EquinsuOcha's - "Project: Amalgam"

EquinsuOcha · 04-14-2009, 02:18 PM

a·mal·gam:

A combination of diverse elements; a mixture.

My goal with Project: Amalgam is to find pieces and parts from other makes and models and put them into and on my Tacoma and make them look good and flow into each other.

Here it is bone stock, about a week after I bought it:

I took off the mudflaps, removed pinstripe, debadged, added TRD Off Road wheels:

Then added a TRD Sport Grille and Devil Horns emblem and Toyota skidplate:

Then came the shorty antenna, Toytec front spacers and rear leaf TSB:
(Before)

(After)

And then the stereo hooked up to the factory headunit via a MTX ReQ:

MA Audio tweets

MA Audio 6.5" drivers with TacoTunes adapters:

MA Audio 6.5" Midbass drivers in the rear suicide doors with TacoTunes adapters:

I built this sub box myself, copying a design I found on the interweb, and had it covered by Car Toys:

Elemental Designs 7Kv.2 sub. It hits HARD for its size:

Hifonics Zeus 400 watt, 4 Ch mids and highs amp:

Elemental Designs 200 watt, 2 Ch sub amp:

Just recently I found a shift knob out of a Ford Mustang that I made fit:

I slipped on a nylon spacer to make the shift boot meet the bottom of the shift knob:

And stuck a regular old washer onto the bottom of the shift knob with some JB Weld to help cover the unsightly plastic holes in the chrome trim ring:

And I got some Putco vent visors from Neontrail:

Painted and partially re-badged my tailgate, with Sockmonkey decal:

Another Sockmonkey decal:

Noé recently told me about a Honda S2000 antenna mod. Detailed install found here:

to be continued...

TacoGuy05 · 04-14-2009, 02:27 PM

Loooking good! are you going for a whiteout look?

Brunes · 04-14-2009, 02:30 PM

Nice man...I dig that shift knob...

neontrail · 04-14-2009, 02:30 PM

HELL YEA Casey!!! VERy nice work in progress !

Cant wait to see whats next

EquinsuOcha · 04-14-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayet_10

Loooking good! are you going for a whiteout look?

Kind of. I'm not so much whiting things out as I am trying to get rid of all the chrome.

EquinsuOcha · 04-14-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neontrail

HELL YEA Casey!!! VERy nice work in progress !

Cant wait to see whats next

(whispers) Wheels that are not Toyota wheels, nor are they meant to be on a Tacoma...

Ghost96Romeo · 04-19-2009, 10:29 PM

Subscribed....

unholycumulus · 04-19-2009, 10:32 PM

i dig! Subscribed as well =)

05TacoTRD · 04-19-2009, 10:34 PM

I'm digging the white badges.

Anybody got a write up on how to remove the seats?

derekabraham · 04-19-2009, 10:44 PM

Nice.

SC4333 · 04-19-2009, 10:49 PM

Your truck is looking good! I really like the route you took on the audio.

RelentlessTaco · 04-19-2009, 11:32 PM

Lookin good man!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05TacoTRD

I'm digging the white badges.

Anybody got a write up on how to remove the seats?

All you do is remove the 4 bolts holding them down to the floor(either 14 or 17mm I think) and then there is most likely a wire harness that needs to be unplugged from underneath too. Very easy to take them out- 5min each, tops.

PrezidentRedz · 04-20-2009, 07:44 AM

Looking good bro!

neslerrah · 04-21-2009, 08:14 AM

nice truck. looks great.

Homer J · 04-23-2009, 06:45 AM

Truck looks awesome so far man!

luk8272 · 04-23-2009, 06:54 AM

Looking sharp.

mjp2 · 04-23-2009, 07:01 AM

I like the look of this truck!

drifter379 · 04-26-2009, 11:44 AM

Whats up with the top secret wheel project?

eordonez · 04-26-2009, 11:46 AM

I like it! good job bro!

EquinsuOcha · 04-26-2009, 11:57 AM

Thanks to all of you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by drifter379

Whats up with the top secret wheel project?

