TacoFMS' attempt at a build thread

Well just like the title says, this is my attempt at a build thread. (disclaimer- I am in no way a professional photographer nor journalist, don't want to be. I know the pics aren't all that great, but its what I've got so hope you enjoy) feel free to post a comment whether you like the thread or truck or just dont like anything, or maybe you have an idea/suggestion, cuz I would love to hear it all. Anyway, on with the thread...

How it sits today



mods done so far

susp-
(front) King 2.5 extended travel remote reservoir coilovers, Allpro 1.25" tubular uniball UCA's, invisible sway bar mod, Front Superbumps, gusseted spindles, rebuilt/rewelded and gusseted stock lca's with whiteline poly bushings and new Moog balljoints, TC cam tab gussets
(rear) Hammer Hangers ver. 3.0, Archive Garage 3.6 shackles, Archive Garage ubolt flip with speed bumps, Deaver U402 stage II leaf springs, Archive 2.0 shock relocation, Fox 2.0 performance series remote reservoir smoothies, Kartek limit straps

Bilstein 5110 dakar leaf pack w/ second overload leaf removed, All Pro u-bolt flip kit, ATO shackle flip, XJ shackles, Superbumps removed

engine/drivetrain-
Home made exhaust system with rerouted crossover, Vibrant 2.5" ultra quiet resonator and Magnaflow 18" muffler using 2.5" mandrel bent stainless steel exhaust builder kit

rerouted crossover with Vibrant bottle style resonator, Magnaflow 14" muffler homemade exhaust system made from a 2.5" mandrel bent stainless steel builder kit removed

Airflow snorkel
4.56 Nitro gears
ARB air locker in rear
Ebc stage 5 front brake kit removed
4runner front brake conversion with stop tech slotted rotors and Hawk LTS pads
URD Spec-U LT headers
FJ Cruiser manual transfer case swapped in with factory j-shift
CSF radiator with Mishimoto 160 degree thermostat

wheels&tire-
17" Toyota Sequoia wheels (custom color rattle can paint job) with 255/85r17 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss

lighting-
New HEADLIGHTS
Retrofitted (done by @Coot83 ) FXR's with 5000k lamps and morimoto ballast kit

OLD HEADLIGHTS
MGMHLM (done by @TacoAlaMode)
PIAA Xtreme white headlights

Nokya 2500k fog light bulbs with amber laminx film on stock fog housings removed
Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro fogs in selective yellow
Baja Designs amber Squadron Sport in driving/combo pattern
@tacodane led rock light strips
Fish eye style LED'S mounted in the front bumper wings and rear bumper for rock lights
Additional fisheye LED'S and cheap horizontal Amazon LED pods used in bed rack for toolbox/bed/tailgate illumination

other-
satoshi'd grill (courtesy of @TacoAlaMode) with 70's LC emblem
DeeZee 37" black chest style toolbox
ImMrYo Rear-view mirror lift bracket
Ultraguage with transmission temperature program
Weathertech bug deflector
Weathertech digifits
Weathertech window visors
SS ext brake lines(front & rear)
Redline hood struts & tailgate ez-down
diff breather relocate
@rcbs204 4x4 illuminated switch (removed bc no more switch!)
fake leather seatcovers front and rear
Mag light mount
Cobra 29 lx cb with 3' Firestik II antenna
OEM roof rack (removed for a homemade/copy of a knock off prinsu)
color matched engine cover
homemade hi-lift mounts utilizing bed track system
CV boot slide mod
KB Voodoo tailgate cap
@ruggedT side Tacoma badges and custom sized Toyota on the tailgate
KB Voodoo side rail caps
Cab mount chop to more than clear 34's
@Iggy. Switch panel with OTRATTW switches
@Mobtown Offroad tailgate skin
Custom/homemade bedrack with CVT hybrid series Shasta with extended fly and annex rtt and ARB 4ft awning mounted
Sound deadening installed in all 4 doors, floor and rear wall
Soundproofing foam now installed on all doors, floor and rear wall
Kicker CS speakers in rear doors removed
JL C2 speakers in rear doors
infinity reference components removed
JL C2 components in front doors removed
Focal PS 165 Flax EVO components in front doors
Alpine power pack amp
JBL BassPro Nano 6" Powered Subwoofer
Kenwood excelon head unit
Blue Sea aux fuse block with 150 amp breaker and common connection point auxiliaries. Also 2 waterproof relays.
Run Cool aluminum hood louvers

