Recent content by SByota

I have the same Sequoia axle in my 1st gen Tacoma. The width matches my long travel front end perfect. Brakes work good with the factory Tacoma master cylinder. The brakes are pretty big and may need 16+ wheels. Have fun cutting off all 27 different brackets! I almost caught my whorl garage on...

I get it. I looked HARD at going LS. Even a 4.8/4L60E would be great in this little truck. The problem is, that would require new drivelines, mounts, transfer case swap the list goes on and on. Since the Tacoma and Tundra share the same transmission and transfer case (albeit different...

This is less than fun. To Toyota’s credit, lots of the wires are the same color/function between the Tacoma and Tundra.

Still plugging away. Acquired $40 worth of vintage HF goodness. Motor is 90% ready to come out. Intake valves look great and no surprises on the tone end of the motor. Note to anyone pulling a Tundra V8. Pulling the intake will make the top two bell housing bolts WAY easier. We live and learn...

https://gkgoodcheapparts.com/collections/rpm-switches Looks like this may be an easy way to operate the vacuum switch that controls the runner length butterfly’s. Ordered a bunch of Toyota/Denso stuff from Dubai https://partsouq.com/ they are popular with the Land Cruiser crowd for...

Almost ready to pull the drivetrain and get rid of this poor old truck. Any of you guys have an engine hoist in Ventura County that I can use? Will trade for beer/trash talk.

Sold more parts, this project is officially in the black. I have sold $2240 worth of parts from this $2,000 truck. Free motor/trans/ecu and countless small parts that I may or may not need. This is a lot of wires….. I was in Huntington Beach for work training and stopped by Classic Industries...

So…..running and driving by next week?

https://www.dennysdriveshaft.com/index.html You can probably find what you are looking for here. I ordered parts from them when I built my old XJ’s drive shafts.

Pulled more parts today. Trying to save everything that I need or may benefit from. I want to get the motor/trans out soon and get rid of this rusty carcass as soon as possible.

This build is rad! Also, every shop needs at least one good dog!

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Tundra part out status: Camper shell $450 Driver seat belt $50 Front seats $200 Grill $40 Hood/marker/trim $300 Rear diff $500 Rear seat belts $40 Weatherstripping $60 Total $1640 Still have some pending parts to hopefully sell. Some of the interior bits are worth quite a bit on eBay...

Taking this thing apart is less than fun. We are spoiled not having to deal with rust on the west coast. M12 batteries work great to power fuel pumps. Also @smokeysevin hooked it up with the later model intake. He did all the hard work to adapt this to the early model engine. It’s way...

The worst part about setting up ring and pinions is the constant taking it apart and putting it back together. I have set up a few but I am no expert. It’s usually pretty clear if you start too deep or shallow. I force myself to add/subtract until I overshoot it. Then I look at all the photos...