A lesson in adversity, resilience, and discipline

So i bought my 2016 DCSB TRD Sport 4x4 in april of this year (2016) and started working on the upgrades shortly after, here is the list of what has gone on the truck so far and I will be updating as more of the truck changes this upcoming year

I had the intentions of moving out to the woods when i moved back to kentucky and was going to build a ranch/campground for myself and for other veterans to come out to for free and camp to their hearts desire so that they could get back to nature or just blow off some stress. When my grandfather passed away those plans evaporated when the bank refused to let me take over his mortgage for the property. After fighting with this for a long time and searching for another purpose that would allow me to give myself a form of active therapy and healing as well as help other veterans and service members in situations like mine the idea of the IGY6 Rescue truck was born.
I decided after all the times that i had picked up the phone and had a friend or brother in arms on the other side who just needed a friendly voice and an open ear or someone to just sit with them when they were struggling the most that i would build my daily driver into a truck with a purpose.
Now i use my truck whenever i get a phone call, text, email or anything else that alerts me to a brother or sister in need. Be it a rescue from their own mind, a rescue from a rough week at work, or just a rescue from themselves. I jump in my truck, put the pedal to the floor and get to where i need to be to make sure that not one more brother or sister becomes a statistic on my watch.

I am here to rescue the person, not a stuck truck on a trail cause he's a ding dong and went somewhere stupid in his Subaru (it happened recently)


*upgrades so far-
-CustomCargrills.com replacement grill
-2 RotoPax in the bed on either side of the rear of the wheelwell
-full set of custom PRP race seats
-Replaced all cabin lights with LED's
-Raceline Beadlocks R17
-Falken AT3W 35/12.50/17 tires
-@C4Fab Rock Sliders
-Redline Tuning Hood Struts
- A wooden paddle for my passenger to use when i need that extra boost to pass cars on the highway with authority.
-King 2.5 coilovers, bypasses and bumpstops
- +4.5 Long travel front suspension
- Dirt Designs 4 link with Coilover and Bypasses
- McNeil +6 front fender flares and bedsides
-ProEagle Patriot jack
-OD green Maxtrax
-Prerunner Tube Chromoly bumper
-Baja Designs squadron Pro fog lights
-Baja Designs Onx6 30" light bars (top)white (bottom) amber
-Baja Designs RTLS rear brake bar
-Baja Designs S2 Pro ditch lights on bed for camp lighting
-C4 offroad IED lights for rocklights (8 total in white, 4 red, 4 blue)
-2 Switchpro units to control all current and future accessories



*Upgrades planned
-Engine swap (Coyote V8, LS1/3, Tundra V8, Lexus V8, 2JZ) havent decided yet but it will happen
-bumping my tires up to 37's
-carbon fiber interior stuff
-Roofrack
-Custom tent mount

 

install of my @C4fab rock sliders


Okay, so here is my install report
first impressions on pick up- DOOOOOOD these look great!
So i took mine to get linex'd since powdercoat wasnt a local option. DO NOT DO IT, Linex made the install of these near impossible and i had to cut off sooooooo much of the linex coating to get things to sit properly and still had issues because the linex made the holes in the sliders smaller so it made it that much harder to get hardware into the sliders and frame, It also made some of the bolts too short to reach through the slider and frame easily and still meet up to the nut without cross threading or missing them all together. i repeat DO NOT LINEX!!!

