01Tac0ma Build

Thanks bud!
The new one ended up being a full on plate bumper
So far I can say im not a plate bumper fan but.... its growing on me, slowly. I think once I get the stinger bent and everything welded up with my 7" lights back up front ill end up liking it. I made it super tight to the body because I hate plate bumpers that stick way out

Still have to cap it, drill holes for lights and bend the stinger and finish welding the wings together.. I worked on it a little in between other bumpers I was building for some local guys



And order a new grill

 

Awesome! I like the plate bumper look so i'm excited to see the final product!

 

I did and once I started I changed my mind but I am growing to it.. I plan to make another that isn't so wide across the middle and will do a hybrid version

 

Nice, I agree. I do like the closeness to the body for bumpers.

I saw a couple of pages back you were going to bob the bed. Still happening?

 

Eh its getting there haha


I finally found a shop so ive been catching up on orders as of lately as well as working my day job. I work 7 days a week 20-24 hours a day

I will get to it soon enough though. Got a truck in now that's getting the bob treatment, bumper mods to accommodate the bob, 3 way bedrack, taco box, tub for 35's modified driveshafts, the works haha then another guy bringing me a DIY bumper to weld up and wire up winch and a bunch of other lights.. and the last big thing I have going is another SAS for a local guy if he ever decides on a truck he wants.. so needless to say once my bumper is done im not sure when ill get around to working on my junk.

Do have a trip planned this weekend to the local ORV Park and have to fix my driver hub and get a set of sliders built for a buddy that ill be installing at the park Should be fun

 

So I know I got a ton of ideas from this build but now reading through it I got a ton more than I thought

Looks awesome man.

 

Thanks man! Got some things planned here soon!

Probably be selling my softop and bedrack soon and a few other odds and ends

 

I got my trunnion eliminators in today so just waiting on shafts and wheel bearings and mine will be going again.. oh and also may or may not have sourced a s/c and some 36's iroks

 

Well Ive been testing lightbars and well the pics speak for themselves


This is my headlights on low beam (TRS Mini D2S 55w 6k)



& Headlights with my 37" single row light bar from AVEC.



New light bar ONLY!



FYI the power poles are roughly 75-100 yrds away.

Distance test..

Again Headlights and my 37" lightbar from avec





Power poles in last pic are roughly 2/10 a mile from standing location according to my trip gauge.

Oh and the kicker.. all this from a 27" lightbar.. its safe to say ive found a single bar that can perform as well as my headlights, spot pods, lightbar on the roof and hid converted hellas in one package!

 

Wait.... is it 27 or 37?

 

The new bar is a 27". Its actually a buddies I ordered for him. I've got a 43" that's the same bar just larger coming for mine. Can only.imagine how bad it will make my old setup look



My old setup is my headlights and a 37" single row from avec.

 

sub'd. Hopefully get to see this thing in person this summer

 

What's the brand/name of this new godlike lightbar?

 

Its a BajaDesign clone. I'm still testimony them and making sure longevity week be decent. Like any bad I expect to have to p pen then up and reseal them. I have clones of their stealth series bars which use 5w led's and their regular onyx bars which use 10w lefs. They're badass! I'm not usually impressed with led's but these so far are great! If testing goes well and the few of us who got some test lights are happy after a couple months I may start setting up groupbuys to help people get quality lights without paying outrageous prices

 

Any chance they are making a 42" curve anytime soon?

 

I can get curved bats but not in the Baja clone. Ill see if they have any plans though since I know Baja released their curved bars

 

Well started making mounts for the new 40" Baja clone bar but may not end up using it.. kinda like my single row slim bars.

As for the build I haven't gotten much done.

Installed the URD short throw shifter today, its pretty nice.

Bought a kayak a couple weekends ago and well my time has gone to that lately...

Plus the truck has bent leaf springs on 3 corners so I not dumping more money into it other than 63's with my marjoints I bought at some point and in that time im looking for a D60 or ill get a fab'd housing and build one from there and link it to get rid of leafs up front.

 

Those kayaks are awesome. I borrowed my buddies jackson a couple weeks ago and took it out. So much more fun than my flat bottom

 

unfortunatly that kayak got stolen.. ended up with an Ocean Kayak BGII.

Only new additions to the truck is the supercharger.
Sold the bedrack, softopper and RTT.. currently just waiting to bob my bed and find some 63's for the rear and figure something out up front for leafs

 

You forgot to add "send Clint his arb tree strap" to that list. And fix that leaky shit already so you can wheel....