Toy4Life's "Build"

Toy4Life · 09-23-2008, 08:20 PM

After 10 years of wanting a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 and 6 months of looking for the right one, in January of 07, I bought an 02 extended cab TRD Offroad 4x4. I havn't quit smiling since.

The truck had 102,460 miles when I bought it. Here it is bone stock, a couple days after bringing it home.

The truck remained stock for 11 months. In August of 07, I stumbled across TacomaWorld. My truck's days of being stock became numbered.
In November of 07 I installed a 3" Toytec lift.

In February of 08, I bought new wheels and tires. Craigar Soft 8 15x8 black steel wheels with chrome center caps and lug nuts and 33/10.5/15 BFGoodrich AT KO tires.

Also in February, I added a Midland CB radio with a 4' FirestikII antenna.

In March I added a pair of Hella 500 driving lights mounted to the front bumper. I used a Toyota factory foglight switch courtesy of Will(tacomaman06)

luk8272 · 09-23-2008, 08:23 PM

Aww how she's/he's grown.

derekabraham · 09-23-2008, 08:27 PM

The difference the wheels make is amazing!

Nice truck!

socalman22 · 09-23-2008, 08:37 PM

Nice truck man! Gotta love tacomas and there transformations.

Toy4Life · 09-23-2008, 08:44 PM

I've since done a number of inexpensive or "invisible" mods, including the Gray Wire Mod, K&N drop in filter, rear differential breather extension and Carrier Bearing Drop. I've also acquired a free tonneau cover and bought a full Manik Brushguard that I havn't mounted yet.

In August I finally decided to apply some spray-on bedliner to the sides of the truck. It is a mod I had been thinking about for quite some time.

This is how my truck looks today. It currently has just under 126,000 miles on the odometer and still runs smooth as ever.

Height from ground, through center of wheel, to bottom of fender: front-39" back-39.5"
Height from ground to frame: 19"

Money invested in modifications so far: approximately $1500
Future mods: I plan to continue the spray-on bedliner around the back
Rock sliders
ARB Bumper (someday)
Safari Snorkel (someday)
Suspension overhaul (someday)

tacomaman06 · 09-23-2008, 08:55 PM

Chad....you still have one of the hottest first gen tacomas that i have ever seen!!! cant wait for you to get your brackets for the brushguard and get it installed!!!

nd · 09-24-2008, 07:34 AM

Looks really good Chad. i've always liked your truck. not over the top but solid looking. i really REALLY like 1st gens.... maybe i should have gotten one...

Shadow-Warrior · 09-24-2008, 08:32 AM

Good Looking Taco....I love the wheels.

Mike

Toy4Life · 09-24-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luk8272

Aww how she's/he's grown.

Grown indeed!

Quote:

Originally Posted by derekabraham

The difference the wheels make is amazing!
Nice truck!

B4 and after shots really make them stick out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by socalman22

Nice truck man! Gotta love tacomas and there transformations.

Thank you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacomaman06

Chad....you still have one of the hottest first gen tacomas that i have ever seen!!! cant wait for you to get your brackets for the brushguard and get it installed!!!

Thanks Will, I have a lot of pride in my truck. And, I can't wait either.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nd

Looks really good Chad. i've always liked your truck. not over the top but solid looking. i really REALLY like 1st gens.... maybe i should have gotten one...

Thanks, nd, I try not to make it look tacky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow-Warrior

Good Looking Taco....I love the wheels.

Mike

Thanks Mike, they're one of my favorite additions.

My truck is and always will be a work in progress. I wouldn't want it any other way.

silver07taco · 09-25-2008, 01:54 PM

Nice Taco, I really like the older modles

tacoma08MZ · 09-25-2008, 02:53 PM

how much did the spray on liner run you on the sides of the truck??

Toy4Life · 09-25-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tacoma08MZ

how much did the spray on liner run you on the sides of the truck??

