Tigerfan00's "build"

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:21 PM

I’ve decided to do a “build-up” thread of sorts…

I bought my 2002 Tacoma Xcab 4wd TRD in August of 2005 with 29,000 miles
As it sits now it currently has in the neighborhood of 95,000

Here we go

This was taken shortly after I brought her home…if you look closely you can see the rear end of my old ranger behind my new truck and also the rear end of my father’s recently purchased 2005 Chevy Silverado (in the same color) My mother and I have determined that he couldn’t let me have a nicer truck than he did and he went out 3 days beforehand and bought himself a new one. Color was a coincidence

Notice how clean the interior was

Over the course of the next few months I bought a westin bullbar off TTORA ($50) a UWS black Toolbox ($350 I think) a CB ($30 total spent) some crappy walmart floor mats ($40) and some walmart lights ($20)

I shortly removed the bullbar as I realized that it ruined my approach angle and the lights vibrated way too much…this is now on my brothers 4runner

I next purchased a set of 265/75/16 Trxus M/T tires ($640)
I also got rid of my mudflaps at this time

At some point…I got all weird and bought some taillights on Customtacos ($50) but theyre gone now

I also bought some Rustoleum Hammered Black paint and sprayed my stock wheels ($4)

While out wheeling around at Gulches, I ripped off my skid plate…so I called up Bud…had him ship me one of them fancy ones of his…($300 total)

After the skidplate…I bought some used spacers and stock coils with rancho shocks ($50 on NCTTORA)

After the spacers, I started saving up and bought some 265/75/16 Mastercraft Course M/Ts ($640) an ARB front bumper ($500 NCTTORA) CBI rear bumper ($350) Budbuilt Belly Pan ($100)

On the CBI rear bumper, I initially bolted my plate to the bumper itself, but shortly realized how much of a beating it took offroad…so I moved it to the tailgate

After the bumpers and such, I started shopping for suspension, as the spacers were no longer cutting it for me

I found a set of Sway-A-Way 2.0 Coilovers with around 20,000K on them ($300) and Wheelers 3 leaf AAL + Bilstien 5125 shocks + Hilift Jack ($200)

While installing said suspension I also trimmed my exhaust

After the suspension was done I finally bit the bullet on sliders. I called up Justin at Unbreakable Fab in NC and we agreed on a setup and price ($375) so I drove up and we built them and installed them

I’ve of course done various things here and there…added some cheapo lights to the ARB ($40) and then deleted them in favor of some sweet Hella FF1000s Will hooked me up with. I’ve also put in some orange led lights to light the floorboard up at night if need be ($15). My switch for the front auz lights is a factory Toyota fog light ($15). I also added some black Husky Liners to my front floorboards as of this morning ($35 TW). There are also ¾” 7T WLL shackles on all 4 corners ($25 Trail Duty). I used some leftover Rustoleum Hammered Black to paint the tailgate emblems and front emblem and I’ve removed the side emblems except for the TRD stickers. Oh and I added the Redline Tuning hood struts ($60)

Waiting in the wings are the following
BFG MT 255/85/16 ($550)
TRD Ivan Stewart Rims (FREE)
New CV axle ($55)

I’ve got a set of Wheelers type B 15” wheels as well that will be put on at a later date ($200)

Total cost at this point is roughly $5000 WITH 3 sets of tires included
Without tires Ive spent around $3200

A couple nights ago I also bought a Sportmast flagpole that mounts into my receiver hitch and it was right at $100 shipped

I'm sure there is other stuff i've done or bought that I cant think of right now, but that is the major stuff and some of the minor stuff...

tacomaman06 · 09-10-2008, 02:31 PM

great write up, Jeff!!! get a pic of the hella 1000ff's mounted. i wanna see them man.

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacomaman06

great write up, Jeff!!! get a pic of the hella 1000ff's mounted. i wanna see them man.

hold that thought i'll run out there now

eordonez · 09-10-2008, 02:31 PM

Thanks for the write up man, that's a great truck you got there!

