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

Found a camper yesterday

 

nice camper and its red, I keep my eye out I'm going to get one if a good deal shows up just to have in case.

 

Man that’s some clean paint!

 

I don't have that problem.

 

those look like BTF arms though

 

True, but I also don't have standard ball joints either.

 

Prepped the new tank and pressed some shit tonight.

Untitled by MJH Creations, on Flickr
Untitled by MJH Creations, on Flickr

 

Took it to supercross today.

 

Torquing the crank bolt... My torque wrench only goes to 150 ft/lbs. I got it to that and then used a 18" breaker bar with an extension and maybe got a little more movement but idk if it is even possible for me to generate the 210 ft/lbs of torque or whatever it is. No loctite. Thoughts? Send it? ensure torque spec?

 

150 is pretty far from 210. I'd be more comfortable getting to a known closer value for something like that. Options:

1. You could head to Napa/O'Reilly/etc. and see if you can rent one for free...My local O'Reilly rents a 250 ft-lb version. Now, how accurate a rental torque wrench is, is questionable, but it's probably closer than 150 ft-lbs.
2. You can get a gearwrench for about $100, which isn't nothing, but isn't that much money (and a reasonably good wrench).

 

I made some progress on my truck.

I installed my BTF lower control arms, ADS shocks, Total Chaos lower ball joints and heim steering.

Still waiting on the correct lower shock bolt. Then I will mount my limiting straps and get an alignment.

 

This is the one I use for those better eat your wheaties torque values lol
50-250 FTLB range

$136 DEWALT Torque Wrench, Micro Adjust, 1/2" Drive, 50-250 FT-LB, (DWMT75462)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JVE1C84/

Less expensive 50-250 option would be

$72 TEKTON 1/2" Drive Micrometer Torque Wrench (25-250 ft.-lb.) | 24340

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C5ZL1NS/

 

I like the looks of the btf arms. I'd run those if I'd had the option back then.

 

It looks like the geometry adds a slight lift. Nice.

 

painting 23 yr old hubs. might hand paint the logo black after I silver this primer

 

I like split-beam style wrenches for the better-eat-your-wheaties ones. Granted, almost definitely overkill for the shade tree mechanic/DIYer but it's fun to have an excuse to buy new tools.

 

Possible. They just have a slimmer design I think compared to solos and TC ones.

 

Not to ramble on about torque wrenches but wanted to mention Precision Instruments. Rumor has it they're a decent and reliable brand.

$225 Precision Instruments PREC3FR250F Silver 1/2" Drive Split Beam Torque Wrench with Flex Head

https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Instruments-PREC3FR250F-Silver-Torque/dp/B002XMSFIM/

$200 Precision Instruments PREC2FR100F Wrench (3/8" Dr. Split Beam Torque w/Flex Head (20-100 Ft./Lbs))

https://www.amazon.com/Precision-Instruments-PREC2FR100F-Wrench-Torque/dp/B000YOX568/

 

The top blue one is the exact one Discount Tire used for the roughly 4 years I worked there. Seemed to be a quality tool, stood up to the abuse of the new guys and held its calibration well.

 

To-weekend, I'm cheating, sue me




This is harder than it looks; one more iteration and I think I'll have it: