1996 Tacoma Canadian Daily Driver camping build

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Thought I'd start a build thread even though its not near what most of you guys have done to your tacos. Im from Vancouver Island BC Canada. Picked this up and in progress of making it a better daily driver and exploration rig.

SCS F5 16x8 3.5" wheels with 285 75 16 Cooper STT Pros
Old man emu Dakars with 5100s
Old man emu 883 coils with nitrochargers
2004 Tacoma 3.4 5vz motor with a lot less km than the original motor
Spc Light racing upper control arms
Custom built front bumper with super winch lp8500 and gemstone offroad synthetic line
Custom built sliders with kickout
Bed bars with Eezi-Awn roof top tent
Truck lite LED headlights


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Bought it as bone stock as can be with some broken leaf springs

 

So this was the old truck and my first Toyota

 

First thing was to find new leafs for it and lift it at the same time. Got an awesome deal on some lightly used Dakar springs and then first tried out OME 881 coils with Billy 5100s

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Nice truck and nice photos - I'd love to take a road trip up there. Keep the posts coming!

 

Thanks! It sure is nice up here.


When I first put my 33s off my old pickup and went for a camp
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Then noticed a strange clunk in the front and found this... Shop forgot to put in one of the bushings...
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subbed. im partial to these builds. i love this front end

 

Drove it like this for a bit and tried to camp as much as I could when my buddy built me some bed bars to throw the tent on.

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Sweet rig!

 

Thanks! The truck in your avatar looks awesome. Looks like you have the Arb safari snorkel hey?

 

I do yes. I should probably take a couple pics and do a build thread as well...

 

Going through pictures of the last year

 

Took the tent off and rocked a canopy for a bit. I ended up selling the canopy almost double what I paid for it. Kinda looking at finding one again but my box is so rusted out and I can't seem to find a decent box so Im throwing the idea around of building a flat deck.

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This past weekend, I put a flat deck on it. Still not sure if I like it but hoping it will grow on me

 

I like your flat bed and the idea/look is growing on me too. Is your deck aluminum or steel?
I got one that was on a parts truck I bought and have it up for sale. After seeing a flat bed with a lift I'm probably going to hang on to it and chop about a foot off it.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/custom-flat-bed.476150/

 

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Put the box back on and did some camping. Blown cv boot patch held up for 800 kms before she started clicking! Had to do some water crossings where the water was near the headlights so I'm thinking of doing a snorkel sooner than later.

 

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Getting some sliders built next weekend finally

 

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Got some much needed sliders built and welded on.

 

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Couple shots from the this and last weekend

 

Ha ha, I had a 1993 4X4 Pickup with the 22RE and an automatic. It was painfully slow, especially with the A/C on, but I adored it. It made my 3RZ 5 speed Tacoma feel like a jet engine dragster. Of all 5 Toyotas I've owned, I hated my 2nd gen Tacoma, liked my Corolla and Tercel, loved the 1993 Pickup and love my 2003 Tacoma the most.