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SixthSnail's Expo Build (SOLD)

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by SixthSnail, Dec 17, 2014.

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  1. Dec 17, 2014 at 4:23 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    I wanted to track my progress on my '07 4x4 V6 and thought this would be a cool way to do so.

    I am a fourth year in college right now so my progress is slow but I mod when I have the extra cash. My money either goes to my girlfriend or my truck so it's getting there.

    How she sits today:


    Trip Reports:
    Lake Powell to the Grand Canyon

    Planned Trips:
    NorCal TW Christmas Tree Run (December 2016)
    2016 Overland Expo West, Flagstaff (May 2016)
    White Rim Trail, Moab (Summer 2016)

    Summary of Mods:

    Front Suspension:
    Bilstein 5100 Preloaded at 2.5

    Rear Suspension:
    Extended Travel Bilstein 5100s
    All-Pro Expo Leaf Pack
    All-Pro Stainless Steel Extended Brake Lines (Removed)

    Armor/Racks:
    Pelfreybilt Rear Bumper with Swing-out
    Brute Force Fab Hybrid Front Bumper
    Prinsu Accessrac Roof Rack
    Yakima Tracks and Bars on Shell
    N-Fab Wheel-to-Wheel Nerf Bars (Removed)
    $609 Body Armor 4x4 TC-2961 - Black - Steel Rear Bumper for 2005-2013 Toyota Tacoma
    Body Armor 4x4 TC-2961 Rear Bumper     (Removed)
    $128 Steelcraft 33250 Black Tail Light Guard for Toyota Tacoma
    Steelcraft Tail Light Guards (Removed)

    Wheels/Tires:
    ProComp Helldorado 17" Wheels (Black)
    Toyo Open Country AT II 285/70r17
    Cab Mount Chop from Kibbetech
    Full Size Spare with Matching Wheel on Swingout

    Lighting:
    Depo Black Accented LED Taillights
    Rigid Amber Flood Dually's in Fog Light Location
    Avec LED Light Pods in Bedside Pockets
    SDS Off-Road 30" 2300 LED Light Bar in Bumper
    LED Light Pods as Ditch Lights on CBI Hood Hinge Brackets (Removed)

    Bed Mods:
    Redone Bedliner (Rustoleum Truck Bed Spray)
    Toyota Bed Mat
    OEM Bed Mat
    $10 Maglite Black Universal Mounting Brackets for D-Cell Flashlight, 2 pk
    Maglite Mount
    Fire Extinguisher Mount
    Black Plain STARR "X" Wall Mounted Bottle Opener
    Bottle Opener w/
    Round Magnetic Bottle Cap Catcher by Starr
    Magnet Cap Catcher
    $35 Toyota Tacoma Cargo Bed D-Ring Pair 2005 06 07 08 09 10 11
    Extra D-Rings for Tie Downs
    ATO Hi Lift Jack Mount
    SnugTop Hard Shell
    BakFlip G2 Folding Tonneau Cover (Removed)

    Audio:
    Kenwood KDC-BT558U Head Unit
    Alpine SPS-619 6x9 Speakers
    Alpine SPS-610c 6.5" Speakers
    Kenwood KSC-SW11 Compact Sub (Under Driver's Seat)

    Exterior Aesthetics/Function:
    Custom Grill from Tacotopete
    Debadged (SR5, Toyota)/Painted Badges (Tacoma)
    TRD Badge on Tailgate (Painted)
    OEM Black Handles
    Dipped Side Mirrors
    Cut Exhaust Pipe Over Axle
    RokBlokz Short Rear Mud Flaps
    Custom Bedside Decals from @CBoy808
    Firestick 2' CB Antenna
    BAMF CB Antenna Tail Light Mount
    Painted door handles black (removed)

    Interior:
    Valentine-1 Radar Detector with Custom Mirror Mount
    WeatherTech Floor Mats
    Bed Liner on console near gear shift
    $18 Check it Auto LED Light Kit for 05-15 Toyota Tacoma Interior Reverse Package 9pc
    LED dome lights
    $18 Vehicle OCD - Center Console Organizer for Toyota Tacoma (2005-2015) - Made in USA
    Console &
    $22 Vehicle OCD - Glove Box Organizer for Toyota Tacoma (2005-2015) - Made in USA
    Glove Box Organizers
    $9 Maglite Black Mounting Brackets for AA Mini, 2 pk
    Flashlight mount on driver's seat
    Paracord "Oh Shit Handles"
    Uniden CB Radio
    Dipped "Oh Shit" Handles (Removed)

