Lava_Taco ACLB 6MT

7/7/2022



3/14/2022


(9/1/21)


Current Mods (7/7/2022)
Wishlist Mods
Mods bought but not installed

Interior

• Anarchymotive Shift Knob
• Barcelona Red Glove Box Letter
• Center console organizer & tray
• Full interior LED swap
• Desert Does it Seat Jacker and Molle panel
• Homemade Carpeted dog shelf
• Alpine front and rear speaker upgrades
• Meso customs switch panel (Allows extra Toyota switches)
• Multi Mount panel with Ram Phone mount
• Ceramic Xpel tint 5% Rear 20% Front 70% Windshield
• AJT steering wheel Chrome delete
• Meso Customs vent ring kit
• Sundown audio 10 inch sub and custom box from MrMarv
• Kicker tweeter upgrade
• Tacotune amp mounting panel
• Blue Ridge Overland Gear Double Cab Tacoma adapted to Access Cab

Exterior

• 3M Satin black wrap (Hood, Fender Flares, B pillar)
• ATH Bedstiffners
• TRD Pro Grille with Smoked Amber Raptor lights
• OEM Bed mat
• Black Tailgate letters
• AC Drain Mod
• OEM RAV4 Driver mirror with blind spot mirror
• OEM Chin spoiler delete
• Diff breather relocation to behind tail light
• MX4 hard trifold bed cover
• DRT Fabrication Cab Mount Relocation
• DIY 6" diameter pvc water tank mounted in the bed
• Mclean metalworks Barebone XL Hammock Hitch mount
• Red extended SS rear brake lines
• Rhino rack track, RTC feet, and aero bars for bed rack (allows me to quick disconnet bars when need full bed space and still use bed cover) got the idea here Rhino Rack/W BAKFLIP MX4 Mod

Engine

• TRD Drop in Air Filter
• JLT Oil Catch Can
• Borla cat back exhaust
• HPS intake tube

Armor

• Apex 25 Degree Rock sliders
• TRD Pro Skid Plate
• Arc splash gaurds
• Goat armor
• RCI Transmission Skid
• RCI Transfer case skid
• DRT LCA Skid plates
• Gas tank skid
• SSO Hybrid slimline bumper

Wheel/tires

• Black Level 8 MK6 W/ 285/70/17 Toyo AT2

Suspension

• Fox 2.0 resi w/ low speed adjustors rear
• Archive garage U-bolt flip kit with bump stop upgrade
• Dirt King Ball Joint UCAs
• Archive garage hammer hanger
  
• Eibach 2.0 Coil overs
• Wheelers off-road front bump stops

Recovery & Emergency

• Demon Brackets with Drings
• Hitch Dring
• Mymedic First Aid kit mounted on custom metal Molle panel
  
• Ironman Offroad Compressor W/4 wheel tire inflating/deflating system
  
• Ironman Offroad 12K synthetic rope winch
• LambTek Innovations - Winch Switch Bracket
• Factor55 Fairlead and Flatlink E

Electronics

• Custom Relay and fuse panel
• CH4X4 Small Toyota Switches
• Group 31 battery conversion

Lighting

• Diode Dynamics SS3 PRO Amber SAE fog lights
• Diode Dynamics 30" Hidden Bumper light bar
• SpartanXcustoms Amber Scoop Light
• SpartanXcustoms Dark Optic Pod Ditch Light kit
• OEM SR Tail lights
• Meso Customs Stage 1 Tail light
• Meso Customs Mirror turn signals
• Meso Customs Dual Color Dome and Map lights
• @kmorgan3 Switch illumination Harness
• @daveeasa DIR harness and custom made harness for Rocklights
• Heretic studios Amber light bar 30" (Will go in SSO bumper)
• 12 KC Cyclone V2 Amber Rock lights wired to bed lights

Took delivery of a Barcelona Red Access Cab manual today. I have a long list of things planned for this thing. Already have diode dynamics yellow pro ss3 pods for fog lights. Waiting on a new shift knob from anarchy motive to arrive. And

Xpel ceramic tint - Definitely need this ASAP in Florida
Satin black hood and roof wrap
Lift wheels & tires - I’m thinking Eibach pro truck lift with black 17x9 level8 mk6 wheels and 285/70/17 either cooper at3 or toyo at2
Sso bumper with winch
TRD PRO grille with Raptor style smoked amber DRLs
Rock sliders just don’t know what brand yet
Spartan customs Hidden bumper Led light bar and possibly scoop light
Hard tri fold Tonneau cover
lopro bedrack for roof top tent
Rock lights
Oem bed lights & mat
Cat back Exhaust and Cold air intake
Arb compressor in a expedition essentials mount
I know there’s more I’m forgetting but I’ll update as I remember

