JLink's Build

So my name is Josh. Im from New Jersey. I bought my 2010 TRD Sport Black Sand Pearl Double Cab Long Bed Tacoma in the beginning of June 2010. I found this site a few days later and my obsession began.

I started with all the basic/free mods, then started saving for some bigger stuff. I'll start a list of all the mods I've done to my truck (no matter how big or how small) incase anyone who reads this wants any advice on how I did anything.

All my old parts will be for sale in this thread: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...57097-jlinks-used-parts-sale.html#post3176797

Tool List
My "How to: Spindle Swap" Thread.

Most Current Picture














Future Mods:



- need better brakes https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...bbk-upgrade-for-2nd-gen-tacomas.504234/page-4



Lighting
-2 Baja Designs S1 ditch lights on CBI mounts
-2 - Baja Designs LP6
- 2 - Baja Designs squadron sae fog lights
-Rigid Industries SRM2 LED reverse lights in Rear Bumper
-Vision X Rock Light Pods with ricochet mounting brackets
- Baja Designs s2 Camp Light on telescopic mount on Rear Bumper
-Baja Designs dome light under hood
- Baja Designs dome lights in GFC wings
- Baja Designs rock lights in front fenders for camp light
-LED Dome and Map Lights (with map lights on with dome light mod) from superbrightleds.com install- http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/148569-map-light-led-installation.html
-led Bed Lights on toggle switch
-Swapped LED's in gauges, clock, steering wheel, passenger airbag/seat belt


Audio/Visual
-Kenwood DDX470 headunit (DVD, CD, am/fm, iPod, pandora, Netflix)
- axxess aswc-1 steering wheel interface
- infinity reference 6032cf front speakers
- kenwood KFC 1664s rear speakers
-Pioneer GM5400T 400 watt amp
-10" Kicker Subwoofer (shallow mount in Mr. Marv box/amp rack)
-Back up camera in rear view mirror on switch, and connected to head unit for back up camera


Interior Comfort
-Heated Black Leather Seats (CST Black Leather with Perforated Center Panels and heated seat kits) from John Huey of Affordable Leather. Here is the group buy info- http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/group-buys/140277-cst-katzkin-leather-seat-group-buy.html
-Black Weathertech Digital Fit Floor Liners
-stock inverter mod with 120 volt outlets in center console trim
-12 volt outlets in center console trim
-blue sea usb outlets
-Scan Gauge 2
-Cabinet lock on center console
-Mag Light mounted to driver's seat trim
-Fenix F40 mounted on driver's door
-Tech deck extreme for iPhone/iPod, iPad, garmin GPS
- Dynamat and Dynaliner sound deadening
- Blue Ridge Overland Gear visor, head rests, taco attic, ifak, tool bag, assorted Velcro bags on the headliner

Communications
(click here for pictures)
-Cobra 75 CB radio
-Wilson 1000 Roof Mount with short load antenna
-Firestick antenna on rear bumper
-Vanco SWR meter
-Euro CB aux speaker


Suspension/Wheels/Tires
-Fox 2.5 extended travel remote resi coil over shocks with King 700 lb springs - http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/deals-coupons/163531-dsm-special-fox-shox-dsm-ucas.html
-Down South Motor Sports UCA's
-Deaver stage 3 leaf springs
-All Pro U bolt flip kit
-Timbren Bump stops
-Fox 2.0 remote resi rear shocks
-Hammer Hangers Oem style beefed up shackle hangers
-Bora wheel spacers 3/4" in front to help tires clear the uca's and frame.
-315/75/16 Cooper discoverer STT Pro tires on Konig counter steer off road wheels (gunmetal graphite)


Armor
-Demello Bolt on Hybrid Sliders
-Elite Offroad Front Bumper
-Armor Tech Offroad Skid Plates- IFS, T Case, Transmission
-Boztech Rear Diff Skid Plate
-Total Chaos Lower Control Arm Skid Plates
-Total Chaos Spindle Gussets
-Total Chaos Lower Control Arm Cam Tab Gussets
- CBI bushmaster rear bumper with swing out for spare tire, 4xinnovations Jerry van holder with 5 gallon Jerry can, fold out table, camp light
-Retubed Rear Drive Shaft .083 Tubing and lengthened 1 3/4"
Measurements- 50" from rear diff flange to center of carrier bearing. 26 1/2" from transfercase flange to center of carrier bearing.


