Dakota's Yota Build (Long Travel, Chevy 63s, and BS)

Hello! Finally getting around to making a build thread!

How it sits as of 8/26/17:

8/25/15:







Truck Specs:
2006 Access Cab, TRD Off-Road,
4x4, Black Sand Pearl,
6-Speed Manual, 4.0 V6

Front Suspension:
Total Chaos +2 Long Travel Kit
King 2.5 x 8" Resi Coilovers w/ 700 lb springs
4130 Chromoly +2 CV Axles
Total Chaos Spindle Gussets
Total Chaos Coil Bucket Gussets
Total Chaos Cam Tab Gussets
Extended Brake Lines
11" Limit Straps (Gonna change to 10")
Wheeler's Superbumps
Removed Sway Bar

Rear Suspension:
Chevy 63" Leaf Springs (3-leaf w/out overload)
RuffStuff Specialties Ideal Chevy 63 Swap
BAMF Shock Relocation
28" Stainless Braided Brake lines (Thanks @COTaco )
12" King Performance 2.0 Smoothie Resis
Wheelers Superbumps
18" Trail Gear Limit Straps

Wheels and Tires:
SCS "Limited Edition" Brushed Copper Ray 10s - 17x8.5
Goodyear MT/R w/ Kevlar 35/12.5/17
Bora 2" Wheel Spacers in Rear

Armor:
4xInnovations 1/4" Front Skid
4xInnovations Mid Skid
4xInnovations T-case Skid
Rock Sliders - Custom made with 1/8" round and 2x2 square tubing
4xInnovations HC Rear Bumper w/ Tire Carrier
SOS Concepts Original Plate 2 Front Bumper

Recovery:
Smittybilt XRC Comp Series 9500 Winch
20' Bubba Rope - Renegade
10' Bubba Rope Tree Hugger
20' Smittybilt 20,000 lb Strap
48" Hi-Lift Jack
D-rings

Performance:
Flowmaster 40 Series Delta Flow Muffler
LCE Pro Clutch Kit
Airflow Snorkel
Power Stop Drilled/Slotted Rotors with Ceramic Pads
Hypertech Speedometer Calibrator #730107
Drive Train:
4.56 Thick Nitro Gears
Front ARB Air Locker
Rear Factory E-Locker

Stereo:
JVC KW-NSX1 Double Din Head Unit
PAC SWI-RC Steering Wheel Controls
Rockford Fosgate Prime Series 1200 Watt Monoblock Amplifier R1200-1D
Rockford Fosgate Power Series 12" T1 Subwoofer T1D412
Custom Built Box

Exterior (Aesthetics):
4% Tint All Around
45% Tinted Windshield
TacomaWorld.com Sticker (Best Mod Ever - Thanks @tcBob )
HomerTaco Raptor Satoshi Grill (Thanks @HomerTaco )
Bestop Supertop
Custom License Plate (TACO)
2" Trimmed Fenders and Flares (Thanks @RockyMtnTRD for clips )
Assorted Badass Stickers and Such... (Thanks @CBoy808 )
Prinsu Design Studios Accessrac (Thanks @zscott )

Interior:
All Weather TRD-Off Road Mats (Thanks @moondeath )
Wet Okoles (Thanks @sytfu510 )

Electronics:
Cobra 19 DX IV
3' Firestik II Antenna (Custom Mount)
UltraGauge V1.2
ARB Dual Air Compressor

Headlights:
Bi-Xenon Morimoto Mini Stage III D2s
Projectors: Morimoto Mini D2s 3.0
Ballasts: Morimoto XB35
Bulbs: Morimoto XB D2s 4500k
Shrouds: Apollo 3.0
Halos: 80mm & 100mm Morimoto XSB 2.0s
Color-matched bowls and bezels

Auxiliary Lighting:
LED Climate Controls
LED Dome and Map Lights (Thanks @MedlinAround )
Oznium Black/Amber LED Bolts in Grill
6" 130w KC Slimlites
3" OHV LED Pods w/ Removable Amber Covers (Thanks @PPansini10 )
40" Morimoto Xtorch Light Bar

