"Vinny" The Dedicated ACLB Build For My Pops #DuMa

Welcome to the build thread!
(Under Constant Construction)
Reason Behind Thread:
A long term build dedicated to my father (original made back in 2016). After his fight with a sudden case of cancer, i decided to keep and build the truck up as a family heirloom that wont be going anywhere.

Vinh Chu.
"Papa Bear The Og"
12/20/1948 - 12/29/2014



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Nam Mo A Di Da Phat.

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Story Behind the truck:
The truck came into our lives right around 2012 during my early days of highschool. If i recall, it was bought from a family friend with exactly 200k miles on the odometer. The truck had always been used as a Daily driver and overall in perfect shape in regards to maintenance and records were kept throughout its life span. So, now that we understand how the truck was obtained, we shall dive into its current lifespan and all the knick knacks that came along with it.

Current Stance: As of Oct 3, 2018 Undergoing some things

Previous Stance:

 

Truck Spec:
Year: 2007
Model: Tacoma SR5 ACLB, V6 Automatic, PreRunner
Color: Silver
Miles: 260,000

Mods:

Exterior:

Wheels & Tires:

• Mickey Thompson Classic III - Black / 16x8 (Removed)
  
• Enkei RPT-1 - Silver w/ Polish Lip / 16x8 (Current)
• BFG Ko2's 285/75-R16 (removed)
  
• Toyo Tires Open Country R/T 315/75-R16 (Current)

Front Suspension:

• Old: Icon 2.5" Ext Travel w/ RR
• Old: ADS 2.5" Ext Travel w/ RR
• New: Bilstein 5100
• Maxtrac 4" Lift Spindles
• Total Chaos Uniball UCA
• Wheeler Super Bumps
• 16" SS Extended Length Front Brake Lines

Rear Suspension:

• Old: Icon 2.0" Ext Length Shocks RR
• Old: ADS 2.5" Rear Ext Length w/ Piggyback
• Old: ADS 2.5' Triple Bypass Smooth Body Shocks.
• New: RCD Extended Length 5100
• OME Dakar Full Leaf Pack
• OME Extended Length U-Bolts
• Bushings and Sleeves For Leaf Pack
• 23” SS Kevlar Reinforced Rear Brake Lines
• Wheeler U-Bolt Flip Kit
• Wheeler Super Bumps

DriveTrain:

• Fully Assembled 3rd from @ECGS
• Nitro 4.88 Ring and Pinion (Non ELD)
• Detroit Truetrac Posi Locker
• Spicer 5-1330x-1x

Armor:

• 2012-2015 Pelfrey Front Steel Plate Bumper w/ Full Hoops (Swapped)
• 2012-2015 Pelfrey Front Alu Plate Bumper no Hoop (Current)
  
• 2005-2015 Pelfrey Rear Steel Plater Bumper
• 2005-Current Tacoma Aluminium IFS Skid
• 2005-Current Tacoma Steel Gas Skid (Not Installed)
• Smhellmopwho Sliders

Body panel:

• 2012-2015 Hood (Unpainted)
• 2012-2015 Grille (Unpainted)

Lighting:

• Black Depo Headlights (Provided VIA USR Auto)
• Old 2012-2015 Retrofitted Headlights w/ Panemera Shroud (Sold)
• Black Depo Head lights (Provided Via USR Auto)
• Black Depo Tail-Lights (Provided Via USR Auto)
• Baja Design Squadron Sports

Misc:

• PROTEC 2nd Gen Tacoma Splash Guards (05-15) On Post 44 @cnote4l
• Trasharoo Bag (Tan)
• Energy Suspension Radiator Core Support Bushings

Interior:

Interior Trim:

• 2012 Radio Dash Bezel

Audio:

• Pioneer AVH-4100NEX

Misc:

• Vertex x NRI Collaboration Steering Wheel
• Husky Floor Liners

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Maintenace Log:

Fluid Swap:

