The Dirt Taco: From Mobile Meth Lab to Righteous Rock Crawler

https://youtu.be/bBk--yuOuSo

Credits to Mike Giano on YouTube

This video is about a 120k mile 2018 TRD Sport Access Cab 4wd with a manual and a pretty extensive mod list that had a quiet questionable life so far. Blown engine at 120k and a interior that can tell some stories.






Formerly “Thought this was a pretty interesting video on a $13,000 3rd gen”

 

That truck has a lot going for it, a shame it ended up that way to begin with but nice come up for this guy. Would like to see the outcome of what he does with it.

 

Those sounds from the engine!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmkRU3YKhJY

 

Wow that thing is trashed in so many ways

 

@ 1:31 in the first video confirmed my initial thoughts..

 

I'd love for him (or someone who knows what they're doing) tear that one down to get to the damage. Found myself yelling at him to just take the grille and surround off when removing the engine. The radiator taking a nosedive and screwing up the surround made that point.

Good to see someone else from the Tri Cities on here.

 

yea.. I think he plans to beat it up on the trails anyway, but ..still. Treat her with kindness.

 

are those little crack rocks all over the floor?

 

Shhhh!

 

The previous owner.. geeeeeeez what a tard.

Maggy on there eh? Hmm. Betcha someone on here could figure this out.

 

Looks like a fun project. That engine noise in the second video really doesn’t sound that bad. Engine internals don’t make those sounds. That is supercharger or another accessory. My vote is on multiple stuck supercharger idler pulleys and a broken nose drive. I’ve had both of those fail on my magnuson and make similar noises. I’ve also had many water pumps and alternators over the years sound like that.

 

Sounds like the S/C to me.

 

all that money put into the truck and he couldn't bother to take it to jiffy lube once every other month for an oil change?

 

This'll be wild to follow. That is one dirty truck!

 

Someone prepared to gut it and turn it into something beautiful.

 

I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what that is.

 

The clattering sound when the engine was running sounded like there was a broken piston rod or two clanging around in there. I wonder if lack of routine maintenance combined with the Magnuson was the culprit for the early grave?

 

Probably some dude bitching on TW about shitty turd gen and Toyota not honoring the warranty

 

the magnuson is worth 7k.

 

Who is more of an idiot.. the guy who bought it abused, or the fucktard who abused it in the first place?