Reba the Red Taco - Coopsauce's 3rd Gen Build Up and General Adventure Thread

Howdy y'all! Purchased this 2019 Barcelona Red TRD OR DCSB in early September 2020. What follows will be my attempt to document my various upgrades, changes, fixes, and what-nots. Transplant from Atlanta, now living in Denver, with a Taco from Texas. Enjoy!

Goal for the truck is like most people's - she's a daily driver, but I want it to be something that I can use to get to remote camping spots, fishing holes, and just generally anywhere off the beaten path into the mountains. I do a lot of solo (+ fiancee and dog) riding, so the end goal is to have something that can get me out of tight/stuck spots if needed.



September 9th 2020 - She's mine!
Traded in a 2011 F150 FX4 with a busted side (long story) instead of dumping a bunch of money into a truck with almost 300k miles. Got this ol' girl with 25k miles. First order of business was to add Weathertech liners, and then to get her into the mountains and see how she did.

Side by side with Big Frieda, my trusty F150. Sad to see her go.



First trip into the mountains and off pavement


September 2020 - Added running boards, KB Voodoo Bed Rack, and a tonneau cover




October 2020 - Swapped TRD OR grille with a TRD Pro grille
Eventual goal is to remove all chrome - slowly but surely!


(got a little ahead of myself and installed grille before I had the sensor garnish...woops)

November 2020 - Added Caliraised LED Hidden LED Bar, and first snow trail riding
Got good and stuck. Broke a tail light. Decided to not wait to upgrade tires - stay tuned.

 

Nice first post, welcome! Wow, what a blast from the past with the 96rock tag. You weren't cool if you didn't have a sticker or tag even if you were on the fringe of their broadcast range. Good times...

 

Thanks man! Gift from my dad - he found a super clean one in a thrift store recently in south GA and got it for me. Grew up listening to it in the truck with him. He reminded me to make sure it was upside down!

 

December 2020 - New tire day!
Falken Wildpeak M/T 255/85r16. Wanted to keep my stock rims (dig the look), and wanted 33s without requiring an immediate lift (soon...). Happy with them as of writing date (3/30), roughly 6k miles on them.

Before:



After!


First trip in the snow with them - 100% satisfied. Now to wait for spring to find some mud....



February 2021 - She can haul!


March 2021 - Installed my Baja Design Squadrons (thanks for the bday present Mom and Dad!) and took her out in the snow again


March 2021 - lift kit ordered...to be continued...

 

May 2021 - Lift Installed
Bilstein 6112/5180 and Wheelers AAL. Pics coming soon!

 

May 2021 - First ride off pavement
Nothing crazy, just an easy old mining road between Central City and Idaho Springs to bounce her around a bit and make sure everything was solid. Super happy with how it rides and (more importantly ) how it looks

 

Wow a bed rack that works with the cover. Which one is that Please? Very nice and looking good.

 

It's a KbVoodoo maxmodular mid-height rack - he's active on these forums, and got it from here - https://www.max-modular.com/shop-max-modular/max-modular-14-high-toyota-tacoma-aluminum-bed-rack

 

May 2021 - Flexing out the suspension
Still (August '21) happy with suspension, but it seems the back has settled more than the front and sits nose-high. Not sure if it's an illusion or not - I need to park it somewhere flat and take measurements

 

September '21 - Camping and Tin Cup Pass
Did our first "big boy" pass over LDW. Nothing too crazy, got a little wild on a skinny mud hole and dented the piss out of the skid plates but thats what they're for right?
Bonus: Toby sleeping and meeting a cow