Greegun green and gunmetal DD Build

I have wanted a Tacoma for a while. Mainly a 4wd Tacoma, all started with my dads 89 2dr 22re 5spd. I never thought I would get one, one day me and my dad was riding through town and a nice Toyota was sitting on the lot. I came home with it that day, left my first truck behind but this one is what ive wanted. 2003 Tacoma 4wd 5spd 2.7l Imperial Jade Mica
Right when i got it home. 9/6/14




After driving it for a month or so the check engine light came on. O2 sensor Then a couple weeks later it came back on, now the afr sensor. Changed them out. Third thing I did was exchanged the oiled K&N filter for a fram paper filter.

First time messing around with it in South Ga on a couple dirt roads.




I was tired of not being able to see at night, so I browsed around on the internet and found bulbs that had good ratings. Sylvania Silverstar ZXEs They are really white. After I put them in, people started flashing their high beams at me, didn't know why. I got behind my friend with a Tacoma 4" lift on 33s and my low beams was shining into his back glass. So I got into a old parking lot and aimed them. Whole lot better than stock by the way.


I got tired of the chipped silver wheels, instead of black I did them a metallic gun metal color.



Couple days later I decided I didn't want a chrome grill, color matched the grill and emblem (shouldn't have done the emblem). While I was at it, the driver headlight filler piece was gone. So I bought one and painted it, threw it on.



Since my truck is a 5spd and I pull my zero turn lawnmower a good bit, I did the 2lo mod. It really does help with backing up my steep and long driveway.



All my friends have sub woofers, so I thought id join the crew. Started out with a 2000w wiring kit, 200w amp (all I had funds for), and a Sony Xplode 12 inch sub. Made my own box, but my buddy blew the sub up while trying to get the settings right. So, my other friend had a 1000w peak amp he sold to me for $40 and I bought a JL Audio 12inch sub. Im pretty happy with it.



This is the most recent setup. Everything is green but my clock, hoping to find someone that wants to swap one day...



I knew I wanted accent lights, I started out with 5mm orange leds throughout the cab. One day I decided id add a couple more, they all quit working. So I tore them out and got 19.5" green led strips. Best way to do it. Got 2 4" led strips from O'Riellys, put one under my radio and one in the glove box. Also did my dash.



They are the brightest superbrightleds.com had, which are a little on the bright side.



As it sat 11-10-15.




Shrockworks front bumper (ordered it 6-19) 3-4 month wait
And its here

Painted the bumper black and finally got 17x9 moto metal mo970's 970s with really cheap mts. Atturo trail blade mt




Suspension:
King 2.5s with 650lb springs
1.5" adjustable lift shackles
Wheelers Ext rear Brake lines
(Future) king 2.0 with remote resi's rear
(Future) dakars or wheelers leaf pack
(Future) Camburg or JBA uca's
Axle shift plates
Bpv bracket

Wheels tires:
1st: Stock 16s painted gunmetal with 265/75 cooper at3's

2nd: 17x9 moto metal mo970 with 265/70 Atturo trail blade

3rd: Added 1" hub/lug centric spacers

4th: removed spacers
18x10 mo970 275/70r18 cooper stt pro

Armor:
Shrockworks front plate bumper
(Needs installed) trail gear 78" slider kit

Sounds:
Aftermarket radio
Sundown SA-8 rear mounted in center console 500wrms @4ohms
(Replaced) Alpine MRV m500 amp
Upgraded door speakers....not sure what brand

$189 Pioneer GM-d9601 Pioneer GM-D9701 2400W Max 1-Channel GM Digital Champion Series Class-D Monoblock Car Audio Stereo Amplifier w/Wired Bass Boost Remote and Free Alphasonik Erabuds

Pioneer GM-d9601

Lights:
Piaa 510 Extreme white driving in plate bumper
Green leds in floorboard, under radio, and glovebox
Green 5x led bulb in side markers
(Removed; cops are haterz) Green tag lights
(Future) Mini d2s 4.0, panorama shrouds, RGB Demon eye, RGB Rear mount halo

Misc:
Color matched grill and Toyota emblem
Clear corners
Smittybilt 9.5xrc synthetic with in cab controls
4-Smittybilt 4.5ton shackles
2-pipe straps...dad gave them to me
Full time cig lighter mod
Calipers and rotors painted black
Hornblasters oba setup with rhino horn
Viar 444c with 5 gal tank
Lifetime guarantee bedliner
Mods a little ways down the road:
-Harrop Eaton front electric locker
-powertrax no slip rear locker
-Intercooled turbo setup...start around 7psi and go to 12psi after some ecu setup

 

When I was down in South Ga one day, thought id go for a ride down the dirt road. Forgot it had rained the whole week. It got a little muddy, this was also when I ran with no mud flaps to see how I liked it. I put them on after a week cause I found a paint chip.

 

Slowly getting everything in order.

 

DAAANG! Nice looking truck! I have the same thing but a 2001! I love the Jade Mica! thanks for the build thread. How did you do the wheels? I really don't like the chipped ugly silver on mine either.

 

Thanks man.

For the wheels:
Cleaned them up
Sanded them down with 600 grit I think.
Cleaned again
Used self etching primer (I did 2 coats)
paint of choice (I did 3 coats)
I let them dry for a day before I put them on.

 

Thats awesome! They look sweet. Nice thread, I look forward to seeing all the updates I'm sure are coming!

 

Thanks bud, I do have a front bumper on the way so stay tuned for that. haha

 

So guys, I'm needing an opinion. My wheels are gunmetal, and someday my emblems will be. Im wanting 17 inch wheels but they don't sell many gunmetal color wheels and I'm very picky. The bumper below is what I've ordered and I got it bare steel. It will need to be panted, so should I paint it gunmetal or a black semi gloss. I might even buy wheels that I like and paint them gunmetal.



All opinions are welcome.

 

Gunmetal bumper would look good I think.

 

Im liking the gunmetal look all over. I think it looks better with the green than black does... unless you went with more of a powder coated flat black look. IMO. Anything with that bumper is gonna look sick!

 

Thanks guys, Probably will do the gunmetal then.

 

want to see the pictures details of the inside, somewhere I read the materials of 01-04 are different quality than 98-00 ( cheaper) but don't know if is true ?

Nice truck you got there.... what I heard is the 03 is the best of all on the 01-04 range, and not, is not to much what you paid to a dealer price because is TRD and 4x4 yeahhh!!!

 

Thanks bud, what do you want to see on the inside?

 

dash board , rest arm, handles , all that grey color is in mine kind of leather material.... is yours plastic ?

Just curious if is true that 98-00 vs 01-04 materials are different?

 

Looking good! Hope to see this in person!

BTW yes, 98-00 interiors are completely different

 

It is all plastic, door panels have cloth on them. Tan and black is the color of mine

Thanks bud, let me get my bumper and I'll drive down.

 

Haha you and me both! Should have mine in 6-8 weeks ha

 

Ha, lucky. 2-3 more months for me.

 

Had a fun day. Got in some clay, tires did better then I thought they would. A 1st gen tundra couldn't hang with me

 

Good looking truck!

Gonna get the OME suspension before the front bumper?