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

Thanks, Sounds like another project for me, simple four bolts to pull it off Scuff it and shoot it.

 

When I get around to it, I’m probably gonna spray my flares, front bumper and grill to match the rear

 

Might not even need to scuff it

My fast fading bumper is starting to match my long since faded fender flares perfectly

"It's custom faded"

 

Installed my 33’s and new wheels.. forgot to update

 

Finished the grill and lbjs. damn that driver side headlight is bothering me

 

Adds character

 

Straight up Deebo from friday the movie.

 

check out this body ground coming off my battery

I want to know who soldier in the thinnest black wire they could find

Might not be perfect but it definitely can't be worse

 

Damn OCD is going to bite me in the ass on this... still going to ask for opinions anyway.

FIPG with the transfer case... FSM says to apply around the inner side of the bolt holes.

I went along the outside edge of the bolt holes. Seems OK but of course I'm not going to put this fcker on the vehicle mated up to the trans only to find I fuxored myself and its leaking in multiple places.

Do I need to break it open now before that crap dries and let it dry then remove and re-do?

 

Pull it apart. It will leak out the bolt holes eventually.

 

What I figured.

Thx.

 

Anytime. The silver lining is you caught the mistake before you slammed it back in. Easy fix right now. Not so much later.

 

Got some redemption on the road to Relief Reservoir this weekend.

Truck needed help making it back out of there last time (2wd)

Wasn't a problem this time... same truck 4 years later.

 

I mean it does say right there no 2wd vehicles haha

 

I found that my radiator was leaking. I was able to swap it out under warranty. Was hoping it would help my running hot probably. But I took it out for a test drive and hit my local big hill. Temp got up to 202. It didn’t do that in the past. So going to try swapping in a new thermostat. See what happens.

 

I wonder if you have an air pocket from the leak

 

I had one of those spill proof funnels that sitting up high and let it run for probably 30 mins to get any air pockets out. Heater was blowing hot.

 

I don't recall specifically but didn't you install a trans cooler? If so, which one and did you bypass the radiator or add it to the existing setup?

I ask because I've had 2 Hayden coolers (678 and 679) sitting on the shelf forever and recently came across this one - might go with the 699 instead.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hda-699

With our weather being what it has been, not entirely shocked you hit those temps. Hopefully it'll resolve or you'll track down the issue.

 

I recently divorced the trans cooler from the radiator before switching radiators. And as I swapped the radiator I swapped it from a 699 to a 679. I don’t want it to. Have the bypass the 699 has. My tranny has no problem getting warm, so I want to keep it as cool as I can.