Misc:
Cab Mount Chop
886 Reverse Light Mod
Diff Breather Mod
Locker Anytime Mod
DMZ Fab Motor Mount Gussets

Future Mods:
Dana 60 Rear (If I blow up this one... which I probably will)
Rock lights
Moar rear travel
FJ transfer case w/ crawl box

Dreams:
TRD Supercharger
SAS
37s

Trails/Adventures:
Reecer Creek Snow Run (Ellensburg, WA)
Mellerguard Hill Climb (Ellensburg, WA)
Lake Gallagher Trail (Salmon La Sac, WA)
Hey Joe Canyon (Moab, UT)
Hell's Revenge (Moab, UT)
Fins & Things (Moab, UT)
Tower Arch (Moab, UT)
Gemini Bridges (Moab, UT)
Colorado River Overlook (Moab, UT)
Kane Creek Canyon (Moab, UT)
Top Of The World (Moab, UT)
Poison Spider (Moab, UT)
Funny Rocks (Manastash/Naches, WA)
Moon Rocks (Manastash/Naches, WA)

Honorable Mentions/Inspirations:

@HomerTaco - Build
@AaronArf - Build
@loco - Old Build - Clusterfu... I mean T&A... I mean Land Cruiser Build
@Spoonman - Build
@MrGrimm - Build
@la0d0g - Build
@Pdugan6 - Build
@VanCity4x - Build
@SMKYTXN - Build
@Nate87 - Build

Maintenance & Repairs:
5/31/14, 155000 - Changed Spark Plugs, Cleaned Throttle Body and Maf Sensor, Changed Front and Rear Gear Oil, Changed Transmission Oil, Changed T-Case Fluid, Greased U - Joints
7/24/14, 158000 - Oil Change
9/15/14, 160000 - Replaced Alternator
12/18/14, 162500 - Oil Change
4/3/15 , 163397 - New LCE Clutch, New TOB (Ruined Thanks to O'reily Auto Parts)
5/10/15 , 164200 - New OEM Flywheel, LCE Clutch, TOB, Shifter Bushing
7/16/15 , 167109 - Resealed Timing Cover, New Idler Pulleys, Fan Belt, Valve Cover Gaskets, Front Main Seal, Water Pump, Coolant Flush, Oil Change
8/8/15 , 167200 - Replaced entire front end New Brakes too
8/23/15 , 167200 - New Rear Axle Shaft
9/1/15 , 167500 - Replace Needle Bearing with ECGS Bushing and CV Seal
12/15/15, 168789 - Replaced CV Boot, New Wheel Bearings,
2/20/16 , 171000 - Oil Change, Air Filter Change, Cabin Air Filter Change
5/20/16 , 172532 - New Gears and Gear Oil, Motor Mount Gussets, Retorqued Front Suspension
7/22/16, 173000 - Resealed rear diff and changed gear oil, new ujoints, CB, and retubed driveshaft
12/30/16, 176668 - Oil Change, New CV Boots, Front Diff Oil Changed, New HID Harness, retubed driveshaft, and axle shims installed

The Progress:

This isn't my first Toyota truck, my first vehicle was a 1990 Toyota Pickup. Deluxe Package. 4x4. 3.0 aka 3.SLOW V6. 5 speed manual. I bought it like this:

And turned it into this:

I learned a lot of things from it. Such as not to never do a dropbracket lift again!!
I owned that for a year, then in July of 2013 (right before I started my senior year of high school) I sold it and bought the new truck.


It is a crazy difference between my old truck and I love it more than anything! I actually joined TacomaWorld.com before I even owned it to order a Homertaco grill haha. I always loved the Tacoma's since two of my workmate's had modded ones. Here is mine next to my workmate's when I first got it:

First thing I did was slap a shiny new exhaust tip on her

Then I decided I needed some sound and installed a dual exhaust flowmaster 40 Series Delta Flow. Sounds Great! Here's a link to my sound clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBM1O5AGuAQ Best pic I have of the exhaust along with some flex

Then TacomaWorld convinced me to plasti-dip my wheels

This was the first time I took it offroad and broke off those awful low front mud flaps!

