though and you won't do that with a dead blow

 

I should've went with it to begin with. Trusty 15+ year old rubber mallet did the job.

 

finish welded u bolt eliminator spring perches onto my axle housing (again)

 

Pulled my bed to mess with shocks, bumper, and install a @eimkeith fuel tank lift.

I've had mine out twice this year.

Sometimes I wonder why I spend as much time on it as I do.