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

What diff skid is that?

Ive only seen the weld on ones that do little in protecting the bottom where I’ve been dragging it recently

 

Went wheeling with @shipps and a new guy. Was a good day. Some of my fav shots.

BounderBasin-2.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-9.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-19.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-27.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-32.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-38.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-46.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
BounderBasin-52.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

Rest are in Igors Build thread. Fun day.

 

Thats a Bamf diff skid. Before they where discontinued. Love mine too. Think Jerry was doing a 1 time group buy on them again...at like..$450 a skid or something crazy.

 

It's a BAMF, pretty sure he's currently doing a limited run of them again. But he only does them every once in a while so you may have to get in line if the near $500 price tag doesn't scare you off.

@Digiratus Didn't this have to modified to fit when you got it?

 

No that was me. But i got it for free at Moab. It was warped. Easy fix.

 

Close to a $500 tag?!

Looks like I'll be spending a few hours to make one

When I got the bamf 1st gen relocation that also had to be modified a bit for good fitment..

 

May have to borrow @m3bassman's welder and make one, my poor diff took a beating the other day, started to bend the rear cover.

 

Gotta fund his builds somehow lol.

 

I can see why the cost so much. The pieces he has to cut and then bend into odd shapes to form it and then weld the 1/4'' and keep it from warping. It would be a bitch. Not something he can just let his normal guys make.

 

No doubt built well...just don’t think I could justify the price tag for it

 

yea..well..thats the "I don't like building these but will if you pay me enough money" price haha

used to be 325 i think. Most GBs where $250ish or something. Wasn't bad anyways.

 

1/4" plate and a good welder and I'm sure you could come up with something just as good. I plan to do a 3 or 4 piece bottom pan (to achieve the curve of the diff without bending plate cause I don't have an ironworker) weld them together and then use 3.5in 1/4"wall pipe cut up to make clamps.

 

yea anything is possible with enough time and effort. Sure you can.

 

Ill come up with something similar and post pics when its done... all 1/4 of course

 

I'm pretty sure that's the reasoning behind the price, he just doesn't want to build them, and probably not making much at the old price to be worth it.

 

I known he doesn't. Has said it several times they are a pita.

 

Yea I definitely can see it.. all the different angles on the press etc

 

Strange, mine came with bolts...

 

Yeah, BAMF. Got it in the original GB for 250$ I think.

I have definitlely gotten good use outa this thing. This skid gets bashed on quite a bit (pun intended) for its cost and the fact that you lose about 1" of ground clearance but it is study AF and protects the back cover as well as the pinion flange/slip joint/u-joint. Very glad I have it.

edit: I did not have to modify it. Fits like a glove.

 

Replaced my blower fan Saturday. I removed it about two years ago because it was making a clicking noise. Thought a leaf or pine needle was stuck in it. Holy cow it was dirty and I don't smoke or live on a dirt road. Blew it out with a air compressor and scrubbed the plastic wheel with a toothbrush (tried, but could not remove the squirrel cage). Note - If you use an air compressor, be mindful that a boatload of regular dust and black dust from the electric brushes will blow out.

The clicking noise came back so I ordered a TYC replacement from Amazon. I'm sure the electrical drag has to be less since the cage on the new one spins so much easier!
While I had the old one out, I used a cleaner/freshener on the ac condenser.

I highly recommend you do this. I really wasn't expecting to see as much grime on the condenser as I did because again, I don't live on a dirt road, smoke or go off-roading. It's tighter than a dicks hat under the dash so I used a telescoping mirror with/light to view it.
Using the extended straw I was able to feed it into the condenser space. Took about two minutes to empty the can. Residue, etc comes out the ac drain. An added benefit is that it smells great!

$39 TYC 700059 Toyota Replacement Blower Assembly

https://www.amazon.com/TYC-700059-Toyota-Replacement-Assembly/dp/B000GOJWHM/ref=au_as_r?_encoding=UTF8&Make=Toyota%7C76&Model=Tacoma%7C1037&Year=2003%7C2003&ie=UTF8&n=15684181&newVehicle=1&s=automotive&vehicleId=1&vehicleType=automotive