Red Tacoma Build - Mostly Photos

Rear main seal leaking. Will replace that too.

 

New Seats for the truck?
Heated Vented

 

Glad im not the only one trying to figure out a power seat

 

That looks like more work then the bmw seats.

Most BMW E series seats just need to apply power to them to get the power functions to work.

 

mine's an OEM 3rd gen tacoma seat, had a little bit of moisture when i got it from a scrap yard thanks to Mavrick. but stripped it down, sprayed bleach on it to kill the mold and just washing the covers. I'd get new covers but Toyota wants something stupid like $700 for it....

 

Thats going to be easier then. Should just plug in and work.

 

Easier since the bolt holes are the same, more difficult as i have an old manual seat and i dont have the harness.
so much like you, i need to bring in a power line from the battery for it all to work. my head scratcher is figuring out the 4-5 cables for the heated seat

 

I grabbed some of the control modules out of the doner car my plan is to get the original BMW canbus up ad running then i can just reuse the factory heated and vented buttons.

These seats are out of a bmw E60 its a little more complicated then retrofitting other seats, but these were free.

 

Got a little stuck.



Cleaning out


Hired Help and painted the floor



Clean MAF sensor

 

My gosh. I knew you were out in the water but the work after dose not seem worth it. Or maybe it was .. good times

 

Starter rebuild complete.
Solenoid plunger and contacts were very worn out. Very easy rebuild. Very easy to remove/replace took about 20 minutes.
I didn't replace any of the bearings, I didn't have time to order them, and couldn't find any easy local replacements.


Used this generic rebuild kit. a few parts were not a match and i reused the original.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0CQ4YPFGG/



There was 2 part numbers online for the pre and post facelift starters. The only difference was the 12V motor. The gear reduction was the same. I decided to reinstall my original one because the motor was bigger, possibly more powerful. I will rebuild the face lift starter as a backup.
Year: 2003-2010 Part#:28100-31050-84
Year: 2011-2015 Part#:28100-31111

Comparing the motors before cleaning them.


Bench test video
https://youtube.com/shorts/S5vY7iaOc1o

 

Up next gotta make a Adapter so I can fit a Optima red top 34R battery with the factory hardware. Its smaller but was on sale.

V1 - Tray that would go under the battery to raise it up. This didn't work because the terminals were actually slightly too far to reach. The optima terminal isnt in the same position.


V2 - Will just be a little block that sits on top the battery.



V3 will have a pass through for a ground wire. V4 will be printed with ASA or something that can take the engine bay heat.

 

Revised battery adapter works good enough. I guess we will see if it melts.
Need to make some new power/ground wires for my fuse box they were about an inch short.

 

Got a free BBK today. 13WH from a lexus GX470 probably need to be rebuilt. Came with decent condition rotors too.

 

3" aluminum pipe here to build a snorkel.
2" and 2.5" for a new exhaust also in the box.
Generator for sale.

 

just read your whole thread, nice truck. fellow northeasterner, citizen soon

nice job sending it offroading, thru the river and whatnot
and nice electric work and mods

i sprayed down my MAF from disconnect throttle body area recently, wish i just removed it to do a better job, or replace it. i replaced on my old 2004 4runner, should have this time, but i noticed a bit better running after. i was getting a little choking or stutter right after taking off in 1st

you seem like the type to fix problems before just rushing to replace which is cool

 

Ran some power from the cab to the bed. 120v connected to the 1000w inverter behind the back seat, and some 12v connectors.

 

Todo list

1. Install new axles
2. Adjust clutch pedal
3. Rebuild exhaust from cats bac
4. Fabricate aluminum 3" pipe
5. Retrofit BMW seats
6. Build swing-out mount (materials acquired, planned for this year)
   
7. Build rear winch mount and plat
8. Mount air tank
9. Build transmission skid plat
10. Build LCA (Lower Control Arm) skid
11. Build differential drain bolt skid
12. Connect bed power to second battery system
13. Replace idle pulley
14. Build rock sliders
15. Build dog platform with mess/barf containment
16. Build custom auxiliary fuel tank for under rear bumper

Just when I think I have the borders of my truck puzzle figured out, I keep adding more pieces!


Cleaning it up

 

I'm finding out quickly that primer matters alot. Years ago I painted chrome rims and used etching primer and the paint held up perfect. If your going to paint the diff consider a good primer.

 

Rear Axle in.
Replaced Rear shocks

$112 Bilstein 33-230337 Monotube Shock Absorber, 46mm

Bilstein 33-230337
Welded on bump stops. No more zip ties.
Brakes not working well. Parking brake seems fine.