Adventures of Yotagurl & Taun Taun (slash build thread..)

Like most other people, this thread is going to serve as a way to document progress as well as the trips I've taken and plan to take.
**Warning: going to be picture heavy**

As Taun sits now:



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I bought this truck November 2015:




I found a great deal on this modified truck when purchased @ 119K, and it was in great shape.
Taun Taun is a 2003 3.4L 2wd E-locker Lunar Mist badass mother fucker
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As of January 2017;
Parts collected for 4x4 conversion​

• Driveshaft
• interior bezel
• Front Diff
• manual CV, hub and spindle assembly
• Transmission w/j shift case attached

Parts still needed;

• some dohicky for the speedometer actuator...
• Holding off on installing everything till I can catch up and regear both the front and rear diffs at the same time.

Performance
Thorley headers
Airaid air intake w/ Afe pro air filter
Deck plate mod
Dynomax Super Turbo muffler

Eventually..maybe..:
considering a TRD s/c if I can find one..
Re-gear to 4.56

Suspension
Mid-Travel
Solo Motorsports 3" lift spindles
Icon 2.5 coilovers *removed
KING 2.5 coilovers
Total Chaos Upper Control Arms
Icon 2.0 piggyback resi rear shocks
Deaver J59 Leaf pack

Eventually:
Different leaf pack to lift rear end a bit

Armor
Trail Gear Low profile front bumper with weld on hoop
Trail Gear rear bumper
Sliders courtesy of @Shmellmopwho
All painted with Rustoleum spray bedliner (awesome shit)

Eventually:
Aftermarket skids

Wheels/Tires
American Racing Mojave 16x8
Spidertrax 1.25 wheel spacers
BGF Ko2 285/75/16
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Bullshit "mods"
Plasti-derped emblems
Debaged "TACOMA" "PreRunner V6"
TOOL & tacomaworld sticker

Interior
CalTrend seat covers Black/Grey
Pioneer amp w/ 10 sub behind rear seat
Sony head unit
JL audio door speakers

Exterior
Softopper brand canvas shell
Custom build bed rack

Eventually:
RTT purchase in the works

Lighting
Race Sport Lighting 20in LED light bar w/ interior switch
LED taillights from Spyder auto
Caliraised Ditch Pods w/ CBI brackets
Eventually:
TBD

Recovery
HiLift 48in
Maxsa traction boards
Smittybilt recovery strap
D-ring for recovery points on bumpers

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Okay, all the important shits out of the way. The real story begins..

TacomaWorld has been a blessing and a curse at the same time, I'm sure some of you can relate. I've met so many amazing people since joining, and also have experienced some gnarly shit along the way. Oh, and my wallet cries all the time.

November 22nd:
A week after buying Taun Taun I put on a meet in Southern CA on the Main Divide Trail to Saddleback peak:




^We had to plastidip something while up there....(Chair was already there, we didn't dump it)


December 7th:
The Second trip I went on was to Idyllwild CA:




In hindsight, I should have slept in the truck.

December 12th:
After these two wheeling trips I finally made it to my first non-wheeling event @ the Stone Brewery in Escondido put on by Sladesdaddy-John


About 35 trucks I think.. big turnout. Here is where I happen to meet @eccracer104 and his sexy red truck, dubbed...the Cherry Popper


About 2 weeks after this meet, I went out to Gorman for a weekend of camping and wheeling, I was definitely not prepared for what happened that weekend.
I was sitting passenger in another Tacoma that rolled multiple times on a trail, I sustained a fracture to my C4 and some other minor injuries. For those of you that know me, I just want to say thank you for being supportive and throwing positive vibes during my recovery. And for those that were there to help when it happened, I honestly couldn't thank y'all enough. You people are like family.



After about 3 months of recovery I could finally start to work on the truck and eventually get back out on the trails.

Got some work done:
Cleaned and got rear shocks rebuilt

Got the Light bar mounted behind the grill

My father and Mike helped wire up the light bar and these cool flush mounts.




Breather mod also...Super easy

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After getting some mods done, and finally getting that stupid neck brace off, we headed to one of my favorite places, Joshua Tree, CA
March 19th 2016




April 29th Back to Idyllwild with the Motley crew

https://youtu.be/XPuKPfX281Y






Then....I bit the bullet and got some bumpers. The front bumper was mounted, raw without the hoop for about a month, in that time I went to Big Bear twice





Blinker relocation mod. love it.

Big Bear June 16th





The first successful time on Jacoby Canyon...

The second time going to Big Bear was a bit more interesting though...At the downhill portion of Jacoby Canyon, my driver side UCA bolt sheared clean from the spindle and we had to limp me down the hill.. Thank you to everyone who was there to help, you know who you are!

July 3rd 2016:


Lots of 1st gen love that day


Had to tow her back to the cabin we rented for the 4th of July



Back on my wheels the next day, after lots of whiskey and Bloody Mary's at the cabin!
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Here are some pics of getting all my armor sanded, painted and lookn' good


surface rust after a month of not being touched while on the truck....

And after I almost tore all the skin off my fingers!


Before the darkness.

After the darkness. Used High temp bbq spray paint for some light coats over the radiator. Then just normal paint and primer for the rest.

Sliders were getting a little rusty, so sanded and bedlined them like the front and rear bumpers
Rustoleum Spray Bedliner works fucking great. Hopefully it holds up well




Rear bumper thanks to @FirstGen Jer

Also got my bedside stickers from @CBoy808
Excited and nervous to put them on. I hate when shit is crooked...

 

Off to a good start, looks great!

 

Looks great Madison! Now sit back and drink a beer as the OC crew filters in

 

Didn't realize that Main Divide trip we went on was a week after you bought the taco

 

yes sirrrrrr

 

And to think I waited a whole year before I even tried off roading

 

haha well the thing was, I've been off-roading and camping for a few years now I just never had my own rig. Drove other peoples sometimes

 

And now everyone wants to drive your rig

 

Sick!!! TAUN TAUN!!!!

 

Nice thread! Truck's new armor looks awesome, you first genners have great lines for tubes on the front!

I also love the topless truck.

 

You know what's really sweet?


Those sliders

 

After MJT this weekend I'll send you some pictures of the new rub marks mine are likely to take on

 

Hahaha heck yeah buddy!! Beat em up!

 

Thanks! So much better being able to see out the back...

 

They look fucking great with the bedliner, now they match the bumpers
Thanks again!

 

Hahaha woooo!! Awesome! NO, thank YOU!! It was my pleasure to build them for you. Thanks for your support.