'97 TacoLife & times ~work in process~ do the dew or no go home

My truck made it to 22yrs old today so it needed a spot here on TW
On 5-9-97 I sealed the deal and brought home this little black pickup (small by today's standards!) from the now defunct/re-located/re-named SouthRoads Toyota in Bellevue, NE
I have not seen too many original 1st gen owners on TW, especially the very early model years (before the assorted exterior/interior redesigns) ... when the Taco was a new breed of compact truck and tearing up the roads (paved, unpaved and absence of)

rocker panel anti-chip coating?
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1084623O/anti-chip-coating.pdf



http://japan-parts.eu/?vin=4TAWN74N1VZ309324&cars=ok
^^^^ parts diagram
https://www.carfaxonline.com/cfm/Di...rtner=VAU_0&UID=C450727&vin=4TAWN74N1VZ309324
https://www.carfaxonline.com/cfm/Di...rtner=VAU_0&UID=C450727&vin=4TARN01P4SZ320453

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1997/Toyota/Tacoma-SR5/Pickup-X-Cab-4X4-V6/Values

 

parts list and diagrams
https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:8a2bf171-70a3-4437-b9ff-6020233045ab

maintenance history ... more to follow

17-03-20
needed parts list
17801-07020 air filter - 18,20 @ camelBack
https://oemparts.stonemttoyota.com/...V6-MT-4WD/Air-Filter/49536348/1780107020.html - airFilter 16,50 17,19 conicelli
81552-04010 - lens gasket tailight left - 8,61
81552-04010 - lens gasket tailight right - 8,61
53341-35010 - hood insulation pad - 228,29 ... 219,51 @ conicelli -10%
90467-09004-01 - hood insulator clips - 1,33
00211-8R972-28 - stripe tape right - 97,00 ... https://oemparts.stonemttoyota.com/...MIl8Dx186m6AIVjf7jBx1xPwUOEAYYASABEgKlGvD_BwE
04495-35230 --- rear brake shoe kit
Belt Weather-Strip window rail - Toyota (68210-04020) 34,74
Belt Weather-Strip - window rail Toyota (68160-04020) 34,74
62311-04010 Door Weather-Strip $131.74 (2) $263.48
62381-04030 Drip Weather-Strip $71.82 (1) $71.82
62382-04030 Drip Weather-Strip $71.82 (1) $71.82
Steering Gear - Toyota (44250-35042) ... 498 mcG 609 cBack

16410-0C032 radiator - 220,34 @ camelBack
83138-04050 Instrument Panel Lens ... 63,57 @ conicelli
53879-14010 fender liner retainer ... 2,19 @ conicelli
48510-39576 front shock absorber .... 110,63 @ conicelli
48609-35010 strut mounts ... 76,06 @ conicelli
43340-39585 LBJ-left ... 119,60 @ conicelli ... 117
43330-39815 LBJ-right ... 119,60 @ conicelli ... 117
81572-04010 3rd stop lens gasket ... 7,26 @ conicelli
81571-04010 3rd stop lens ... 15,64 @ conicelli
64189-35030 bolt rear body mounting ... 7,95 @ conicelli 8,87
90201-12061 washer plate for bolt RBM ... 2,63 @ conicelli 2,94
94184-61201 nut lock for bolt RBM ... 1,20 @ conicelli ... 1,35
90119-12254 bolt w washer for bed ... 2,30 @ conicelli ... need 4
88440-04040 ac idler pulley .... 39,82 @ conicelli 40,81

floor mat replacement
https://www.accmats.com/floor-mats/

86337-04010 - power antenna mast - 40,46
08921-04950 - fan coupling clutch - $121 @ conicelli -10%
91619-G1220 - bolt w/ washer for rear shock absorbers 2.42cb 2,26 mcG 2,11 @ conicelli ... need 4

 

more later ... perhaps some pics from current and long ago

https://youtu.be/-qX-5CdQBMU

 

borrowed this link from Mr.S, thank you
2:20ish is where it all begins

https://youtu.be/o4JWbSNe11c

 

in development... CornHusker trails completed in full
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_highways_in_Nebraska


