Double O’ Taco Build Thread

And there we go, I’m the first person to put 6 lug ford wheels onto a 95-00 Tacoma

 

My old wheels and tires are for sale by the way if anyone wants em

 

After I do my front brakes tomorrow I’m gonna lift my bed off again and then cut the heads off my bed mounting bolts and grind a bevel into the cut off end then weld them onto different bolts to lengthen them for the body lift for the bed.
If I have time after that then I’ll put my dump wheels and tires on the back and go do burnouts and get some videos for you guys.

 

https://youtu.be/ds5wr5g0wTY?si=482hKwK_0oUlTgOP

 

It would have been a better show if there wasn’t any wind.

 

Okay I got the bed part of the body lift done and can confirm that the bolts that hold the bed to the frame of the truck are m12-1.25 and for a 1” body lift you need to buy m12-1.25 x 60mm bolts to replace them with.

my question is, can I flip the bumper brackets side for side so it raises the rear bumper or will it not work as I don’t want to have to fight those bolts for no reason.

if not I’ll just make a rear bumper out of 3-4” oil pipe.

 

Also I don’t know if I ever posted it but here’s the clutch kit I used and I would highly recommend to anyone with one of these trucks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3848311823...dq_tgrptly&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

It didn’t even chatter when I reused my old flywheel and just cleaned it up with a whetstone and some water.

It drives a bit different than a stock clutch but is still completely streetable and comfortable for daily driving.

It engages softer and easier than my old stock aisin clutch did.

 

Okay time for a little experiment, this battery was $100 on Amazon with a coupon and says it works for cars and trucks, i’m going to use this in my truck and if it works out then we have a source for putting lithium on batteries in our pick ups for $100. If it doesn’t I send it back and get my money back

 

I’m also upgrading my battery cable ends and I took apart the battery harness off of the 1998 4Runner and converted the old starter lead into my new ground cable

 

Okay it decided that it wanted to charge at 16 volts so I got it refunded and went back to my old battery

 

Spun out and went into a ditch sideways at 45, goodbye alignment.

 

also my new front u joint came in today

 

Bought a frame donor and I should be starting the swap here soon.

 

Haven’t posted here in a long while so I thought I’d give you guys a general update.

About a month ago the taco died, I bought a new shitbox 90 gmc WT K1500 to get me by until I start my job in September with the city parks department ($17 an hour with full benefits free insurance and a retirement plan).

The taco needs a new ECU and it ain’t cheap so I’m gonna have to send it out for repair.

This was the height of the Tacomas glory,
That was it on my set of 37” super swampers I put together for $160.
How The silver bullet sits for now.The new truck I’m driving, 350, 4 speed, 4x4, no ac, about to get a pro comp lift kit for only $300.

 

Well I got an ECU out of a 99 3.4 auto 4x4 for $275 today and when I get home later I’ll throw it in and it should be alive once more.

might even enter it into the local mud runs at the fair

 

She lives again