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

Definitely noticed a difference. It had a rough idle and now that’s gone and also with the new belts it don’t squeak when on a cold start or revving it

 

Bumper is on!

 

Very nice, what did that set you back?

 

Beautiful!

 

Nica ass!

 

That rear bumper is sweet as hell, your Tacoma looks even sweeter though! I see some sliders and some of my favorite wheels too. Very nice hermano

 

Thanks!

 

$800 plus gas money to Jacksonville, FL.

Thanks man! SOS Concepts sliders. Might finally get around to starting a build thread.

 

at 12 hours that is nearly $1700 you saved yourself!! +/- cost of parts

 

Well... I'm sure a shop mechanic could have done it in a lot less time. I spent about 600 in parts and tools, so it wasn't that much of a savings. Mainly did it because it's a hobby and because I wanted to learn how to do it myself. No paid mechanic cares as much about your truck as you do.

It was a confidence builder, having done it all. I feel like I could take on an even bigger project now.

 

yes i totally agree with this
unfortunately i have near zero confidence that i will NOT end up doing something that i can not ever undo

 

Absolutely man. I encourage as many folks as possible to do their own work. At least the smaller stuff, tightening or changing the belts, etc
And once people get feeling pretty good about that level of work, then it's moving on up to a water pump/timing belt job like you tackled. With the amount of info and hands on write ups for the job and knowing exactly what tool you will need for each step along the way, with pictures and even videos of step by step. And it builds much more understanding of your vehicle and build much more confidence in general as a problem solver and your own abilities to fix stuff. and that carries over to lots of areas of life. It's a huge win-win really, you learn TONS and save TONS

 

Finally started on my rear bumper/swing out tire carrier. Doing the framing at the moment haven't decided if I'm making new brackets or reusing the stock bumper brackets. I don't think the stock brackets could support all the extra weight ?

 

What's the resistor size that needs to be used?

 

Where in Jacksonville did you get that bumper?

 

Some guy that bought it but never installed it.

 

3W / 100 OHM

 

I missed this but Yes its an auto. I was able to reset the diff and try again. I found out you need to leave the rear mount stud partially in its position and then tilt it and wiggle it out otherwise there was no chance.

from the looks of it the oil pan should be the main culprit. The miles have not been kind to this poor truck but I peeked behind the oil shield and the bottom end all looks in good shape for 220k

 

Make new brackets. Mine are 3/8 flat bar, don't need them that beefy but that's all I had at the moment and why not overbuild!

 

Made mine with 1/2 flat bar... lol