Exterior
-Debadged
-Metal Miller Devil Horns Emblem painted black
-Black Grille Craft grille
-TREDS
-Go Fast Camper
-60" Hi Lift Extreme (with black handle keeper, neoprene boot, 4xracs)
-35% tint (in addition to factory tint)
-Tail Gate theft deterrent (hose clamp)
-Extra D Rings in bed
-RedLine Hood Struts
-Weathertech window deflectors
-2" cut out of fenders, cab mount chop, firewall pinch weld beat back.


Performance
-Chopped exhaust tail pipe
-Rear Diff Breather extension
-Safari Snorkel
-Wired Wagon relay/fuse box
-Removed secondary air filter
-Borla cat back exhaust
-Doug Thorley Y Pipe
-ARB CKMA 12 Air Compressor (with pump up kit for airing up tires)
-ARB Front and Rear Diff Lockers
-ARB 50 qt Fridge/Freezer
-Engo 9000s electric winch with synthetic line
-4.56 gears
-LRA (Long Range Automotive) 31 gallon fuel tank
- Slee offroad group 31 battery tray
- Odyssey group 31 battery - 31M-PC2150ST

Go Fast Camper
- 1” latex mattress topper
- GFC fitted sheets
- Baja Designs dome lights with switch on each panel
- 12v / USB ports in the tent
- bungee net in front of camper
- axia alloys fire extinguisher mount on GFC space frame with fire extinguisher
- led strip lights on dimmer on ceiling of tent
- led light on ceiling of cap section

Things that I got rid of see this thread for parts for sale: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...57097-jlinks-used-parts-sale.html#post3176797
-Avid Offroad Light Bar (real nice but I wanted to get a steel plate bumper)
-Factory Fog lights and Slim Cubby HID Kit that I had in them (cant use those fogs in the new bumper)
-Bilstein 5100s. Needed adjustable coilovers and more lift
-Wheelers Diff Drop kit. Cant use with ATO IFS skid
-UWS tool box. Cant use with soft topper
-HID headlight bulbs. Went through 4 bulbs and 4 balasts in 2 years
-Hella 700s converted to HID. They died.
-blue sea fuse box. Found a sealed one. May add a smaller aux fuse box in the future if needed.
-Duratracs... they suck
- spidertrax wheel spacers
- Thule roof rack. Wanted a platform style rack
- CVT mt bachelor roof top tent w/ JLink fab bed rack
- CVT 79" awning
- Warrior Products roof rack. Ironically I took a step backwards on this one. Needed something different for Go Fast Camper.
- ATO shackle flip. Wanted oem style hangers
- 50” light bar. Too loud
- softtopper. Got a go fast camper

Things it had to go to the dealer for
- Gas pedal mod/ ecu flash (tsb)
- Blower motor squeak fix (tsb)
- Four wheel drive actuator
- Front diff actuator
- Warranty company inspection.. deemed "not warranty-able"
- Rear diff pinion seal leak (dealership "made an exception and warrantied it")
- Front Passenger side LCA alignment cams seized up
- Front diff actuator
- frame replacement


First week I had the truck, took a trip to North Carolina. Top: Blue Ridge Parkway, Below: Max Patch

After a few mods..







Hid's all around. 6000k

A little dirty.. but black spray painted wheels, black spray painted brake caliper

Above: Pin switch for lights in bed (below). They come on when the tail gate is down, or when I flip a switch in one of the bed cubbies. The lights also have switches on them to turn them off if I dont want to use them.



Above: 3 stock fog light switches. left one: fog lights, middle one: Hella 700ff's converted to HID behind the grille, right one: wired for future possibilities.
Update 11/28/11- I sold the oem switches and am replacing them with these:



Above: switch to turn on 400W inverter for normal 120v outlets.

