My Work in Progress

I finally decided to start a build thread. Nothing special, but I love every second of it! So to start out the story, i originally had a 2004 Tacoma TRD Xtra Cab 4x4. Unfortunately, I had a run in with some black ice and a retaining wall. I then moved to a Jeep Wrangler. It was okay, but it just wasn't a Tacoma. I have been looking for a double cab trd 4x4 tacoma 6 spd for almost 8 months. I finally found it today and made the deal. Here it is! let me know what yall think.

Current Pic:



Exterior:

• Debadged
• American Flag Vinyl
• ARE Z series Top
• Hood scoop
• Grillcraft Grill w/ Toyota emblem
• DEPO LED tail lights
• OEM Dark housing headlights
• TRD badge
• Victory4x4 Roof Rack
• Bushwacker Fender Flares

Armor/Recovery:

• SOS Concepts Full Hoop Front Bumper
• SOS Concepts Bolt on Sliders
• Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic
• Pelfreybilt Rear Bumper (Ordered)

Suspension:

• JBA UCAs
• Toytec BOSS front coilovers
• Swaybar - Removed
• AAL rear
• Billstein 5100 rear

Interior

• Pioneer App Radio 3 (TERRIBLE)
• TRD factory seat covers
• Wet Okole seat covers for rear
• Weathertech floor mats
• TRD shift knob
• Vicotry Center Console Molle Panel (ordered)
• Amazon Climate Control Knobs
• Victory4x4 Center Console Molle Panels

Wheels/tires

• BFG KO2s 285/75/16s
• Method NVs 16"
• Bora 1 inch spacers for the rear
• Spidertrax spacers for front

Lighting

• Autobeam 20" light bar
• Autobeam 2x2 pods

here is the 2004!


And this is the new truck!


I bought it in 2012 with 22,000 on the odometer. I paid 22k which i think was a steal!

Then started my antichrome movement.
I then debadged, Gibson exhaust, tailgate lock, 2011 headlights, Painted grill.

I also scored some MB 352 17x9 and 265/70/17 Terra Nitto Grapplers for $800 brand new.



On the inside:
TRD shift knob and AppRadio


Weathertechs front and rear


TRD Seat Covers ($50 on craigslist and i love them)


Mesh grill and sold the nerf bars (sliders will come soon)


Finally lifted it! 5100s, 885x coils, deaver AAL




still debating if i want to slap this bad boy on...


Anyway, thats it for now! I hope to have more to post soon.

 

Welcome!

Nice truck, I love the Speedway Blue.

Cheers, eh!

 

Heres a comparison (I flipped the "after" pic)

 

Lookin good!

 

I just ordered an ARE Z series topper!

This was my inspiration for it:


I am supposed to pick it up in a few weeks so ill post pics when i take delivery.

 

Well i finally got my topper in! I am very pleased with how everything is coming along.

 

Went to Rousch Creek, had a great time! The truck performed flawlessly. I wish i had more pictures. O and the FJ is my neighbors.

 

The grille i had before was pretty junky (it was on the tuck when i bought it). I ended up finding this on craigslist for $60! Looks much better.

 

I bought a back up camera for $30 and relocated my trailer plug, looks great in that spot and so easy to do!

 

Decided to plasti dip my front bumper, I have to say, it turned out great! I think it makes it look a lot more aggressive.

 

Then these showed up!


Before



After




Working on my neighbors pickup, great old truck

 

Some fun from the weekend... You can see my Taco in the background so well consider it related.

 

Here are some pictures as well

 

Awesome thread! Amazing machine you got there!

 

Always loved the blue, great looking truck

 

Finally an update! Well I have been wanting to upgrade to 285s forever, not that the 265s looked thatttt bad. But i had so much tread left on my Nittos that i found it hard to pull the trigger. Well i ended up buying these off a fellow member for a great price. (9 hours round trip though...) The tires are KO2 265/75/16s.

Please excuse the dirty truck... PA gets VERY salty in the winter. I'll take better pics tomorrow.


Let me know if anyone wants to buy these bad boys...

 

Got some updates!

Apparently i can fit 3 Kayaks in my bed without too much trouble... roof rack should be coming soon


Got a great deal from a member on here for a bumper


Finally got it home

Installing it was extremely easy and the fit is awesome. I was very impressed with the craftsmanship from SOS concepts


It definitely dropped the front a bit. I will have to change up the suspension before i get a winch.



Next up, fog lights, light bar, etc.

Let me know what y'all think about the headlight hoops. I was skeptical at first, but I think they look pretty good on the truck.

 

Got my new tails in. Solid quality and they look great! Also, got some new headlights, somehow i cracked my lenses. Found oem ones on craigslist for $65. What a deal.


Finally did my cab mount chop, i didn't realize how long this would take but i think it turned out great.


Random pics


The lady pulled away right as i was about to take a picture. Damn!

Random alpaca

Been doing a little catfishing lately. One of my favorite spots.

 

Hey guys, I am back! I didnt really work on my truck much since last time you saw it. I contemplated trading it in but i really like not having truck payments so instead, i decided to finish doing everything i planned and pushing ahead on the truck. Now on to the next stage!

First up, change out my wheels. 4wheelparts had 20% method wheels so i picked up a set of NVs. I was very close to going with bronze but decided to play it safe. Much better than the pro comps i was rocking before!