BudMan's Build

Finally gonna do a build thread! Trucks been through a lot and I want to keep track of mods and maintenance... I'm no automotive genius but I've really enjoyed learning and working on my truck. In high school I was the shop rat at a garage and later had a 55' Chevy Pickup I wrenched on a bit, but have been most involved with the taco. I have installed everything minus welding the sliders, gearing the ARB locker, and the electrical stuff. Goal for the build is to be capable on moderate to challenging trails. So far I think the truck is ahead of the driver

Recent Pic Parking Lot Crawling


And the day I got her
(Can't find the pic, bone stock and clean)

Truck:
06 DCSB TRD Sport 4x4
6-Speed Manual

Suspension:
Camburg Uniball UCA
OME 887 Coils
OME Nitrocharger Sport Shocks front/rear
Dakar Springs
Sway bar delete
Toytec Ubolt flip kit with stock bumps welded on
Toytec stainless steel rear extended brake lines (not yet installed)

Tires/Wheels/Brakes:
4- 285/75/16 Duratracs Load Range E (thanks @SCRunner12!!)
1- 285/75/16 BFG AT (thanks @MJonAgs32!!)
FJ TRD Wheels rattlecan black
EBC Stage 5 slotted & dimpled rotors, yellow pads

Drivetrain:
ARB rear locker
4.88 gears. ECGS complete front clamshell with needle bearing upgrade.
Rear gears set by Shaffers Offroad in Alameda

Armor:
Demello 3-hoop front high clearance (thanks @Manwithoutaplan & @Mademan925 )
Brute Force high clearance rear w swing out
BAMF Sliders w kickout
BAMF 1/4" Steel IFS skid
Relentless 3/16" transmission skid
Relentless 3/16 transfer case skid (exhaust rerouted)
BAMF LCA Skids

Recovery:
48" hi lift (thanks @ForeRunner!!)
Relentless hi lift bed rail mounts
Hi lift winch kit and various chain lengths (thanks @SilverGhost!!)
4 d-ring shackles
Tree strap
10' strap
30' strap

Comms:
Cobra 75 wx st CB radio (thanks @ForeRunner for the install help!!)
Firestik 5' antenna on Relentless ditch light bracket

Lighting:
Rigid DOT fogs (thanks @EDDO for the install help!!)

Interior:
Pioneer something or other single din stereo w Bluetooth
Wet Okole charcoal/black
Weathertec mats
TRD shift knob

Random:
Trasheroo (thanks @CBiscuit14!!)
Bakflip G2 (best forum find ever! Paid for with a handle of Makers Mark)
Satoshi by me
Yakima racks drilled through roof



I'm gonna work on more pics and formatting.... Stay tuned!

 

Upcoming maintenance (next week or two):

Oil change Mobil 1 synthetic DONE
Air filter OEM DONE
Transmission fluid Redline MT90 DONE
Front diff and transfer case fluid 75-90 gear oil DONE
Spark plugs OEM
Carrier Bearing/pinion alignment

Upcoming mods (in likely order):

North Star AGM Battery (prob) DONE
Cam tab gussets (2 already bent)
Spindle gussets (have spares)
@Iggy. pods
Hood scoop led
Coil tower gussets (maybe)
ECGS needle bearing replacement DONE
TJM 9k or 12k winch
4.88 gears DONE
King 700# resi coilovers
BAMF rear shock relocation

 

Pictures

Carson City off-roading


Home Satoshi


1st Annual NorCal Xmas Tree Run


Hungry Valley


Gold Lake chillin


Carnegie


Frank Raines mudman


MET


Compressor rebuild


Haha I was shotgun here in @ForeRunner's ride
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MqQ...cDDMc93sg5zpKhR0hEvcF5qt2SgQ&time_continue=46

Slick Rock
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G4CNCucK_R4
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i2KDwgg5d2g

 

Maintenance log...

3/26/16 76,780 miles

Engine oil - Mobil 1 5w 30
Oil Filter - OEM
Air filter - OEM
Transfer Case - valvoline 75-90
Transmission - Redline MT90

Saving diffs for regear soon...

