AbePDX DCSB build

The way the Taco stands today.




About the Taco:

I am the second owner of this 2007 Tacoma double cab short bed TRD Off Road V6 MT 6 SPD.
I bought the truck in Minneapolis, when I used to live in Minnesota, damn those days were cold... the Truck had 100k on the clock when I bought it, it was fairly stock. the only "mods" I did in the first 7 months were the TRD shift knob and the Husky floor mats.




Interior:
Husky Floor mats
Smitty Built Seat cover

$130 Smittybilt 5661024 GEAR Tan Front Seat Cover

LINK
Center console
Visor organizer
Lights and other stuff

Exterior:
Wind deflector
Tonneau Cover
Pop & Lock Power Tailgate Lock
Rear Differential Breather Extension to the bed
Toyota rack
ARB Safari snorkel ---> Install write up
2012+ tail lights

Armor:
@CBI Offroad Fab Moab 2.0
Stock under body armor

Suspension
OME 90021 + 885
Dakar leafs

Wheels/Tires
@SCSPerformance F5 16"
BFG 265/75/16

Lighting
@CaliRaisedLed 2x2 Pods + ditch mounts
HID converted 2xHella 500 --------> install write up

Recovery/Towing/Safety/Tools
Smittybuilt 30k strap
Viair 88P
Husky 36" Axe
RazorBack Shovel
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How it looked when I first got the Taco:




I took the Truck to Florance Oregon, within the first month I moved to the Pacific Northwest from the Midwest.








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After I while I got the OEM rack which not only made the truck look a lot better, but I put it to good use!






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A while passed before I realized that I needed more lights! so I installed Light bar and did the Hella HID conversion Mod











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Many months later, I finally got a lift!




Under the Knife:







All Done!

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Then comes the Muffler! threw out the old Flowmaster which had a lot of unnecessary drone and little tone, and replaced it with the 250 Venom by Black Widow Exhaust. and let me tell you, that the muffler you want.



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many moons later, the shiny Armor and wheels arrived!









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Filling my Blinker Fluid.




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Overland Bound Member #1285




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Got my @CaliRaisedLed 2x2 PODs + Ditch mounts.





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Installed the Nose thing AKA snorkel





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And that's all for now. its gonna be a while till I go through my list!

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Pictures from my trips and weekend Trail attacks.

 

Love it!

 

them wheels are sexy as hell!

 

Nice bro

 

@AbePDX
How do you like the black widow 250 muffler? The aftermarket system that was on my truck when I bought it has rusted from winter. I've been looking at getting a venom 250 for my 2010 double cab in the next few weeks and doing it in stainless so that winter will not defeat me again. I have listened to a couple of black Venom Mufflers on trucks, none have 250s, but they sound files can only do so much Justice.

Thanks

 

Honestly If I had known that the Venom 250 was this good I would have installed it longer before! I I know it will sound good on your truck as well, the 3" has a hint of deeper tones to it. however, I have the 2.5", its quite enough that people next to the truck don't realize that I have a muffler. but once you step on the throttle it well start playing that sweet sweet music to my ears.

 

Black widow 2.5" stainless steel coming out behind the passenger wheel. Venom 250 muffler with aFe Stage-2 Si Pro 5R Cold Air Intake System Dry filter. It was 11F this morning while starting the truck. I really like the sound of the Venom 250 on my truck. The initial firing up sound is aggressive and loud enough but doesn't scare small children. With that said, your neighbors will definitely know when you have started your truck because the exhaust note travels inside the house easily. Just under normal idle while sitting at a light or in a drive through you wont notice it to much, but once you get on the throttle you and everyone around you will hear it. Getting onto the highway or passing anyone puts a smile on my face each and every time.

The biggest thing that I noticed with this muffler compared to the last system that was on my truck is how much "quieter" the Black widow muffler sounds inside the cab, It doesnt sound annoying or overly loud. It has some hum at 1500 rpm, so going 35 down the road you might have a little hum but not annoying drone. At 2k RPM while doing 70mph the exhaust is comfortably quiet and easy to drive, but once you bring the motor up to 3200 RPM she stops sounding like a Tacoma and makes me smile.

 

Addon:

I have an Afe CAI and with the old exhaust I noticed that after 3k rpm you would loose the sound of the muffler because the intake sound would take over. After having the new exhaust for about a month now the biggest thing that I noticed is a pretty consistant power band and also engine sound. There is no drop of one sound for another. As the RPMs get higher the whole engine system sounds strong and happy.