Long Travel REBUILD - 2001 4x4 Tacoma

This makes me wish someone smashed into my truck... Subbed. Looking good.

 

Got my fiberglass all painted. Primed, wet sanded, primed again, used oem paint from velspar for the base and then automotive clear. My boss was nice enough to spray it for me and it came out beyond good. Only flaws are flaws from the fiberglass. First two pics are before clear.

 

Truck is all put back together for the most part. Drove it around basically all day today. Front end performs great offroad, can't do too much with the rear still stock though.

 

Got my bumper pretty much done except for paint. Bumper is all aluminum, I'm going to do the skid plate out of steel and put some recovery point from the Skid.

 

Did you make that?

 

Sure did. I cut it apart a few times to get the edges how I liked them, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

 

Looks good man

 

Got some paint on my bumper and picked up some double standards.

 

You gonna running 35s?

 

Gonna stick with 33s for now until I can afford to regear and such. The tire mounted is a 37. The guy i bought them from used that one rim for mock up and didnt get the tire dismounted.

 

Oh ok. Was gonna say going big right off the bat

 

Went a little bigger than I originally anticipated. Bye bye gas mileage.

 

Picked up my first dslr over the weekend and took some long exposures last night.

 

Shits getting real.

 

Great looking truck man

 

New bumper in the works.

 

Did not like the previous one?....are you selling it?

 

I accidentally turned it into a crunched aluminum can. Didnt check clearances after the new tires. Next one will be 3/16 or I'm thinking just simple tube bumper.

 

I might be able to build another one. Would be pricey though considering the time and materials. Aluminums pretty expensive.