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

Here's one.

 

It is...

 

Thanks zane

 

@Speedytech7 would you know if it's the same size across the board for all first Gen manuals 95.5-04?

 

I haven't personally verified it, but pretty much all Toyota manual shifters can use the same knobs. Hell even the supra had an

$13 M12x1.25 mm Self-Locking Nylon Insert Hex Lock Nuts, Pack of 6

M12x1.25 shifter thread. There is no reason it would be any different seeing as how it is same two manual transmissions used for all those years. And if you have the j-shift that uses the same thread too, I know because I'm using a knob for the 5 speed on my jshift.

 

Done. Ditch light brackets are done. That was a lot more involved than I thought it'd be.....

 

Picked these up a few days ago. Hopefully can prep/paint and install this week if it quits raining.

 

almost got those off CL

Good deal!

 

Get one from marlin

 

thanks, ya I have takin a look a marlins custom one before. I have been looking at these though

 

Did the deckplate mod. Ran it with the K&N drop in filter beforehand and it helped slightly with MPG and air flow. With the deck plate open throttle response is a bit better.

 

Bent a tie rod end in J Tree couple days ago. Replaced it as well as the inner yesterday. Seems impossible to find a replacement boot with a clamp...

 

I just got one of camelback and used a zip tie.

 

Ok, I'll order a couple and replace those at the same time I replace my cv's. They started leaking pretty bad a couple days ago

 

My driver's side tie rod boot has been oil stained for two years now....alignment holds true.... soo

 

I think its that you can get dirt in there if its ripped and wear the tie rod out sooner.

 

The boot is there more to protect the rack cylinder seals. With that said, you would have to do some extreme wheeling on a regular basis to make those part wear out faster with torn boots. Most mall crawlers won't see those parts wear out from bad boots.

 

So opening my hood just got a lot cooler! Ordered these bad boys today through the group buy


My wallet cringes now every time I open up a group buy thread

 

"disconnect the alternator from the fuse box by disconnecting the "WHITE" wire inside the fuse box and tape it up good. Then run a bigger wire from the alternator to the 150amp breaker and then to the + side of the battery."

That should be all you need to do, didn't you say you already upgraded all your ground wires?

 

My wire colors are different now but I think the white wire was the one that went in the bottom of the fuse box and then secured with a nut at the top.

I did the @BamaToy1997 Big 3 (actually big 4) several months ago and just got the all the heat shrink finished today. I didn't notice when I did the upgrade but I see that both wires from the fuse box go to the battery now (redundant) so I don't have to worry about the alternator going through the fuse box anymore. I'll install a 250A ANL fuse between the alternator and the battery.



Also gonna finish the mockup on the battery install.