BlaisBrosTacos '08 Reg Cab 4x4 Build and Adventures

Current modifications list: (updated 3/29/20)
All blue text below are hyper links to bring you to the post where the modification was done with pictures.

Suspension and lift:

• Bilstein 5100's (set at 0.85) (front)
• Toytec HD springs
• KYB top plates
• Wheeler's Off-Road Inc 's extended top plate studs
• Wheeler's Off-Road Inc 's 3/8 poly top plate spacer
• OME Dakar's Medium duty leaf packs
• Bilstein 5125's (rear)
• Wheeler's Off-Road Inc 's 1" Rear Block
• Wheeler's Off-Road Inc 's U bolts
• Wheeler's Off-road Inc 's SuperBumps front and rear
• Wheeler's Off-Road Inc 's UCA hardware
• Freedom Offroad upper control arms
• 1" Toytec body lift
• Sway bar delete

Wheels and tires:

• 265/75/R16 Good Year Wrangler Duratrac tires (removed)
• 16" Procomp black powder coated aluminum wheels (removed)
• 285/75/R16 Falken Wildpeak M/T tires (removed)
• 16" American Racing AR23 satin black alloy wheels
• 285/75R16 Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires

Lighting:

• SPEC-D black headlight housings with 7" LED Jeep lights retrofitted in
• Black housed LED third brake light hand built w/ turn signals + reverse lights
• Orange LED ambient lightning from LEDGLOW
• Sylvania White LED dome light
• Sylvania Amber LED running lights
• Sylvania White LED reverse lights
• CBI off-road ditch light brackets with LED side shooter ditch lights
• Oznium flush mount led puddle lights -1 in each door, 2 bolt lights total
• DEPO black tail lights
• Oznium Scion lighted switches
• Ampper 9watt rock lights - 10 pods total
• Ampper 9watt rock light under under hood engine bay light - 1 pod w/ pin switch
  
• Ampper 9watt rock lights in bed - 4 pods
• Eyourlife 23" LED light bar spot/flood combo
• Rough Country SAE/DOT approved LED fog lights
• JDM ASTAR LED turn signals front and rear
• Diode Dynamics Smart Tap Flasher relay
• 4 single row pods on bed rack for work lights / camping lights + 1 channel wireless remote switch
• 41" Nilight Single Row LED Light bar
• DTRL wiring mod
• Turn/reverse switch back mod in tail lights
• Caliraised bed accessory mount with Kawell LED pods (not yet installed)
• Kawell eagle eye LED lights on roof rack

Electrical:

• Crime stopper one button remote start
• Blue Sea Fuse Block with circuit breakers on custom aluminum mount
• 12v outlet in bed
• Apeman dash cam (from @Texasdynaryder).
• BAFX Products - WiFi OBD2 scanner running OBD Fusion PRO on IOS
• Pedal Commander PC38
• HYDROBlast Windshield Washer Fluid Heater
• Dual battery w/ isolator
• Renogy 50W Solar Kit
• Smittybilt 5.65 CFM air compressor
• VOSWITCH switch controller

Audio:

• Pioneer MVH-2400NEX 7 inch touchscreen headunit w/ Carplay, Bluetooth, etc.
• USB port and 3.5mm auxiliary audio input flush mount in place of 12v outlet
• Back-up camera
• Kicker 10 Inch subwoofer
• Kicker mono amp
• Kicker mini 4 channel amp
• Kicker 6.5 inch door speakers
• Kicker 1 inch tweeters in door panels
• Kicker 1 inch tweeters in headliner
• Kenwood 6.5" marine speakers in bed pockets

Coms:

• $40 Baofeng UV-5R Ham Radio Long Range Handheld UV5R Dual Band 3800mAh Rechargeable Two Way Radio Walkie Talkies for Adults with Earpiece,Speaker Mic and Programming Cable Full Kit (Black-1Pack)
  Baofeng UV-5R V2+ UHF/VHF radio
• Unidein CMX760 compact CB radio
• 2' Firestik
• Firestik quick disconnect
• Firestik Heavy Duty Spring
• 9' Firestik Fire-Ring coax cable

Armor and Exterior:

• SOS Concepts bolt on sliders
• ABS after market grille
• AVS Vent shades
• RAD Rubber splash guards to work with the 1" bodylift
• DV8 front bumper
• DV8 rear bumper
• All-pro high clearance 2" hitch receiver
• Pilot Roll Pan license plate flip kit
• Tuffy Flip-up license plate holder for the winch hawse
• Dorman steel front license plate bracket
• Ol' Glory flying high strictly on the 4th of July
• Rokblokz - Short length (removed to fit 285's)
• 1Aauto 4runner mirrors (power adjustable, heated, puddle lights, turn signals) - mirror switch from a '99 Camry (salvage yard find)
• Hooke Road steel double cab roof rack modified to fit
• Limb Risers for a Jeep JL
• DV8 Skid plate
• Sliding rear window
  
• BAMF lower control arm skid plates

Bed:

• UnderCover Classic Hard Tonneau Cover (destroyed) and (replaced)
• Relentless Fabrication bed bars
• Bed supports by @Bentrodder (from @Rattletrap66)
• OEM Toyota Bed Mat
• Taconets bed net
• Harbor freight cargo bar
• Tractor Supply 44" tool chest
• Mobtown tailgate skin
• Kbvoodoo tailgate cap from @LivinLoud
• Rotopax 1 gallon bed mounted (from @Texasdynaryder)
• LEER 100R cap SOLD
• On Board Water (13 gal tank w/ pump)
• Corner Braces
• Rifle case
• Smittybilt 2.5 Gallon Air tank
• Ironton mini retractable 26' long 1/4" air hose
• Krator tailgate assist