body armor-
Relentless ifs skid
Relentless transmission skid
Relentless transfer case skid
Brute Force Fab plate bumper with factory fog cut outs and Now with multi hoops and winching reinforcement plates
Custom/homemade HC rear with swing out and 16 watt pods for reverse lights and relocated back up camera with the @Pelfreybilt bracket now with full length tube frame added to the swingout to support a homemade jerry can holder and fold down table/cutting board
Custom sized/self made sliders with kick outs.

recovery gear-
Engo SR12000 winch with @SoutheastOverland amsteel blue (in charcoal gray)synthetic line and factor55 flatlink E (solenoid box relocated to passenger side fender wall with upgraded 1/0 wire, wireless remote wired in solenoid box, on/off switch for remote receiver wired in cab to prevent accidental winch movements)
Smittybuilt snatch block
60" Hi-lift
Trail Shovel
3 1/2 lbs single bit axe
8lbs short throw sledge hammer
(2) 3/4" ARB shackles
(1) 7/8" Crosby shackle
12 volt Harbor freight high volume air compressor
3"x 20' Wheelers recovery strap
3"x 12' Wheelers tree strap
7/8x20' @SoutheastOverland Kinetic Recovery rope
@SoutheastOverland CV axle puller
Accu gauge EZ deflator

$323 ARB CKMA12 On-Board Air Compressor High Performance 12 Volt for Air Locker Differentials and Tire Inflation

ARB CKMA12 compressor with the inflate kit installed in toolbox
Self sourced 10lbs CO2 tank setup

planned mods-
A few more do-dads I'm sure. Maybe even a thinga-ma-jig or two.


How it began -
well I got an '11 dcsb sr5 4x4 on Nov 19 and picked it up from the dealer on Nov 21.
this is pretty much how it looked straight off the lot




that weekend i installed my flowmaster cat back system on it.
then a few weeks later i was able to put my lift and new headlights on. I went back to the OME 885's with the nitro 90000 shocks and LR UCA's then 1.5"aal with the OME N182 rear shocks. the headlights are just factory "smoked" trd lights. While i was swapping lights i went and put in my nokya yellow fog light bulbs and a set of PIAA Intense white headlight bulbs


A HUGE AND SPECIAL THANKS TO TacoAlaMode and SuthrnTaco for the help with the lift install and light swap.

Then Christmas came and I got a few presents, one from my wife and one from myself,

(this is the one from myself Thanks Dustin from FN wheels)
I decided before i messed with the stuff in those boxes i needed to get what little body armor i already had installed so i went to a buddy's house and welded on my all pro sliders


(pics are of my buddy welding not me)

After that i just got busy mounting everything, my bullbar and PIAA 520atp's, my weathertech bug deflector (my Christmas present from my wife and a must for AL highway driving), set of duratracs on my new wheels and the toolbox i got from Davtopgun
so this is how she sits for now and prob for a while, wife says ive spent enough money and time on the truck for a while.....









Maintenance notes
Rear diff and transfer case oil change ~ 25721 (3/27/14)
Front and rear diff plus transfer case oil change and antifreeze drain and fill 70,736 (10/29/17)
Rear diff oil changed 75,628 (4/17/21)

 

Looks great!

 

Thats one good looking Taco!