Well...it's Top Secret. I was planning to reveal it at the meet in May, but I'm still waiting on my Spidertrax spacers to get here. They won't be mailed until May 8th. So I guess it'll have to be an Interweb reveal.

04-14-2009, 02:27 PM	#2
TacoGuy05 Money Over Bitches Joined: Jan 2009, #12438 Location: TX Age: 18 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,056 05 Taco Double Cab Automatic V6 4.0 285\70-17 BFGoodrich KM2's, 17x8 Pro Comp 7089, 3" Revtech Lift, Flowmaster 40 Exhaust, Viper Alarm, 5% Tint All Around, Painted Grille,BHLM, TRD 3rd Brake Light Sticker, TRD Emblems, Blacked out Badges, Hella 500s, Stant Locking Gas Cap.	Loooking good! are you going for a whiteout look? __________________ GET money

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Brunes Pray for CG1705 and the Cobra Crew Name: Mark Joined: May 2008, #7011 Location: Panhandle, Florida Age: 25 Gender: Dude Posts: 5,800 08 Red/Graphite and Black 2008 Access Cab Manual 1GR-FE: 4L V6 Debadge, Tint, LiteRider Tonneau with Locker Handle, 5 Pc Black Billet Grill, Black Rims, IPod Adapter, Red and Black Wet Okole Seats, Black Weathertechs. 885's and TC UCAs and Wheelers 3 pack AAL with OME Shocks and extended brake lines. Revenge Fabrication 82" Kickout sliders	Nice man...I dig that shift knob... __________________ Namaste Brunes

04-14-2009, 02:30 PM	#4
neontrail Banned Name: geoff Joined: Apr 2008, #5844 Location: ☆Texas☆ Age: 35 Gender: Male Posts: 6,168 08 SUPERWHITE DblCab Prerunner SR5 2008 Double Cab Automatic V6 TW decal, Shorty antenna, Seat belt ding mod, De-badged, Tint 20%, Blue 48 LED dome-light, Custom Devil horns, yellow fogs(Lamin-X), sockmonkey decal, Suspension TSB, tailgate theft deterent device.....	HELL YEA Casey!!! VERy nice work in progress ! Cant wait to see whats next __________________ X-MAS GIFT EXCHANGE \|the LIST\|TacomaWorld MINI CITY\|

04-19-2009, 10:29 PM	#7
Ghost96Romeo What is the Search Tab for???? Joined: Oct 2008, #10228 Location: Kyle, TX Age: 27 Gender: Male Posts: 2,067 06 TRD Off-Road D-Cab 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4.0 3" Pro-Comp Suspension Lift AAL Rear w/TSB, Brush-Guard w/ KC Daylighters, Lund Genesis Roll-top Bed cover, K&N Filters, Spidertrax Wheel spacers, Built-by-Me Rock Sliders, Jeep Tow-Hook, Black Leather seats, 48"Hi-Lift Jack mounted in the bed, Blacked out TRD Rims, BHLM, FLM.	Subscribed.... __________________ *My "DIY" Build* http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/bui...eos-build.html

04-19-2009, 10:34 PM	#9
05TacoTRD Senior Member Name: Alex Luke Joined: Feb 2008, #4570 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Age: 18 Gender: Guy Posts: 3,386 '05 Prerunner V6 TRD Off Road 2005 Access Cab Automatic 1GR-FE 265/75/16 BFG A/T, All Weather Mats, Sirius Radio, Handheld CB, Rear Leaf Spring TSB, Tailgate TSB, Front+Rear Mudflap Delete, Hose Clamp DIY, Dented skid plate, 2FT CB Antenna, trail pin stripes, dented skid plate, rusted and bent towing package, dented bedside, dented rear bumper, dented roof and hood, pin stripe delete	I'm digging the white badges. Anybody got a write up on how to remove the seats? __________________ Myspace - Taco Lift FAQ - What I'm listening to

