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

What is that?
Also what is a CC?

 

There the inner workings of the transmission I believe the shift pressure veins or something like that.
Im guessing cc means catalytic converter.

 

@chrslefty is correct… catalytic converter

 

Those are weird looking microchips.

 

Geartech customs splash guards.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr
Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

 

New clutch and the engine and trans are actually bolted in now.

The pinkest clutch...


Engine sitting where it is supposed to now.

 

Finished up a three-weekend project of replacing inner and outer tie rod ends, swaybar endlinks, OEM upper and lower ball joints, new LCAa and ES UCA bushings. Had an alignment done Thursday and today was checking everything was torqued correctly, putting the skid plates back, washing the truck, pressure washing the garage floor and tooling around town on some errands. Tomorrow is the highway (70 mph) road test.

 

Finished installing the small hardware parts and made the center storage cabinet lid. Ready for an upcoming road trip/bikepacking trip in Utah.

 

Definitely like it, it took a while getting it hammered in with a rubber mallet because it's so tight. Will not have to worry about rust again.
The whole inside of the old one was coved with uneven rust making a very poor contact between the metal and bushing
Oem one looks like junk compared to this billet aluminum piece.

 

Ooh me too me too

Slightly less pink though

 

Nice, trans in too?

 

No, I’m leaving that for tomorrow. Buttoning up the solid motor mounts and a couple other odds and ends while it’s all accessible tonight.

 

Your sure you steering rack clamp isn't bent too? Bushing doesn't look happy.

 

This has to be one of the best ones all day. This has been one of the best april 1st gags.

 

I was looking at that, all the bushings are pretty fubar’d. They are energy suspension, I didn’t know TC made a better alternative when I put those in a few years back.

I think my clamp is ok though

 

This is ridiculous haha

 

That was a cracking good poem, I didn't realize you had such prose in your wrenching

 

I hope the posts stay up with the modified text

 

Verily

 

This morning I cut the pinch weld off my truck a used a sledge to fix a couple of rubbing issues with the tires. This evening went to a bonfire and went off-roading in mud