2006 Gordita Blanca V8 4x4 "Penelope" Build Thread

You are picture banned until their are wheels and tires on

 

Special thanks to Nathan and Alex for their help and company today! Trail Toys ftw @SMKYTXN



I know I need to take some better lit pics so y'all can see the wheels

 

Looks good!!

 

thanks bud I'm loving this truck more and more.

 

I am too! Righteous af brother

 

Now I just need someone to buy the old wheels and tires and I didn't need the spacers anymore so them too. Then the truck will almost be paid off and I'll start paying off the tires.

 

Damn son! Now you gots a TRUCK!

 

Looks great

 

Thanks guys. She's coming along nicely. Now I just gotta get around d to repainting the rear bumper and installing it and the aux reverse lights

 

We need to find a front bumper for ya

 

Ya' know, I'm thinking that the more I look at the old Tundra, it's just a "stealth Taco". Unless you want it to disappear in the for (grey), leave it white. It's is looking good!

 

The guy I bought the rear from was selling a front but I didn't like it. The. He dropped the price 100 bucks and I started coming around d to it but someone scooped it up. I really like the Brute Force Fab bumper. I can't afford any more mods at this time. But I may get Nathan to build me a custom front bumper. He's going to build my sliders when I'm financially ready. I just gotta finish the mods I've already started or paid for, like SS brake lines. Then pay off the truck by the end of this month and the tires by August. Hopefully the wheels and times I got from you will sell soon along with the spacers from Chad and my LED headlights.

 

Disappear you say?

It's basically just a big first gen taco.

Think of it as a Toyota truck version of the VW big bug kit

 

Was supposed to say "disappear in the FOG" with grey paint. A true stealth Taco.

Yes, that gen became the 2nd gen TACO, without V8 offering. Probably because they knew what we would do to a V8 Taco. Which makes me think, why haven't I seen that swap?

Still, if you want paint, I'd go a grey over blue on yours. Or better yet, I would not paint it at all. I have not seen many white of that gen. And you can get it all shiny like @ChadsPride !

 

My buddy bought a white 01 about a month after I bought my 06.

 

Since you are one of the MOD MED, why DON'T I see V8 swaps for 2nd gen Tacos? Seems like they should fit right in. It is the same frame rail, engine box, and essentially the front as well?

 

Well, I find thread on this forum, so never mind, get some rest, and have truck dreams.

 

I've seen a few. @COMAtized99 has a 4.7 in his first gen taco @the_white_shadow has a 4.7 crammed into an old yota pickup.

 

I think of it as the only Tundra that I actual like the styling of.