    Random Camping and Recovery Gear:
    CVT Mt. Cayley Roof Top Tent
    Q Industries MV50 SuperFlow 12-Volt Air Compressor
    48" Hi-Lift Xtreme Jack
    TGL 3", 30 Foot, Tow Strap, Recovery Strap, 30000 Pound Capacity
    30' Recovery Strap

    Mods I hope to get to before Rock Therapy 2016:
    Rigid Industries SR-Q Reverse Lights
    Retrofit Headlights/BHLM ORDERED (ARRIVED, PENDING INSTALL)
    ADS Coilovers with Remote Reservoir and Camburg UCAs
    ADS 2.5" Rear Shocks with Piggyback Reservoir Relentless Weld-on 2 Piece Kickout Sliders ORDERED (ARRIVING FEBRUARY 2016)
    Pelfreybilt Aluminum Skid Set
    RCI LCA Skids
    RCI Rear Diff Skid
    Relentless Hi-Lift Base

    Future mods that I hope to get to someday:
    Another Kenwood KSC-SW11 Compact Sub under passenger seat
    ARB Rear Air Locker
    On Board Air Compressor
    Regearing and 35"s
    Mobtown Offroad Tailgate Reinforcement
    K&N CAI
    KB Voodoo Bed Basket
    Yotamac Fuse Block Mounting Plate
    $41 Blue Sea Systems 5026 ST Blade Fuse Block 12 Circuit with Ground and Cover
    Blue-Seas Fuse Block
    Rigid SR-Q Lights on Hood Mounts
    SDS Offroad 40" light bar in deflector in roof rack
    BP Fabricating Cooling Panel

    Inspiration Build Threads:
    T4C0CH40S Rectified Prerunner Build
    redtacoma88 2012 Build
    northwesttaco Expo Build
    NYCO Build Thread

    Picture Dump Post:
     
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    SixthSnail, Dec 17, 2014
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  2. Dec 17, 2014 at 5:20 PM
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    robertman

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    robertman I am what I am and Thats all that I am

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    Maxtrac spindles with billstein 5100's at 2nd notch and allpro UCA in the front and allpro expo and fox ifp'so in the rear , sitting on 285/70 17 toyo open country at2 that are wrapped around 17x8 motto metal 970's
    looking good bro :)
     
    robertman, Dec 17, 2014
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  3. Dec 17, 2014 at 5:20 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Photo bucket decided to delete all my photos if I don't pay so a lot of my photos that were here are gone. I'll still dump some photos here.

    September 2014


    October 2014 (Lift and Tars)


    December 2014 (New Rear Bumper and Tonneau Cover)



    January 2015 (Trip to Jalama Beach 1)


    February 2015 (Trip to Jalama Beach 2)


    April 2015 (Stagecoach)


    June 2015 (New Front Bumper, CMC and SDS Lightbar)


    July 2015 (Prinsu AccessRac, Timbrens, AAL, Ubolt Flip, and Custom Grill)


    August 2015 (Trip to Lake Havasu)


    September 2015 (Trip to Lake Powell and Grand Canyon)



    September 2015 (Trip to Yosemite) Tepuis Everywhere!



    Back to School (Hard Life Living Here)


    October 2015 (New Shell and Pelfreybilt Rear Bumper)


    October 2015 (Route 91 Music Festival in Vegas)


    November 2015 (Heading up the mountain with my roommates)


    November 2015 (Added a ton of Decals and my repainted badges)


    November 2015 (New Rigid Pods)



    December 2015 (New Expo Springs, Extended Brake Lines)


    805 TacomaWorld Meet Up


    Another 805 TW Meet Up


    Last couple runs 01/2016:

    To be installed soon:


    Other Rigs:

    Girlfriend's Father's Power Wagon


    Dad's 1967 Camaro


    Dad's Cherokee


    Other Random Photos

    Look for us on Hell's Kitchen in January 2016


    Favorite Knife I own (Benchmade Adamas 375)



     
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    SixthSnail, Dec 17, 2014
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  4. Dec 19, 2014 at 1:21 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    I replaced my stock HU with a Kenwood a while back but still have the stock unit. If anybody wants it I'll either sell it really cheap or just give it away if you can come get it. I am in the Orange County/LA area or, if you wait a couple weeks, I will be back in the Santa Barbara area.

