The Tercel getting a can of R-12 goodness
TWT -- The Wrenching Thread
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Canned Unicorn juice
I know someone that was thanking science for AC yesterday.
Hit 115 at my brothers with a heat index of 123.
Ahh the desert, I still miss it.
Hit 115 at my brothers with a heat index of 123.
Ahh the desert, I still miss it.
Had some time to give the Tacoma some love got new tires mounted yesterday cheap lift installed today and painted the chrome grill. My wife said now I just have to paint the rest of the truck.
Come a long way since it came home.
Come a long way since it came home.
I see a theme
Thanks man yah I’m super happy with the way this truck is coming along thinking of a bed rack next
Yeah I might like black on red alittle but.... blame my dad he started this illness with my first 40.
After having my seatbelt buckle literally pull out of the seat while driving down the street this past week. Got a new captive nut welded in by @joyRidaz and bolted the seat back in. Turns out a po stripped the threads out bc it’s an 11mm fine thread bolt and I assume he couldn’t find one so jammed what he could in there.
Then installed a hoist thanks to @FJinTegaCay for the inspiration and showing me the ropes. Next weekend gonna try and remove the hardtop.
I’m thinking of grabbing one too. I already have one for the bikes but was using a crappy pully and hand winch method for the top.
What is your plan for connecting from winch to top?
What is your plan for connecting from winch to top?
I use a D-ring and seatbelt material. I’m inspired to take the top off again this year.
Basically what @FJinTegaCay said.
I’ve got some extra ratchet straps so I’m thinking linking those in an x and a D-ring attached to the hook. Once it’s up there I'm aiming to add some more support and redundancy via straps and eyebolts in the corners so I'm not relying on the hoist to bear the weight all summer long. Will repor back in next week
Started to get some belt squelch on start up..... new tensioner fixed that..... not hard just lots and lots of bolts. Having airtools back after 8 years made it fast though.
What didnt make it fast wast one of the friggen plastic nipples snapping off from the intake tried JB weld plastic a few times before moving up to quick steel plastic and making a cone around it.
Also changed out spark plugs to smooth out a rough idle.
Yota has changed the tensioner design to a bigger spring so hopefully it will outlive the truck now.
What didnt make it fast wast one of the friggen plastic nipples snapping off from the intake tried JB weld plastic a few times before moving up to quick steel plastic and making a cone around it.
Also changed out spark plugs to smooth out a rough idle.
Yota has changed the tensioner design to a bigger spring so hopefully it will outlive the truck now.
@40LandCruising
Installed the Landtank 2.5” plates. Install was straightforward. The plates solved my wandering issue. Truck feels much more confident in the corners. The steering self-centers as it should. It feels like stock.
Finally found a silver PS mirror to replace the one that got hit some time back. I had found a few but most were beat up.and people wanted almost as much as they are new.
Over the last few months the key has been getting harder and harder to turn pulled it today and took it to a locksmith. Had then cut a new key from the vinyl also. $35 it's like butter. Dealer wanted $300 for a key and something like $400 for the ignition... and that was their marked down price to "help me out"
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Got my new fender installed yesterday. Big thanks to @AJR for the matching fender. It went on easily besides having to beat the inner fender into submission. It came out pretty good. I got all but one bolt into the inner fender, it’ll be fine. Just have to remove the pinstripe and remove the fender flare hunk and it’ll be perfect.
The truck that donated that fender's name is Rocky 