Daddio's(Shutterbug) Selfish Monster Truck Build

Explanation of build name:
-My oldest son always calls me "Daddio"
-My boy also thinks it's a monster truck
-Whenever I have selfish time/money it goes to the truck
-My username is shutterbug because I used to be handy with my camera and wanted to make a name for myself... Now I barely get out with my camera because of work/responsibilities

Optimistic Goals for 2016

WHEELOBRATOR AND REPAINT OR POWDER COAT:
-Bumpers
-Sliders
-Roof rack
-Skid plates
-Wheels

MODIFY/CUT
-Pinch weld
-Cab mount chop
-New wind fairing
-Skid plate for oil change hole

INSTALL:
-Front brake lines and calipers/rotors
-Some better KM2's on front
-Stainless steel wind fairing(pics to come)

ORDER/INSTALL:
-Superbumps and rear mount kit
-Safari snorkel
-Max trax(or generic brand)
-Plano 36" All weather rifle boxes for gear on roof

REMOVE:
-Bed Drawer




As of 3-19-15 ish


Truck has new cv axles in now.
Skinkwerks HC rear bumper has been on order and being built.
Put a bestop super top on it and in process for making full length drawer system.

Need to paint grill colormatched again.

Going to repaint from bumper with some bedliner.

Probably missed something but not important

As of 10-02-13:
All the chrome is gone!




MODS:
255/85 KM2's
Variety of lights, rock lights and KC lights
Sold the shell
Made my own rock sliders!
Installed URD MAF calibrator
Lots of pinstriping!

TO DO LIST:
Get the Skinkwerks front bumper on
Make my HC rear bumper
Suspension upgrade!!!!!!!!
Maybe gears and front locker
Maybe some boost down the road

Current pic is on the latest post or my sign pic

I got the truck at a fantastic deal and it had alot of goodies on it.It is a 2006 Trd Off-Road with the 4.0 and Automatic. I had to sell my firebird to get this beast.
Exterior
-3 inch lift
-Raceline wheels plus stock wheels w/ snow tires
-Firestone Ride Rite Airbags
-Billet grill
-Chrome scoop
-Chrome double wipers
-skid plate
Interior
-Custom blue seat covers
Performance
-Trd intake
-Flowmaster Exhaust
Other
-Fiberglass shell with ceiling lights
-Carpeted bench kit
-Super dark tint all around

Both of my babies

When my parents brought it to my work after I bought it.

Then I had to take it mudding






Add-on's since I have had it,
-Pioneer AVH1400DVD Head unit
-Kenwood 12'' subwoofers
-Kenwood 150 watt amplifier
-URD MAF Calibrator
-Back up camera
-Access steering wheel adapter
And many hours of cleaning!

The Audio


The Getting Dirty



The Cleaning



First and last trucks

 

Nice That is an interesting build. Does all that carpet in the bed come out easily or do you have to be careful of rain when you have the shell off?

 

Its just a bench kit set up made out of wood so I can pull it out in 15 minutes. I was just about to go take better pics of that actually. and Thanks, I have a lot in store for this!

 

The dual exhaust

 

I like it..nice and simple. Id like it alot better without the chrome on it, but hey if your happy.

 

looks good! do passengers ever sit on the bench in the back?

 

The previous owner was a chrome fantatic, so I have left it like that while deciding the direction I want to go. Which is more off road while maintaining its good looks.

 

I've never had anyone sit back there besides me when I have my lunch and naps at work lol... it also functions as a bed which I have used camping

 

haha! You're in the same boat as me. All of the chrome on my taco was put on there by the previous owner I think it would be too much of a pain to remove it all and I don't think it looks too bad so it gets to stay.

Is that a true dual exhaust or do the headers go to a y-pipe and the y-pipe splits; or to an x-pipe; or is one pipe fake?

and are those cup holders on the benches? haha. That's interesting. Did the previous owner haul people around in the back all the time or what?

 

Yeah and chrome is easy to clean!

From the manifold it goes through 2cats, then into a Y-Pipe then out of the flowmaster muffler has 2 outlet pipe.. it sounds pretty good! I'll be driving it to school a little bit.

And this truck has 13 cupholders total lol ... I don't think he hauled alot of people but then that would explain the miles he put on it and all the money he has.I guess I will have to ask him how many trips to Mexico he took

 

Nice truck man! I like the bench seats in the back.... never seen that before! lol! I too think the chrome is a little much.... the wheels look nice, but I'd ditch the chrome on the scoop, and door trim. The billet grill looks ok, but you could always paint it or plasti-dip black?

Bottom line, it's a nice rig!

 

I am thinking of removing all the remaining chrome adhesive left from previous and make my truck more function aka a real truck... gonna still have chrome on places, most people on here are against chrome and I used to be, but that grill got me! Lol... main reason I left chrome was for the door protectors and I didn't want door protectors to be lonely


Thanks!

 

Added bull bar

Did the rear diff breather relocate and locker anytime mod, so I had to go put them to the test!

 

Then I had to power wash the hell out of it, and removed all the chrome bullshit including the scoop!

After that I had to clean under hood for hours and finished this project.

 

Looks great man! I need to get around to painting my engine cover one of these days

 

It's pretty easy! Just a lot of prep work

 

Well I just realized that I hadn't updated my build thread in 7 months so here it goes!

Did a lot of snow wheeling this winter, love the locker and my new general grabber AT2's






Then this spring some major change happened... chrome removal time....
Before:

After making my own mounts for lights, making my own grill and painting that black, finally did the BHLM and dipped my rear bumper and emblems...






Now the shell and bench kit are for sale as well as the step tubes, and bull bar....

Oh yeah the exciting part. Building my sliders



I will have more pics later!

 

Way nicer without the chrome

 

Yeah the contrast is much better