1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

C O R E's '03 build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by C O R E, Mar 22, 2013.

  1. Mar 22, 2013 at 11:07 AM
    #1
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    My tight budget build :rolleyes::
    2003 Taco TRD 4x4 ext cab v6 5-speed. Bone stock when I bought her used with just under 89k miles. Found her at a good price in austin.

    Current pic:

    dynaga8a_79776ca2bcb450f574292a57530b52b81ef3930e.jpg
    eje4u9yh_2df331eaa7bfcabbddbee7912c959b88025c8b16.jpg

    The day I brought her home 2-9-13...
    Badger approves.

    [​IMG]

    couple weeks after I bought her, took her to Line-X and had the bed done over the rails...

    [​IMG]

    Couple weeks after that, my cousin bought some new wheels and gave me his old ones... they were pretty nasty but we hit them with some muriatic acid and primed/painted them (I didnt like the color so I ended up bedlining the whole wheel)...

    [​IMG]

    couple weeks later (notice the pattern...:D) bought a drop sheet of 3/16 plate from a steel supplier I use at work at a dirt cheap scrap rate price and had a skidplate burnt out on our cnc plasma cutter and broke in the press by a coworker at the expense of several breakfast tacos for the next couple days...

    [​IMG]

    Don't laugh at my wife's pic I think she was fixing to sneeze in that one :D

    [​IMG]

    By the way guys, that skidplate drawing can be found floating around the internet. There's 2 of them Skidplate1.pdf and Skidplate2.pdf I forget where I found them... I made both skids, but the 2nd one doesn't bolt up, gotta weld up the holes and drill new holes to mount it to the crossmember under the transfer case. Pics to follow on the 2nd when I get it bolted up.

    Got my new tires (Walmart $148 each, Goodyear Wrangler Authority 31x10.50xR15) Smokin' deal for mud tires IMHO...

    [​IMG]

    And added a little flare yesterday with some vinyl rally stripes on the fenders...

    [​IMG]

    Didn't take pics, but at some point in the build I removed all 4 fender flares and bedlined them, and bedlined the chrome grille and replaced chrome side marker housings with black.

    A couple pics of our day out...

    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    More pics to come as the progress continues!!!
     
    Last edited: Dec 1, 2013
  2. Mar 22, 2013 at 1:10 PM
    #2
    Box Rocket

    Box Rocket Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 1, 2010
    Member:
    #32389
    Messages:
    7,188
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Adam
    Syracuse, Utah
    Vehicle:
    1995 FZJ80 Land Cruiser
    3xLocked, lifted, well used
    I like the grey/black wheel. Too bad you didn't keep them.

    Fender stripes look familiar. :)
     
  3. Mar 22, 2013 at 1:34 PM
    #3
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    You got me! LOL I saw a vinyl kit for the stripes and was like... man I know Boxrocket has these already but DAMN they look good I couldnt resist. Forgiveness please!!!
     
  4. Mar 25, 2013 at 6:53 AM
    #4
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Last weekend:

    Deck Plate mod
    ISR mod

    Awesome difference in sound and I notice an improvement in throttle response, not huge, but noticeable.

    Also did the Grey Wire Mod, and routed my stereo RCA's under the kick panel to the back seat, and ran my radio microphone for hands-free wire up the A-pillar.

    Going to try to build some sliders next weekend!!!:yay:
     
    Last edited: Mar 25, 2013
  5. Apr 15, 2013 at 7:16 AM
    #5
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Satoshi grille mod - 4/13/13
     
  6. Apr 26, 2013 at 5:15 AM
    #6
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Spark plugs and bronze bushing mod last weekend. :cool:
     
  7. May 3, 2013 at 5:50 PM
    #7
    98cbtacoma

    98cbtacoma Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jun 21, 2011
    Member:
    #58640
    Messages:
    613
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Austin
    Boerne, Texas
    Vehicle:
    98 PreRunner white
    Cobra cb and 3' cb antennas, headache rack, bed rails, blacked out logos. Goodyear wrangler tires. Second gen Tailgate badge. Hella 500 series black magic lights and 500 series lights on top, led brake and turn lights on my headache rack. Custom Bumpers i built myself.
    Looks familiar! I like where its going!
    [​IMG]
     
  8. May 5, 2013 at 6:20 PM
    #8
    mountainman94

    mountainman94 awwwwww yeeeeeeeeahhhhh

    Joined:
    Jun 11, 2011
    Member:
    #58110
    Messages:
    1,861
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Cory
    A Place of Higher Learning
    Vehicle:
    '98 TRD SR5
    5100's/Eibach coils; 2 inch toytech AAL, Black Pacer 15x8 wheels, 32x11.5 BFG AT K/Os
    Good looking truck man!
     
  9. Oct 10, 2013 at 6:08 AM
    #9
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Thanks guys, kinda got put on the backburner for a bit (surgery and a divorce...) but might be looking at lifting and armoring soon...
     
    Last edited: Oct 10, 2013
  10. Oct 10, 2013 at 6:11 AM
    #10
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Did a Thrush muffler and downpipe at rear axle a couple months back and it sounds awesome!
     
  11. Dec 1, 2013 at 9:19 AM
    #11
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    BAM!

    8ebyhe7a_2727266249ffe48177626db5d9e84e64bd78040a.jpg

    homemade sliders...

    a8adynaq_4032e4343eb80260b97e7f201f4b174b218b6d9a.jpg

    be2a9uma_51aac395cc891ffe1f450d99812b6d20b268fd3c.jpg

    y8ujurem_6ba5ad48d64787386dc1511539cd3fbfd9428586.jpg

    8a2e2eme_17ba56ebea3fae1cc1d86226d750b5c92d8ef8fd.jpg
     
  12. Dec 21, 2013 at 7:45 PM
    #12
    C O R E

    C O R E [OP] Christian Off Road Engineering

    Joined:
    Feb 12, 2013
    Member:
    #97352
    Messages:
    304
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Clint
    South Texas
    Vehicle:
    03 TRD 4x4 5spd v6
    Line-X bedliner, bedlined toolbox, Satoshi Grille, bedlined stock old school wheels, Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit, Deck plate mod, ISR mod, K&N Drop-in, Thrush muffler dumped @ rear axle, Grey wire mod, +5mph fender stripes
    Made this with my cousin to suffice until we build the plate front bumpers...

    y9uhutus_90133fad2107832261d88e4fdb858e5cecb38fa2.jpg
     

Products Discussed in

To Top