Roger's 2000 Tacoma

Hey TW my name is Roger here is my 2000 Tacoma build up. It's a SR5 V6, 4wd, 5-speed truck with 176xxx miles now. I bought it off a guy on craigslist $4k but was listed at 4800. It's a work in progress with some rust on the bed and rear bumper from it's tour in the midwest but was originally a California truck. The frame, engine and trans are good, interior good albeit dirty as hell. The suspension and brakes were clapped out and I had them changed promptly. Compared to a 92 extra cab 22re 4wd this thing is a rocket. Currently I'm looking for new bumpers front and back and possibly a new bed that isn't going to set me back $800.

My goals for this truck is to make it as stock pimp as possible while keeping it functional and capable. I do want to offroad some but don't anticipate rock crawling.

Currently:



Mods so far:

Engine:
-Elbow Mod
-ISR Mod (pending, need to route FPR line)
-3rd Gen TRD pro muffler

Suspension:
-Bilstein 5100 with OME 2881 up front
-Bilstein 5100 with Rearched stocks with add a leaf done by Atlas Suspension plus daystar 1.25" shackles (stocks were toast and cut off and daystars are cheaper than stock replacements)
-Sway bar disconnect

Wheels and Tires:
-3rd Gen 4Runner 5 spokes painted graphite
-3rd Gen Tacoma Offroad Goodyear P265/70R16 Take offs
-New pads and shoes

Interior:
-01-04 Center Console
-01-04 4 Spoke steering wheel
-01-04 Visors
-Low Range off road shift knob + NOS FJ40 4speed shift knob on 4wd
-cheap motor trend deep dish mats
-Kenwood KMM-BT322U Bluetooth headunit
-JBL GTO609 6.5" Components
-Alpine KTP-455U Mini amp Bridged 90w x 2 for the components
-Old School Kenwood KSW-WA801 8" self powered Sub
-Replaced all bulbs with LEDs from superbrightleds.com

Exterior:
-3rd Gen 4Runner wheels painted Duplicolor graphite
-00-04 TRD side mirrors painted satin black
-Wheel trim painted flat black
-SRQ Fabrication Ditch light brackets
-Caliraised Led Pods


When I first brought her home



Broken Leaf!


Outside Atlas Spring in La Puente. New Bilsteins and Leafs installed. The guys installed the rear first which brought it up nearly 3" over stock so to level the front they put the springs on the 2nd notch from the bottom. I asked them to keep it on the bottom since it's recommended for OME 2881s.


I was concerned about CV angle when I picked up my truck and sure enough it was rubbing. I drove the truck for a weekend before deciding that I didn't like the CV angle, knowing that the front wasn't set up the way I wanted. I brought the truck back to Atlas Spring and Fredy said he would take care of it since I wasn't satisfied. No extra charge. Atlas spring is a solid SoCal shop and they do good work.

Didn't take any good pictures after but here is my Corgi Rusty on our way camping.

Stock 15" wheels with 31"s that came with the truck. Quite frankly these are my least favorite toyota alloys. I sold them to a guy from Tehachapi CA but met him in Palmdale. I found set of 4runner star wheels for $350 with a set of rollers on craigslist and got them the same day in Canoga Park. I then found 5x Goodyear Wranglers with Kevlar for $260 on cragislist. Tires only had 5k miles on them before the owner got bigger tires.


So far the truck has treated me well. I want to deal with the bed before our move to Oahu otherwise I might just leave it until something good pops up.

Next on my list is detail the interior to clean up the nasty carpet and seats, offroad mirrors, new head unit and speakers and I should be set.

 

Looking good! HERE is how I fixed my bed rust.

 

177934: Changed oil with Mobil 1 5w30 High Mileage + Mobil 1 Filter

178234: Changed Manual trans and transfer case oil with Redline MT-90

178661: Changed Fuel Filter and fuel hard line from block to filter (11/24/2018)

178705: Changed Front and Rear Diff Oil with Walmart Synthetic 75w90

178706: Lubed drive shafts and shackles with Red Lucas grease

178713: Changed all 3 ignition coils with brand new Denso units (11/30/2018 fb marketplace score $100)

:Changed PCV valve and grommet with Toyota genuine

180544: (06/23/2019) Changed Timing belt, water pump, idlers, camshaft seals, crankshaft seal, thermostat, crank bolt, fan pulley bracket, AC/PS/Alt belts, Upper and lower radiator hoses and AC idler pulley.

 

Some updates:

Installed 01-04 Steering wheel. Found an ad on craigslist $45 for the wheel and airbag. Guy showed up with the whole steering column! unfortunately the steering wheel doesn't have the cruise control but I rarely use it anyways. I swapped out the turn indicator stalk while it was apart. Swap was pretty straight forward and the milwaukee m12 stubby impact made short work of the steering wheel bolt.


Installed @SRQ_Fabrications / True North Fabrications ditch light brackets. They're a good deal at $35 shipped but installing them was a pain. I only managed one screw on each since the pillar must be different from the 3rd gen 4runner but nothing a bit of lexel can't fix.


Installed a brand new take off '18 TRD pro muffler

Did the ISR Mod using a 1.5" Test Plug from home depot and stock clamp.

Did the Elbow Mod

 

I appreciate the kind words man. She's not as clean as your truck! I like that you have the TRD package with the locker, big mirrors and fender flares. I've been hunting for all of that.

 

Haven’t posted in a while. How she stands today

 

brother what brackets did you use for that 97 front bumper if you have a picture thatd be great