YotaMan's build

building my truck up to mob around Alaska.

things done:
aFe cold air intake
Spyder LED tail lights.
secondary air filter delete
intake resonator delete
Stereo system
-Kenwood KDC-MP242 (about to replace it with something nicer)
-Kenwood KFC-1693PS door speakers on hand made door mounts by me.
-Kenwood KAC-6104D 600W class D amp
-Kenwood Excelon XW-1000F shallow 10" sub
Satoshi grille
Gibson Cat-back exhaust
Distinct Offroad lightbar with 4 Hella 700ff's
Painted stock rims black
BHLM
Painted badges black
Bfgoorich All-Terrain TKOs 235/75/15s

Yet to do:
LED gauge Mod
Mid-travel lift kit w/ ICON remote resi shocks
LCE Header
locking diff with 3.91 gears
Prerunner style Tiregate
Beefed 5-Lug skidplate


Current pics

 

Nice, sounds like you have it all planned out.

 

thank you. currently i'm building a "dummy" box for a sub. another change i'm making is a single 10 inch sub from kicker. i'm going to place it behind the drivers side of the bench and mount the amplifier behind the passenger. I'll be using the holes in the support on the cab to hold everything in place. will post pictures later.

 

From a foam dummy box to the first cuts of 1/2 inch MDF. anyone have any suggestions for cutting angles on the boards that will allow me to place the face board at an angle so the sub won't be hitting the bench seat?

 

where is the body kit that you found?

 

you can find it on Vis website but, it is From Wings West. I purchased my sub and amplifier today, they should be in about monday or tuesday

 

ok i pre-wired the truck since the runing of the wires is supposed to be the longest part of an install. i cut the bottom of a rubber tube under the wires on the right side of the engine bay. i ran the power wire through the drivers side and the audio cables on the passengers side. i have yet to find a place for the grounding wire. any suggestions?

 

ok i have the baox almost done, all it needs is the carpet to match the interior and its done. i'm going to also start the board the amplifier will be mounted to for the clean look. all of the audio wires have been pulled for the amp and basically all i need left is for the apm and sub to come in tha mail.

 

the sub is in and is running beautifully. the bass is clear and hits hard. i have it up on youtube if anyone wants to see my setup. i'll post pictures later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO3kV_780lg

 

Update!!!

lowered the rear end of my tacoma.
a one inch block gave me the stance i want. it changed how the truck drives only a little. i don't feel as much a lean when i carve my corners in my daily commute.

 

June 23

Just ordered new LED tail lights off of autoanything. they should be in at the end of the week or monday.

 

got the tail lights on now. the instructions were a little sketchy, but i'm glad i'm at school for automotive. got them buttoned up and its a very nice aftermarket light. i'm gonna try and post a picture of the lighs being used at night when i get off work.

P.S. i blew the clarion subwoofer today. tried testing out an amplifier i fixed and the whole thing shorted. boom boom is gone.

 

while i'm waiting to buy a new sub, i bought some new MDF to build a new ported box. i'm most likely going to buy a kicker sub. we will see towards the end of next month. what shallow mount subs have yall used if you have/had one?

 

nice built and taco...!!! silver with drop kit, I would put some 20" wheels..

a question,what a music plays in the video? thanks!!

 

i have considered 20s. not sure when i'm going to do the rims, but it will be either those or 18s

 

put a 2x 12" sub...I have a MTX 12" 2ohm.. awesome sound!! in my DC!!

 

kicker has a 12 inch shallow mount. my only issue is building a box that will be dead on with the volume. i've been measuring all morning

 

it was a mix cd that one of my former co-worker made.

 

thanks for all the info on your build... might use some of your ideas on mine.

 

new sub and box is in. it hits with the power of a kicker sub, but has the clarity of a JL