04-19-2009, 10:49 PM	#11
SC4333 Senior Member Name: Grant Joined: Dec 2008, #11412 Location: San Antonio, TX Gender: Male Posts: 1,544 '08 PreRunner SR5 2008 Access Cab Manual 2TR-FE 5100s @ 2.5; SAW 2.0 & AAL in the rear; DIY DTRLs, Alternating turn signals & 6k HID bi-xenons; Viper alarm; 3M Tint 22% in the front, 13% over stock in rear; P500UB Pioneer Premier, 12"Alpine Type R w/ custom enclosure, MTX Thunder amp; Always on 12v Outlets, 12v Outlet under hood; Secondary air filter removed; Debadged; A few other little things.	Your truck is looking good! I really like the route you took on the audio.

04-21-2009, 08:14 AM	#14
neslerrah Bear Down! Name: Harrelsen Joined: Feb 2008, #4803 Location: Tucson, Arizona Age: 22 Gender: Male Posts: 4,201 '06 5 Lug, Reg. Cab, 2WD 2006 Regular Cab Manual 2.7L/I4 Secondary air filter removed, elbow mod, aFe Pro Dry S, BF Goodrich All Terrain TA KOs (31x10.5R15), American Racing Mojaves, Debadged, BHLM, Dome Light MOD (Blue), Scanguage II, Hella 500 behind Satoshi Grille, Bed Lights, Pioneer DEH-P6000UB and Speakers TS-G1642R, Sockmonkey Decals, Readylift 5-lug SST, Rear Shocks - Pro Comp P/N324515, Dynomax Super Turbo #17748	nice truck. looks great. __________________ My 5-lug build

04-23-2009, 06:45 AM	#15
Homer J ******* Joined: Jun 2007, #1871 Location: Jersey Shore Age: 37 Gender: Dude Posts: 2,422 08 Super White DC 4x4 2008 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE** Rear TSB, Eibach Front Springs, Bed Lights, Fog Light Mod.	Truck looks awesome so far man! __________________ "Beer the cause and solution to all of life's problems"

04-23-2009, 06:54 AM	#16
luk8272 My 2 kids Name: Lucas Joined: Feb 2008, #4929 Location: Kaplan, Louisiana Age: 27 Gender: Guy Posts: 3,748 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, Devil horns, Devil horns on third brake light, Mounted 60" Highlift, Mounted Tool Box, Wet Okole Front Seat Covers, TW sticker, Midland Handheld CB,Painted engine cover, Revenge Fab Sliders Painted in shed. Bed Cover or Cap? and Exhaust!	Looking sharp. __________________ Arkansas Superlift Park 4/10/09 Big Easley Run 5/17/09 Windrock Coal Creek OHV 6/20/09 Louisiana members

04-23-2009, 07:01 AM	#17
mjp2 Living vicariously through myself Name: Milton Juevos Portimous II Joined: Feb 2007, #924 Location: NJ Gender: Dude Posts: 6,001 '06 TRD Access Cab, v6, 6-speed 2006 Access Cab Manual 4.0 Painted grill	I like the look of this truck!

04-26-2009, 11:44 AM	#18
drifter379 CenTex Honky Joined: Jan 2009, #13084 Location: Texas Age: 36 Gender: Male Posts: 977 06 Tacoma SR5 Prerunner 2006 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L V6 Secondary Air filter mod,Removed running boards,AFE Pro dry filter,sirius satelite radio,relocated horns,sockmonkey decal,EZ change drain plug,color matched grille,grille craft mx, BHLM, Fog light mod, Hellas behind the grille	Whats up with the top secret wheel project? __________________

04-26-2009, 11:46 AM	#19
eordonez vv little ed vv Name: Ed Joined: Mar 2008, #5340 Location: Chihuahua, Mexico Age: 28 Gender: Dude Posts: 7,982 TRD Sport Dcab 4x2 Black Sand Pearl 2008 Double Cab Automatic 4.0L OEM All Weather Mats, wheel locks, Toyota Silver Tube steps.....	I like it! good job bro!

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