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

I finally had my All-Pro ifs/transmission skid plates get delivered. Installed those.

 

That's one awesome mom! Mine would just laugh and tell me to wait.

 

Yeah, no kidding... I'm not sure I'd even sell one to mine.

Finally got back to the clutch today. Had to drop the trans to get the 02 connecter to finally give up. Getting those top two bolts back in was good times. Driveline and lots of line bleeding tomorrow.

 

More jigglin un wiggun. Mine took some good persuasion before they gave it up.

 

My mom wouldn't do shit. But the wife would tell our son to SAS it. Lol.

Heal up brotha! Good on you

 

installed some front bolt-on torklift camper tiedows for a slide in camper I'm picking up next week. Have the rears too but apparently my hitch isn't stock like I thought it was and it won't work so I'm going the Happijac bumper mount route now.

Will be selling the rear tie downs (if anyone is interested) once I have 50 posts and am allowed to sell things haha

 

I made a sleeping platform/drawer storage solution for the past few days. Check out the build for more pictures. I'm very satisfied!

 

Are to Delrin strips?

 

Was time to rotate the tires and decided to really rotate them off the wheels and flipped to show the white lettering. I've heard both yes and no, pro and con about changing a tire's rotation but these are KO2s, non-directional and I decided what the hell.

Used to look like this:

Now they look like this:

Dog tax paid by my girl hanging out in the shade under the Taco.

I think it gives the girl a bit of an old-school vibe and at 16 years young she is kinda old-school.

Looking at those pics I've just decided that my next project will be taking off the fender plastic and painting it. Done the heat gun thing twice and it worked but seemed to revert back to faded quicker each time. Happy Tuesday BTW.

 

Looks good

 

My leaf dun cracked



Gonna get some leafs from the junkyard to fix er up for a bit.

 

this was easier than expected to replace after ~278 months (as far as i know its original equipment and not ever replaced during the old 15k, 30k, 60k, 90k maintenance schedule)
used a ratchet with longish 9/16s deep and contorted my elbow above side of spare tire on ground non-lifted level concrete and it came out like smooth butter, ...was quite worried it was gonna be seized and stuck, but no problemo!
this old one had a hard time jiggling and the top part would not twist as easily as the new part installed did, probably getting clogged up



the new one
finger tight then a couple ratchet turn to snug it up

 

drove mine to work ,first time in a month

 

Jay, you know there is one for the front diff also. They are already on a piece of tubing and are up closer to the engine. I can look a little later and take a pic if you need.

 

Not today, but over the course of last week I accomplished the following thanks much to help from TW members and my pops.
Truck is 2003 DC 3.4 4x new to me at 210k

-Replaced rear shocks (5100)
-Herculined the bed
-Greased drive shaft
-Changed differential and TC oil
-Changed engine oil
-Low pressure flushed the transmission all new oil
-Installed inline transmission filter
-Installed new radiator with new hoses
-Installed new thermostat jiggle valve down
-Changed air filter (worst one I have ever seen)
-New PCV valve
-Cleaned MAF
-Cleaned the throttle body
-Ran a compression test
-New spark plugs
-New spark plug wires (wires were original 2003)
-New coil packs
-Cleaned the valve cover really well and tightened the loose cover bolts hoping this will stop the leak. Fingers crossed
-Sealed leaking sunroof
-Reconditioned the headrests by filling with Great Stuff
-Pounded out dents in rear bumper
-Replaced DS seat fairing? cover
-Installed new front speakers
-Fixed non-functioning DS outside and semi-functioning inside door handle
-Replaced CV axles both sides
-Replaced front differential axle seals
-Replaced upper and lower ball joints
-Replaced inner and outer tie rods
-Replaced steering rack bushings
-Replaced sway bar end links and bushings
-Cussed a bunch and drew only minor blood

-Got an alignment done yesterday and numbers are all in the green even with a 3" lift
-Carrier bearing hopefully gets installed tomorrow
-New tires are ordered

I just need to flush the PS and clean the reservoir and I think I will be good to go.

 

Excellent, get a new fuel filter and check or replace that rear diff breather valve and all your front belts.

 

Forgot about the diff breather. Is the go to still to do a mod and run it up to the gas cap? I used to do that on my 4runners.

Belts look good and guy said he replaced timing at 200k. I do get a whine at full lock so hoping the flush takes care of that otherwise look at the belt and pump.

Discount just called right after posting. Falken Wildpeak AT3W 265/75/R16 going on today at 3pm

 

be sure to clean the screen at the bottom of the reservoir, a lot of times it gets clogged and causes the whine you hear when the steering wheel turns.

 

Way to go