Mount Sannine 2000 V6 4x4 Build

Hello Everyone,
I wanted to buy a Taco for my work (Construction) and for my free time (mostly hunting) so I found this awesome forum with great info and pics.
And after reading stuff here for a couple of weeks, D day came and I decided I'm gona go search for my truck.
So found this baby at the Taco dealer and I heard it calling for me

The way it sits now





And at first sight:







Modifications Done To The Truck

Exterior
Bushwacker cutout fender flares
Carbon-Fiber Vinyl Hood
Kobalt Aluminum Tool Box, Low profile, Powder coated black
Bed Mounted Hunting Station with Recaro Leather Seat
Window Deflectors
Rubber Bed Mattress
Bed Rails

Suspension
Old Man Emu Suspension, Nitrocharger shocks, coilsprings and Dakar Leaf Springs
Diff. Drop

Wheels / Tires
Wheels: Beadlocks, Soft 8s, 15in x 8in, Powder coated black
Tires: Cooper Discoverer STT, 32x11.5 R15

Armor
ARB Front Bull Bar
Custom Sliders

Performance
ARB Rear Differential Lock
K&N air filter
Safari Snorkel

Recovery
X Dyna 9,000 Winch, with remote control
Recovery Anchor
MaxTrax, one pair, mounted on tail gate
Hi-Lift Jack, X-treme, with Loc-Rac mounts
ARB Tire Repair kit
ARB Tree Trunk Protector
ARB Tire Deflator Gauge
Snatch block
Shackles
Shovel
Fire Extinguisher

Electrical
Pioneer Sound System with Bluetooth, USB
Rear View Camera
ARB Air Compressor
AC DC converter with dual power outlets
Volt meter gauge
Winner, Deep Cycle Marine Battery
Mobile Stand with windshield mount
Garmin GPS, With Altimeter and Path Recorder
Cobra Alarm System

Lighting
Hella 3000 FF Lights
Rear View Flood Lights mounted in rear bumper
Hood Lights for engine bay
Armrest Compart Light
Glove Compartment Light
Central Mirror Light
Blinkers relocated

Future Mods
AllPro rear bumper
Dual battery kit, with cold crancking battery to be added to my deep cycle battery
Differential and transmission breather
ARB front air locker
Magnaflow muffler
AllPro 2.5 inch more than stock greasable shackles
Tire Gate PR Style

 

sweet truck is that a European license plate frame on the front bumper?

 

Thank you TACOMABOSS,
I'm not sure if its European or Canadian (the dealer said the truck came from Canada) or Lebanese since it was driven for a few years in Lebanon (Middle East) before I got it.

 

huh interesting. none the less, good find!

 

Naturaly, the next step was to test the thing, nothing too extreme, just some soft offroading:


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team 1st gen! nice find man!

 

Thank you TeamSarcasm

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And then, came the first and essential mod, which was throwing away that old radio and speakers and installing a Pioneer sound system:

Pioneer Radio AVH-P3350BT
With USB Port,
SD Card slot,
Color Customization,
Aux in,
Bluetooth for handsfree telephone calls,
Rear View Camera!
And remote control,
+
800W Pioneer Amp installed under passager seat with 4 speakers and 2 tweeters instaled in stock location.


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Then things started to get serious, It was time for the suspension.

ARB, Old Man Emu


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More Suspension pics of the work in progress


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And the ARB exhaust bracket:


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ARB Bull Bar with X Dyna 9K winch


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Then came the tires, 32x11.5x15 Cooper STTs


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nice choice on the tires

 

I was hesitating about which tires to get.
I was thinking first about the BF Goodrich KM2s then I heard that they did not perform well on snow, and i just could not afford to build a monster that would let me down on snow :S
So I went with the STTs , since I was advised that they would perform better on the diverse terrain that we have here; rocks, snow and mud.
I like them till now.

 

Nice Find. Mods are looking good. How many mile on her?

 

I was told they preform the same. I was looking at the km2s also but went with the STT because of the price.
What do you mean you like them till now?

 

After that, I had to fix the lighting inside the truck:

Replaced the light bulbs behind the dash board.


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Added a light inside the cabine next to the central mirror.


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Added a light in the gloves compartment.


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Added a light in the armrest compartment.


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Added 2 lights under the hood. (No pics of that yet)

 

She has been around :S 196,000 miles , this is what is not conforting me the most.
Its my first truck, so I'm not sure how long their engines last.
But I know that I will only be buying tacos from now on and that all the mods on her will move to the new one, (years from now I hope)

 

Around here both are aprox the same price, I even got a slightly better deal on the BFs.
What I meant is that I have installed the tires only last week and till now they are performing great on asphalt and offroad.

 

Oh gottcha. The bfgs were cheaper? wow

 

awesome! As long as you keep up the maint. on them thay go for ever!