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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Apr 14, 2022 at 7:53 PM
    Dan8906

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    Did I miss the picture of the diamond housing? Haha
     
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  2. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:02 PM
    SwampYota

    SwampYota Strange things are afoot at the Circle K

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    That’s an awesome mini fridge, where’d you find that?
     
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    Fixed my check engine light! I’ve been hunting for the issue to a P0171 lean code. 20 years old and 178k miles all of the vacuum lines were brittle and cracking so I replaced those but it didn’t help. I had a huge loss of power so I was leaning towards a loss of fuel pressure so I ordered a new pump. When I lengthened my pump for my fuel cell I also had to lengthen the little hose inside the tank on the pump. Apparently I did not use a fuel safe hose because it fell apart when I tried to take it apart. I went ahead and installed the new pump with new hose and power restored! Went for a drive and no light, no pending codes, very happy 5B3832F8-65F9-4306-81E4-3289BF345E1D.jpg
     
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    Digiratus

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    Can't wait. :cheers:
     
  5. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:08 PM
    Speedytech7

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    I've done a mod or two
    It was left in the shop when the last guy moved out
     
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  6. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:09 PM
    ToyotaDriver

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    The 1st Gen: All pro 3” lift (650 lbs coils, expedition rears with bilstiens),Timbren rear bumpstops, ubolt flip, diff drop, carrier bearing drop, 33’s on beadlocks ,ARB Bumper, winch, hand throttle, ARE canopy, roof bars, poly bushings all around minus the body mounts. The 2nd Gen: Leveling kit, roll up tonneau cover. 265/75/16’s
    Titled, registered and road “legal!”

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    I see a set of mud flaps in my future…. Mostly for Maddie’s sake.
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    first “trip” in the books. Drove down the forest roads until the snow started getting deep.D097B2D1-5AEB-464E-A896-EA9EF41E6B08.jpg
    Lot’s of tidying up to do, but we can use it again and we’ll be camping in it once Idaho decides not to puke snow on us overnight.

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    We’ve come a long way since this day

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  7. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:33 PM
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    Replacing the worn out Toytec coilovers and adding some SPC uppers

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  8. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:35 PM
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  9. Apr 14, 2022 at 8:57 PM
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    A long journey indeed! Well done!
     
  10. Apr 14, 2022 at 9:27 PM
    ToyotaDriver

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    Thank you sir. Now I just need friends to use it with. :tumbleweed:
     
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  11. Apr 14, 2022 at 9:39 PM
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    Drove back from California today. Traffic was much better coming home than it was on the way out there but the terrible traffic between Vegas and Prim got so crazy I pulled off I-15 and used the dirt road next to the fence line. I hit a couple washes hard enough that the pack and play almost flew out of the bed
     
  12. Apr 14, 2022 at 9:43 PM
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    Oh and this was waiting for me in the mail box, McGeorge Toyota for the win.
     
  13. Apr 14, 2022 at 11:45 PM
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    Some water?

    I will be shocked if you can actually do that with the main starter wire. Someone video this haha
     
  14. Apr 15, 2022 at 6:49 AM
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    Currently in the midst of almost a 2+ month project.. I’ve been slowly going through the entire frame of the truck; removing some surface rust and scale, and ensuring it’s still solid and I’m glad to report that I haven’t found a single weak spot and some nights my wife has to come into the garage and ask me to be more quiet because I feel like I’m the drummer for foo fighters banging on the frame with my hammer.. with that said, this has been probably on the of the more difficult projects I’ve tackled and have the bloody knuckles to prove it. The hardest issue I run into is removing the awful rubberized coating Toyota sprayed when they did the frame inspection and the rust from all the tight spaces… I’ve probably bought every single type and size of wire brush available and I’m a perfectionist so I tend to be very hard on myself. After the coating or the rust has been removed (not completely on the rust ) I clean the entire area with laq thinner, allow it to completely dry, than I’ve been doing a coat of Eastwood Rust Encapsulator. Allow to dry, sand, than going over it again with another coat of Eastwood rust Encapsulator. I than wait 72 hours and than come back over the top with Eastwood Chassis Black. Wait another 72 hours than finish with RP-342 Cosmoline. Inside the frame, I’ve been using Eastwood Internal frame Coating (green) and borrow my neighbors Milwaukee inspection Camera to ensure complete coverage. I’m happy with the results thus far and Oklahoma doesn’t really salt their roads and we get snow only a couple of times a year (if that) so I’m hoping this will be the last time I’ll ever have to do this again.

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  15. Apr 15, 2022 at 9:28 AM
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    What all will you be running and at what size? I believe the classic '3' are
    Battery + to Alt +
    Battery - to Chassis
    Engine ground to Chassis

    But I've read people also run Engine ground to Battery -, Battery + to Fusebox to Alt +, and Battery + to Starter
     
  16. Apr 15, 2022 at 9:30 AM
    Speedytech7

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    I do Batt + to Starter, Batt + to Alt, Batt + to Underhood fuse panel, Batt - to body ground, Batt - to block, and for those with radio systems or lighting that requires the extra ground locations I do Batt - to frame. All with 4ga welding cable
     
  17. Apr 15, 2022 at 9:51 AM
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    No block to frame?
     
  18. Apr 15, 2022 at 9:52 AM
    Speedytech7

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    You could do that if you wanted, its probably a shorter run than batt to frame, ultimately serves the same purpose... from the factory there is no ground wiring running to the frame at all
     
  19. Apr 15, 2022 at 10:05 AM
    Speedytech7

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    I've done it before, should be even easier since we're doing his clutch, I can pull the whole starter out
     
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  20. Apr 15, 2022 at 11:22 AM
    warmingupmymind

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    Right, makes sense. I'll probably skip the Batt + to Starter run for now since I don't have starting issues but the other 5 shouldn't be too bad. What do you use for the block ground point? And do you have a recommendation for a hydraulic crimper?

    Appreciate the advice!
     

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