    Here it is:
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    SixthSnail, Dec 19, 2014
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  5. Dec 21, 2014 at 10:48 AM
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    chosenfew22

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    chosenfew22 Well-Known Member

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    WeatherTech Floor Mats, Avid Rock Sliders, ICON Extended Travel Remote Reservoir Coil-over Shock Kit with CDCV, 1.5" Lift Rear Add a Leaf Kit, ICON 2.5 OMEGA Series Bypass Rear Remote Reservoir Shocks, Tacoma Bed Mat, RockyBike Mount, Cargo Net, Shorty Antenna, 17" XD Revolvers, BFG AT 285/70/17, Hilift Jack, 20 & 5% Tint, Blacked out badges, Derped Rear Bumper and Grill
    Those deer aren't scared at all huh lol?
     
    chosenfew22, Dec 21, 2014
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  6. Dec 21, 2014 at 11:33 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Nope. They aren't too heavily hunted in Southern California so they are pretty relaxed around people.
     
    SixthSnail, Dec 21, 2014
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  7. Dec 24, 2014 at 12:34 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Anybody looking for cables? Selling some that don't fit my new tires. They fit stock and they have never been used to my knowledge.
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  8. Dec 25, 2014 at 10:53 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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  9. Jan 2, 2015 at 10:16 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Just purchased this bed tent. Got to say I am impressed!

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    SixthSnail, Jan 2, 2015
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  10. Jan 3, 2015 at 4:29 PM
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    Shmellmopwho

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    Sweet truck. Glad you took it over and nursed it back to health and are now taking great care of it.
     
    Shmellmopwho, Jan 3, 2015
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  11. Jan 9, 2015 at 9:27 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Hey thanks! It's been an awesome project!
     
    SixthSnail, Jan 9, 2015
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  12. Jan 11, 2015 at 3:32 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Added on a TRD emblem to the tailgate. Looks pretty clean.

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    SixthSnail, Jan 11, 2015
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  13. Jan 16, 2015 at 3:33 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Finally got some shackles for the bumper and a new accessory for the bed!

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    SixthSnail, Jan 16, 2015
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  14. Feb 1, 2015 at 11:37 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    I got bored and dipped my fuel door. I can't decide if I like it. I think it might look better if I dipped my side mirrors but I don't know. What do you guys think?

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    SixthSnail, Feb 1, 2015
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  15. Feb 13, 2015 at 11:58 PM
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    fergyz

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    fergyz Mmmm...Tacos

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    Just curious as how you went about wiring the license plate lights.... Do you just cut the stock connector off and wire directly to the ends? I sorta assume you went this route.
     
    fergyz, Feb 13, 2015
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  16. Feb 14, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Yeah that's what I did! Then I put shrink wrap around it and heated it with a heat gun so it would hold. Total pain in the ass since the bumper has to be half on the whole time you do this so we had 2 guys hold the bumper while I wired it for about 2 min. Heavy bumper though.
     
    SixthSnail, Feb 14, 2015
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  17. Feb 22, 2015 at 4:52 PM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Lovin these new tails!

    Before:
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    After:
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    SixthSnail, Feb 22, 2015
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  18. Mar 26, 2015 at 12:25 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Today I moved the ditch lights to the bed.

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    SixthSnail, Mar 26, 2015
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  19. Apr 27, 2015 at 7:35 PM
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    mexihapa120

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    Pretty Sweet Build. Gotta Love The Bed Bottle Opener... Next On My List
     
    mexihapa120, Apr 27, 2015
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  20. Apr 29, 2015 at 9:23 AM
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    SixthSnail

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    SixthSnail [OP] I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Thanks! That thing served us well at Stagecoach last weekend!
     
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