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

Installed a tonneau cover for a 3rd gen on my 1st gen, paid $450 from Amazon.
Also utilizes a bed rail from 2nd gen frontier to make it work.

 

Wooweee busy weekend, certainly felt like it took more time then I would’ve expected

• Installed backup cam
• Flushed & replaced power steering fluid
• Rust mitigation and removal - prep for weld
• Replaced lazy driver side seat belt

 

Did Stop Tech braided steel brake hoses. Took forever. One of the hose clips went flying and I must have spent 90 minutes searching for it. Still need to bleed the brakes, I just ran out of time and patience today.

 

What did you replace it with?

 

A belt out of a parted out Taco from another TW member - works like new - still have the old one may try the re-tension trick and pass it on

 

Replace LED lights with halogens (orsams nightbreakers)

cleaned up the engine bay with a nice rub down

 

Well I've done the daily mod, long ago actually. But I did the next most important mod, the shop mod.

 

Congrats!

 

Thanks! How did the land scouting go BTW?

 

I liked it enough to look into it more. I’m waiting to hear from the county about building what I want before I give an offer though.

 

Very nice, I'm still working out on the driveway...

 

I’m biased, but I’d say go for the color match.

I had to sand and paint the chrome trim on the corner lights, but I love the way it turned out.

 

How long ago did you do that & how's it holding up? any good tips for painting the chrome?

 

Looks like a great space to work in. Is that black panel like a story board?

 

Did you mean air impact? An air ratchet won't get that near tight enough. I want to say 210ftlbs is the spec. That is one nut where torque is fairly important for bearing life. I don't torque mine but make sure it's plenty tight with a breaker bar.

I like the open bed look on mine so much better than with the Wildernest on it.

 

It's been painted in chalkboard paint yeah.

 

175 ft/lbs but yeah, if he used a ratchet then he'll want to take the wheel and cap off and tighten it down. My bigger torque wrench broke so I use my smaller one and get it to 150 ft/lbs, then use hit with an impact to give it another quarter turn or so.

been there done that with wheel bearing failure due to improperly installing the axle nut, it's not fun

 

It’s been almost five years now, but the paint over the chrome has started to fail over the last year or two.

The moral of the story is to not be lazy like me and only do a token bit of sanding on the chrome. I’m fairly positive that with better prep, they would last much longer and look better. But they lasted at least three years with my crappy prep work, though, so there’s that.

 

Was out wheeling yesterday and heard a loud pop. I was going up a icy ledge and was locked front and rear. After the pop, Front passenger had no power when I locked the front. When I unlocked I was essentially in 2wd and every now and then I could hear some nasty noises. I then threw it in 2wd and got tugged out of the trail. At first I thought I blew a CV, but I was able to drive home (1 hour drive). I haven't tore into yet, but now I'm wondering if I fucked up the diff. Any input or ideas?

 

If I'm a gamblin' man, I'm going with: front pass axle decided to split...