I bought this 97 Tacoma single cab about a couple months ago with 131,000 miles on it. The engine and tranny are in great shape, but just about everything else needed to be replaced. I've only put around 600 miles on it, so I have no clue how all these things broke so quickly, but better now than on the trail. It came with the home made Mad Max bumpers, which will be replaced soon. Pics are below followed by a list of work done and then a wishlist for mods to do. I'm finally done with most of the repairs needed to make it roadworthy and will be moving on to mods, so more pics will come.
By the way, can anyone ID those rims? I need to pick up a couple spares.
How it sat on the night it came home with busted front struts and dry rotted 29" tires:
First up was replacing the leaky valve cover gasket. Looking pretty clean in there:
Replacing those worn out front struts with OME 2880's and Nitrocharger Sports:
How it sits now with new front suspension and 31" Duratracs:
The first time it got towed (Clutch Master Cylinder):
The second time it got towed (Loose wire after alternator replacement *facepalm*):
List of parts replace/upgraded so far:
New Tires (Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac)
Front Shocks and Coil Springs (OME)
Brake Maser Cylinder (Fenco)
Clutch Master Cylinder ("Perfection" brand for a quick fix. Will be replaced with Aisin)
Inner and Outer Tie Rods (Three Fives)
Steering Rack Bushings (Energy Suspension)
Power Steering Pump (Duralast)
Alternator (Duralast)
Battery (Optima Yellow Top)
Spark Plugs and Wires (NGK)
Complete set of spline lock lug nuts (Gorilla)
U-Joints on order (Matsuba)
Wishlist of mods to do:
Replace rear leafs with Wheelers 1.5" lift pack or add a leaf.
Replace bumpers with Trailgear tubes
Fuel pump kill switch
Winch
Lights
Camper top
Sleeping shelf in bed with storage compartment underneath
Add my old Yakima Load Warrior to the top of the camper
Stereo upgrade
Dedicated tablet computer with GPS, Music and OBD reader
Dual battery tray and isolator
On board compressor for air tools
Mounted inverter
Snorkel
Swing out spare tire/gas can carrier
Repaint (possibly with Rhino Liner)
By the way, can anyone ID those rims? I need to pick up a couple spares.
How it sat on the night it came home with busted front struts and dry rotted 29" tires:
First up was replacing the leaky valve cover gasket. Looking pretty clean in there:
Replacing those worn out front struts with OME 2880's and Nitrocharger Sports:
How it sits now with new front suspension and 31" Duratracs:
The first time it got towed (Clutch Master Cylinder):
The second time it got towed (Loose wire after alternator replacement *facepalm*):
List of parts replace/upgraded so far:
New Tires (Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac)
Front Shocks and Coil Springs (OME)
Brake Maser Cylinder (Fenco)
Clutch Master Cylinder ("Perfection" brand for a quick fix. Will be replaced with Aisin)
Inner and Outer Tie Rods (Three Fives)
Steering Rack Bushings (Energy Suspension)
Power Steering Pump (Duralast)
Alternator (Duralast)
Battery (Optima Yellow Top)
Spark Plugs and Wires (NGK)
Complete set of spline lock lug nuts (Gorilla)
U-Joints on order (Matsuba)
Wishlist of mods to do:
Replace rear leafs with Wheelers 1.5" lift pack or add a leaf.
Replace bumpers with Trailgear tubes
Fuel pump kill switch
Winch
Lights
Camper top
Sleeping shelf in bed with storage compartment underneath
Add my old Yakima Load Warrior to the top of the camper
Stereo upgrade
Dedicated tablet computer with GPS, Music and OBD reader
Dual battery tray and isolator
On board compressor for air tools
Mounted inverter
Snorkel
Swing out spare tire/gas can carrier
Repaint (possibly with Rhino Liner)
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