It took 2 1/2 cans @ $8 a can to do what I did. I used Plasti-kote, available at Walmart, Autozone, Advanced, etc.... I think Duplicolor makes an identical product at the same price.

tigerfan00 · 09-25-2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy4Life

It took 2 1/2 cans @ $8 a can to do what I did. I used Plasti-kote, available at Walmart, Autozone, Advanced, etc.... I think Duplicolor makes an identical product at the same price.

good looking 1st gen!

ive been thinking about that whole bedliner thing...as ive got some dings and scratches along that area of my truck

Toy4Life · 09-25-2008, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tigerfan00

good looking 1st gen!

ive been thinking about that whole bedliner thing...as ive got some dings and scratches along that area of my truck

I have a rust spot on my tailgate that I intend to remedy with the bedliner. I'm no painter, so with the bedliner, there are no worries of clearcoat, color matching, primer, or a shiny pretty finish. All you have to do is wash-sand-clean-spray.

09-23-2008, 08:20 PM	#1
Toy4Life Nipple Biter Joined: Aug 2007, #2566 Location: Slippery Rock, PA Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 3,595 Radiant Red 02 TRD Offroad 2002 Access Cab Automatic 3.4L V6 Toytec 3" Lift(TAC3-PC-1000), 1" diff. drop, Tacoma World sticker, gray wire mod, 15x8 black steel wheels, 33/10.5/15 BFG AT KO's, K&N High Flow air filter, trash can tonneau cover	Toy4Life's "Build" After 10 years of wanting a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 and 6 months of looking for the right one, in January of 07, I bought an 02 extended cab TRD Offroad 4x4. I havn't quit smiling since. The truck had 102,460 miles when I bought it. Here it is bone stock, a couple days after bringing it home. The truck remained stock for 11 months. In August of 07, I stumbled across TacomaWorld. My truck's days of being stock became numbered. In November of 07 I installed a 3" Toytec lift. In February of 08, I bought new wheels and tires. Craigar Soft 8 15x8 black steel wheels with chrome center caps and lug nuts and 33/10.5/15 BFGoodrich AT KO tires. Also in February, I added a Midland CB radio with a 4' FirestikII antenna. In March I added a pair of Hella 500 driving lights mounted to the front bumper. I used a Toyota factory foglight switch courtesy of Will(tacomaman06) __________________

09-23-2008, 08:23 PM	#2
luk8272 Southern Louisiana Joined: Feb 2008, #4929 Location: Kaplan, Louisiana Age: 26 Gender: Guy Posts: 1,940 07 Silver4dr. 4x4, V6 Shortbed 2007 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 5% Tint, Bug flector, vent Visors, Removed secondary air filter, Rear Spring TSB w/ Bilstein shocks, Toytec 3" lift, Debadged, Billet Grille, 17x9 Pro comp 6001 rims, BFG 285/70/17, Fog light anytime mod, Tailgate hose clamp mod, Prodry AFE filter. Extended Differential Breather, ABS on/off, 6000k HID heads/fogs, ScanguageII Wanting Sliders and Exhaust!	Aww how she's/he's grown. __________________

09-23-2008, 08:27 PM	#3
derekabraham Doomsday Squad Joined: Jul 2008, #7822 Location: San Diego Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 4,633 08 PreRunner V6 SR5 TRD Off Road 2008 Access Cab Automatic V6 K&N Drop-In Air Filter, Toyota Bed Extender, Pop&Lock Tailgate lock, Bilstein 5100 Adjustable Shocks set at 1.75" up front, TSB AAL	The difference the wheels make is amazing! Nice truck! __________________

09-23-2008, 08:37 PM	#4
socalman22 San Diego Chapter Joined: Mar 2007, #1146 Location: So.Cali Posts: 3,893 06 PreRunner Dbl Cab 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L What Mods!	Nice truck man! Gotta love tacomas and there transformations. __________________ 06 Pre Runner! Made BY TacoHunter Details San Diego Ocotillo run Jan 10th 2009