Leaving the dealer in Maryland on its trip to me in Florida


Picking it up today


When I got it home

 

I almost went this route vs my SR AC 5speed, both are the best choices, access cab manuals

 

I had a 15 with a 5spd, got totaled. Bought a 2018 with a 6spd, took a little getting use to. I skip gears a lot , but this transmission is sweet

 

I was going to roadtest a V6 truck but the dealer was able to finally track down my super stripper model 2.7 5 speed so I never got a chance to get behind the wheel of one

 

I’m planning on buying an access cab manual from out of state as well, I live in Sarasota Fl. Which shipping company and dealer did you use if you don’t mind me asking?

 

I went with Jones Toyota our of Maryland most Access cab manuals are in the northeast and midatlantic I used cargurus website to find them. You can put in just about everything but the packages you want. The dealer set up shipping so idk who it was with.

 

Access cab manuals? WTF I thought you can only get manuals in the double cabs?

 

with a v6 TRD sport is the only one that can get a manual but they are hard to find. Up in canada tho Ive heard you can get a manual in Off Road access cab

 

Update on 6/11/2020:
So after almost 2months with the lava_taco I added a lot of stuff most of it minor but something none the less and I've got acouple more things waiting to get here once it's off back order
This is how she currently sits

Mod list so far
Partial hood, fender flares, b pillar and machined part of the wheels wrap
Diode dynamics ss3 pro sae amber fog light
Xpel Cermic tint 70% windshield 20% front 5% rear
Pro grill swap
Chin spoiler delete
Ac drain mod
RAV4 oem driver mirror with blind spot mirror
Flat black tail gate letters
Oem bed light with oem switch
Rough county trifold tonneau cover
AJT Design chrome delete steering wheel emblem
Meso customs Vent rings and 4x4 ring
Meso customs stage 1 total tail light kit
3D Tacoma dash letters
Anarchymotive weighted shift knob
Led swapped all interior lights and outside lights
Oem Tacoma bedmat

 

Picture dump of the last few months

 

The RGBW rock light
I’m thinking of replacing them with the new KC Cyclone Amber lights tho because they are much brighter then these and simpler wiring setup too

 

Nice Pics!

 

Thanks
I finally picked up a quality camera (Sony A7RII) and the picture quality will only increase from here

 

Great build and nice photography!

 

Finally go my lift on it a Eibach 2.0 coil over with dirt king ball joint UCAs
I also did the needle bearing replacement with the ECGS Bushing. That was definitely a nerve rack experience.

Did a wheelers add a leaf in the rear with some 2.0 fox resi w/adjs shocks
I probably would not do their add a leaf again because it required us to disassemble the entire leaf pack to get it to fit in because the spring clamps were in the way and i will be replacing here in the near future with the Icon RXT leaf pack just need to order it

Replaced the front diff fluid just to be safe with Amsoil

my starting measurements were (Will update later with need measurements)
Before lift-------------Final lift measurement----------Difference=Amount of lift
Df 21.5" --------------24"-------------------------------2.5"
Pf 21.75"--------------24.25"---------------------------2.5"
Pr 22.75"--------------24.75"---------------------------2" - this number is probably low because I have a PVC water tank in the bed on that side that was holding about 8.5ish gallons of water
Dr 22 5/8"-------------25"------------------------------2.375"

After lift without adjustments
DF 22.75"
Pf 23.25"
Dr 24.75"
Pr 25"

After 1 full turn driver side front
DF 23"
Pf 23.25"
Dr 24.75"
Pr 25"

After 3 turn driver front
DF 23.25" 1.5 thread showing
Pf 23.25"1.25 thread showing
Dr 24.75"
Pr 24 7/8"

After 6 turns driver front
DF 23.5" 1.75 threads
Pf 23.5" 1.25 threads
Dr 24.75"
Pr 25"

9 turns driver front
DF 23.75" 2 threads
Pf 23.75" 1.25 threads
Dr 24.75"
Pr 25"

Final height
9 turns driver 6 turns pass
DF 24"
Pf 24.25"
Dr 24.75"
Pr 25"

 

I cant wait to get the DRT Cab mount relocation on now and then get some 285/75/17 on the Level 8 MK6s I've got sitting in my garage

 

Very Nice!!!

I like the lights in the scoop...as well as the TRD Grill with the 4 lil lights.

Ed

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