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

An busman was over $100 for 6 circuit box. Granted it's water proof but if I get water up that high, I have other problems.

 

I've been eyeballing the JBL stadium speakers.

 

I hear the JBLs are great & lots of people seem to like JBL in general. I've never ran JBLs myself though, only Boston Acoustics, Infinity Kappas, & Rockford Fosgate.

I'm just glad to have speakers that aren't blown. One of my rears were blown & one of my front tweeters was crackling.

 

One more trip this year then the truck will sit for a bit for turbo install. I'll probably install gussets then.

Having a spindle catastrophically fail seems more likely to lead to loss of control and take other shit with it.

 

Direct bolt on? Or did you have to modify anything?

Also, i know you wont win any bass competition's but have you seen those speakers with a built in amp? I habe one behind the rear seats. Just enough boom to make the music sound good. And they only cost about $100

 

So worst case scenario with the steering rack is I'll just replace the line and get it from Autozone for $125

https://www.autozone.com/suspension...r-steering-pressure-line-hose/500239_238666_0

Sucks but I already booger-ed the line up a little anyways. But I'm going to try heating it up to get it loose if not I'll buy that damn thing. From what I've read people have issue of the nut breaking free from the rack not the line


But still open to suggestions!

 

except for the '53 Buick bars in the grill. Satoshi is still on my list of things to do, getting closer to the top all the time, now that suspension has been rejuvenated with OME.

 

I think there is a power window module from DEI that will do it. I will investigate and get back to you guys...

 

New plugs and transmission

 

Is it a No-Crank, or a No-Start condition? Not being pedantic- do you turn the key and get nothing, maybe just a "tink" from the underhood area? That's no-start.

Does it start fine, but doesn't fire to life? IE- spins over with authority, you've verified with an assistant that the engine is revolving (fan blades spinning, etc), but it never fires to life?

You may well have already indicated this, I didn't see it. Trying to assist..

 

I think, instead, I'd make sure you have fire. Make sure the plugs are firing. They may be new, but some component in the system may be keeping the coils from firing.

 

Uca bolt looks pretty straight to me. Think it was just the picture.


20180919_061853 by Ryan Heintzelman - Flickr2BBcode

 

It depends on the environment and mission, as well as maps available.

Interior vehicle- red. Cockpit of an aircraft, typically blue- because red is most easily detected at distance (and cockpits are necessarily open/have windows).

On the ground- are the maps red-light readable? Get a poncho and a red-lens flashlight. Crawl under the poncho and conduct business. Blue-light readable maps (someone in OPS fucked up!)- get a blue light, proceed as before.

NEVER use a white light. Kills night vision.
But then, this is from an old Infantry soldier, I got out in 94. The advent of newer generation NODs/NVGs has changed quite a bit of this. But we aren't talking about driving via NVG...

 

That's the very first thing I did to my truck- went and got a cheap single cupholder for my console. I am going to eventually buy/build a much better console, but I needed this now.

 

You say that like it wasnt a big deal.

 

Well, shit. Now I know why I can never find any darn Caddy horns...

 

Wasn't terrible, just awkward to position. Swapped it in a day

 

I actually have this module. It’s called a Power Window Automation System. I haven’t installed it yet.

 

Getting those top bell housing bolts is fun. I used a six foot socket extension, two wobble joints, and hit it from behind the transfer case.

 

Sounds about like working on a Jeep Cherokee, then.