Scuba's 99 Single Cab Tacoma

[Scuba]

Guess ill start one of these here too...
Nothing special, Just a poor college kid's build.

Feel Free to PM with any questions or comments

2nd day I had her.




Less then a week after I got her...
4xinnovations Sliders...


Cb mounting and Tom Tom One.


Got a few more things done :

Pulled the Add-A-Leafs cause they rode like ass.





Cb Antennae Mount


And De-Chromed the Fenders


Oh, I finally got around to putting my 1 Kicker 10" and 300X1 amp in, Much better

And recieved some parts

OME 881's and N91S's, Lockright Rear locker, Toyota mini header conversion, The headers are in, Locker will be in on 5/3, And lift will be done when I get funds for the rear springs..


Oh, And heres some non poser shots from Calico a couple weekends back





BYE BYE


Initial thoughts, Not really noticeable when turning from a dead stop like a stop sign or something, But going about 40-50 and purposely slightly jerking the wheel back in forth I could deff tell it wasnt there.
I crawled a few malls and drove around town a bit and im gettin used to it.

The drive to work tomorrow is very curvy, So I guess that'll be a good time to get used to it more..


Thanks for looking

[Scuba]

QuickFist in the other day


And THANK YOU SHOWSTOP, YOU ROCK !!!
(He Helped me install this)





Shes Shapin up

[Scuba]

All-Pro 3" rear springs, U bolt flip kit, Ext brake lines Bilstien 5150 10"ers. OME 881 fronts with N91S's




Before:


After:


Underneath :


This is how she'll flex with still another 1" before bumpstops, Oh lil bit of body damage :


TacoDell, If you ever read this THANK YOU !!!!

Edit: Thanks for the name change mods !!

[Scuba]

Got the 33 10.5 BFG mudders mounted, Great price = 85 bucks a tire, Couldnt pass that up.






Front locker and budbuilts, gears bumpers F/R and she'll be done..

Yeah, RIIIGGHHHT

[Scuba]

Well ^^Those^^ Pics blow so im gonna add a couple

This weekend.




Last weekend.


My Taco and my dads 99 4Runner.



Oh, 21 MPG Higway, ~~16-17 Mixed. Not bad I say.

Oh, And just did a tuneup : Fuel filter, Air filter, PVC valve and grommet, plugs, Tcase, Trans, And front diff ( rear was done with locker install like 4k ago so not worried about it ) ;
Zerks all around were hit about 2 weeks ago (I think the rear drive shaft needs new U's as well as shaft seals on the slip yoke.)



SOO, Up next.
Budbuilts are my birthday present, Exactly one month from today ill be 19
They'll be on the way soon.
After that im thinking front locker.
Somewhere in between those two will be a bed bob, Cause the bed is just too damn long

Hope you enjoy

[Scuba]

Yeah not much of an update, I know sorry.

But I was visiting Texas, And I got some wheelin done at Hidden Falls, near Marble Falls
I think this is the best picture of my truck thus far..




Bud builts soon damnit..
Couple other little things should be soon, Satoshi (picking up a spare grille), rear diff breather..Chit like that..

[Scuba]

Bobbed the bed, Still a work in progress, Ill update more when im done..



Yes the frame rails have been cut since this picture.


EDIT 8/29/09
Bob is done for the most part. Got it all seam welded, bond-oed, and sprayed some white primer over it..



PS came out a bit better then I thought it would

[Scuba]

Finally got some underbelly protection courtesy of Skid Row OffRoad
I got the front IFS skid, and the transfer case skid. I passed on the transmission skid that goes from the rear of the front crossmember (under the rack and pinion) to the front of the Tcase Xmember.
Why you ask ?
A: I have a manual transmission, Not an auto with a rock magnet of an ATF fluid pan, so for now Im not too worried about it
B: Short wheel base FTW.

These are about $60 cheaper then BB front, already come powder coated ( IDRC), look just as good as BB's AND have a stock size hole for oil changes


Reminds me of some dual case Xmember


Before


After




1/2" or so there..




Yes I know my sliders need to be repainted








The check list of future mods is as follows in no particular order

Gears (4.88's, Maybe 5.29's)
Rear Bumper
Rear diff armor
Rock lights
Satoshi
Yellow Top Battery
1" BL
Power mirror swap
Paint ?

[Scuba]

In those pictures ^^ you see a TJM bumper, But the approach angle with it sucked and it was 110 pounds
So I sold it and contacted Adam at 4Xinnovations
It took 1 month and 1 day to receive the bumper but it was well worth the wait

Here it is in action recently :







The bumper is really well constructed and saved me some body damage with the wraparounds. Yes it is painted white.

Also you can see the Lightforce 170's I won at the Pismo Jamboree back in september, They are awesome BTW.
They are wired up with the lightforce wiring harness with a stock fog light switch :

Why can't the tacoma's have as many blank switch spots like the 4runners ??!

Oh, Update on the skid's. Love them. They have held up very well so far.

Should be getting some AP UCA's soon, as well as some 4.88's with a front locker. Stay Tuned

[Scuba]

Well at 120,xxx miles, the clutch was about done. I dont think it was stock anyway, Felt way stiffer then a stock clutch..


Soo, I contacted Marlin Crawler and ordered up a 1200# heavy duty clutch


The plan was to do it all by myself, This would be the first time I did something this big on a vehicle. Basically that's mainly true, the only time I needed help was getting the transmission back into the place. The input shaft would not slide through the pilot bearing to save my life, so I needed an extra set of hands, eyes and muscles.

Here's some pics:

My trick on the front driveshaft bolts


Everyone says you need 36" extensions for the top bell housing bolts, but I got away with 22" and a swivel






The flywheel and the burnt clutch material


The old one. Which does not say AISIN on it anywhere..


After it was all said and done it shifts pretty damn well, Im liking the clutch so far

EDIT: She also got these (factory Toyota) at 112,xxx.. A few months back, So the clutch should be in tip top order and ready for another 100K


That's about it for that..

Working on some quick disco mud flaps ATM and I should have 4.88's within the next month or so..

Need to start planning replacement of Balljoints and inner and outer TRE's, No real problem, but I feel it should be done..

[Scuba]

Finally made some quick disco mud flaps..

Started off with the pins from ace hardware (5 bucks)

I also went to HD and got a six foot piece of 1/8" angle iron (11.97)

Trimmed the stock flaps.. (before and after)


The rear bolt is the one they are bolted in between


Test fit


Flap connected


Done


I know they need to be painted, I dont have time today, and tomorrow is wheelin. So they will be painted sunday

Also, I know there is a possibility that they can twist front to back with wind from highway driving. If I notice that happening I will make a small tack weld to keep them in place. Once I make a bumper a wraparound support will probably take place of this..