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

Awesome! both of my tacoma's were salvage. We got lucky in the first one, not so much in the current lol

 

They are pretty low that's for sure. never hurts to ask! Thank you sir

 

Just ask for no candy, instant $1 off.

 

No hate here.

All my Toyotas were wrecks. Everyone was a gamble, never ever heard them run before buying.

 

Air filled walls would/could have insane insulative properties.

 

But the candy is the whole reason I buy from them

 

Isnt that the point of using WAG bags?

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/us-military-issue-disposable-wag-bags-100-new?a=1947259

 

ok next question. is the best timing kit to buy the one that shows in the box at the bottom of the page? the ebay link goes to an Aircabinman?

 

Wow that's what my motor alone cost! And it was a 2.7 lol

 

Moved some furniture and drainage pipe for my brother-in-law. My family sure is happy I bought a pickup. The talk of people you know suddenly needing a truck once you buy one is all true.

 

Picked up a spare drive shaft today for $75. Starting to collect important spare driveline parts for big trips like a week in NH or Moab.

 

Love me some Haggard......RIP. Up in heaven with the other country hero's

 

I got a whole axle with a shot housing, good for parts only lol

 

Yes sir! Being sung back home I reckon!!

 

Installed the pioneer receiver. Not the rest of the stuff because I am thinking sound deadening, etc.
So I won't open up the doors more than once. The mic isn't working for BT calling, when I open up the console when I do the HVAC LEDs I will check the mic.

Got in the new headlights, but will attempt later, looked at grill removal procedure. Taping off current alignment is futile with the hazed up POS lights I have now. They are much more effective at illuminating me to others than providing illumination for me.

Discovered the battery cable upgrades. Crap, something else to do/spend money on.

 

Just out of curiosity, what would it cost to actually replace a frame? Like $10k? Has anyone ever done it on their own? Obviously that's about the biggest job you could possibly do with your truck but I'm just wondering lol . And honestly i dont know what it'd require seems like you just pull the motor/trans, body, axles, and other small pieces? Again I'm just curious I would never trust myself doing something that huge if I had to. That craigslist ad got me thinkin about this stuff

 

I think I looked on camal back and it was between $4000-$5000, not including shipping. After the cab and bed is off the other stuff would be easy. It really wouldn't be that hard to do a whole frame swap. Would take some time, but its all just nuts and bolts.

EDIT: It's even less.... $2500
http://parts.camelbacktoyota.com/pa...siteid=214329&vehicleid=84925&diagram=8510135

I probably would have spent less time and effort doing a frame swap them fixing mine...

 

All this tent talk got me looking at camp gear upgrades, must... Resist... Popup tent

 

Well, there's no turning back now...

Drilled a hole in the roof today.



To install this mount.



For this antenna base.

 

You know you have hoarded too many miscellaneous Taco and 4Runner parts when you randomly find parts you were planning on buying the very next day. I was supposed to buy a clock and face plate tomorrow but I guess I already owned them. In the same box I also found a glove box light and a center console lid hinge out of a 3rd Gen 4Runner. The hinge and the glove box light makes for a plug and play/bolt and go deal. I wasn't expecting the unbroken console lid hinge to be the same part number as my '99 Taco but it is, score. Gotta love salvage yards. What started all of this was digging through my shit looking for bulbs for my heater controls. As you can see I struck out on the bulbs.