Tacoben Build

Purchase on 2010 2nd owner of a Super White 2007 Prerunner SR5 V6 4.0L short bed 2WD TACOMA at first i just bought it to haul stuff out from my mothers rental apartments and through the years i started loving the taco



but first i was inlove with toyota celica's and been building that for awhile in my teenage years.




i gave up the celica to my brother then i joined the US Navy in July 2017 traveled with the tacoma to VA since then and now its been my DD and never fails me. Currently stationed here in NAS Oceana Virginia Beach, VA since 2017 i am active duty in the US Navy.



my plan with the Tacoma is to use till it die’s on me since its my other daily car for long drives and using my spouse 2006 honda civic ex while my spouse is not working yet pretty busy and cut slow on my spending on upgrades because we just recently acquired a new born human that we love so dearly lol but i try my best to do them little as much as i can so that in near far fetch future would love to be able to go on trails eventually with the sick builds around my area and love the outdoors maybe a minimum camping set up in the future.


Current mods list

Interior/Cab:
- Weather tech matts
- Clazzio leather seat cover from ebay
- Alibaba 13” touch screen radio CarPlay and Android with all bells and whistles
- Aftermarket speakers all around from a flee market

Exterior:
- Washed Painted by MACCO: 11/03/2017
- AVS Aeroskin hood protector Smoke: 01/25/2020
- Ebay no name OEM style Top rack
- Ebay no name black Side steps with white Led Strip
- Weather tech insert rain guard

Armor:
- @RelentlessFabrication Hybrid bumper for 05-12 tacoma with summit tubing
- @WarFab Armor for 05-12 Tacoma High Clearance Phantom rear bumper dom dimpled with tree saver


Wheels/Tires:
-x5 @Falken QA tire Wildpeak A/T 35x12.5x17 : Current
- 5x 17x9 3.5BS -38 SCS Ray 10 Matte Bronze: Current





Performance/Misc:
- Ebay 180* back and 170* front camera
- Hidden Kicker Subwoofer at the back seat storage compartment
- Dobinson aftermarket Snorkel.
- Rear Differential breather relocate inside the fuel door beside the fuel cap.
- Powerstop z36 Carbon pads, red Caliper, Rotor towing combo.
- SLI27FAGMDP X2Power Premium AGM 930CCA BCI Group 27F Car and Truck Battery Link: https://www.batteriesplus.com/product-details/auto_light-truck/battery/x2power/sli27fagmdp
- Off-Grid 4x4 Machined Aluminum Battery Tiedown
- Sleeoffroad 05-15 Arb twin compressor driver side engine bay mount.
- ARB twin air compressor, 1 gal tank and Rear locker solenoid.
- Front end facelift to 2012-2015 Tacoma.


Shell/Bed:
- Pop and lock on tailgate
- In bed spare tire carrier mount

Lighting/Electrical:
- LED everywhere lol
- @Baja Designs Squadron sport driving/combo amber fog lights
- @Baja Designs S8 30” driving/combo clear light bar
- Aftermarket S2 style driving/combo amber led light
- SLI27FAGMDP X2Power Premium AGM 930CCA BCI Group 27F Car and Truck Battery and a OGE Machined Aluminum Tie down with toyota jhook package.

Suspension:
- TOYTEC 3″ LIFT KIT BILSTEIN 5100 COILOVERS
- Toytec 2” lift rear Add-A-Leafs
- BK-15 – 1 1/2″ rear block kit
- icon sway bar relocation: 01/20/20
- Amazon greasable Sway bar bushing
- LR Moog grease-able Sway-bar end link
- LR Moog grease-able Steering Ball joint end link
- LR Moog Steering End link inner and boot
- LR SPC UCAs grease-able upgraded ball joint
- LR MOOG RK621294 Suspension Control Arm and Ball Joint Assembly front lower
- LR Maxtrac Suspension 706840 2Wd Lift Spindles W/ Extended Brake Lines Dot Aprv.
- LR Tacoma Prerunner 2WD complete KOYO or NSK Front Wheel bearing assembly left and right
542-304294-1-KIT Longfield Driveshaft Spacer Kit for Select Late-Model Toyota Tacoma Trucks [1 in.]

- BEST ALIGNMENT CAM & CAM TAB UPGRADE KIT× 1

• KIT: OCTAGONS, BOLTS, AND CAM TABS

- 4" Fabricated Lift Blocks - MaxTrac 810040 and
2wd/4wd U-Bolts For 3" & 4" Lift Blocks - MaxTrac 910104 with
2wd Carrier Bearing Spacers & Brake Lines Brackets - MaxTrac 616800




Towing/Recovery:
- Amazon Shackles T.T very important when im more active on many outdoor virginia activities still a pavement princess lol


List of Added Weight/Modifications:
- Trimmed 2.5" Fender Trim front and rear
- exhaust tip trimmed
- Under bed spare tire delete
- CMC by @EatSleepTacos

Awaiting Install/Maintenance:
- Oil change


300K Maint:
- front coilover rebuild
- LR SPC UCAs uniball replacements
- inner & outer TRE's
- lower ball joints/LCAs
- fan clutch
- rear brakes
- tires
- alignment
-

350K maint:
- alternator
- starter
-

Future Add Ons:
- over due on regear ECGS to 5.29 doing arb rear locker with additional arb air compressor at the same time first of all.
- Camping in bed Tent or a towing camper set up of my choice
- Archive garage hammer hangers for the leaf spring and a leaf spring upgrade.
- Kings suspension plus a long travel kit and rear suspension relocation kit etc.
- front Firewall tub ewww lol

