My new to me daily driver 2004 Tacoma TRD now moving toward a RockCrawler

Need more pictures, but that truck looks clean. I am starting to realize that I’m somewhat of a purist.

 

Tonight robbing the motorcycle mount out of ole grey. Then move to Tha tacoma.

 

Sweet truck, there's something about that red that I just love. Looks extremely clean!

 

I know you said it was serviced by Toyota.
If you go to www.toyota.com
Then the Drop Down, Owners.
You can see detailed info for all work done.
Plus you can enter your own oil changes etc.

 

No I didn’t know that. Thanks.
Seems every seller says the vehicle has always been factory serviced. But when I popped the hood to look. It had Toyota belts. lil things like that. Aren’t gonna be done by a local shop or home mechanic.

 

Thanks. I really wanted silver. But the red is growing on me.

 

You need to post this picture in the WTF thread !

Great truck ..

 

Ok!! Today doing valve cover gaskets and plugs!! I went to price gaskets at local Toyota dealer. $143. For gaskets n plugs. eBay $70??? Can there be counterfeit oem Toyota parts on eBay??? That’s a crazy difference in price.
I ordered them. And waiting.




Doesn’t look to bad internally considering 225000 miles.

 

that actually looks great.

I ordered all the parts, plenums gaskets, pcv, gaskets ...semi circulars etc... All while in there, for $153 from Camelback. Make sure you also do the rear cam plugs or it will leak next month again.
Plugs and ngk wires came from Advance 25% off.

 

@StillCrawlin , Nice looking truck, your cam lobes look really good for the milage on the truck. Keep up the regular maintenance, water pump and timing belt, don't forget to keep an eye on the lower ball joints. there the achilles heel on these 1st gen trucks. I have a 2003 DC V6 auto with 136k miles. Keeping my suspension stock. I have a new set of 4600 shocks that I need to install, but they will have to wait a couple of months. Just had my 4th lower back surgery, and so glad I did it. Feeling better ever day. 21 days since the surgery, and things are looking up for a change. sorry for the off topic, but good luck with your truck, looks really clean.

 

Nice truck. Love the color!

 

Nice truck. Love that color also, I would trade you my silver for the red. (Not trucks, just color

Sweet ride and nice work on it thus far! I gotta tackle my gaskets, valve adjustment and timing belt at some point. Maybe before it gets really hot for the year...

 

Freight carriers called n met them at the end of the road. To muddy At house to get turned around. Nerf bars are in!!!
Now to get them painted then weld them on!!!

 

Went to town to get some paint. Came home and ups man had dropped off the rear u bolt flip kit. So I’m stuck waiting on gaskets which are due Monday. So I can get truck moved over to the lift and get the rear done.

 

That's funny....when I purchased my Tacoma new in '03 there were two different colors on the lot to choose from.....Red & Silver. I wanted red so bad, but the red one was a single cab and I needed the dbl cab, so I purchased the Silver.
I still love the looks of the red though.

 

Red will do. But, I still want Silver!!!

 

Got the rear ubolt flip kit added. And welded up some shock mounts.

 

Then welded on the AllProOffroad nerfbars.

 

@StillCrawlin , help the uneducated here on TW, what is the purpose of doing the U bolt flip, which I assume is upside down from the normal installation. By the way Nice looking truck.

 

For no more serious trails than this truck will see. It’s only cosmetic. But if it were used on serious trails. It would be a big ground clearance improvement and
Less chance for hangup. Where as a ubolt is a smooth slide.