Interior:

• Husky floor liners (removed)
• 35% tint
• RAM mount on A-pillar w/ Quadlock
• Bucket seats form '08 AC
• Center console from '08 AC
• Crime stopper heated seats
• Behind seat storage bins from double cab (thank you @DrFunker)
• Coverking genuine neoprene seat covers
• Cruise control stalk and clutch switch
• Intermittent wiper switch
• Fire extinguisher
• Mag light
• Dash cam (from @Texasdynaryder)
• Aftermarket HVAC knobs from @LivinLoud + matching 4wd knob and LED back lit HVAC controls.
• Oznium LED 4mm bold lights in cup holders and cubby (to be installed)
• Mini trash can
• AAC heavy duty Vinyl flooring
• Noico 80 mil sound deadening butyl mat
• Noico 150 mil sound deadening and heat/cool insulating foam mat
• Rearview mirror with map lights from a 2001 Buick Century with LED 194s

Recovery:

• 10,000 pound rated recovery hook
• X-Bull 13,000 pound winch with synthetic rope
• X-bull gen 3 10T traction boards (black) w/ custom mounts
• Harbor Freight 20' tow strap
  
• 6 3/4 shackles
• Smittybilt snatch block (from @Texasdynaryder)
• Huskey 4.5lb fiberglass axe - Mounted w/ quick fists
• HDX 10.75" D-handle utility shovel
• Smittybilt 54" Trail Jack on Hi-Lift tube mounts

Camping:

• Napier Back roads truck tent (sold to @01unofficial)
• Smittybilt Overlander RTT (ordered) (installed)
• Truckbedz air mattress (for sale)

Engine and drivetrain:

• Gibson stainless steel cat-back exhaust
• HPS cold air intake with k&n filter
  
• Hilux 167 Snorkel with spectre inline filter
• Blaisbrostacos Diff Breather relocation mod
  
• ASIN clutch kit
• ECG clamshell bushing
• Fumoto drain plug valve
• URD short throw shifter

Equipment:

• First aid kit
• Smittybilt tire repair kit
• Smittybilt tire deflator
• Astro AI tire inflator

MISC:

• Harbor Freight hitch cargo carrier
• Harbor Freight adjustable drop hitch
• Harbor Freight bike carrier
• Dog mod (RIP mr. moose)
• Toyota Easter egg key chain by @crisanalex

Trailer:

• Carry-On 8ft x 5ft wire mesh utility trailer with gate
• Ampper LED rock lights on side rails for cargo lights. (12v power from running lights, switch on drivers side front upright support)

 

The story...

So this all started when I got out of school and decided I need a truck. I knew mid-size was the way to go for me. First truck I looked at was @LivinLoud 's 2010 Access cab V6 4X4 and I was sold with buying a Tacoma.

A few weeks later I traded in my '06 Mazda 6 and came home with this:

Got it home, and once I took the Undercover off, my dog Moose approved!


Soon came a few small mods...


Factory style fog lamps, Plasti-dipped emblems and grill, and 20% tint!

aluminum CNC made Hurst pistol grip shifter.

Cobra radar detector hard wired in.

After that I ordered a new ABS black grill and installed that!

Shortly later was new Spec-D black housed headlights and AVS rain guards.

next came the DeeZee bullbar and 20" LED light bar

Then I decided one light bar wasnt enough so here came the @CBI Offroad Fab ditch light brackets with LED flood light pods.

Soon after we did a 3" Rough Country Lift kit with 265/75/R16 Goodyear Duratrac tires!

There were a few small things here and there as well...

Curt class III hitch with 10,000 lbs recovery hook and stainless steel 2 inch drop hitch with a locking pin.

7-inch touch screen headunit with USB port and auxiliary input flush mounted in dash, as well as flush mount rear view camera in rear bumper. Also did Kicker 6.5" door speakers and a Kicker 10" subwoofer and amplifier.

And I figured out how to change the background!

6.5" Kenwood marine speakers in bed sides.

LED flush mount bed lights and puddle lights and amber LED interior floor board lights

Diff breather relocation mod with @LivinLoud


And then I backed into my trash can and broke a tail light... so DEPO tail lights came in the mail a few days later!

Over time those cheap fog lamps filled with water and looked awful so I went with @RigidIndustries LED fog lamp mounts with Opt7 LED
spot light pods.

Since then, I have added a 1" @ToyTec Lifts body lift and 1.5" spidertrax wheel adapters for a little more stance.
And thats about where my truck sits for now. suggestions, comments, and questions are great!

I was able to get my hands on a Napier truck tent and a Airbedz truck air matress and went camping a couple times this summer with my girlfriend!

A couple of group pics with @LivinLoud and @tacobell007 over the last few months.



Also, new to the Tacoma family is my dad @Mr.Miyagi with his brand new 2016 DCLB TRD Off-Road!

 

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Nice job!

 

Looks good Nick!

 

Tacofam. Good job with your build thread. I'm glad working on our trucks is something that we can do together and talk about constantly!

 

Note: you forgot the @Mobtown Offroad tailgate goodies!

 

I miss my reg cab.

 

Good call! Will add later today! I thought I had everything.

 

Nice Truck, glad to see a Regular cab getting modded up nicely.

 

Thank you guys! @tacobell007 @LivinLoud @PintSize @BuddyS

 

Good looking regular cab! How bright is it with all of those LED's on at night?

 

Pretty damn bright! lol pics dont do the justice

 

Very cool! Makes me want to get ditch lights now!

 

Good looking truck.
I really like the look of the regular cab.

 

Thanks guys!

 

Damn! You almost can't even tell the headlamps are on!

 

Installed Opt-7 LED head lights yesterday!

 

Nice !

 

Thank you!