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

Was pretty easy getting the starter out in the 4R; do the brake lines not have a bracket bolted to the frame on Tacoma's?

If not, then I get why it'd be difficult.

But I found it easy with the exception of getting square on the top bolt to prevent stripping it.

 

Did my starter today, took one hour to get it out and the new one in with 5 speed.
Everything was done from the bottom,
Starter drops out the bottom with no problems with Doug Thorley headers, plenty of room except the top bolt had to use a wrench on 1/4” turn at a time.
Socket will not fit because the exhaust has an 1” space there

 

Manual is super easy.

Automatic adds some difficulty, but mainly in the unwrenching part, but still easy to knock out by yourself.

Can't bring it out the bottom though, it has to go through the wheel well.

 

Got the transfer case finished, for now untill we get the new VSS adapter. Just wont have a speedo for a few days. Test drove it, was definately the source of the squeak.

Only put the IFS skid back on. While I have the transfer case skid off, we decided to make some upgrades.




Still have to finish a couple runs of weld, but this should be a lot stronger than it was to begin with.

 

Got the primer done finally...

 

Is this brush on or spray? Looks very nice

 

Brush, I used a 4" foam roller for 90% of it and a little brush for nooks and crannies

 

Are these puppies even going to fit in the cab?

 

More than likely yes,

 

Should, other people are running them

 

Corbeau
Mastercraft
Scheel-mann

Looks like some decent options out there

 

The manual is way easier. Well, they aren't "hard" at all. The auto just has more shit in the way.

 

You clearly need a visit from the cat stealing gremlins

instantly more room!

 

No im quite happy to live in a very low population area to avoid all of that shit haha

 

There is an advantage to that, fewer productive crackheads to deal with...

 

I made block off plates myself for it.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-01-build-thread.290011/page-37#post-15188721

Something to consider if the rear ones do not fit. I am actually running those rear ones on my rear as well.

Wait wut. *Nervously removes jump pack*

 

Just be smart about carrying it and charging it, Li-Ion batteries are scary in thermal runaway and these cheap Chinese batteries with poor cell management can sometimes let them get too empty, and unfortunately sometimes they short internally too. Poor guy on IH8MUD lost a really nice 100 series land cruiser to one that was just chilling in its case under the seat on a summer day. Hard to stop a lithium battery runaway, salt water stops the chemical reaction, but you won't always be near the ocean.

 

Thanks for the tip, like this better than the plastic plug route. Nice surgical work with the angle grinder

 

LiPo carry bags also work great as insurance for if you do wanna carry high output batteries like that in the cab
http://www.lithiumsafe.com/lithium-battery-safety-bag/