SO from a common sense aspect install is pretty straight forward. line up all your bolts into the holes on the slider and do MULTIPLE mock ups before even begining to start bolting things on. I cannot stress how important it is that ALLLLLLLL holes line up or your brake line clips will not go back in place and the electronic boxes on driver and passenger side will not go back. SO make sure everything is lined up. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you use jacks to press the sliders against your frame to get the proper fit and avoid shifting.

each side of my rock sliders only required a total of 5 Bolts on the side and as a side note i replaced all the grade 5 hardware included with grade 8 just for my own comfort and peace of mind.

the captured nuts on a stick that allow you to reach into the frame more easily are a FANTASTIC idea but will require some bending based on YOUR TRUCK SPECIFICALLY due to the fact that in the closed portion of the frame there are pinch welds that cause the sticks to not be able to sit flat and that was yet another reason why i went to grade 8 bolts (they were longer and were less likely to cross thread)

for the box that is on the passenger side of the frame i HIGHLY recommend you go out and find a replacement bolt to use when reinstalling it because of how short it is mine (with linex) was not able to reach back all the way like it should have and as a result i had to place mine into the mounting slot and then secure with some apoxy just to be safe (ANOTHER REASON LINEX IS NOT A GOOD IDEA LOL).

all hardware included was grade 5 which is good but since i like my parts TORQUES pretty hard if you are like me i highly suggest replacing your washers with grade 8 or higher because i actually crushed and bent a majority of mine.

as you'll see in my pictures there is also an issue where when my new bolts went in some of them were against my brake lines and that made me nervous so if it bothers you as well i highly recommend that you find a way to create a gap between the bolts and your lines like i did, (zip ties, and a plastic sleeve)

I have not done the drilling of the frame yet to install my permanent hardware for the recommended offroad hardware but will be doing so shortly.

If you are installing yours this winter like i did i would also HIGHLY suggest going to the carwash first to get the salt off your frame and then clean once more at home before starting the install to make sure that there is nothing that could cause corrosion over time, I will also be sealing all the places where the sliders are touching the frame with a rubber spray sealant to keep gunk and moisture less likely to get between it. (but again thats just me being overly cautious)

i did have some minor issues with the quality of the mounting hardware i received which was another reason i went to grade 8 over the grade 5 included but i called and brought it to C4's attention and was told that the issue would be resolved moving forward so that you fine customers will not have the same concerns moving forward (VERY GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE)

overall the install was easy-ish
it took me 14 hours over all to do but 90% of that was issues caused by the LINEX so let me stress again DONT DO LINEX (or rhinoliner)
had i not had that crap on these the install would have taken less than 1-2 hours MAX

overall i am VERY pleased with my products and will be ordering the front and rear bumpers shortly.
Highly recommend their products and hope you guys find my words and pictures helpful.


*;IGY6 BUILD TACOMA*

 

Ripped out the rear cab trays behind and under the seat and put hushmat extreme down to silence some of that pesky road noise, insulate my cab a little more for heating and cooling, and help that audio not get lost in the sauce.

As for heating and cooling I only notice a little change, but by far the truck is way quieter and my base on my stock audio hits a lot more. Well worth the money and time.

Will be putting some speaker carpet over all this soon to make it look a little more finished and factory



Update May 16th
Started doing sound deadening on the doors, so far so good


Door 2 of 4 now complete
2 more to go

 

2.5 KING coilovers with reservoirs
<3 <3 <3 <3

AND my 5th/Spare tire with my Stealth custom series bronze F5 wheel

More shocks, more bypass, and more bump stops and hardware on the wayyyyyy
and will be wrapping the truck and caging the bed for long travel

 

.....soon

 

2020 was the year the Tacoma went to get its 1st cage.
it didnt end up meeting my expectations and a revision could not be solved so the cage was removed
it was definitely a live and learn situation but hopefully i can progress with the build once things begin to normalize

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things unfortunately did not work out between myself and this provider of service.
they are no longer conducting business in this industry to my knowledge and have moved onto big and better things im sure.


luckily for me, 99% of the cage was able to be removed semi painlessly by the people who took possession of the build for me next.

as for now. The truck sits poised and ready to be pulled into the shop for its beauty makeover as soon as things get a little better for myself financially.

2020 was a butt pounder of a year for most of us. so hopefully 2021 will offer us bigger and better things and an opportunity to get things back on track and back into the dirt and wilderness

 

Truck is gutted now and prepped for its new cage

 

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Might finish up that CMC Friday morning or Saturday sometime, your call

 

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