DirtyD's Build. From Wrecked 11 TRD Offroad Access Cab to....

It all started when I bought a wrecked grey access cab Tacoma TRD offroad at the end of October 2015. Not too bad on damage. I didn't care about the shocks/struts, wheel or paint damage because I had plans to replace these anyways so if it saved me some bucks upfront since I didn't need a pristine tacoma, so be it. Here it is in all its ugly glory.

 

How do you loose just one tire in a wreck like that? Hit something dead on the one tire on the highway?

 

Well if the tire was LOOSE then one could LOSE it on the highway.

 

The previous owner "decided" to hit a sidewalk island sideways at a high speed. Lol.

 

Everything fixed and ready to drive. Got everything done for a bit shy of $3k and some barter of tech services (ie website build). Next stop, Line X. Getting the entire body sprayed. Also already ordered and sitting in my basement - bumper armor from demello. Just waiting on the LineX to be sprayed before adding it on there.

Things not fully repaired:
Front bumper - Banged out the dents, doesn't look bad. Getting it replaced with Demello armor soon.
Fender flare painting- since it's going off or getting sprayed with Line-X.
Wheel - didn't need it just to have for a couple weeks since I'm getting rims so I just threw the spare on there.
Shock & struts - Just banged it straight with a hammer. Should hold pretty well for a couple weeks until I get the Billy 5100 and ARB shocks on there with the wheel package.

 

Got it back from the Line-X shop. Had them spray the entire body with the premium uv line-x. Threw on the Demello bumper and now waiting on a new rear armor bumper but in the meantime had them do the chrome bumper in line-x. Sliders already on order....

I'm working on my Satoshi/raptor grill.

 

No frame damage from that hit?

 

Remarkably no frame damage at all. The control arm and rack and pinion absorbed the majority of damage. I also thought I was going to have issues hanging my bumper but I didn't have to tweak anything, it all lined right up.