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  1. Apr 12, 2015 at 9:02 PM
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    CayucosTacoma

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    After owning and selling two tacomas I ended up in a car. But somehow i'm back in a tacoma again. :cool:

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    Powertrain | Drivetrain Mods
    • Home-Made Carrier Bearing Drop
    • Diff Drop from Toytec


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    Suspension | Protection | Brake System Mods

    • Donahoe Racing 2.5 Coilovers
    • Total Chaos Upper Control Arms
    • Total Chaos Spindle Gussets
    • LSK SUA Cantilever
    • 12" TC Shackles
    • 12" 2.5 Sway Away Triple Bypasses
    • Sway Away 2.0 x 2" bump stops
    • Custom Front Prerunner Bumper
    • All Pro Rear Bumper
    • Drilled and Slotted Rotors
    • Ceramic Pads


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    Wheels | Tires
    • 33" Hankook AT
    • 16" American Racing 102's
    • Hub Centric Wheel Spacers

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    Exterior | Lighting Mods
    • TRS FXR 3" Retrofit w/ Custom Panemera Shroud
    • One Piece Spyder Auto Headlights
    • 2001-2004 Front end conversion
    • 2001-2004 Tacoma OEM fender Flares
    • Soft Topper
    • Custom Vinyl Wrapped 01-04 Hood
    • 1" Day Star Body Lift
    • Reverse LED Pod
    • 4' FireStik
    • 4x4 Mud Flaps


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    Interior | Electronic Mods
    • Pioneer App Radio 3
    • Custom Mounted Cobra CB
    • 2nd Gen 4 Runner center console
    • Custom Controlled Front and Reverse Camera
    • Cobra 29LTD CB
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    Replaced Parts



      • Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
      • Lower Control Arms
      • Lower Ball Joints
      • Tie Rods
      • Resurfaced Fly Wheel
      • Slave Cylinder
      • Master Cylinder
      • Valve Cover Gasket
      • Spark Plugs
      • U Joints
      • Carrier Bearing
      • Steering Rack
      • Rear Main Seal
      • Throw Out Bearing and Pilot Bearing

    First build I had was a 2005 Tacoma 6spd Prerunner Edition, built it up from a completely stock platform.
    Went from bone stock to having front+rear long travel.
    Really the reason I joined TW and definitely made for a Great first truck!
    Definitely still wish I owned this truck sometimes.
    Closest pic to stock I have.
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    Probably the favorite stage of this truck.
    A very simple and tastefully modded midtravel truck.


    Then came the Full front+Rear long travel, bigger tires, fiberglass..
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    That Build stopped short from some user error :oops:.
    Ended up in another Tacoma.
    1999 Full Bed Cage, front Camburg LT, 35's.
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    That truck was never what i wanted.
    Was too loud, automatic, 2wd, and atracted way too much attention.
    Never knew how dangerous not having a front plate was. :rolleyes:

    Some reason I thought having a car would be a great idea.
    Maybe it was the excessive driving and terrible mpg's.
    2007 Hyundai Tiburon, was supposed to stay stock and a DD.

    Somehow this became more of a money pit that a tacoma :anonymous::annoyed:
    Dropped it on coilovers, new tires/rims, vinyl wrap, exhaust, intake, ecu, bumper, interiors.. oh and super charger..

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    Fast Forward to now. Sold the car for more than I paid for it with 40,000 more miles(in less than a year). Broke about even on mods.

    Knew it was about time to get back into a tacoma. :D
    1998 Tacoma 4x4 Manual v6 with E Locking Differentials.
    Guy I bought it from was the 2nd owner and has kept the truck in good shape with all service records since ownership. All records even including gas fill ups.
    Have some great plans for this build and really happy with this truck so far
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    Lookout for some awesome mods coming soon :cool:
     
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    CayucosTacoma, Apr 12, 2015
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  2. Apr 13, 2015 at 7:33 AM
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    welcome back. so what are the plans for this one?
     
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  3. Apr 13, 2015 at 11:05 AM
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    Thanks man!
    Nothing too crazy for the front, mid travel at most, some kinda hybrid bumper. Rear end I'm going with a Canti.
    Going to be more of an expo build
     
    CayucosTacoma, Apr 13, 2015
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  4. Apr 15, 2015 at 9:52 PM
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    Spent a day replacing the Diff, transfer case, transmission, clutch, and brake fluid.
    Thanks for the help/tools Jordan and Anthony.

    Took the truck for a shake down trail run on a local fire road/trail.
    Some Poser shots of the truck in all of its stock glory.
    4x4 works great, even though i didn't really need it :D
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    CayucosTacoma, Apr 15, 2015
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  5. Apr 16, 2015 at 4:26 PM
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    subbed. You know LT can still be used for expedition too :anonymous:
     
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  6. Apr 21, 2015 at 11:35 PM
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    Picked up a soft topper off CL for a good price :)
    No instructions but the whole thing came together after an hour.
    Guess this is my first real mod to the new truck.

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  7. Apr 21, 2015 at 11:37 PM
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    Yea i know lol, but then you need front glass and paint, and 8" coilovers, blah blah blah.
    Don't think I need anything more than a solid MT up front, would do MT in the rear too, but Jordan(Santabarbarataco) is giving me a solid deal on his old Canti set-up. :cool:
     
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  8. Apr 22, 2015 at 7:22 AM
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    You'll get the itch again lol. Especially with a canti rear!
     
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  9. May 14, 2015 at 10:22 AM
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    Well got some parts started for the canti rear end.
    Engage 50T leaf pack


    Fox 12" Double Bypasses. these should clean up super nicely



    Replacement CV Axles
     
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  10. Jun 9, 2015 at 11:19 PM
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    Totally not procrastinating and updating my build..

    Cleaned up the bypasses, Shiny!



    Got some 2nd gen seats from a buddy that I cleaned up, hopefully have them mounted soon.



    Installed a Prerunner Bumper too, but definitely needs some tweaking before I post pictures of it. :anonymous:
    The Bumper definitely showed how shot my front suspension is, picked up some bilstein 5100 and Eibach coils to hold me up for a few months.
    :D

    01 Conversion happening after I get the grill. Went with some 1 piece headlights off Ebay
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    Also, got some 01 Fender flares.. much better than that stock chrome
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    When's that DTF 4x4 LT front going on? :anonymous:
     
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    Hoping to have an expo rig of my own some day. Interested in seeing what you come up with.
     
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  14. Aug 31, 2015 at 11:38 PM
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    :spy:
    Engage 50T pack and bump cans sitting outside, frame plates coming this week.
     
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  15. Aug 31, 2015 at 11:49 PM
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    Lifted the front end on some DR 2.5 coilovers paired with some Camburg UCA's.

    Went on a shake down run to go camping
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    Love my soft topper! beats setting up a tent any-day.
    You can also see the 01 conversion I have done, still need to wrap the hood in gloss black.
     
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  17. Oct 12, 2015 at 12:20 PM
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    Have some big updates I need to post
     
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    1 reason i bump threads.. lol it happens to me all the time
     
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  19. Oct 12, 2015 at 12:47 PM
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    Yea I'll snap some pics this weekend of the cantilever is basically buttoned up, FXR retrofit is done too
     
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  20. Oct 12, 2015 at 1:44 PM
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    Little Preview of what should be wrapped up and reinstalled this weekend :D

    FXR retrofit with 3" Lens and Panemera Shrouds. Has Front mounted halo and custom mounted LED's.
    Passive and Active Demon Eye Mod.



    ANDDDDDD Cantilever;
    Installed with the help from @anthony250f and @santabarbarataco .
    Probably around 15-16" of travel with full bed space
     
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