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

I've got an IndelB/Truckfridge TF-51 behind the seat on a bit of a platform. The height of the rear ledge (less the flip down seats) + the height of some plywood means it's JUST short enough to get the door totally flipped open on the fridge. The latch just grazes the headliner as it opens up, which is actually nice because it holds the lid open for you. The big negative is how much space it takes up of inside/sheltered storage space (worthy sacrifice) and the fact that you have to crawl in to get into the fridge.

 

This is exactly where my Indel B lives. I did the hinge mod so that it hinges on the long side. Works great and it saves a fair amount of bed space.

 

I may have to do that....I totally fell onto my lid while it was open and the hinge pins broke through the lid so they're just epoxied at this point.

I've been trying for the past year and a half to figure out the best orientation for the fridge, I just found it though, with the display by the drivers side so I can see it at a glance.

 

Mike's busy with stuff and things so I went and took a pic or two for ya.

 

Exactly. At a stop, it's super easy to check on the temp.

Honestly, the extended cab is useless for a lot of things, but having the fridge there is perfect.

 

Yup, I'm slowly thinking through execution of it, but I've wanted to put some sort of organizer back there to take up the rest of the space, that way my junk pit can be orderly: camera, recovery gear, snacks/food, lots of misc stuff. Some kinda shelving maybe, however I don't want to limit what i can put back there either.

 

Greases the Tacoma driveshaft. Doesn't take all that long but so many nipples to look for in a 4x4.

 

Sleeping in the truck tonight cause I don't wanna drive off the mountain just to come back at 3...

Not the first time and probably won't be the last..

Cheetos for dinner if anyone wants to hang.

 

Better yet, jalapeno cheddar

 

Flaming hot of course

 

The extra hot, hot cheetos are amazing also

 

And I used my first gen to tow this thing home!




My next project

 

Noice.

 

I was just eating some crunchy cheddar cheetos as I read this lol

Anyone have any good tips for removing / installing a flywheel and clutch?

I've got 61 ft-lbs for the flywheel bolts w/ red loctite and 14 ft lbs for the pressure plate as per LCE's installation instructions. I'm thinking about putting a breaker bar on the crank bolt and having it hit the ground so the crank can't turn since the engine is out of the truck and sitting on a pallet. I have a ratchet strap that I can use to keep the engine from moving / tipping over. Clutch and flywheel are brand new from LCE...

I'm thinking I'll be able to zip the old bolts off with my 1/2 dewalt cordless impact?

Got a new rear main seal and pilot bearing.

Thanks.

 

Did 1300 mile trip by myself NY to fort Lauderdale, no rest just gas/bathroom stops. Wow that was a long drive just over 19 hours

 

like a man

 

Dayum. I drove solo from az to mi once(in a vw passat tho), 2000 miles or so. Longest ive ever driven and only my second road trip out of state. Took me 2 nights/3 days. Slept in the car(barely). Made me feel good tho because it was after I had done a lot of repairs to that car and zero issues. I was anxious the entire drive tho. Ha. Kept thinking something would go wrong. As it was only the second time ive done any "major" work to a vehicle( timing belt and complete coolant system replacement, among other repairs/fixes).

 

On the contrary a 5ft bed is also useless for a lot of things

 

This is great info, thanks guys! I think the 51 will be perfect for me then. The 65 looks huge and I don't think I can deal with something that size. @jubei do you take the seat out to get it in or out?