TRD TAQUITO BUILD

Feb 23 2017

Today I installed the front Diff Drop Kit. Pretty easy installation.

 

Feb 19-23 2017

Some goodies came in today. The FedEx guy and I are homies now. Jk. The build is coming along nicely.

 

February 24th 2017

Installed Wheelers superbumps today. Kind of a pain in the ass cause I didn't have a tool big enough to take them off. Went to Harbor Freight and got a pipe wrench, which I'll probably never use again, haha. The wheeler bumpstops just screw in with a 8mm hex. Here's some pics...

 

March 1-3 2017

Had the Methods and some beefy General X3s mounted and put on the truck. Props to Hector Mejia at Discount Tire @ Yuma Palms for the install. I drove it home and adjusted my coilovers to 2.5" before taking it to Big O Tires for an alignment. They did a great Job at at the Foothills/Yuma on frontage road. The following day, I took my Dremel and cut off some fender plastic to rid of some rubbing. Now the only thing rubbing on the tire is that over sized cab mounts. Thanks toyota! Next up is the cab mount chop.
Here are some pics:

Adjusting coils

20 threads showing for approx. 2.5" of new lift from stock not counting lift from new 285 tire size. 


Some Dremel action!



How the Taco sits now.

 

hey man. how did the backup camera installation go? My cousin and I will be installing one in my 2006 this week and would like to know some tips and basic route before we dive in. Thanks. Nice truck man!

 

04/8/17

Finally got the cab mount chops done. no more rubbing! With the help of my homie Ben and BCFab with the welding, we got it done in a couple of days. Knocked out both Tacos over the weekend. Here are some pics of the job...
Finished Chop with some rattle paint.

 

04/12/17

Mounted a Go-Magnet for my pew-pew. Stay Ready!

 

4/21/2017

Update. Installed my new black housing TRDstyle headlights and new HID bulbs. I will be attempting to retrofit the lights I took off myself.

 

I joined another family.
OVERLAND BOUND #4333 "DESTINATION UNKNOWN".

 

6/20/17
I drew up a new RTT bed bars sketch on autocad and went over to my buddies shop and we knocked them out in a few hours. Two complete bed bars measured, cut, bent, and welded together. I took them home, added a coat of rust resistant primer and painted them black. I did like 3 full coats of paint. This was just a rough set, but they actually came out pretty good. We wanna do another set this week, with a few tweaks here and there. Gonna get some hardware to mount these and test with the tent. Who knows, we might even sell a few if people like them.

 

7/3/17
My Birdawg Industries rearview mirror riser came in. I gotta say, this should have been my first mod! This thing is awesome and easy to install. I never really noticed how much of my view that mirror was covering. It's all good now though. Thanks @ChadsPride for letting me know about the mod.


Before

After

 

Damn i think i need these. Does it still work pretty well after some use? Open mine easily 20+ times a day. Sweet build by the way!

 

Yea, works like a charm. Just gotta train the wire to go on the inside and you're set. Smooth drop every time. Thanks, the build is never over.

 

7/8/17
Replaced the exhaust with a Flowmaster Super 40. Sound is great. Very little noise in the cab.
Took it down to Mexico to get it installed.
Not the best welds, but it will do. Can't beat $300 pesos for the instal, which is $18 bucks.

 

7/9/2017
Today I installed the rear suspension on the Taco. I installed the 3 leaf progressive pack along with U-bolt flip kit and Timbren bump stops. For rear shocks, I replaced the stock Billies with Fox 2.0 with Resi and DSC adjusters. Shout out to my homie Benny for giving me a hand, I had never replaced leaf packs or added to an existing. Good thing I had an ice chest full of beers, cause it was hot out there. But overall, the ride quality is awesome. It is a bit taller than the front, so I will adjust the front coilovers accordingly to even it out. Plus, the back will settle a bit.

 

7/16/2017
Pelfreybilt called on Friday and said "Your Armor is ready for pick up, whoohoooo.. I took a nice drive in the Taco to San Diego and picked up my bumper and sliders. Met Jerry Pelfrey, super nice guy. I even saw their sweet Rig. I drove back home and installed the sliders. The only thing I have to take away from the install is READ THE INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO INSTALL. I had to take sliders off because they would not fit flush against the frame. I missed the step where I had to grind down two rivets toward the back of the frame. After that, I added a little black rust-oleom to the frame where the rivets were and 're installed the sliders for a perfect fit. Then torqued all to specs by Pelfrey. Bumper is next!

 

8/10/17

Got these in! #MaxtraxmkII

 

09/29/17

Got some recovery gear in! Thanks @DeadmanOffroad and Crazy Beaver tools.

 

Forgotten post. Important much needed mod.
Just a couple of self tappers and bam!

 

10/03/17
Well all the goodies to do this @Pelfreybilt front bumper install finally all came in.
-KC Amber fog pods
-Avec LED pods for ditch lights
-Smittybilt 10K winch
-Rough Country 20" single row LED light bar
-Caliraised ditch brackets
Had my buddie Anthony give me a hand with the wiring and switches.
Bumper ready for install:


Avec pods

Ditch lights

KC Amber fogs and switches

Ditch light install: remove wipers and remove plastic cover. Some trimming was required on plastic to fit brackets.

Brackets installed

Passenger side

Original bumper removal

Bumper prep with winch and lights install



Wired up winch and relocated winch control inside bay



Bumper installed



Wired lights

New switches