Dark Knight · 09-10-2008, 02:35 PM

Nice Job!

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:46 PM

while we're waiting for some pics to upload...i'll "review" my junk

Out of all the purchases I've made, I've only been unhappy with 2 of them and thats really only partial unhappiness. My uws toolbox black powdercoat began to flake and peel about a year ago. As of right now the top is about half black and half bare aluminum. I tried calling and getting them to replace it but its out of warranty...so no go...plus half my sticker collection is on the underside of that lid...in the end i'll prob strip the top of the lid where its peeling and do some sort of bedliner on it

the box itself is fantastic and fits great

the other thing ive been unhappy with were the Trxus M/T tires. At first they were GREAT. They hook up in any terrain with NO issues...

HOWEVER...they flat spot pretty easily and i would have to warm them up before they rolled correctly every morning. I also had a hard time keeping them in balance (typical of an Interco Tire i hear) and in the end I gave up and let them go...

The mastercrafts have been MUCH better in the maint. aspect, but I let my alignment get off and didnt notice till it was too late and now my front tires are worn funny and cupped...hence the purchase of BFGs

I wouldnt change any of my other purchases and possibly would have paid full price for most of it (as i didnt for most of it in all actuality)

silverback07 · 09-10-2008, 02:47 PM

Great writeup... and an even better build!

Truck looks great, I really like that 1st gen body style and you have made it very practical and off-road worthy.

We really need a build up folder though. I think 05TacoTRD mentioned it already, I'll just second it.

socalman22 · 09-10-2008, 02:48 PM

Yeah i have my build up at toyotanation and since im spending more my time here now i would like to see a thread for build ups!

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:52 PM

Pics of the latest front Aux lights and Tilt over meter (inclinometer from trail duty)

oh and what my switches look like...Drivers side is for front lights...pass. side is for floorboard lights

and what my truck looks like right now

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverback07

Great writeup... and an even better build!

Truck looks great, I really like that 1st gen body style and you have made it very practical and off-road worthy.

We really need a build up folder though. I think 05TacoTRD mentioned it already, I'll just second it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by socalman22

Yeah i have my build up at toyotanation and since im spending more my time here now i would like to see a thread for build ups!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Knight

Nice Job!

Quote:

Originally Posted by eordonez

Thanks for the write up man, that's a great truck you got there!

thanks guys...i've put a lot of time and thought into what i do and how i do it...even if i dont take care of my truck like i should...

i'm also a cheap-ass

as for the buildup folder...i think thats a great idea and we should totally have one

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 02:59 PM

I've grown tired of sleeping on the ground as well...and for christmas...im asking my parents for one of these bad boys

It's an Adventure Truck Tent.

I've settled on this one because its roughly $250 from Cabelas and its compatible with my toolbox

it wont be as spacious as a normal tent...but ive discovered that about every time i go camping i get rained on and this will prevent me from sleeping in a puddle

tacomaman06 · 09-10-2008, 03:23 PM

those hellas fit really damn good..........and i already know they are bright as hell!!!

chris4x4 · 09-10-2008, 06:27 PM

Very nice, Jeff! Oh, how they gow up........ (the trucks).

tigerfan00 · 09-10-2008, 07:37 PM

by the way anyone (will) that would like a tiger tail for the back of their truck let me know...i can hook you up for a nominal fee

its way classier than the nuts and you can still let the ladies know youre a tiger

tacomaman06 · 09-10-2008, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigerfan00

by the way anyone (will) that would like a tiger tail for the back of their truck let me know...i can hook you up for a nominal fee

its way classier than the nuts and you can still let the ladies know youre a tiger

good luck with that man!!! psh!!!

if i was a clemmer fan, and i had one of those damn tails, i'd probably use it to hang myself.

