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

Sometimes I get slightly better prices and faster shipping from LaGrange Toyota; but I do agree with the comments about McGeorge.

 

It stumped us for awhile on that little bastard

 

Just sent my TB into maxbore… fingers crossed it helps my high idle.

 

For me Lagrange is always faster and cheaper for me, but I'm right across the state line from them. They have two websites, one is more expensive for some reason.

 

Put things on pause today on my kid's 4runner. We're making plans on some stuff.

Turned attention to a few little things on my truck. Just some things we were talking about doing during, and after, our recent trip to Death Valley.

Replaced the snorkle head with a pre-filter. Added a second Pelican on the rack.



Found a better spot for the shovel... lol
Also got a hitch pin lock to lock up the swing out. We normally have everything, pretty much, in totes. So, even though it's open under the rack, you're not getting anything out without opening the swing out.

Added safety wire to attach the clips to the red handle pins, so we don't lose the clips... again.



Added a couple Milwaukee boxes that we'll use to expand our first aid kit.

 

Same.

 

Which ones the cheap one??

 

https://toyotaparts.lagrangetoyota.com/

 

If can still roll forward slowly with my e-brake on in drive does that mean I need to adjust my rear brakes a bit closer to the drums?

 

You can adjust them, but the e brakes just suck in these trucks

 

Got it. Last time they were adjusted was when I replaced the shoes and which was my first time so they probably could use a professional adjustment too. And I had a feeling about that lol.

 

How long ago was that? I usually adjust mine once a year or so

 

Years ago haha. Probably wouldn’t hurt

 

I fought and fought my ebrake for years. Finally ended up pumping lubricant into the rear portion of linkage that spans between the adjuster under the cab and the axle. After moving the cable back and forth manually about 20 times it started to ease up. Still works pretty well… that was my last ditched effort though since I’d done everything else I could think of.

 

So when switching to the longer leaf springs from later model 1st gens only the front mount needs moved forward?

 

I mean adjusting them only takes 20 mins. Definitely worth doing

 

Front forward 2" rear one back 1"

 

Today's oddity: a few weeks ago, I accidentally dropped several mid-size bolts down the vent at the very front of the dashboard (just beneath the windshield). Thought I would never retrieve them. Today, I found them both lying on the floor of the passenger footwell

My guess is that I changed around the vent/heat settings in a manner that allowed them to find their way out one of the footwell vents. I'll take it!

 

I drove it for the first time in over a year

 

Quick unnecessary mod before a snowboard camp trip:

before:



After:



Way harder to track down than I thought it would be