Need spark plugs, battery and 4.88s

4/3/16

Painted skids. IFS, trans, xfer, and LCA

Need gas tank and rear diff skids...

 

4.88 complete front clamshell with upgraded needle bearing and solid spacer ordered from ECGS. And rear gear set with master install.

Northstar AGM 27f battery shipping any day now

40w diffused pattern LED cubes for rear bumper came today

Truck is on the up. Need to order spark plugs, weld on rear diff cover, put a bead behind stock alignment cams (2 bent), spindle gussets, gas tank skid and I should be good for the summer

 

Trying to keep track of everything to be done along with regear...

Rear:
Chase threads on diff fill plug m18x1.5
Replace o-ring seal on driver side axle
Swap brake lines for extended stainless
Mount Iggy pods in bumper

Front:
Lower ball joints (passenger is spewing it's grease load)
Replace OME stem cushion bushings
Bend/tack alignment cams into place

Under hood:
Reroute rigid fog wiring to rear lights
H10 to Duetsch for rigids to run on factory fog switch
Replace compressor manifold (small crack currently sealed w rtv)
Northstar AGM battery

Ohh yeah, and regear to 4.88s

I'm gonna have to do all this shit bit by bit. Not sure how I'm gonna find the time. Mother's Day this weekend, son's 2nd bday next, work the whole weekend after. I will somehow get it all done this month though. Truck will likely be on stands for a week or two. May call out for some wrench spinnin pals to come by.

 

To all none of you (besides my boy @EDDO) subscribed to this thread I'll be swapping the clamshell Saturday. Pizza, refreshments, and beer on me if you wanna come by and spin a few wrenches... Or point, laugh, and heckle

 

Love the build! Love the pic of your adventures with the kid too! What did you get for lift with the 887s and all of the armor on there? I am guessing 2.5?

 

Thanks Sean! The armor is a tad much for the 887s. Love the soft ride but prob around 2-2.25". When I take the 80lb ifs skid off its more like 2.5-2.75. That's all eyeball though, didn't actually measure. I'm gonna rock the 887s until I get a winch, then it'll be upgrade time. Maybe 886s and top plate, maybe 700# kings

It's really fun watching the dude become real interested in trucks too. Don't tell my wife (jk) but he sat on my lap and drove through a Frametwister obstacle last weekend. Screwed the pooch by not getting any pics...

 

My son is 4 years old and he absolutely loves trucks. We sit there for hours while he points at parts and I name them for him. Awesome stuff! Keep up the good work on the build and the kid!

 

What time are you getting started? Could potentially drop by to get in the way...

 

Work till 830 then little dudes soccer til 1030. Gettin busy around 11, should be dirty til dark...

 

Let me know Bret, I'm always willing to lend a hand...or drink beer and heckle.

 

I can probably swing by after my sons baseball game. Wouldn't mind seeing what my new bumper is gonna look like . Btw very cool video of Slick Rock! I wanna give it a try this summer.

 

Haha slick rock was a ton of fun! Disregard all my stalls... Right between those two videos I smacked the fuck outta my trans skid. That was the easy line. This year I'm going harder line on drivers right.

You pulled cv's awhile ago, right? Tap it out with prybar, but how did you get the internal c clip? Snap ring pliers?

I'll pm you my address

 

That's one thing I still need to buy are mid and trans skids. I just saw that Jerry now has them up on his website.
I Replaced one side with a brand new oem CV so I can have a spare then had the boots and clip replaced by a shop and swapped it out with the other side. I was gonna do the boot kit myself but when I cut the old boot off and realized I didn't have the correct puller and what a mess it was I said screw it. It was worth the $40 he charged me.

 

Northstar 27f installed

Highly annoying fender tap at 50mph + solved. It was a loose splash guard in passenger wheelwell. Sooooo nice not to hear that anymore.

UCA greased. Followed a kid on a 50cc down the main road at Carnegie thinking his bike was squeaky as fuck. Then he turned off and it was still there

Gathered breaker bar for Saturday clamshell swap. Need to pick up dead blow and 12mm Allen socket. Will rent tie rod puller from Oreillys.

Productive day

 

I've got a tie rod puller. Just don't know if I can get there before you need it.