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Taco Sauce TX Pro Build: Custom LT, 37’s, Tundra Axle Swap, and now a Back Half?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by snowsk8air2, Apr 17, 2012.

  1. Apr 17, 2012 at 9:15 PM
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    snowsk8air2

    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    Current-ish pic. Depending on how well I've been updating this.
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    Re titled to the never gonna go long travel build because I never thought I was gonna go long travel. But after years of being on this forum and life changes, here we are with a full long travel truck and I have no regrets.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CPjHOqBg_sq

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    Current Mods:

    Suspension:
    Front: Dirt King +3.5" 4x4 LT
    2.5x 8" remote resi King coil overs with compression adjusters and 700lb coils
    Wheelers super bumps
    JD Fab spindle gussets
    JD Fab steering double shear
    JD Fab slide rack and heimed tie rods
    Extended brake lines
    Dirt king UCA gussets

    Rear: 62” Deaver spring under with custom 14” shackles and shackle flip
    2.5x16" King triple bypass
    DMZ bolt in bed cage
    Frame boxed and custom cross brace

    Performance: TRD Supercharger :D :burnrubber:
    TRD cat back exhaust
    URD y-pipe
    URD not so stealth pulley (they sent me the wrong one, but I couldn't wait to have it exchanged before installing it)
    URD True CAI
    Fuel pump upgrade
    4.56 Gearing from ECGS
    DMZ solid motor and trans mounts

    Armor: Custom made front hybrid style bumper
    Custom rear high clearance bumper with swing out and drop down table
    Custom made weld on sliders
    Cab mount chop
    Cam tab gussets
    Custom made skids
    Cab and Engine cage with 4 point harness

    Lighting/ Electronics: 30" Baja Designs ONX 6 light bar

    36" RLB chase light bar
    ABS kill switch
    Rear locker anytime mod
    Baofeng handheld HAM radio

    Wheels/ Tires: 17x9 3.5” bs SCS Ray 10
    37/12.5/17 Milestar Patagonia MT
    1”rear wheel spacers

    Other: Allpro (Trailer Products) front fender flares
    ADV Fiberglass rear fenders
    3m 1080 fiery orange vinyl wrap
    Custom jamoshi style grille
    Diff breather mod
    Air compressor under the hood
    4Runner big brake front brake upgrade




    To Come: Secondary bypasses up front FullSizeRender[1].jpg


    Maintenance log:
    105k engine oil, front diff, rear diff, transfer case fluid


    9/18/11 Straight from the dealership...a brand new 2011 DC TX Pro 4x4
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    the goodies under the hood
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    1/14/12 out at gorman for its 2nd or 3rd trip of playing in the dirt
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    some flexing and teetering
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    3/4/12 sliders get built and installed
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    still need to have some bracing added to them for extra support


    4/9/12 get a delivery to my work...hehehe
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    4/14/12 after a grueling week of waiting to install

    old vs new coils and springs
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    also running bilstein 5100's in the rear with the toytec front diff drop, sway bar re-locator and rear axle degree shims


    as she sits with suspension...bumpers and lighting next on the drawing board

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    from memorial day weekend 2012 out in cal city with a buddy...shoulda taken more pics but its too late now

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    and my current mod in progress jamoshi grille, not a fan of how this one came out so went out and found a different material and am going to redo either this weekend or the next

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    another pic i found, pre suspension, killing some time before heading home after a day of riding
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    jamoshi grille mod finished at some point in time. finally adding the pic
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    high quality harbor freight lights currently sit behind the grille (not shown)

    from Hiatt cabin meet mid sept 2012
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    Finally updating this thread with a few things that have been done in the last few months.

    My buddy gave me some harbor freight lights that I threw behind the grille (lights were junk and didn't add hardly any light), so I ordered up some 7" HID's and made some brackets to mount them (they're a little floppy but I don't feel like trying to make these any better, finishing up getting some sort of a fab shop going and gonna have my go at building a proper bumper).
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    HID's are BRIGHT

    Did the ABS kill mod as well as Rear Diff anytime.

