Frankenstein build

I named my last truck Otis. Not sure how his name came to be, it just sorta happened one day. He was only 2WD but fought hard to get me anywhere. I rolled him around 3 times while drifting around a turn going 45 on dirt. I had taken that turn at that speed before, but this time I had lowered the tire pressure to 16 PSI instead of my normal 30 PSI. and the reservoir on my driver side had fallen off the brackets and broke a couple days before. So as i was drifting around the turn the suspension let the truck lean alittle more than normal with the broken reservoir and the tires debeaded. So Otis landed on the rims and flipped around 3 times landing upright. I had two other people in my truck with me. Thankfully we were all ok. Put two spare tires on and kept offroading.. Now I have gotten a new truck to replace him which I have named FrankenOtis because he is a Frankenstein of Otis. Or Frank for short

Vehicle
2001 Toyota Tacoma TRD SR5
V6
4WD Automatic

Front Suspension
Total chaos upper control arms.. Fox extended travel 2.5 w/ Reservoir Coil Overs
Rear Suspension
ARB/OME 2.5" Lift Dakar Leaf Packs.. FOX Factory Series 2.0 0-1" Lift

Shoes
BFG KM2 285x75x16

Exterior Goodies
Glassworks Unlimited Fenders and Bedsides
custom prerunner bumper
custom sliders with kickups
Rear Bumper Built by Beefed Taco with custom wrap around
Warn M8000 winch
custom grill
tuff skin bed liner

interior Goodies
Roll Cage
Alpine Head Unit
Alpine speakers
Alpine amp for the speakers
JL Amp for sub
12" JL W6
bluetooth

Here is franks life with me. and he is 4WD!!

How he sits today

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Got him home!


Meets Otis...


Getting Otis's front bumper and rock rails put on!




Getting Otis's bed and suspension put on!







Putting on new fiberglass from glassworksunlimited. Putting on Otis's grill. and painting and putting on Otis's shoes!







Put on tire spacers till I can buy new wheels with a different offset


roll cage and light bar
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Nice truck!



btw... http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/159436-frankenstein-build-lt-expo-trail-rig-bs.html

 

Thanks! and I'm not trying to steal his name. But I guess I kinda did.. Love his build though!

 

Here are some videos I've made.
At payette draw with NAU 4X4 (New Truck)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiRSaolZyjU

At crown King with NAU 4X4 (New Truck)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcmG1EjAvcY

out at Plaster City (New Truck)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yemahrGGrbY

This Iis from my (old truck) with stock suspension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6JhuaWOjkg

This was out at Ocotillo with my (old truck) with my new suspension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcuCzMyocU8

This is at my friends Desert house. With my dad's FJ. We have gotten the FJ and Jeep stuck in the little lake that we drove in in the beginning while it was dry. and I flipped my quad trying to go up the little waterfall at the end so decided to try it with my dads FJ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B7WnNsnRt8

Pancake Rock. Only good part is my Dad's FJ in the beginning. Rest are basically all Jeep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOWclN-XbSQ

 

Hey dood nice truck

 

Thanks dood! Why don't you have a build thread? Scared your girl friend will flip it again before you can finish it? haha

 

Haha I don't have the time to set one up! I'll probably do it over summer! She is way too terrified to drive it anymore anyways!