2006 tacoma, long travel , habitat etc

2006 Toyota Tacoma TRD off road 170k miles clean title

Located in Reno, NV


Runs great, most reliable car I have ever owned. We bought it about 10 years ago with 120k miles. I have been heavy on maintenance since I have owned it, everything is well up to date. About 10k miles ago it had all new fluids for the second time in my ownership (I did them all right when I bought it at 120k) This includes Coolant, brake fluid, front and rear diff fluid, transfer case fluid and trans fluid. All synthetic oils used, and factory Toyota coolant. Oil was changed every 5k or shorter, with Mobil 1 full synthetic 5w30 and Toyota filters.



Built this truck specifically to explore, hunt, and fish in NV. It has taken us all over the west coast over the last ~10 years. Really don’t want to sell it but since buying a van it has just been sitting.



Build date 03/06 well after they updated the faulty head gaskets of 05



The old paint was showing its age, with pinstripes and some sun checking It really deserved an update, so the entire car sans rooftop which was fine, was painted in its factory 1e7 paint code. This truck has a BRAND NEW paint job.



Also just put a BRAND NEW set of Cooper St Maxx on ~$1700 in tires, they have about 10 miles as of now.



ITs got all of the Sh!t. I have a list with specific products and links. I thought it may be a good idea to add up costs to see where I was at and it added up to $49k just in the parts alone. (Most of this was suspension around $10k and habitat around $14k.) All the other stuff adds up quick though.





Only “cons” I can think of is the steering wheel needs the 2015 clock spring for the 2015 wheel / airbag / horn buttons to work, and there is currently a small leak in one of the front CV boots. I will take care of both of these if they are a deal breaker for someone.













Here is a brief list of the main stuff:



AT habitat camper, with modular e-trac all around so you can move and add /remove stuff as you like.



Total chaos front and rear long travel with King adjustable shocks.



Doug thorly headers, and custom side exit exhaust has a full size muffler and Vibrant resonator to keep it mild



2015 front end conversion, and steering wheel



Re-geared to 4.30 gears, running 295 70 17 tires which I think are perfect for this truck. It has been clearnced and can fit 35s if someone wanted.



ATH fab front bumper color matched to truck, fog lights in bumper wired to factory fog light dash switch. I ordered this with a custom front hitch, has been very handy for front rack, winch modularity, mounting a scooter up there, etc…



Prinsu full length roof rack trimmed to fit habitat.

Shower setup: This has been a crucial part of our camping setup.This was designed to either use the onboard water tank to take a couple brief showers, or even better if you park next to a water source you can literally take an unlimited in length hot shower. There is a hard case that has about 100ft of hose, a strong 12v pump (that plugs into battery pack in bed) and a charcoal filter that will pump water through the tankless heater. It is all packed into a harbor freight apache case.

Rear swing out kitchen — Another important part of this camping system, was custom built by me, designed to maintain factory bumper, without reducing departure angle. Easily brakes down into 3 pieces. Has a 2’’ receiver built into it at its high point so you can mount a bike rack up high, trasharoo, cargo rack, etc. This was a pain to build. It has a storage case that folds out to a table, inside the storage case is a Coleman stove, with plenty of room for pans or whatever else.


















Some of the less interesting stuff:



Spindles gusseted, CMCd, and pinch weld flattened



Has front and rear corner bed stiffeners / tie downs from ATH fab



Has on board air which is plumbed to a quick connect at rear bumper.



Aftermarket fender flares, with hand made fender liners to keep mud under control in wheel wells(this was a task)



Cabelas tactical seat covers, These are specifically made for this truck, not a universal cover. went through several different seat covers until. I found these, they are amazing and in great shape.



Weathertec front and rear floor mats.



Tech deck Interior ram mount for phones, gps tablet etc.



3rd gen tacoma mirrors, with Meso turn signals



The rear view mirror is a camera mounted to the back of habitat, and has a front facing dash camera as well.



Comes with an X-bull 12k winch with synthetic line, winch is mounted in a cradle that can be moved from the front hitch or the back, and is wired to do so with quick connects.



OEM tacoma TRD skid plate from 3rd gen



Upgraded big brakes from 4runner, using all Napa parts (these have maybe 5k miles on them)



Rear axle was rebuilt with new OEM bearings and brakes at the same time



The “other method” snorkel , airbox is rerouted to hood cowl to keep dust intake down.



