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

Any chance that ammo can will fit AFTER the wheel well? Just looking at it looks like it won't but curious either way. I'm trying to eliminate my large box and go to two smaller boxes. Looking at these, but I gotta get one to try it out first. Going to contact the company about measurements.

VDP 31300 Wheel Well Storage Unit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QG8IY...olid=2079LZ8C9DA1A&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

If not I'd love two short tall ammo cans on each side instead. I love that yours actually comes up to the full height of the bed.

 

I believe that is a 40mm ammo can. I have several like it.

 

Are you asking if it will fit in front of the wheel well, closer to the cab? The answer to that is no. Well if you have a factory bed liner it won't. Without the bed liner if might, but I doubt it. Those ammo cans mesures 17.5 inches by 8 inches on the bottom and 19 by 8.5 on the top. 14.5 inches tall.

 

Yes that is what I was asking and awesome to have actual measurements. Might be able to fit if I cut into the bed. Already did that once, what's another hole

 

Please let me know how that place is, as we were thinking of hitting up Alvord Desert, the lake bed, on the way down from PNW to DV in 4 weeks.

Heard it was wet...

 

Bummer. Was he able to drive on the dry half? Hopefully it has dried out a bit.

 

I replaced the gasket around the driver's door, and removed the Loud Air Intake
in favor of a OEM setup I got from a fellow on eBay..



I don't know whether to take the Loud Air Intake carcass to the dump or to
Salvation Army... anyone want it? I sure am liking the Quiet Air Intake

EDIT: a local feller offered to take it off my hands and another guy from
somewhere in the desert out west expressed interest, so I guess someone
wants it... blegghhh

-Mike

 

Where are you? I’d take it.

 

Yup they fit. If you are out my way you can have my two since they don't fit in my golf

 

I added it... South Carolina...

-Mike

 

@Speedytech7

Saw this on my local CL and thought you might enjoy the ad. Reads like he did the work himself.

https://evansville.craigslist.org/cto/d/wadesville-1996-land-cruiser-4bt-cummins/6850465559.html

 

Getting the lower shock mounts welded onto the truck

 

C’mon over to the SC BS thread, always good to have another 1st Gen onboard.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/south-carolina-bs-and-gossip-thread.411211/page-7974

 

What do you want for it?

 

I'm in Charleston. Just saying...

 

Scoped out the mounting point for a couple bike fork QR brackets, on top of my toolbox. not crazy about them there, I like to lay there sometime, and there is a double wall so I won't be able to get to the nut. I could do nutserts, but still, I like the ability to lay there. I could put them on the front wall of the toolbox but then the load is too long and I'll have to drop the tailgate. I am open to suggestions.

Used the tailgate for a workbench as I replaced tubes and tires on both mountain bikes, and portioned out 50 pounds of sand into 5 pound and 20 pound bags. I am making a workout sandbag, to help me rehab my knee and get my life back in general. This is also why I am getting my old bikes back together.

 

My outside driver side door handle broke today. Good thing I ordered a set a couple weeks ago so I replaced it today.

 

Cleaned the throttle body today was pretty dirty... was able to get it clean fairly easy. While I had it out I was able to tighten my passenger side valve cover bolts, they have been seeping for awhile. While I was cleaning it out this gasket broke, I just put gasket maker on it and glued it back. All said and done the truck starts no more cel but I have a high idle, hopefully it’ll work out

 

@Empty_Lord I all but confirmed that it is the bypass pipe that's leaking coolant. I want to do the work myself to replace it, but my apartment living situation doesn't allow working in the parking lot so I'm considering having a shop do it. What would be a reasonable cost for labor on this? I would think similar to valve cover gaskets?

 

Well, that’s one way to do it. Haha.