Below: 120v and 12v power outlets on back of center console.



Above: Relocated the trailer wire harness to a hole I cut in the bumper. Much cleaner than hanging down below the bumper.

First Lift- Bilstein 5100 shocks front and back, spider trax wheel spacers, wheelers add a leaf, wheelers diff drop kit





Above: with the front shocks set at 2.5" and aal in the rear.

Above: with out wheel spacers. Below: with wheel spacers



Above: Custom Thule rack mounts. Below: Bed mounted Thule Racks





Bed Mounted Thule Racks. UWS tool box- low profile Black series



Above: Mercury switch to control ozznium LED Spot light under hood lights

Blue Sea Auxiliary Fuse Box and Circuit Breaker for Amp

Maglight mounts


Above: switch to turn on rear view camera in rear view mirror

Above: Pioneer Avic X910BT. Below: ran all the wires for amps and subwoofer
Below:Some pictures of Mr. Marv sub box/ amp rack with 400watt pioneer gm5400t amp, and Pioneer shallow 10" sub. Ended up blowing the sub after a week, so now I have a Kicker 10".



Snorkel..







Scan Gauge

Switches for heated seats (front and rear), and a glimpse of the leather seats.

Leather seats





Leather Center Console Cover






New Tires- 265/70/17 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac's (better pictures coming soon)



Sliders are finally here!!



Elite offroad bumper











Softtopper




ARB Rear Air Locker installed


Switches for Air Compressor and Rear Locker


ARB CKMA 12 Air Compressor


Piaa 510 Fog Lights converted to HID 3000K


CB


Total Chaos LCA skid plates



Total Chaos Spindle Gussets


Boztec Rear Diff Skid


ATO Skids. IFS, Transmission, Transfer Case, and Gas Tank



Finally got rid of the orange and red gauges.



Rock Lights



ADV rider LED lights, Engo Winch

ATO shackle flip

B110 shocks


Some wheeling pics
















Flexing the new suspension and testing the rear arb locker

 

looks good

 

Dude your truck looks really good. Good Job!!

 

Did you do the satoshi on your own?

 

wow nice job! You certainly have been busy! I might ask you some questions when I get around to doing more mods! Keep us updated!

 

That is the grillecraft. I'm pretty sure it only requires a few holes to be drilled and then it bolts in. The center bars can be left in or cut out. The OP cut his out obviously for the lights. Search grillecraft installation and I'm sure there is a write-up on how to do it.

 

tell me how you spray painted your rims? primer? clear coat? is it holding up good?

 

He's right.. its a Grille Craft. Really easy to install, especially if u cut out the center bar like i did. Grille craft has some great vehicle specific instructions on their site.

I started by taking the wheels off the truck, washed them, lightly wet sanded them with like 600 grit paper, then sprayed them outside and in with black primer, then black rustoleum spray can performance wheel paint. used about a can of each per wheel. Didnt bother taping off the tires since they are black anyway. You can see where the paint is peeling off the tire a little bit, but not a huge deal. If i did it again i might put tire shine on before hand, that way the paint wouldnt stick in the first place. Didnt use any clear coat though, and i've washed and scrubbed them and its holding up great. No chips or anything. For me its a temporary fix until i can afford to lift it and get new rims and tires, but i think it looks great for now.

 

yes it does look good!!!! im debating on painting mine.

 

updated.

 

Thank you, and fixed. A very good point my friend.

 

very nice truck man! will be watching for anything else you add

 

sweet truck where did you get the stock light switches

 

Great truck and mods...Lots of innovation there!!!

 

Damn TacomaWorld, another addict.
Save some money for food and gas
You got a NICE truck !

 

awesome truck man keep it up!!

 

thanks for the comments guys! glad you like it so far

 

looks cool.

 

Very clean electrical work! I'll probably have some questions for you in the near future. Nice truck

 

Very nice man.....where did you get the fog light switches?!?