No frills, No thrills. Taco Roofer's sensible daily driver moneypit and guide to life thread.

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Welcome!

 

The money pit...

2004 Tacoma, Super White, 4x4, TRD

The day it came home with me



I really didn't care for the spray painted rims lol, so I threw on some factory alloys ($200).

 

Next came the lumber rack ($1200) and a trailer hitch ($150)... it is a work truck after all!

 

Built a locking box in the back to keep my work tools safe ($60). Of course safe is a relative term, if someone really wants them, they will take'm.

I also do alot of traveling in the mountains and I live in a high fire risk area, so I like to keep 5 gallons of water, a shovel and a fire extinguisher on hand.

 

Did a little mod to move the mud flaps out an inch.


Not a lot but just enough.

 

New suspension. ($1450)

OME 882 springs on the front and Dakars with an add a leaf on the rear.
JBA uca's, std, high caster

What a pain in the a** to install!

 

Can't have a lift without some nice wheels and tires. ($1844)

SCS, SR8, 16x8, Gunmetal
4.0 backspace -12 offset
Mastercraft Courser MXT 285/75r16

 

Had a mild rub on the fender while turning so I gently trimmed it and coerced it where it needed to be haha.



Also, for anyone wondering... the JBA uca works fine with this wheel and tire setup on a 1st gen.

 

Looking good Noah

 

Nice lookin truck!

 

Thanks Maner!

 

Thank you!
The big $ mods are done for now. Next up are the cheaper and more practical things haha.

 

I'm starting to believe what people say that "a builds never done" after 3 years with my truck. I'm still finding more big mods to do. Sounds like you may be smarter than me...

 

Haha! I don't know about that!

I say that now but I'm sure i can find a way to drop some stupid amount of cash on something else lol!

 

I think the big trick is dont replace parts you've upgraded... I'm on my second lift, second set of after market wheels and soon to be second front bumper. I already have thoughts about moving on to a 3rd set of wheels someday or going back to my last set to be smarter about the spending. I havent even had my current wheels a year.

 

Here's a real money pit...

Pulled it all the way down to the frame and rebuilt it. Went through 7 donor vehicles and $24k by the time I sold it Hahahaha!



Then the kid that bought it, ripped out the brand new interior to make it 'lightweight' lol! Jackass! It made 250hp and shot flames out the back, it didn't need to lose 30lbs to be faster haha!

 

Yeah, that was my biggest fear also! It took me over a year of research to find the lift/tire combo that works for my driving and that looks how I wanted.

 

I think a lot of us just like the hunt of new parts and working on our trucks and such. I enjoy being in the shop but could care less about crawling a rock.

 

Absolutely! The gadgetry goodies are my favorite! Haha

 

That and I like to be able to get into my favorite hunting/fishing spots!

Gotta have fresh meat for the smoker!