What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

This is the way.

I did this and added the taco tabs for extra street cred.

 

Attacking the other side while I wait for the metal cutting blades..

Oh hey, someone beat me to it!



Other than that, this side is practically falling apart. 1.5 hours to get what took me a good part of Sunday to do on the other side. Of course having done it before helps now too! Too late to be running the cutoff wheel for the UCA, so here's where I stop for the day:

 

where is this missing shield supposed to be?

 

And a part number for extra credit? 25% off dealer parts online this week.......

 

There's a little strip on cowl or windshield trim, I forget and it's hard to see it. I think if gaps a bit for some people and let's water in

I literally just put a nice application of black gorilla tape on mine because I don't want a leak.

Also make sure cowl drain lines are clean on sides of cowl/fender area

 

I was excited to hit 222222 right in front of a dealer yesterday. Oil change today and coolant flush tomorrow. I think some of the roads in Arizona rattled my coil packs loose a couple thousand miles ago so I tightened those… oops

 

i have to do the same when i get my brake done, you have to remove hub and bearing to replace??

 

Hub yes. I did not replace mine... no real purpose

 

yes, this is sandwiched between the unit bearing and the knuckle.

 

so hub can be removed without damaging bearing correct? replace dust shield and reinstall?

 

Yes. Use a rubber mallet or put the nut back on with a piece of wood and a hammer if the axle won't come out easily

 

thank you for the info

 

Goes between the shiny part and muddy part in this image

 

got it, thanks

 

When I bought my truck back in 2020, it already had the K&N CAI setup on it so I just rolled with it. However, the more I've read and talked with others the more I wanted to ditch the K&N and go back to the factory "true cold air intake". I ordered this complete intake setup from ebay for $100 shipped. I put a brand new Wix air filter in it and swapped over the MAF sensor. All I need to do now is get my OTT tune updated for this configuration. I'll probably relocate the secondary air pump back to its original location at a later time.

 

Did you get the shields from toyota?.or elsewhere? I need to replace mine

 

Need to get the marlin crawler LCA frame brace kit im doing what you did and the frame brace kit for less chance of hitting a rock and getting damaged on the trails

 

Blades landed - I'm going in tonight. Wish I could say that for the hardware, perfect timing to order in the beginning of Black Friday madness.

Here are the videos that nudged me towards the Milwaukee 5261..

Diablo Tested, results shown vs. Milwaukee, Dewalt, etc):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ln99ylzkVE

Milwaukee blades tested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erDbq2UilDQ

 

Jigsaw, tin snips, sand paper, came out fine

And offroam mount $$ but shes solid
Painted offroam branding after because don't want to draw attention to it more than it does already

 

Holy shit! First side took about 10 minutes. I estimated about 2-3 minutes of actual cutting time and the rest was trying angles and finding something to prop the LCA up with. Other side was set up and cut off in less than 3 minutes. Light pressure, 4-5 progress checks and B'laster squirts. Ancient Craftsman 6A 1-1/8" stroke saw, Milwaukee #5261 blade.