AppMtnTaco's Build and BS Thread

AS SHE SITS TODAY!




Current Mods:

Suspension:
ToyTec/Bilstein Coilovers
Eibach 600# coils
AllPro 3 inch leafs
ToyTec Adjustable Shackles
Wheelers Extended SS Rear Brake Line


Mechanical/Electrical:
AFE Dry Filter
Relocated Rear Diff Breather
Wheelers BPV Bracket
Flush Switch Panel Under Change/Ash Tray
New 3.4 Motor with 50,000 on it thrown in at 150,000
Excedy Racing Clutch


Lighting:
Satoshi Grille w/ Hella 500s Mounted Behind
Relocated blinkers to side marker


Interior:
Pioneer head-unit
Mag Lite installed with Quickfists
ScanGauge II
TRD Shift Knob
Fire Extinguisher Mounted on Drivers Side B Pillar
CoverCraft Seat Covers


Wheels and Tires:
Enkei Wheels
SpiderTrax 1.25 Spacers
Cooper ST MAXX 255/85-16
Full Cooper ST MAXX


Coms:
(FUTURE SETUP)
Firestik Antenna
Cobra WX ST CB Radio


Recovery:
Hi-Lift Jack 60 inch (cut down to 54)
Recovery bag with straps, hatchet, come along


Exterior:
Fiberwerx 4.5 Front Fenders
Custom Satoshi grille with FJ40 Toyota
Custom BOXROCKET style Bedrack (SOLD)
Yakima Basket w/High Lift Mount (SOLD)
Box in Bed
Fab Tec Flat Spare Mount
@Burnett FAB Bed Supports

Armor:
Trail Gear Low Profile Front Bumper
Trail Gear Weld On Light Bar (thanks @Burnett)
Trail Gear 78 inch Rock Sliders(again thanks @Burnett)
Burnett FAB Prerunner Rear Bumper (you da man @Burnett)

REMOVED:
Tailgate
Factory Flares

My future mods:


Armor:
Custom Front Hitch mounted Bash Plate
RAT Skids


Interior:
Roll Cage
01-04 Center Console
Racing seats
Harness Belts


Exterior:
Light Bar Box
Engine Bay Lights
Wheelers SS Brake Lines
Fiberglass or Pulled Bedsides


Recovery:
CO2 10# Powertank


Suspension:
Camburg Long Travel
King Long Travel Coilovers
Rear Long Travel- Kings with Bedcage
Chevy 63s


Wheels & Tires:
285s

Lottery Purchases (if i hit it big):
Snorkel
TRD Supercharger
URD Seventh Injector


Current Odometer Reading: 208,500

New to Me Motor installed at 150,000

Current Miles on New Motor:108,500

 

Pictures to come

 

August 2013: Traded in my 2000 Mustang for the 2003 Tacoma







Happy 18th Birthday to me!




First order of business....Polish and wax until it looks like you dive into the panel.

 

Here are a few pictures from the first year of ownership. I bought it from a used dealer in SC who said that it belonged to an insurance salesman who only used it to commute. A month after i bought it i threw a rod through the block and started hunting for a new motor... the first big mod. Dad and I think the culprit was a bad timing belt job (probably done at the used dealership). Ill try to find some pictures of us doing the swap.

 

A few pictures of my first year of ownership. Had to replace the motor after only having it about a month... threw a rod. Dad thinks it was a bad timing belt job at the used dealership. Found a motor that only had 50,000ish miles on it and swapped it in. I guess you could say it was the first mod, I'll try to find some pictures of the swap.

 

After the motor swap I got this ugly ass brush guard and put four hella 500 lights on it. This was all before i found TacomaWorld and got wise.

 

(07/26/2014) My first wheeling trip on Town Mountain in NC. Hit some fire roads with a couple little obstacles on the sides. Couldn't do much on 31's and no lift.

 

I did the same thing with my first Tacoma...

Pretty badass lol

 

it is the white oakley sunglasses of truck accessories. total "dudebro" truck part.

 

Hell's ya

 

(July/2014) The first phase of the lift begins!!


The initial setup was the infamous Bilstein 5100 adjustable kit that reused the front factory coils.











Out back I was running the factory pack with a 2 inch deaver AAL and Bilstein 5125s.



Smashed my thumb pretty good tightening everything down. Split the nail in half

 

Sub'd.

 

(February 2015) I decided the brush guard was dumb as hell and ditched it in order to do the satoshi grille mod. It was relatively easy and came out really well. Shout out to @HomerTaco for the mesh, which i finished off with an old FJ40 Emblem i found on the interwebs.




Mounted up my Hella 500s behind the grille using some slotted angle. Just ran a couple of the radiator support bolts through it and wired it all up to the headlights.

 

(February 12, 2015)

Shortly after the trip to Town Mountain I decided it was time to start the build for real... 33's!! I think I found TW around this time. I loved my Hankook Dynapro 265s but I wanted a larger tire. Cooper ST MAXX 255/85-16s. Bought 5 so i could even upgrade my spare.





They are thebomb.com, and i got them just in time to test them out in the snow.











Unfortunately, my stock coils were saggier than a ninety year old womans....nevermind... they were sagging.



A quick call to ToyTec resulted in new ToyTec/Bilstein/Eibach Coilovers. $400 later and i had enough lift to comfortably clear my new tires and i could adjust them to dial in just right.

 

(May/2016) My build slowed way down because I moved to GA from NC for work. After settling in I started noticing a few things that needed upgrading before moving on with the build. My rear leaf pack with the AAL was nearly flat and the 5125's were jarring as i went over the speed bumps in my complex so I decided to up grade my rear with AllPro's 3 inch leaf pack.

Here is a few before shots with just the AAL.





And a shot of the new flex with the new AllPro leafs. Hal approves.

 

(February/2016) I made a buddy on here, @Burnett who did an excellent job welding my bumper and sliders. Good music, cold beer and new buds. Here are a few pictures of me mocking up the light hoop. (Notice i painted the grille around this time.)

Last known photo close to stock...





Trail Gear bumper mounting plate.



Trail Gear Low Profile Bumper





Let the welding and grinding begin!!!





Wish I had a sweet setup like what @Burnett has at the TacoRanch.

 

Got jealous of the second gen guys and made my own track system on the inside of my bedrail. Its a Thule Trac Rac for a campershell. Welded up a little rack with my neighbor and added a Yakima Basket and mount for my High Lift.

 

He does have a sick setup!