231 miles completed (5.May-2o2o) ... the OutLaw Trail
60 miles completed (13.June-2o2o) ... US-34 (NW of Lincoln) to Snyder thru Prague & North Bend
102 miles completed (20.June-2o2o) ... Loup City to Kansas border thru Hazard (around Kearney) and thru Minden
97 miles completed (20.June-2o2o) ... Minden to N-14 ... flat-O-flat
42 miles completed (27.June-2o2o) ... Osceola to Albion, thru Silver Creek, Genoa, Saint Edward
101 miles completed (27.June-2o2o) ... Petersburg to Tekamah
115 miles completed (4.July-2o2o) ... Elgin to Broken Bow thru Ord, Arcadia was nice and good scenery all around
70 miles completed (7.July-2o2o) ... Dakota City to Norfolk thru Wayne
31 miles completed (11.July-2o2o) ... Kearney to N-4 south of Wilcox
12 miles completed (11.July-2o2o) ... Oxford to Stamford
103 miles completed (20.July-2o2o) ... Tecumseh to Clay Center (1 month since N-74 in same general area, not quite so flat this one was)
27 miles completed (25.July-2o2o) N-91 (Newman Grove) to Tilden on US-275 ... lunch in Elgin and took N-14 back to N-92

85 miles completed (8.August-2o2o) Kearney to Arnold ... back thru BrokenBow, Arcadia, Loup city
51 miles completed (17.August-2o2o) after oil-lube-filter in Sioux City, lunch in Niobrara after partial outLaw trail ran off of US-20
84 miles completed (22.August-2o2o) .. N-91 in Brewster to US-183 north of Niobrara river valley near Ainsworth .. N-92 to Ansley/ detoured up US-183 to N-91 .. back thru Ord on N-11/92
149 miles completed (29.August-2o2o) N-14 in Superior to US-73 in Falls City ... did the US-136 west of N-50 to arrive, first time on 136 since early April storm day
17.43 miles completed (5.Sept-2o2o) Lexington,McCook,NorthPlatte and back on N-92 west of Arnold through BrokenBow ... 810 mile journey ... hot AF out 100 F!
28 miles completed (12.Sept-2o2o) Bancroft to Wakefield .. took n-35 back to Sioux City .. went through Onawa & Decatur to arrive at trailhead
16.84 miles completed (19.Sept-2o2o) Chambers south of O'Neill north of Burwell, between N-11 and US-281 ... very scenic sandhills drive there but n-95 flat O flat
11.34 miles completed (26.Sept-2o2o) west of Grand Corona Island on N-2 to N-58 in RockVille ... back on N-92 through Saint Paul 400 miles roundTrip
55.81 miles completed (29.Sept-2o2o) Harrison to Mitchell .. 1400+ miles journey from Sioux City across US-20 thru Chadron and back on N-2, N-91, N-92 from stPaul
66.49 miles completed (3.0kt-2o2o) US-34 to US-73 by Peru & Brownville ... took N-8 back to N-50 to get back to base
87.65 miles completed (7.0kt-2o2o) Sutherland to KS line. US-30 from GIsland thru nPlatte and back on US-6 thru Holdredge & Hastings via Arapahoe .. ~800 mile roundTrip
48.54 miles completed (13.0kt-2o2o) n-92/US-81 thru Columbus Norfolk then back thru SD from N-14 and Sioux City ... ~470 mile run

89.25 miles completed (19.0kt-2o2o) ... US-30 to Columbus n-70 thru Ord to elgin n-32 to 81 to Norfolk then back on US-275 for 450 mile taco journey
20.87 miles completed (21.0kt-2o2o) @ 169691 at the start of trailhead off of US-34 to n-92 @ shelby
11 miles completed (24.0kt-2o2o) ??? to Deshler n-4 to US-136 from York on US-81 ... went back on 136 to Auburn then north 75 while @ 170k on the odo
39 miles completed (31.0kt-2o2o) n92 to brokenBow,nPlatte, back on n23 to holdrege and US-6, n18 was gravel road for maybe 15 miles
58 miles completed (7.Nov-2o2o) ... 275 to 91, gas in Norfolk, cross SD at n-14 back thru Sioux City
183 miles completed (11.Nov-2o2o) .. from Sioux City across SD-50 (ICY!) to past Fort Randall dam and south thru Atkinson, Ord to wood river ... 650 mile trip after BFF at RickC
20 miles completed (17.Nov-2o2o)..77 Wilber to 15 to n-8 to Superior and dip into kansas thru GuideRock to N-4, back on 14,us-30,92 ... 470 miles roundTrip
73 miles completed (21.Nov-2o2o)...Broken Bow to Cozad to Eustis, took n92 all the way thru Ansley (overP open finally) and took i80 back from Lexington ... 550 mile rTrip
35 miles completed (28.Nov-2o2o).. StEdward to Greeley, from Columbus west on n22 to n39 then US-281 to n22 west to n14 back on n92 .. 330 mile rTrip

trail 70 ran on 4.July-2o2o

trail 35 ran on 7.July-2o2o

trail 44

trail 46

trail 41

trail 45

trail 40

trail 84

trail 7

trail 8

trail 17

trail 16

trail 95

trail 68

trail 29

trail 67

trail 25

trail 13

trail 1o3

trail 22

trail 69

trail 5

trail 18

trail 57

trail 11 ran on 11.Nov-2o2o

trail 78

trail 21 ran on 21.Nov-2o2o

trail 56 ran on 28.Nov-2o2o

 

i found myself in the minority here (lower half ~ maybe 1/3) ...


