2001 TRD Supercharged Tacoma Project Thread

Decided it’d be interesting to make a thread for this 2001 Tacoma I just picked up, Its a 3.4L V6 With a TRD SuperCharger, it is a 2WD But has the TRD Offroad Package with E Locker
My Plan is to Clean it up a Bit and Make it a Nice daily

 

Right off the bat, I Removed the ugly side steps and flames lol
Before


After

 

Also got around to Replacing the nose cone seal on the Supercharger and changing the oil

 

Looks great! Welcome to the 1st gen section! Once you go first, you never go back, hehe

 

Thanks Brotha, Trust me I know this is like my 6th 1st gen (i flip alotta tacomas lol)
Im planning on keeping this one Until i find a 95-97 Single Cab 4x4 v6 5 speed, or a Stepside 01-04 5 speed v6 4x4

 

Scored a deal on a set of General Grabbers X3’s

 

I also have a set of eagle alloys im contemplating on throwing on

 

What size? And do they have offset on them or no? They may rub

 

You could 4WD swap that for cheap. PreRunner swaps are very common and 99% bolt on.

 

16x8, they are 0 offset I believe or thats what the guy said

 

New headlights and Valance came in

 

A friend told me to try the Magic eraser trick on the flares and holy crap thats a big difference

 

Dang those flares look good now! IMO I would paint those wheels black/ get them powder coated then yeah

 

What kind of headlights are those? Are you changing your exterior lights to LEDs?

 

I took mine off and rattle canned them with primer/oem paint and then a high gloss from this company—-> https://www.automotivetouchup.com/choosecolor/buypaint.aspx

it’s a night and day difference

 

it works great but it’s short lived.

 

Im thinking about doing that, but I want to see if I can find a set Of TRD Wheels before throwing them on

 

They’re some Eagle replacements from ebay $50, I’ve put them on 2 other 1st gens I had and they have pretty good build quality, As for LED’s i think im gonna keep halogens for better light quality, LED’s in a regular reflector housing tend to have poor beam pattern and could blind others

 

If they dont last long I’ll end up going that route my buddy painted his at his work and I believe you the Color match is a big difference that looks much better

 

Installed the Intake, hopefully im gonna hear that super charger whine alot more