Makin' plans

Hello,

Looking forward to the group. Joining to get some ideas about my '03 SR5 PreRunner Xtracab, V6. I live in Houston and bought it in 2009 with 68K showing and now have 155,500 on the clock and figure I'm just inside this vehicles middle-age. Its paid off and has been very reliable. I know that's preaching to the choir, so Ill stop that, and start this.

I'll be retiring in Spring '18 and my wife is bugging me to start it with a newer vehicle.
I believe that the '03 is a classic. It's a mix of 55 Chevy, the Dodge Power Wagon, and Son of Hilux - the best of the 20th Century. Can't beat the lines - like a greyhound. In other parts of the world the go-to mod would be a ZSU-23 AA gun bolted in the bed, just to keep the neighbors awake.

However, the new Tacos followed the same sorry evolution as BMW's take on the Mini - started cute, but turned into fat chick. It took the Fiat 500 only 2 years to retain water.
What's with that?

Anyway, instead of investing $30k in a new Taco, why not keep a classic rolling with some kindly, planned PM and minor comfort modifications but keep the exterior true to form? A renovation, not a revolution.

I can do most simple maintenance, but don't want to spend all my time and money on continuous hobby modifications. I want to keep the truck on the road as my daily ride.

I need to compile a rather conservative parts list to steer this thing into a graceful retirement ride. Any suggestions? Any decent parts suppliers links to share? Anyone know of good rebuild shops in an around the Houston area?

Many thanks in advance,
3-Tacomeal