My 2008 Toyota Tacoma Build

Hi guys, so this is the beginning of a build that I will be starting on my 2008 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab. I bought this truck back in May and have been slowly upgrading/customizing/modding it ever since. Got a lot of work to do but so far so good.

Here are some general specs on my Tacoma:
Engine liters:4.0
Fuel economy city:17mpg
Sequential multi-point fuel injection
Number of valves:24
Drive type:rear-wheel
Fuel tank capacity:21.1gal.
Fuel economy highway:21mpg
Torque:266 lb.-ft. @ 4,000RPM
Transmission:5 speed automatic
Limited slip differential
Cylinder configuration:V-6
Horsepower:236hp @ 5,200RPM
Variable valve control

Attached you will find some of the first pics I took of the truck after I bought it. It is in very nice shape with low miles and I got it for a steal which is even better! Stay tuned for updates and upgrades! I will be posting soon as I have already done some things and Im actually kind of late getting this build started in here so be back in a sec =)

 

Sup guys,

So slightly after I purchased the YOTA, I went and bought a toolbox for the truck bed and a CB radio. They both installed easily and look very nice. I drilled a hole in the back of one of the storage compartments under the CD player and the CB fits right in almost like it was meant to be there lol. Ive updated the decals and added a few as well. I dont have the pics of the CB install but I will post a pic to this post of it in the truck so you can see its location and look. Next I plan on power coating/blacking out the stock rims, and also repainting all the trim around the doors along with the door handles and side view mirrors.

 

Hello again,

So about a month after the toolbox and CB install, I decided to black out my stock rims instead of buying some expensive ones to save money. Also the trim around the doors and the side view mirrors were fading so I repainted those as well. Doing all this took me from about 11 pm to 6:30 am lol. But I got it done.

For the rims I took all four off the truck and did them all at the same time. First I washed the rims and tires off with soap and water. Then used blue painters tape along with some newspaper to tape off tires. Then I proceeded to sand them down with a very fine 180 grit sandpaper to remove paint and give a fresh surface for the new paint. After sanding I blew off the excess and wiped them down with 70% rubbing alcohol and let them dry. Then I used rustoleum automobile primer (black kind not gray) and used just the primer as my paint. I wanted a flat black and a good friend of mine who does tons of mods to his jeep informed me its the flatest black around and wont fade. SO....I painted and painted, put about 3 to 4 coats on each rim, letting them dry in between. After that I let them dry over night and began to tape off all the windows and side panelling on my truck so I could paint the trim.

So after doing all this taping my thumbs and hands actually hurt like I had pulled a muscle so dont go to fast like I did lol. So for the trim I used Krylon Fusion since the trim is more plastic than metal (use rustoleum on metal) and it turned out awesome. It layers on good and is smooth to the touch after drying. I wound up painting all the trim along with the side view mirrors.

I went on to also black out my exhaust pipe and used Rustoleum black enamel for high heat. Worked like a charm and looks great as well.

After all that I detailed and washed the entire truck and was fearing that the paint might do something weird in the process but all held up fine and now it looks better than ever! Couldnt be more happy with the turn out.

Got a great deal on a black carbon steel bull bar on Amazon so its in the mail along with some TRD decals. Should be here soon, and I will have picks up of the install and new decals.

After that I have a few custom mods that I will be doing on the weekend of July 28th and will post those soon. Feel free to contact me or ask questions in the post, Ill do what I can to help! Thanks

 

I'm thinking about doing my rims that way. How are they holding up? You have any closer side view pics with who truck in it?
Does the vent guards do good painted like that as well?

 

Looking good man.

 

where did you get that fish sticker? the on in the top right of the 4th picture?

 

Im going to move this post to the correct forum I just couldnt find it earlier, It will be under 2bnd Generation Builds, follow me.

And btw the rims and trim are holding up awesome and the sticker was purchased from a outdoors store but you can get them from Amazon, just search for marlin decal or sticker