graph generated by @Wsidr1 from a curiosity poll last month for the age range of 1st gen owners

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/poll-1st-gen-owners-age-range.605202/

 

had duraTrac's rotated and balanced at DT today after their first 4k miles
they did the cross method of rotation
it is interesting that for all the times I have had tire rotations every 5k or so at the dealer that they would only put the front on back and vice versa, never (that I am aware of) did they cross to the other side ... wtf
.......
dropped lower fuel shield off at the powdercoater to get cleaned up ... will take almost 2wks to get it back and on, ordered new bolts for that at wholesale
inquired about powdercoating rear axle housing
.......
tried some more trial and error with A/C issues that seem to be intermittent
dammit if i am going to have the dash pulled to fix this

 

Let’s get this thread rolling

 

no Yankees games on for 2 days now, I am having withdrawal

 

You and me both

 

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1997/Toyota/Tacoma-SR5/Pickup-X-Cab-4X4-V6/Values

NADA guides prices and values tables 1997 comparisons (base values/no options) all xtracab equivalents
---------------- MSRP -- LOW -- Average -- High
4Runner SR5: 26,578 - 2800 --- 5025 ---- 6325
T100 SR5: .... 24,828 - 5225 --- 6875 --- 12,000
Tacoma SR5 .. 22,448 - 6900 --- 8650 --- 13,050
S10 4wd v6 ... ----- .... 3075 --- 4750 ----- 5975
Ranger 4wd v6 ----- ... 2750 --- 5225 ----- 8250
Sonoma 4wd v6 ------- 2575 4825 7226
Dakota 4wd v6 ------- 1800 3925 5725
Dakota 4wd v8 -------- 1850 4100 5975
...
Frontier 4wd v6 -- 18340 1800 2500 4975 ... this is a 2ooo model year (tables would not let me go further back than that for some reason)
101v

 

picked up some type of silicone spray at detail shop today to spray on the the winshield cowl, plastic around mirrors, rubber around the windows, door latches, tailgate latch, etc.
going to try and see how it holds up in making them looks less aged and sunworn
he told me it last maybe 3wks and then spray on again and wipe off the paint...

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nephew managed to catch the mileage on I-80 near Avoca IA
traffic was a bit heavy to get upto 90mph but that is a '9' behind the needle
for some reason i like these #s


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
not sure wot the heck this is, glare from camera lens?
it is definitely not a crack in plexi i hope...


had to pull over for a bit and adjust load in rear, make sure it was all secure...very windy out today on the freeway in Iowa

 

pics no worky.
Also, need to post some photos of this beautiful truck of yours so I can continue to be jealous of the 95.5-97 front end haha.

 

i see picture on my screen
this truck has not been through Durango yet, I did go on US40 through CO once in '98 and need to digitize some of those pics still! if i can find them lol

@aknickyota22 ... can you see now?
I think I might have uploaded wrong file format

 

Hmmm might just be me then.

 

If you're ever in the area, stop on by, it's beautiful here!

Pics in the early post are working now, but your lastest post/pic isn't showing up (for me anyways). How are you uploading the photos?

 

copy paste direct from email (my nephew has been taking phone pics), will be saving to document folder from now on and uploaded
thanks, for the heads up

 

... preventative maintenance day ...

full cooling system purge ... first time ever completely done, have only had radiator drain/fills (once with new waterpump/timing belt replacement)
there had to be some 22yr old coolant molecules in there somewhere, but not supposedly are all gone
mechanic said no noticeable contaminants came out so should be good until timing belt needs changed

brake system flush, 1st time done that
jury is out on why or why not that should be done ever on a sealed system...
it's done now ... no need to worry
definitely noticed some difference in brakes driving out of shop



@Luv my yota ... what do you think of these hoses? New ones needed after 22yrs?

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cruised around (test drove) a new 6sp silver Corolla Hatchback XSE while waiting for job to be done
they must want this MT off their lot because they wanted to make a deal onit, classic silver metallic is not my color of choice

 

fckn stalled it today, NE370 and i80 onRamp, waiting to get on,

piece of work Iowa woman driver damn near rear end me
hands waving all in the air cursing at me or something
haven't stalled it since last time i stalled it


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