New LED tail lights and projector head lights



Center and dash console organizers, grid it on center console lid, and one tigris sun visor organizers



Pioneer touch screen radio with bluetooth, and has a DVD player, the DVD player was modified to be able to play DVDs as you drive.



It has an under seat sub woofer with integrated amplifier, as well as pioneer speakers in the doors.



Has an aftermarket bigger trans cooler with filter kit from Summit Racing



Smittybilt 8 foot awning on driver side



I built a small carpeted cabinet in the corner out of aluminum, ithas 70ah of deep cycle batteries, charged via the renogy solar panel on roof. It has the renogy wanderer charge controller with a bluetooth unit to monitor via phone. Has a 12v Anderson plug if you want to run a 12v cooler, as well as several USB ports for charging things or running led lighting in bed. On top of the battery box is a diesel heater that is unbeatable for cold temperatures in the habitat.



To supplement the habitat matress, it comes with a very high end self inflating air mattress called a “Expedition megamat”



Water tank mounted to side of habitat , holds about 5 gallons, really handy to use as is just with gravity feed to wash hands, face, get water for cooking, cleaning fish, etc Or can be plumbed to the hot water heater for full showers.


Tuff stuff folding shower enclosure on passenger side.



Camplux water heater mounted on the inside of habitat, with a custom aluminum heat shield so you can use the shower when the habitat is closed if you wanted.



Worthington 6lb propane tank mounted on aluminum mount, has one propane hose that works on both the water heater, as well as the Coleman stove.



Mountain hatch tailgate


Asking (price edited) $29,750. I can get the price down very significantly by removing parts.

 

Price drop to 34kobo

 

is that spring under with stock travel springs?

 

It is the sua setup from total chaos, including the springs, pretty sure they use Deaver to build their spring packs

 

How do you like a van as compared to the wedge ???

 

The camper on the Tacoma isn't technically a wedge, it folds over the rear 180 degrees into a large tent, so its got a lot of room for two people.

Hard to compare each vehicle, as they are both so different. The tacoma is way more plush off-road and it was amazing that you could literally camp on top of pretty much any mountain you wanted to. Having such a capable vehicle that you can easily live out of if you wanted is a huge luxury in itself. The van is heavy, and doesn't get great gas mileage, but we have been traveling to the coast more often where you don't really get off-road too much. For trips like that the van is really preferable in terms of comfortability as it's got a lot of creature comforts that are just ready to go when you park, and there is 0 setup / teardown time.

 

Ya I got a wedge on top ... thinking about going to a van ..because of rubics cube/origami ...set up break down ...rinse repeat ... but not sure if moving away from my trusted proven tacoma ..thanks for the insight ...

 

Another price drop...32k obo

 

Someone buy this!

 

bump

 

Awesome truck!

 

bump, $29,750

 

I didn’t read anything about lockers but saw it was reheated with onboard air? Did I miss it or did you not add any lockers? Can I see the tent deployed and the inside a of the tent and back a bit more?

 

Yes regeared to 4.30 did not add a front locker, has the elocker rear end. It has onboard air that was used for airing up tires after airing down for smoother rides on long dirtroad trips. I'll send you a pm shortly

 

What year did the truck get repainted?

Was the truck involved in a front end collision, hence, 12+ facelift w/ newer steering wheel?

SRS light on due to nonfunctioning clock spring? Any other warning lights?

At the current advertised price, is everything stated included or was parts removed to accommodate lower price?

Pictures of undercarriage and engine bay? Any rust?

Has original catalytic converter?

 

It was repainted last year about a month before posting for sale.

No there was no collision, when I bought the steel bumper it was just a visual upgrade to by the 12+ bumper and update headlights and hood etc.

Everything is included at the moment.

Yes the light came on when I put the new steering wheel in. There are no other dash lights on.

There is just typical surface rust on frame. 0 body rust and no rusty spots on frame that are of mentionable concern structurally.

I'll get some pictures of engine bay and under later

No original cats, has Doug thorley long tube headers, but passes smog here in nevada using stock 02 sensors that are on a sort of spacer to give it the correct readings.