09-10-2008, 02:21 PM	#1
tigerfan00 Carolina Alliance - LEO Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: South Carolina Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,463 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system,	The Skankyota I’ve decided to do a “build-up” thread of sorts… I bought my 2002 Tacoma Xcab 4wd TRD in August of 2005 with 29,000 miles As it sits now it currently has in the neighborhood of 95,000 Here we go This was taken shortly after I brought her home…if you look closely you can see the rear end of my old ranger behind my new truck and also the rear end of my father’s recently purchased 2005 Chevy Silverado (in the same color) My mother and I have determined that he couldn’t let me have a nicer truck than he did and he went out 3 days beforehand and bought himself a new one. Color was a coincidence Notice how clean the interior was Over the course of the next few months I bought a westin bullbar off TTORA ($50) a UWS black Toolbox ($350 I think) a CB ($30 total spent) some crappy walmart floor mats ($40) and some walmart lights ($20) I shortly removed the bullbar as I realized that it ruined my approach angle and the lights vibrated way too much…this is now on my brothers 4runner I next purchased a set of 265/75/16 Trxus M/T tires ($640) I also got rid of my mudflaps at this time At some point…I got all weird and bought some taillights on Customtacos ($50) but theyre gone now I also bought some Rustoleum Hammered Black paint and sprayed my stock wheels ($4) While out wheeling around at Gulches, I ripped off my skid plate…so I called up Bud…had him ship me one of them fancy ones of his…($300 total) After the skidplate…I bought some used spacers and stock coils with rancho shocks ($50 on NCTTORA) After the spacers, I started saving up and bought some 265/75/16 Mastercraft Course M/Ts ($640) an ARB front bumper ($500 NCTTORA) CBI rear bumper ($350) Budbuilt Belly Pan ($100) On the CBI rear bumper, I initially bolted my plate to the bumper itself, but shortly realized how much of a beating it took offroad…so I moved it to the tailgate After the bumpers and such, I started shopping for suspension, as the spacers were no longer cutting it for me I found a set of Sway-A-Way 2.0 Coilovers with around 20,000K on them ($300) and Wheelers 3 leaf AAL + Bilstien 5125 shocks + Hilift Jack ($200) While installing said suspension I also trimmed my exhaust After the suspension was done I finally bit the bullet on sliders. I called up Justin at Unbreakable Fab in NC and we agreed on a setup and price ($375) so I drove up and we built them and installed them I’ve of course done various things here and there…added some cheapo lights to the ARB ($40) and then deleted them in favor of some sweet Hella FF1000s Will hooked me up with. I’ve also put in some orange led lights to light the floorboard up at night if need be ($15). My switch for the front auz lights is a factory Toyota fog light ($15). I also added some black Husky Liners to my front floorboards as of this morning ($35 TW). There are also ¾” 7T WLL shackles on all 4 corners ($25 Trail Duty). I used some leftover Rustoleum Hammered Black to paint the tailgate emblems and front emblem and I’ve removed the side emblems except for the TRD stickers. Oh and I added the Redline Tuning hood struts ($60) Waiting in the wings are the following BFG MT 255/85/16 ($550) TRD Ivan Stewart Rims (FREE) New CV axle ($55) I’ve got a set of Wheelers type B 15” wheels as well that will be put on at a later date ($200) Total cost at this point is roughly $5000 WITH 3 sets of tires included Without tires Ive spent around $3200 A couple nights ago I also bought a Sportmast flagpole that mounts into my receiver hitch and it was right at $100 shipped I'm sure there is other stuff i've done or bought that I cant think of right now, but that is the major stuff and some of the minor stuff... __________________ UNBREAKABLE FABRICATION http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...00s-build.html http://www.myspace.com/shadanchek

