Bawlmore's Build Thread

2011 TRD TX PRO

How she sits today:








Well let’s take it back to where it all began, Thanksgiving 2011 and I was in the market for a truck; all I knew was that I wanted a mid-size and 4x4. After looking at the 2011 Colorado and being disappointed, I started to look at Tacomas… and I got hooked. I started looking around for TRD Off-Roads in Speedway Blue, but they turned out to be a unicorn in Maryland. While heading out to the family camping trip in Harper’s Ferry, WV, I saw a SWB TX PRO sitting on the lot and had my checkbook ready. Even though the TX Pro brought the price tag up considerably more ($34,581) than the TRD OR I was able to strike a deal by trading in the beater Honda Pilot I was driving and got the price down to $24,384 (AKA every damn penny in the new truck checking account).

Five years later the mod bug has finally bitten me, I don't have much on the truck now, but there's a lot on the way.

Thanks to the following build threads for advice and inspiration:

@all.on.black
@HomerTaco
@MrGrimm
@n0rth
@NYCO
@RelentlessFab
@PPansini10

And a very big thanks to @Mobtown Offroad and @jowybyo for the advice, parts, and general motivation to get this build going.

Bone Stock:


Fixing the Pelfrey Bed Rack:



Tent installed:


Tent Stored:



Testing out the sliders:


Removing the body and rust proofing the frame:


After grinding, converting, and painting:


Testing out Mobtown's Front Bumper




Current Mods:

Engine and Performance:

• TRD Cat-back Exhaust
• AFE Pro Dry-S Filter
• 4.56 Gears and front locker in the future

Front Suspension:

• Sway Bar invisibility mod
• OME 90K struts
• OME 885 Coils
• OME 887 Coils with Top plate + trim packer in the future + Super Bumps

Rear Suspension

• OME 60091 Struts
• Toytec Add a Leaf + Toyota TSB Leaf (total 4+1)
• 1/4" Carrier Bearing Drop
• Soon to have U-bolt flip, 3 degree shim, new bump stops, and leaf gasket

Shoes:

• 285/75/16 Yokohama Geolander
• TRD TX PRO "Beadlocks"
• Full size spare on steel

Armor:

• Mobtown Off-Road Sliders with Kick-Out
• Mobtown Off-Road Front IFS Skid Plate
• Soon to have Mobtown Front Bumper, Rear Bumper, Trans Skid, Xfer Skid, Gas Skid

Lighting and Electrical:

• LED Bar and new fogs on the way
• Rusted Out Antenna

Recovery:

• Straps, Rings, Shovel
• Patriot 60" Hi Lift + Hi Lift kit bag
• Winch on the way

Interior:

• Wet Okele's
• Weathertech's
• Torque App with dedicated Phone

Exterior:

• Homer Grill (currently sitting in the garage)
• Toyota Tool Box (also in garage)
• Gas Door Rusted Off mod
• Pelfrey Bed Rack
• Cascadia Mount Rainier

 

First!

 

Third:

 

FOURTH

 

If you ain't first your last!

 

I wouldn't have it any other way, we are going to need post #2 to show all the dumb shit I break and you need to fix for me.

 

Definitely plan on copying the storing of the bedrack and RTT setup. Truck looks sweet, I'm eager to see the finish product.

 

I got the engine pulley at a garage sale for $15, it was in a 5 gallon bucket full of oil. If you decide to go with the 4 pulley method for the corners, reinforce your ceiling with a few extra 2x4s and use pulleys with at least a 2" wheel, I tried using 1" wheels and a cheap pulley and it didn't go well.

 

Subbbbbin

 

Looks great! I've never seen a TX Pro in SWB!!

 

What happened to the bedrack?

 

It was damaged in shipping when it was sent to the original owner, he was sent a new old and the old was was sold to me. I was able to use the bottle-jack to bend the aluminum back into place, looks like new.