new taco here from chicago! Sound system, headers, projectors retrofit

hello tacoworld, iam here to add chicago to this world.

just got my self a 00 2.7l 5spd 2wd taco.

got some questions of where to go for suspection parts. i normaly go to rockauto or oem stuff , i love OEM parts.

the truck i bough is lowerd at the moment and i hate it.

 

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thanks for the quick reply, but i dont like my taco low...lol i need it for work, and as is its not workin for me.

i wanna go back to stock, or lift!

 

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That's going to take some work to get her back to stock height.

 

danke

 

I found this thread
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/can-you-figure-out-how-my-truck-was-lowered-pictures.325328/

 

is there a vendor here, we all shop from or hunt on your own?

 

For OEM parts we go to Camelback Toyota
PM @gunny1005
There is a vendor list on the left side of the screen or click on the forums tab and scroll down to vendor list.

 

What's up saiko-I was raised in Itasca! But been here in Cali since '77. I still miss that little village Welcome to TW

 

RockAuto has Aisin parts. Those are OEM without the Toyota box. Good stuff.

 

So i found out to raise it, id need to change my rear shakels? And add front strut mount spacers?

Sorry new to trucks

 

Just bough the vol 1, 2 and electrical, toyota manuals (always buy those), i plan on doing the chains, and everything in my way to them.

 

so iv been quiet busy its cold as shit here and hvac is nonstop, but am here to update you all on my findings and updares.

so heres the entire fatbobs kit, also did some maintAnce, got in a new temp sensor and still smacking the dash, and had a cel removed the tb and boy did i find crap in there, got a new egr in and cleaned out a ton of carbon, the egr tunel in the manifold was full on gunk and had NO air flow.

so i cleaned it as much as i could in the time i had, also tore apart the tb and cleaned that as well, alot of the lil nippels where cloged, and the iac valve, now sombitch runs smooth as butter, this is my side job warrior and so fahr love it, gota rip apart the guage cluster to see wtf is up w that guage, new mt90, trans and diff fluids, lce shirt shifter kit, and still chasing some air pockets in my cooling system.

checking the shims and timing next when shits slows down a bit.

tore

 

it was a cluster fuck man, i got all new ball joints shit was moved around and hacked to shit n back, but now its all up to toyota standards!!!

 

since were all so bored heres a few later pix.


scored me some 4runner seats.


bought ebay headers, and they came warped, so i went with LCE headers and the LCE TB spacer.


installed 4 infinity kappa 6x9s read and front doors.


had 2 install 2.5" spacers for the 6x9s to fit.

also did tints, tune up, fluids, double din, back up cam, new cat, 239k no CEL

STAY SAFE ALL!

 

did some hiding of the sound system yesterday, finished the T4R seats swap and got a brilliant idea....main reason i did this is sometimes my kid goes with me and i didnt want anything on the floor for her to touch or play with, not its hidden.....

drivers seat has the 4ch amp mounted underneath for my 6x9s..

heres a better pic of the amp, the "bracket" is an S Cleat lol. sturdy no movement.

passager seat has the underseat sub mounted, sits perfect, also STURDY no wiggle at all and clears the floor.


heres a better viev of the sub its amazing how nice it sounds..


this is all for now, next, new black carpet, paint seats trim and order black seat covers, while i do the seat covers il also be adding heated seats TO THESE seats..

PROST..

 

Sooooo, as you all allready are too bored.....

Iam giving projector retrofit headlights a go....so fahr not too crazy...

Anyone see anything iam missing/forgeting....

 

would anyone be interested in trading me a boosted motor complete swap, for my 98 sc400? now sure where else to post...am not gona post link unless asked for more info...sorry if this isnt allowed...

 

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