Then I set to work on the stereo:

The sub box took a bit to perfect as I had to have a 12"





Took her up some hill climbs and dented my factory skid plate

Also around this time I did the hidden CB mod, sorry no pics of that...

Then I could finally afford my lift!



With Stock Tires:


New Tires! Goodyear Duratracs 285/70/17 w/ MB 352s 17x9


Here's a comparison pic back then by my workmate's Taco.

Homertaco Raptor Grill:

Cab Mount Chop:

Skids:

High Clearance Bumper:

Bestop & Tire Carrier:

Wet Okoles:

Custom plate and sticker so people know I mean business

Chevy 63 Swap and lots of DROOOOOP



Thanks For Looking!!

 

Looks good man! Would love to hear a clip of your Flowmaster 40. I think I want wanna make a lil more noise!

 

Looks great man! Do you have any specs on the sub box? Also how is the plastidip staying on those wheels?

 

Thanks! Sure I'll upload a clip probably tomorrow. Hopefully the dang wind won't be blowing! But I think the flowmaster 40 is a great muffler for our V6s. I know tons of people on here are running them and it sounds like a V8 instead of being whiny

 

Thanks! Yeah I sure do, I'll just have to find them. I actually went off of this thread http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/audio-video/290766-another-access-cab-sub-box-d.html All I really changed was the ring to fit my sub.
I was surprised they held up great. They only peeled in a one place where the finish on my wheel was already flaking. I recommend doing it cuz it's cheap and looks great!

 

Ok bud...sub'd for a sound clip!

 

Here ya go! Sorry bout the iphone mic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBM1O5AGuAQ

 

Did the Locker Anytime Mod this weekend! Soooo nice!
Here's the write up: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/4838-cheap-free-mods.html#post45412
Be warned, the radio shack DC relay has been changed though so the new pattern was:
1 - Violet
2 - Green/Black
3 - Pink
4 - Violet
5 - Blue
6 - Light Green
7 - Ground source
8 - Red/Black


I used green wire for the violet wire and for the ground.

 

Went on the first wheelin' trip of the year up to Lion's Rock today and got within 3 miles of it. Too soft of snow in the open meadow area! Other than that part my new Duratracs and do awesome in the snow! Having the locker anytime mod on the lower trails was a huge asset as well. My buddy got his MTR's that morning and I'm super jealous


Sexy and flexy

 

Just got a new taco and looking through some builds and i really like how your stance and wheels looks. I think i found my lift mod. thx

 

Hey thanks man Glad to hear it

 

So I almost just bought the same wheels as you but I couldnt imagine how they would look in person and decided on some different ones. But after looking at your pics they actually look pretty trick.

 

Thank ya much man. I like yours too. The selling point for me was that they are powdercoated.

 

Nice truck brotha keep it comin!

 

Will do

 

Last weekend I got around to doing some maintenance. Changed the spark plugs, air filter, and cleaned my MAF sensor and throttle body. The spark plugs were horrible. Never been changed (155,000 miles); they still had NGK on one side and Denso on the other The filter, MAF, and TB were horribly dirty as well. Well worth it, my truck feels like a race car now
Next weekend I plan on changing the tranny and diff fluids along with lubing up everything that needs to be done.
Along the way I also got bored and decided to do some painting, I like it

 

What do you think of the single 12" sub in there? I have an access cab and am hoping that a single 12 will in that tight space will hit pretty hard.

 

Well mines a rockford T1 power series so it hits HARD. Like insanely hard. Plus being right behind the console like that you hear/feel it. I can make the whole highschool parking lot hear my bass haha. I think you should be good

 

Got my Homertaco Raptor Grill and wired up the LEDs (look way brighter in real life). Looks so sweet. Turns heads everywhere I go This is such a quality product and Craig gives superior customer service. I couldn't be happier. You should check his thread out.

 

So at my graduation party yesterday my parents gave me a card and inside it I was told to go look out in the garage. I got out there and find this!!! I've got to be the happiest kid in the world right now!! Time to paint and put on these bad boys