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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by HCFab, Jul 14, 2018.

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  1. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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    HCFab

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    HCFab [OP] Hudson Custom Fabrication

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    What have I done...
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    Her's on the left.

    We needed 4 doors and wanted to get something reliable and 4x4 and came across this beauty.

    04' Tacoma TRD Off Road 4x4. 215k miles and modded quite a bit.

    A few things off the top of my head:
    • K&N intake
    • Rostra cruse control system
    • 2-3" front spacers, 1-2" rear AAL
    • New Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 LT285/70R-17(33")
    • Moto Metal Series MO951 17" (Gross, I know...)
    Need to do some work before I get a new build thread started on it, It may be the same as my current one...IDK...

    We're PUMPED!

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    My build thread:https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/neontacos-build-log.529039/
     
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  2. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:36 AM
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    PennSilverTaco Encyclopedia of useless information...

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    So you had to get aftermarket cruise control? Would a Rostra system work in my 2nd Gen?
     
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  3. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:36 AM
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    beertimecontinuum What's outside the simulation?

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    So hard right now. Because of the romance.

    :cheers:
     
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  4. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:39 AM
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    Its the company truck
    Is that really gunna be your wifes truck or is it yours now and she getting the extra cab lol
     
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  5. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:40 AM
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    When I got married, I had a red '98 Jeep Cherokee. My wife liked it so much when it was time to sell her car we bought her a green '98 Jeep Cherokee. We were that couple too for a while.

    Interesting thing about them was my Jeep was 100% bullet proof and my dad stills owns it to this day. The green one was a nightmare with breakdowns. Ended up getting rid of it when the gov. was buying used cars to get them off the market and destroy them.
     
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  6. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:43 AM
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    Are you sure the cruise is aftermarket? I'd have to say a TRD should have had cruise standard in 2004
     
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  7. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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    I'm pretty sure the cruse is aftermarket and I don't know jack about it...it came on the truck when I bought it.
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    It's the big box left of the air filter. the cruse control arm looks like this:
    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:47 AM
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    HCFab

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    I heard it wasn't But I don't know.
     
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  9. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:50 AM
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    I LOVE my xtra cab, and she can't drive stick shift very well anyway... :rofl:
    This truck will be hers untill we pay it off and she buys something else in like 3-4 years. Then it's ALL MINE! :bananadance:

    ...unless she wants to keep it...
     
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    My last two trucks (1st & 2nd gen) have cruise and they’re both SR5 trucks.
     
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  11. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    My 04' 4x4 manual has cruse standard...but not the wife's 04' auto TRD OR... :confused:
     
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  12. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    My 1st gen doesn’t have cruise (SR5). I have been looking at Rostra unit. Does it work good OP?
     
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  13. Jul 14, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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    We haven't tested it out enough yet to get a good opinion. I'll update in a bit, were about to take it out.
     
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    :drunk:
     
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  15. Jul 14, 2018 at 10:14 AM
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    Thats weird my 04 SR5 has factory cruise
     
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    Looks like you need a lift and 33's now... Can't let wifey's truck be bigger.... lol
     
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    2001 with; cat-back side-swept twin exhaust, elbow mod, Westin bullbar with Hella 450 driving lights, Snugtop XTR camper shell, TRD off-road 2x4-black beauty.
    But whenever my Rosie (5'2" eyes of blue) was in the driver seat of this beast she looked pretty cool and kinda sexy:D so I can envision the similarity between OP and his love.
     
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    I need a true suspension upgrade (new coilovers/uac and leafpacks/shocks) and those are planned, but not in budget quite yet... I won't be caught dead with spacers...
     
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    It's less Tacoma and more mod
    Yes
     
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    Matching trucks with matching paint haha nice
     
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