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Has anyone made a front end conversion from 2nd gen taco to 3rd gen?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Uzieliny, Mar 5, 2021.

  1. Mar 5, 2021 at 11:21 AM
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    Uzieliny

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    Conversion to 3rg gen front end
    Looking for tips and tricks on making this conversion posible
     
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  2. Mar 5, 2021 at 11:30 AM
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    G-shock!

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    You can try to hit up Adventure Motors. They did a wide body conversion 2nd to 3rd gen conversion and said they were going to post the video of it. They have not as far as I can tell but you can see the conversion here.

    https://youtu.be/ixEPmiG2KnM
     
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  3. Mar 5, 2021 at 11:30 AM
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    SUMOTNK

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    SUMOTNK, Mar 5, 2021
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  4. Mar 5, 2021 at 12:28 PM
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  5. Mar 5, 2021 at 1:53 PM
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    Yes someone with an xrunner did it. He’s on a FB group though, havent seen him on TW
     
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