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    obd2 to bluetooth seen plugged in as well

    285/75/16 Duratracs installed on Thursday 12-27-12 and out in Flagstaff now for the new year. Gonna see just how good these do in the snow :)

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  2. Aug 3, 2012 at 12:55 PM
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    Nice truck.
    I like how it's modest but it's not lol
     
  3. Aug 3, 2012 at 12:56 PM
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    THROUGHITALLDUDE

    THROUGHITALLDUDE Someone didnt put the tailgate down!

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    very nice new tires soon?
     
  4. Aug 3, 2012 at 3:31 PM
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    Very nice truck,make it your own.
     
  5. Aug 3, 2012 at 7:46 PM
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    snowsk8air2

    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    Thanks guys. Tires will come in about 10k more miles. (seriously can't decide on what to go with when the time comes). And once te warranty is up on the s/c there will be a smaller pulley, headers, cai, and tuner. Lights, bumpers, ect... All in time. Of only I could stumble across a briefcase full of money.
     
  6. Aug 6, 2012 at 10:55 PM
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    If you happen to stumble across that briefcase you can send it this way... :D
     
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  7. Sep 16, 2012 at 8:22 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    found a better material and redid the jamoshi

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    from hiatts cabin meet 9-15-12
    can see lights behind grille in first pic
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  8. Dec 9, 2012 at 10:04 PM
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    TacomaTSP4 Go Big or Go Home!!

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    Build is looking good!
     
  9. Dec 9, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    thanks. build page needs to be updated. just did abs kill switch today as well as diff anytime, and have some aux lights that need mounting, and hopefully picking up hiatt1991's camburg uca's next weekend. when i install those i'll take a bunch of pics and do a proper update to this thread. too lazy now
     
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  10. Dec 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    went and played in the snow yesterday up in flagstaff yesterday before hitting the mountain today for some snowboarding. Thoroughly impressed with the tires in the snow. Plowed through like 2.5 feet of fresh powder. Didn't feel like stopping for a photo op in the deep stuff and risk getting stuck.

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  11. Feb 4, 2013 at 10:32 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    Got around to doing a cab mount chop this past weekend. Only 2nd time welding, so much is to be learned.

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    Welds started looking better by the time I was finished. And I only caught myself on fire once while welding upside down.


    Tubing bender gets delivered tomorrow, which means.....need to build a stand for it and mount it in the shop. Then off to the drawing board on some bumpers hopefully in the weeks to come. Thinking something along the lines of the allpro hybrid or ato hybrid. Keeping my fingers crossed that they come out good
     
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  12. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    First bend of the front bumper done today. Gonna be learning how to do all this as we go. Gonna try to remember to take pics along the way and will update with hopefully an all tacked together piece by the end of the week. Still don't know what I'm going to do as far as notching for now. Probably gonna be using a cutoff wheel and angle grinder and doing it by hand

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  13. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:05 AM
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    BAMFTACO Another day another beer

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    Looking good op next month if I get my tires lets go wheeling
     
  14. Feb 12, 2013 at 12:23 AM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    definitely. I know I'm busy the first 2 weekends of the month, but as far as I can think of for now the rest I'm free. I'm just hoping this bumper comes out good. My first real fab work of the sort, and the buddy that's helping me has limited experience. Kinda why he's letting us do mine first, so we can learn as we go. That way when we do his 4runner things will go a little easier
     
  15. Feb 12, 2013 at 6:53 AM
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    BAMFTACO Another day another beer

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  16. Feb 12, 2013 at 11:38 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    Day 2 of build
    crappy phone pics :p

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  17. Feb 12, 2013 at 11:43 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    yeah, somehow got the front main beam bent how i wanted it and probably 99% symmetrical today.

    Working late tomorrow so no progress until thursday
     
  18. Feb 13, 2013 at 9:51 AM
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  19. Feb 17, 2013 at 9:02 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    finally holding itself together (only tacked at the moment). going to make some supports tomorrow and weld whatever I got all up so that I can finally at least drive around with this thing on and not have to keep pulling it on and off every day I work on it
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  20. Feb 18, 2013 at 10:13 PM
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    snowsk8air2 [OP] how hard can it be?

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    finally done enough and welded up to mount and keep on. don't think I'll be doing much more during this week. tired of working late on it after working all day at the day job. made my light tabs and zip tied a license plate on for legality

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