Conversion to 2WD to 4x4 when i got the time&money and if ill find good parts lol

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/prerunner-to-4x4-conversion-guide.534480/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/prerun-4x-fix-build.491723/page-6#post-21753219

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2005-tacoma-prerunner-to-4x4-conversion.596998/#post-20022980

- Relentlessfabrication tailgate reinforcement
- Oil cooler line wrap
- Derale oil cooler
- Magnaflow 15241 catback exhaust
- aFe catback exhaust
- Gibson catback exhaust
- URD o2 simulator
- $200 HPS Black Reinforced Silicone Radiator + Heater Hose Kit for 05-16 Toyota Tacoma 4.0L 6Cyl
HPS coolant & heater core hoses
- Hurst shifter
Front end rebuild/suspension
- Total Chaos +3.5" Standard Long Travel Kit - 05-15 Tacoma
- TC5119-03A - Kings Front Remote Reservoir 2.5 Coilovers with Adjusters - For Total Chaos Long Travel
- 86301 - Total Chaos Long Travel 4130 Axles +3.5" Extended
- New alignment cams
- Inner & outer tie rod ends
- Wheelers superbumps
- 2.5" King bypasses (TC1119-25)
Rear suspension:
- TC SUA w/ deaver HD springs
- Kartek Limit straps
- Slip yoke for front of driveshaft p1
- King 2.0 rear bumps p2
- TC mounts for King 2.0 bump stops, Link
- Archive garage 12-14" shock relocation
- 14"x2.5" kings w/ resis & clickers
Body work/gusseting:
- Advanced Fiberglass Concepts Front Fenders and Bedsides (Unpainted)
- Paint rear fender flares TM
- Repaint passenger front fender and bedsides
- Repaint roof failing clear coat
- rear frame boxed
- TC coil bucket gussets
- Front bumper gussets
Misc:
- Fire extinguisher mount
- Fridge platform w/ added storage
- Body mount relocate
- locking rotopax handles
- PCV valve
- NST pulleys - crank, water pump, alternator
- methanol injection
- lotek pillar gauge mount
- flexpod gauge mount
- AFR gauge
- Boost/vac gauge
- Coolant temp gauge
- Oil pressure gauge




just trying to belong where i can be helped any comment/input will be appreciated

BEFORE with stock spindles

AFTER with 4” Maxtrac spindles

 

Nice truck and welcome to TW!

My dad was stationed at NAS Norfolk from 1998 to 2000; He retired as a captain in 2007 after 25 years in the Navy. Thanks your service!

 

By the way, I still have fond memories of going to the Navy Exchange at Oceana when I was a kid! The Commissary too! Gotta love tax-free stuff! I even got swimming lessons at the pool on that base!

 

Thank you bud, Like wise thank you for his service also

 

ohhh they still here i just love it here because of the filipino restaurants and grocery stores

 

The Oceana NEX is easily my favorite; My dad was stationed at Moffett Field (1983-1990, 1996-1998), NAS Willow Grove (1990-1996, 2005-2007), NAS Norfolk (1998-2000), NAS Whidbey Whidbey Island (2000-2002), The Pentagon (2003-2005). I can still remember all those tax-free Hot Wheels cars!

By the way, is your truck automatic or manual?

 

Tax free is always nice if you have money hehehe lol its a automatic

 

TRD or just an SR5? It looks like it's got the upgraded TRD wheels...

 

its just a SR5 sadly just bought the TRD wheels from someone

 

At lease your came with intermittent wipers! What being just a base SR5 mean anyway? Just a brake-actuated limited-slip instead of a locking rear diff? I'm pretty sure most 6-lug SR5s came with fog lights too (which is one feature my truck sorely lacks!).

 

True im just trying to make it my project truck and eventually camp with it with my wife after deployment.

 

Did you add a backup camera?

 

Good question i have one aftermarket 180* back up camera and im going to replace my radio that is capable of more camera when i have funds but i installed the 170* front camera already trying to blacked out the LED on the front because it lights up all the time lol and have a china dash cam that a friend gave me

 

I got hit by a drunk driver in October 2015, and his court-ordered restitution money paid for my backup camera (and two dashcams). Karma's a bitch! So, I have a Clarion CC250 backup camera mounted above the license plate frame, tied into a double-DIN touch-screen head unit; All 2009-2015 Tacomas that did not come with backup camera are prewired for them. It was pretty much plug and play in my truck, with no extra wiring; All 2009-2015 Tacomas with SR5 trim and above came standard with backup cameras, so that's why the base models like mine came prewired. 2005-2008 models did not come with backup cameras, so I'm guessing installing the backup camera in your truck was a little more complex?

 

Thats some sweet back up camera and dash cam yeah its pretty complex i just bought a wire protector tube and zip ties then run it all the way from the din to the back and never think of them again lol and for the dash cam same way run the power wire around and tuck them nicely zip ties to the other wires i use the other power outlet for it under the din

 

SCS Ray matte dark bronze 10 17x9 -38 offset finally arrive



Got a little hick up with UPS worst shipping company ever but SCS is helping me out very responsive company and they all hands with all your shipping trouble gonna buy again and highly recommended

 

Great lookin truck! Reminds me of mine, but looks like you’re going to beat me to getting 35’s!

 

dont worry ill be leaving for deployment not gonna install the rims yet till i get back on aug if we are not extended lol

 

I’ll probably get 35’s this summer. What branch do you serve in?

 

Navy brother