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BroTaco PNW expEdition Build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by BroTaco, Mar 9, 2016.

  1. Mar 9, 2016 at 11:11 PM
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    BroTaco

    BroTaco [OP] Well-Known Member

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    My Bro:

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    A brief history:

    Bought my 02 stock in 2010
    86,000 miles - currently ~147,000 miles

    Mods:

    Armor
    Custom off road front plate bumper
    Custom dual swing out rear plate bumper w/ spare tire carrier
    Trail-Gear Sliders

    Wheels/Tires/Brakes
    MB Chaos 6 16" wheels
    285/75/16 Cooper Discoverer MTP tires
    Powerstop brakes w/ drilled and slotted rotors
    1.25" wheel spacers

    Suspension
    ToyTec BOSS 3" lift with AAL
    1" diff. drop
    All Pro extended rear brake line

    Exterior Accessories

    Roof basket (canopy)
    Cargo boxes for tools and camping equipment
    Emergency fuel (5 Gal.)
    Emergency water (2.5 Gal.)
    Shovel

    Lighting
    50" Curved light bar
    30" rear facing light bar
    3 - 7" HID Anzo lights
    Full LED interior lighting

    Interior Accessories/Mods
    8" Alpine Type R subwoofer
    Vinyl wrapped interior plastics
    Uniden CB radio

    Electrical
    Gray wire mod

    Performance
    Flo-Pro Muffler
    Exhaust pipe cut off at down-turn
    Rear differential breather relocation
    Snorkel

    Future Mods:

    Cooper MTP 285/75/16
    Snorkel
    All Pro Expedition leaf pack
    Roof basket for canopy
    Rock sliders

    Recovery gear (Maxtrax, tow strap, winch,...)
    Supercharger
    Solar panels for misc. things
    Mid-travel/UCAs
    Relocate e-locker and other breathers
    Front tube bumper
    LED headlights
    Skid plates
    OBA setup

    Trail Photos:

    Harvard, ID - 3/27/16
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    St. Joe National Forest, ID - 4/7/16

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  2. Mar 12, 2016 at 4:35 PM
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    ervmcd

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    Truck looks awesome! We would love to see more pics of the front bumper if you have them.
     
  3. Mar 13, 2016 at 9:42 AM
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    ervmcd

    ervmcd Well-Known Member

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    Will you be selling the old one?
     
  4. Mar 13, 2016 at 9:48 AM
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    BroTaco

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    I don't think so, I'll probably use what I can from it to build a rear bumper
     
  5. Mar 21, 2016 at 10:38 PM
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    BroTaco

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    The rear bumper project went well. I tried two different methods of a pivot before finding flange bearings. :facepalm:The first photos show my original idea of using a large diameter bolt aaannnd failed. I tried a heavy duty hinge next but that also failed. But then, then I remembered flange bearings. I used two of the 1 inchers with a solid 1 inch rod in between.:thumbsup:
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  6. Mar 26, 2016 at 11:47 PM
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    5100's, ome dakar leafs and ome coils, problem solver tie rods, eazycompany ditch light brackets and auxbeam osram 4" led pods, 2014 4runner wheels, 265/70/17 goodyear authority tires, soon to have 50" led bar on roof
    would love to see a side view of your truck.... do you have 30 bar on shell or on the roof of the truck?
     
  7. Mar 27, 2016 at 5:02 PM
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    BroTaco

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    First trail of the season! Took a short trip to some hills in Idaho and found a couple creek crossings and a lot of mud. It was awesome, the only down side is I had to finish removing my spare tire from its mount because the weld broke:/ Also the little plastic feet supporting the canopy basket decided to fail so I'll have to mount that back up somehow.
     
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  8. Apr 10, 2016 at 10:30 AM
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    Snorkel installed! I used the Hilux 167 snorkel and it sits flush everywhere except the very front where there is a small gap. This is an easy fix, but honestly it's not even bad enough to worry about in my opinion.

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  9. Apr 11, 2016 at 10:21 PM
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  10. Apr 18, 2016 at 6:49 AM
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    Bimercatracho

    Bimercatracho Yota noob,bimer sensai.

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    It's Mr bimer,you TRD Hore.
    Screwston texas
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    315x12.50×17 pro comp A/T tires,2 " spacer. 3"lift.
    Looks great.i need one for street use, here in Houston Texas it really floods.20160414_154848.jpg
     
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  11. Apr 21, 2016 at 12:01 PM
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    what rear amber pods are those?
    also @dcsbtaco this one is sexier!
     
  12. Apr 21, 2016 at 5:34 PM
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    BroTaco

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    These ones: http://www.ebay.com/itm/4x-18W-4-Cr...ash=item19e666aac8:g:LOEAAOSwQJ5USM3d&vxp=mtr

    So far they've been great, all four were actually 6000K white so I went to Walmart and bought that 3M adhesive tail light lens repair stuff and cut it to size. I'm actually about to change it up back there to make it a little cleaner looking. I'm taking all four off and replacing the blinkers with 4" single row amber leds and moving my 30" light bar to the back so I can get rid of the aux. reverse lights. I might move them up for ditch lights or something.
     
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  13. Apr 21, 2016 at 6:37 PM
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    Dang that would look badass! Thanks for the link and advise on making them amber! Now I can make kinda dust lights lol
     
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  14. Apr 23, 2016 at 12:06 AM
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    BroTaco

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    Mounted up a 50 today
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  15. Apr 27, 2016 at 3:09 PM
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    jsway9

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    Front Relentless Bumper Rear Outdoor Logical Swing Out Front King Coilovers Rear Fox Shocks All Pro Expo. Leaf Springs
    What light bar and mounts you Get?
     
  16. Apr 27, 2016 at 4:33 PM
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    BroTaco

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  17. Apr 27, 2016 at 5:51 PM
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    Those brackets fit our Tacos?
     
  18. Apr 27, 2016 at 7:17 PM
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    BroTaco

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    Haha not really, but for $26 I was confident I could make them work...there was a lot of bending involved.:rofl:
     
  19. Apr 27, 2016 at 7:20 PM
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    jsway9

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    Haha man. I got all excited
     
  20. Apr 27, 2016 at 7:24 PM
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    BroTaco

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    It really wasn't that bad, the mounting itself was surprisingly easy. Just drill the three 1/2" holes in each door frame and lightly hammer in the little included inserts.
     

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