09-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#2
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: rock hill, sc Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 11,124 04 trd tacoma 4x4 v6 double cab 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 vent visors,deck plate mod, gray wire mod, black steelies and emblems, mag-lite mod, wheelers/ome suspension, stainless brake lines,blacked out bumpers(bedliner),dynomax super turbo muffler,cabelas mossy oak seat covers ans camo steering wheel cover....still to come.... afe pro dry s filter..........plus many,many more!!	great write up, Jeff!!! get a pic of the hella 1000ff's mounted. i wanna see them man. __________________ i am WILL--my ride=04 tacoma trd 4x4 double cab, v6, auto,deck plate mod, grey wire mod, billy 5100's all the way around,black low-pro uws toolbox, black steelies,blacked out emblems, mag light mod,wheelers/alcan springs, ome 881 coils, braided stainless brake lines, polyurethane bushings,dynomax super turbo/slash cut tip-blacked out,chrome deleted bumpers via herculiner bed liner,color matched bedlinered tailgate, camo seat covers,sockemoney decals and still to come....15 inch wheelers steelies and gy wrangler mtr's!!! http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa269/tacomaman06/ signature by piercedtiger www.myspace.com/goodolboy1979

09-10-2008, 02:46 PM	#6
tigerfan00 Carolina Alliance - LEO Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: South Carolina Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,463 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system,	while we're waiting for some pics to upload...i'll "review" my junk Out of all the purchases I've made, I've only been unhappy with 2 of them and thats really only partial unhappiness. My uws toolbox black powdercoat began to flake and peel about a year ago. As of right now the top is about half black and half bare aluminum. I tried calling and getting them to replace it but its out of warranty...so no go...plus half my sticker collection is on the underside of that lid...in the end i'll prob strip the top of the lid where its peeling and do some sort of bedliner on it the box itself is fantastic and fits great the other thing ive been unhappy with were the Trxus M/T tires. At first they were GREAT. They hook up in any terrain with NO issues... HOWEVER...they flat spot pretty easily and i would have to warm them up before they rolled correctly every morning. I also had a hard time keeping them in balance (typical of an Interco Tire i hear) and in the end I gave up and let them go... The mastercrafts have been MUCH better in the maint. aspect, but I let my alignment get off and didnt notice till it was too late and now my front tires are worn funny and cupped...hence the purchase of BFGs I wouldnt change any of my other purchases and possibly would have paid full price for most of it (as i didnt for most of it in all actuality) __________________ UNBREAKABLE FABRICATION http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...00s-build.html http://www.myspace.com/shadanchek

09-10-2008, 02:47 PM	#7
silverback07 Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7986 Location: Austin Age: 40 Posts: 1,357 07 TRD OR DC 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 2007 Tacoma TRD Off Road 4x4	Great writeup... and an even better build! Truck looks great, I really like that 1st gen body style and you have made it very practical and off-road worthy. We really need a build up folder though. I think 05TacoTRD mentioned it already, I'll just second it. __________________ 2007 Tacoma TRD Off Road 4x4, Leather OME 886/140, OME Dakars/182, TC UCA, TW CV DS, 285/70/17 KM2, 17x9 XD Enduro's, Spidertrax spacers, Goodridge SS lines Rocktec & AllPro bumpers, Shrockworks sliders, Grillcraft, C2C struts, Full BudBuilt skids, PIAA 510's, HID's, Warn M8000, MP Superline, HiLift Extreme, Oasis On-board Air, Dual Batteries, A-pillar pod w/ Autometer, ScanGauge II, Midland CB w/FireFly, Alpine/MB Quart/ID My Build

09-10-2008, 02:48 PM	#8
socalman22 San Diego Chapter Joined: Mar 2007, #1146 Location: So.Cali Posts: 3,418 06 PreRunner Dbl Cab 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L What Mods!	Yeah i have my build up at toyotanation and since im spending more my time here now i would like to see a thread for build ups! __________________ 06 Pre Runner! Made BY TacoHunter http://socaltacomas.com/ San Diego Meet Ocotillo Wells 1-10-09

09-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#4
eordonez TW Mid-Shift: The Architect Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 27 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,137 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	Thanks for the write up man, that's a great truck you got there!

09-10-2008, 02:35 PM	#5
Dark Knight Senior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #8006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 819 05 DC LB TRD Sport 4X4 2005 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 3" Lift, 285/70/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers, N-Fab Light Bar, Piaa 520 Smr Driving Lights, Piaa 510 Ion Crystal Fog Lights, Yakima Rack, Extang Solid Fold Tonneau, TRD Exhaust, TRD CAI, JVC AVX810 DVD stereo, Fog Light Mod, Driving Light Mod, BHLM, Scanguage II on Blendmount	Nice Job!