• Oil Change @ 241,700 Miles - (Mobil 1 5W-30)
• Oil Change @ 246,600 Miles @ 5/30/2017 - (Mobil 1 5W-30)
• Oil Change @ 253,055 Miles @ 1/27/2018 - (Mobil 1 5w-30)
• Oil Change @ 257,760 Miles @ 8/13/2018 - (Mobil 1 5w-30)

• Rear Diff Fluid Change @ 244,00 Miles ?/?/2017 (
  $30 Mobil 1 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube - 1 Quart (Pack of 2)
  Mobil 1 75W-90)
• Rear Diff Fluid Change @ 255,00 Miles 4/25/2018 (Lucas Oil non-syn 85-140 )

Alignments:

• Alignment Done @ 242,207 Miles 9/15/2016 (Firestone)
• Alignment Done @ 245,000 Miles 3/16/2017 (Firestone)
• Alignment Done @ 249,503 Miles 8/17/2017 (Firestone)
• Alignment Done @ 252,751 Miles 1/23/2018 (Firestone)

Tire Rotation & Balance:

• Tire Rotation & Balance Done @ 249,503 Miles 8/17/2017 (Americas Tire)
• Tire Rotation & Balance Done @ 253,733 Miles 2/16/2018 (Americas Tire)
• Tire Rotation & Balance Done @ 257,7760 Miles 8/24/2018 (RPM Off-road Garage)

Hardware Swap:

• Replaced Inner Tie-rod, Part #
  $24 EV800529 Steering Tie Rod End for Toyota Tacoma
  EV800529 @ 252,746 Miles 1/16/2018
• Replaced Outer Tie-rod, Part #
  $16 ES80895 Steering Tie Rod End for Toyota Tacoma
  ES80895 @ (252,746 Miles) 1/16/2018
• Replaced LCA, Part #
  $123 RK621293 Suspension Control Arm and Ball Joint Assembly front right lower
  RK621293 & #
  $112 RK621294 Suspension Control Arm and Ball Joint Assembly front left lower
  RK621294 @ (252,746 Miles) 1/16/2018

Suspension Swap:

• ADS 2.5 Coilover Swap (4k Mi) @ (252,746 Miles) 1/16/2018
• ADS 2.5 Rear Piggyback (4k Mi) @ (252,746 Miles) 1/16/2018
• ADS 2.5 Rear 3x Bypass @ (255,000 Miles)
• Bilstein 5100 F/R Swapped @ 260,000 Miles

Recall Warranty Claims:

• Full replacement of BFG KO2's On 4/26/2017 (Americas Tire)

 

Purchase Record:

Wheels:

• Enkei Rpt-1's (Silver w/ Polish lip)
• Enkei Rpt-1's (Gunmetal)

Tires:

• BFGoodrich KO2 A/T 285/75/16 on (5/17/2016) Sold @ 10k Miles

• Toyo Open Country R/T LT315/75/R-16 (Current) on (Feb 23, 2018)
• Yokohama Geolander MT's 285/75/16 (Second Hand) (Pending install)

Drivetrain:

• ECGS Fully Assembled 3rd Member w/ 4.88 Gears & DTT Locker (254,828) (April 9, 2018)

Armor:

• 2012-2015 Pelfrey Steel Plate Bumper w/ Full Hoops Bare (April 5, 2018)
• 2005-2018 Pelfrey IFS Aluminium Skid (September 17, 2018)
• 2012-2015 Pelfrey Steel Rear Standard Plate Bumper

 

Wheel Gallery:

ENKEI RPT-1:

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Apperciation Post:

Thank you to all the Companies and Individuals i had the pleasure of working with. This post will be dedicated to each one of you.

Companies:
@HeadStrong Off-Road
@Pelfreybilt
@Shmellmopwho
@cnote4l
@ECGS

Individuals:
@tcBob
@BVita
@TRDrh
@ChadsPride
@Airdog
@nfs257
@ODNAREM
@reece54
@mh.meier