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Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by RockwellTacoma2000, Apr 22, 2020.

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Apr 22, 2020 at 8:30 AM

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2.5 ton Rockwell axles out of an m35a2 frame is a 1 1/4 Ton M880. Dodge 318 ci V8 torqflight 727 with a 2000 Tacoma with 390,000 miles on it that my wife bought brand new in 2001.

Hi everyone just looking to get some feedback on my Tacoma build .2.5 ton Rockwell axles 1 1/4 ton m880 frame small block.I know I Know WHY ? WELL BECAUSE I CAN . I see lots of high $ builds this whole project cost me just under 5k Thanks the truck also ha dual 3 in exhaust with super10 mufflers it's viciously mean.

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Apr 22, 2020 at 8:32 AM

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Apr 22, 2020 at 8:33 AM

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Hi everyone just looking to get some feedback on my Tacoma build .2.5 ton Rockwell axles 1 1/4 ton m880 frame small block.I know I Know WHY ? WELL BECAUSE I CAN . I see lots of high $ builds this whole project cost me just under 5k Thanks the truck also ha dual 3 in exhaust with super10 mufflers it's viciously meant.
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So it's gonna be a dodge pickup with a tacoma body on it?

EDIT: NVM, wasn't a pic yet when i first saw post...

YF_Ryan, Apr 22, 2020

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looks like something from a mad max film.

also

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Hi everyone just looking to get some feedback on my Tacoma build .2.5 ton Rockwell axles 1 1/4 ton m880 frame small block.I know I Know WHY ? WELL BECAUSE I CAN . I see lots of high $ builds this whole project cost me just under 5k Thanks the truck also ha dual 3 in exhaust with super10 mufflers it's viciously mean.
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Does it have working A/C and heat? Is is street legal (it has license plates so I’m guessing yes)? Does it have an automatic or manual transmission?

That thing is seriously badass! Welcome to TW!

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Cool idea. My eye keeps going to the lawn edging though...

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WOW is all I can say so much potiental needs imho a few more items but damn that’s straight up HOSS
However I can’t get over the damn wheel wells lotsa ingenuity overall I’d rock it.

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I bet that was a really good looking truck at one point in time

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This may very well be the first 1st gen thread to end up in the dumbgeon

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Ya it's temporary I'm building fiberglass molds for front and rear fenders it will eventually be single wheel with 53 inch tires and yes it is street legal I am 101 in wide and just under 9 feet tall drives down the road great 65 70 mph no problem

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My stepdaughter rolled the truck it had almost 400k miles on it and the flexplate grenaded punched a hole in the block and snapped off the input shaft on the trans it was past the point of restoring

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my tow mirrors and about the best pic I can get of the duel exhaust

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What engine/transmission?

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318 SMALL block with forged eagle crank and rods kieth black pistons 10.1 mother thumper cam Torquer intake and a 750cfm demon carb hei ignition and a 4 core aluminum radiator for a big block the transmission is a torqflight 727 with a bnm trick shift kit and duel transfer cases a np205 and a np203 tripple stick my axle gear ratios are 6.72

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So you just slapped a tacoma body on another truck?

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a dually taco. shit if it had a cummins this could of been the ultimate redneck mobile.

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Looks Stout, and those axles from a military donor truck, it tucks them driveshafts.
Whats the GVW?
Change up the headache rack, I think it would look more suave.
I like the look without the dual rear tires, paint them black or same as truck.

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