09-23-2008, 08:44 PM	#5
Toy4Life Nipple Biter Joined: Aug 2007, #2566 Location: Slippery Rock, PA Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 3,595 Radiant Red 02 TRD Offroad 2002 Access Cab Automatic 3.4L V6 Toytec 3" Lift(TAC3-PC-1000), 1" diff. drop, Tacoma World sticker, gray wire mod, 15x8 black steel wheels, 33/10.5/15 BFG AT KO's, K&N High Flow air filter, trash can tonneau cover	I've since done a number of inexpensive or "invisible" mods, including the Gray Wire Mod, K&N drop in filter, rear differential breather extension and Carrier Bearing Drop. I've also acquired a free tonneau cover and bought a full Manik Brushguard that I havn't mounted yet. In August I finally decided to apply some spray-on bedliner to the sides of the truck. It is a mod I had been thinking about for quite some time. This is how my truck looks today. It currently has just under 126,000 miles on the odometer and still runs smooth as ever. Height from ground, through center of wheel, to bottom of fender: front-39" back-39.5" Height from ground to frame: 19" Money invested in modifications so far: approximately $1500 Future mods: I plan to continue the spray-on bedliner around the back Rock sliders ARB Bumper (someday) Safari Snorkel (someday) Suspension overhaul (someday) __________________

09-23-2008, 08:55 PM	#6
tacomaman06 Carolina Alliance: Redneck Division Joined: May 2007, #1475 Location: rock hill, sc Age: 29 Gender: Male Posts: 12,660 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!!	Chad....you still have one of the hottest first gen tacomas that i have ever seen!!! cant wait for you to get your brackets for the brushguard and get it installed!!! __________________ 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,sockmonkey decals,husky floor liners 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

09-24-2008, 07:34 AM	#7
nd AKA: "The Velour Fog" Joined: Mar 2007, #1047 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 27 Gender: Guy Posts: 7,600 07 TRD Off-Road 4x4 debadged 2007 Double Cab Automatic V6 De badged, 5100's, Black Toyota Baja wheels	Looks really good Chad. i've always liked your truck. not over the top but solid looking. i really REALLY like 1st gens.... maybe i should have gotten one... __________________ When life gives you lemons, just say 'Fuck the lemons,' and bail.

09-24-2008, 08:32 AM	#8
Shadow-Warrior Senior Member Joined: Sep 2008, #9249 Location: Arkansas Posts: 147 07 TRD FJ Crusier 2007 Automatic To Many to list here	Good Looking Taco....I love the wheels. Mike __________________ *"Good people sleep peacefully at night safe in the knowledge that rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"* (George Orwell) TLCA Member : #18084 Honorary AZFJ Club Member Honorary SoCal Club Member FJ Cruiser Club Member Meet The RAPTOR 2007 TRD SE

09-25-2008, 01:54 PM	#10
silver07taco Senior Member Joined: Apr 2008, #6241 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,358 07 tacoma 4x4 sport 2007 Access Cab Automatic 4.0 v6 3''lift,265/75/16 copper STT tires,helo wheels,allpro sliders,allpro plate bumper,milemarker winch, Allpro skids, Total chaos LCA skids	Nice Taco, I really like the older modles __________________ 2007 TRD Sport, Toytec coilovers,AAL,Allpro armor,Milemarker Winch,HiLift,Cooper tires, Helo wheels,Autometer gauges,K@N Intake, Magnaflow exhaust,Total chaos skids,Wagg bumper,Pilot lights,Westin lights,cobra CB,48'' Firestick,Timbren bump stops,DEEZEE in bed tool box,viair onboard air,Custom bed rack. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2655356 http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...cos-build.html

09-25-2008, 02:53 PM	#11
tacoma08MZ Senior Member Joined: Jun 2008, #7661 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 19 Gender: Male Posts: 204 2008 Access Cab 4x4 2008 Access Cab Automatic V6 tinted head/tail lights-blacked out badges-3 inch tuff country lift 33 inch nittos-black steelies	how much did the spray on liner run you on the sides of the truck??

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