 

Nice!!! I love the wheels, but if you find them missing one day it wasn't me lol!! But a suggestion I think if you de-badge or black out the emblems it would look awesome.

 

Looks great man!

 

thanks for all the compliments guys appreciate it.


jab i plan to black out the badges next mod meet that we have. had them temporarily blacked out with plasti dip and it did look amazing. kyle said he was gonna do them "right" for me next meet. so looking forward to that.

 

lookin good so far

 

Those 285's or 265's?

 

nice build man, im thinkin bout gettin the sliders.

 

265's and even though everyone has always said 265's will fit stock no rubbing or trimming this is the second truck i have had them on and both trucks have had rubbin issues up front. first one was on stock rims with same lift and had to get a set of spidertrax and this one rubs the mudflaps in revers starting at about 3/4 turn and will rub full turn in forward if hitting any kind of bump. no prob ill get around to taking the mudflaps off someday.

and pnichols i am very pleased with the sliders i decided to weld them on this truck cuz i wasnt a fan of drilling holes in my frame on the last truck and dont plan on gettin rid of this truck anytime. when demodding the other truck you could actually see a tiny bit of frame flex when the sliders were off and it was on jackstands on the frame. if you do weld them on just cut out u-shaped areas where the bolts would go in the sides of the l-brackets and weld around those and the front leg and at the back of the l-bracket then it is plenty strong

 

nice job truck turned out great

 

thanks, not quite done yet but gettin closer.

 

went ahead and had to take off the front mudflaps this weekend, couldn't stand the rubbing every time i backed out of my driveway any longer. also spent a little time last week working on the all pro ubolt flip kit i got from a member on here. decided to give it my own touch.

modified and cut some stock bump stops and welded them to the plate for the flip kit so i could still have bumpstops on the back without having to give so much for the timbrens. then i decided to spray it all with bedliner to protect the welds and metal that was exposed as well as blend everything in together so it wont be quite so obvious under the truck.


hopefully this weekend or so i will have a chance to install them as well as the front SS brakelines and rear extended SS brake lines.

 

well went ahead and tried to install the all pro ubolt flip kit last night but ran into one problem after another. (man are those some strong bolts, only burnt up saw blades) gotta get them cut by a chop saw first then will put them on another day! but while i was tinkering around on the backside of the truck went ahead and installed the stainless steel rear extended brake lines. also got the satoshi put on and the holes drilled for the redline strut system on the hood (thanks again tacoalamode, gotta wait to do final install for the brackets to get back from powder coat) then finished the night off by putting on a redline strut EZdown system for the tailgate. hopefully pics of the grill to come in a little bit.

now when i get a chance i will hopefully be able to do the front stainless brake lines and rear diff breather mod along with the ubolt flip kit (may have to wait a couple weeks and just do it at the next mod meet)

 

If you're cutting bolts, be careful how hot you get them. If they get too hot you'll alter the heat treating and make them brittle. That's not a bolt you want to snap.

 

was able to do the diff breather mod and take out the satoshi to paint behind it as well as finish installing my redline hood struts. hopefully can get a chance to put the front brake lines on sometime this week and order another set of piaa's for the trucks next facelift.........

 

birmingham, so i guess about 25 mins or so from you. so since you are in mt olive you can just about see gray rock from your yard huh? we have a meet planned for next weekend you could try and make if you want. we are meeting at the mcdonalds on walkers chapel road at 730 am to convoy to the meet in huntsville.http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/south-east/193604-north-al-burgers-boggers-modders-meet.html

 

pics of the satoshi installed


not the best pics cuz it was done on my phone but enough to get the idea.

 

was able to get the brake lines installed and brakes bled last night. (thanks to another TW member) now im awaiting word on my light bar to be completed so i can order the lights and mount all of it.

 

was able to get the light bar installed the other day and then installed the lights on it this weekend.


and here is the end result.

think i will be much happier with this bar and light setup than i was with the bullbar.