09-10-2008, 02:52 PM	#9
tigerfan00 Carolina Alliance - LEO Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: South Carolina Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,463 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system,	Pics of the latest front Aux lights and Tilt over meter (inclinometer from trail duty) oh and what my switches look like...Drivers side is for front lights...pass. side is for floorboard lights and what my truck looks like right now __________________ UNBREAKABLE FABRICATION http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...00s-build.html http://www.myspace.com/shadanchek

09-10-2008, 02:59 PM	#11
tigerfan00 Carolina Alliance - LEO Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: South Carolina Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,463 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system,	I've grown tired of sleeping on the ground as well...and for christmas...im asking my parents for one of these bad boys It's an Adventure Truck Tent. I've settled on this one because its roughly $250 from Cabelas and its compatible with my toolbox it wont be as spacious as a normal tent...but ive discovered that about every time i go camping i get rained on and this will prevent me from sleeping in a puddle __________________ UNBREAKABLE FABRICATION http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...00s-build.html http://www.myspace.com/shadanchek

09-10-2008, 03:23 PM	#12
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: rock hill, sc Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 11,124 04 trd tacoma 4x4 v6 double cab 2004 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 v6 vent visors,deck plate mod, gray wire mod, black steelies and emblems, mag-lite mod, wheelers/ome suspension, stainless brake lines,blacked out bumpers(bedliner),dynomax super turbo muffler,cabelas mossy oak seat covers ans camo steering wheel cover....still to come.... afe pro dry s filter..........plus many,many more!!	those hellas fit really damn good..........and i already know they are bright as hell!!! __________________ i am WILL--my ride=04 tacoma trd 4x4 double cab, v6, auto,deck plate mod, grey wire mod, billy 5100's all the way around,black low-pro uws toolbox, black steelies,blacked out emblems, mag light mod,wheelers/alcan springs, ome 881 coils, braided stainless brake lines, polyurethane bushings,dynomax super turbo/slash cut tip-blacked out,chrome deleted bumpers via herculiner bed liner,color matched bedlinered tailgate, camo seat covers,sockemoney decals and still to come....15 inch wheelers steelies and gy wrangler mtr's!!! http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa269/tacomaman06/ signature by piercedtiger www.myspace.com/goodolboy1979

09-10-2008, 06:27 PM	#13
chris4x4 Western Aliance: Fix it Division Joined: May 2008, #6497 Location: Tempe ,Az Posts: 4,709 2007 PreRunner 2007 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE (4.0 V6) OME 885's, OME shocks, Total Chaos UCA's, TSB springs with AAL, 5100 rear shocks, custom built fuel tank skid plate	Very nice, Jeff! Oh, how they gow up........ (the trucks). __________________ The simplest solutions are often the most clever..............they are also usually wrong.

09-10-2008, 07:37 PM	#14
tigerfan00 Carolina Alliance - LEO Joined: Apr 2008, #5966 Location: South Carolina Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,463 02 Skankyota 4x4 slightly modified 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 ARB front bumper, CBI rear bumper, SAW 2.0 coilovers, 3leaf AAL, Budbuilt Skids, Unbreakable Fab sliders, huge whip cb antenna, Trail Duty Inclinometer, Dog hair seat covers, deckplate mod, gray wire mod, rattle canned emblems, exhaust dumped at axle, 7T shackles on all corners, Hella 1000ff front fog lights, custom scratch and dent package, Carolina pinstriping package, G27 alarm system,	by the way anyone (will) that would like a tiger tail for the back of their truck let me know...i can hook you up for a nominal fee its way classier than the nuts and you can still let the ladies know youre a tiger __________________ UNBREAKABLE FABRICATION http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...00s-build.html http://www.myspace.com/shadanchek