the 'CollegeLife' 09 DCSB 4x4 Build

so this is mainly for me to keep track of all the shit I've done to the truck, but i also want to show her off to all you guys and tell a little bit of the story behind her.


it all started with my very generous dad giving me the his "old" 2009 Tacoma DCSB 4x4, the day i got my first job the summer of junior year. no i did not get it straight up, i had to give him a significant amount of my paychecks to continue driving it, which proved worth it. Immediately after being gifted it i knew i wanted all the chrome to be gone

this is how it sat... shortly after taking that picture i found TW and thats where the fun and ideas came from


Its absolute very first time being off road ended pretty well, didn't know what actual offloading was at the time so all i did was sling some mud around and crawl up some hills by the lake


so i took the bull bar of and got a can(actually multiple cans) of plasti derp, which i went crazy with


and then the emblems...


then the hood (at this time i also got the OEM roof Rack)


peeled the scoop after a week


off topic..heres a picture of the other love of my life...2008 SeaDoo Wake 215 SuperCharged
(sadly no longer in the family for financial reasons)


then i tried the tail lights...like i said, i went crazy.. I didn't like this so i peeled it off the next morning, also the light was still really bright. if your into tinted taillights that's an easy and cheap route to go. ignore the fist i got the idea to block the license plate when i took the photo but whatever


the truck down by the lake (Lanier in GA)


then off came the hood plasti dip and on came the lift, i have bilstiens in the front at 2.5, and a rear 2 inch block which will get replaced in the future



shortly after that i got the body armor step rail / "sliders".... i now regret not getting actual sliders, will in the future, i still love the look of these i just need something more durable that attaches to the frame

you can also notice the stubby antennae in this photo which i don't recommend...it sucks ass

then i traveled to auburn to visit my older brother and picked up the yakima cargo rack while on the way


and on the way back from that trip i got stuck for the first time ever and the truck sat in that hole for a few hours until an F250 came to save the day






Mods I forgot to mention:
- skid plate is stock, just sanded down and painted red
- tires are Kenda Klever M/T
- cheap ebay LED's in fogs, which preform surprisingly well
- led map lights and dome lights
- led license plate lights, looks better IMO nice and well lit up
- debadged tailgate with trd emblem
- custom bedside vinyls
- window visors from the dealership ($70)
- front window tinted at 30% and 7inch windshield strip done at 5%
- my $30 twin tip exhaust tip i got from autozone (DC sports)

Upcoming Mods:
- Pelfreybilt aluminum front bumper
- more underbody protection
- ARB snorkle
- sliders
- steel braided brake lines
- replace rear block lift with leaf pack
- rear icon or fox shocks
- actually install the diff breather mod parts
- spintech muffler

 

nice rig

 

Kennesaw? You up at KSU? I just graduated from there last May

 

yeah i'm here at KSU, you still live in the area?

 

after getting stuck in that mud the truck sat pretty much unchanged for a while, i think i did the fog light anytime mod after that as well as turn off the seat belt dinger. the next mod was the westin brush guard and some nice looking HID rally lights i found on ebay for $90

if you like the retro hood stripes i made them myself by looking at a picture of them online and sketching it onto some cheap ass carbon fiber vinyl wrap i bought on ebay, took me about and hour and a half to measure it out to how i like it, sketch, cut and apply


Crossing a creek


and right after buying the brush guard and installing it, i had the lights wired up by a local shop, because i was scared of doing the work lol.

then i got an email from Vin at SCS basically saying hey Kev I'm gonna make you spend more money on your truck and i happily went along with the commands
(jokes, the wheels just arrived stateside after waiting 7 months and giving up on them, then i fell in love again and had to buy them)

right after having them installed


picture i took in atlanta


near vulcan rock quarry south of Dawsonville


and this is how she pretty much sits today, i don't have picture of the rack in the bed of the truck with my Relentless fab bars but i should have some up soon.

 

Nice build - subscribed.

 

No not anymore. Off to more schooling elsewhere lol

 

so today i sold my body armor steps to MrSmith and figures id upload some images of how the trucks looks now since none of the pics show her in the currents state

heres a good one that shows the debadged tailgate with the trd emblem, custom bedside decals, and the relentless fab bed bars, as well as the cargo rack. in case your wondering, no i hardly use the gas can or the water tub but i think they look cool back there so i guess I'm a poser lol



hauling wood



and this was the day before my stealth customs got here, was not in a good mood for a while because driveshafts are not a cheap fix and i don't like blowing money

 

I dont understand why people block out their plate numbers on forum when on the road it is visible for all to see.

 

Nice truck. looks like you enjoy it. I'm putting my avid off road sliders on tomorrow. they are bolt on's, just to stop a**holes from opening their doors into me. I cant wait until somebody clobbers my sliders with their door and i can just look at their damaged car and laugh.

 

yeah i'll eventually be moving up to sliders but since I'm currently in school and not offloading very often i'm putting money to better uses like books, food, etc. theres a couple mods i'll get out of the way first and then ill probably get some weld ons come summertime

yeah i kinda gave up on that whole idea since i don't really care and don't see the harm

 

You can find out a lot by someone's plate number.

Nice Rig you have going here bud

 

secksha predators can get your license number and do unspeakable things with them.

i always block my plate numbers, and my eyeballs.

See no evil, *kd;lalkghe, naur eeebils... (sorry, typing by smell)

 

in that case, im going to cover up my plates right away on my truck! I'm telling the police im doing it for safety.

 

few more shot of the truck. the mods in my close future are the carrier bearing drop, the diff breather mod, steel brake lines, and a spin tech muffler