New to the site, long time YOTA owner

Whats up, new member here. Can say I've trolled here a many of times and more recently I've been lurking getting info on the 2005 silver Tacoma Double Cab Long Bed TRD-Sport, 162K miles, had 6" total lift, and now has just 3" truck. Truck was a mess when I started, and I mean horrible! I've owned 25 different YOTA's from FJ40's to FJ55's to 4Runners to 82-85 pickups to current Tacoma's. Wife's got the 2008 4Runner Urban. Some of the upgrades and fixes so far on the 05 Tacoma:
-New Carpet
-Spiral Cable(airbag light, no horn, and no cruise control)
-Three days of cleaning, mud that is
-removed the Tint as it was pealing(Pain in the A$$)
-removed the body lift(four day project that was)
-OBX-R header/mid pipe installed(originals were cracked)
-made a custom steering shaft due to rubbing the header
-sold the wheels and tires that were on the truck and bought some lightly used MOTO METAL 20's and Mickey Thompson Baja A/T's. 33" tires
-removed all bed railings and trays from bed, and bed lined the railings
-added projector lights and LED tail lights, originals were horrible and tail lights were cracked.
-LED interior lights/corner lights/tag lights
-cleaned up the old Exhaust(aluminum brightener is the best thing invinted)
-fixed the over head compass/temp gauge(resoldered the contacts)
-repainted the shifter cover OEM silver(turned out nice)
-new brake pads(repainted callipers and drums)

pics of when I got it:




Now on to list of stuff to do:
-re'tint the windows and front window tint strip
-repaint the front and rear bumper(rock chips on rear/front brush guard rub marks on the front bumper)
-side step bars(thinking Go Rhino)
-find some good 33" mud tires for a 20" rim
-Oil catch can install
-clean throttle body
-locate dummy switch inserts for the dash(P.O. lost them)
-rear third stock E-Locker eventually(truck is wired for it already!)
-New TRD decals(originals are chipping(may go all black on these decals)
-new VSV lines and others
-convert to synthetic Oil
-change front and rear diff fluids along with T-case

Thats where I'm at Today, I'll post pics tomorrow in this thread of current status.

 

Sounds like you have done some work and as always more to be done. Rock on

 

Welcome to the site

 

Welcome!

 

Thanks guys

Homer, plan on getting with you some time in the near future for the front grille. Other things have to be done first. Might as well go start a build thread. Here is an up to date shot of the truck.

 

Welcome! Looking much better already!

 

Thanks TUFF, its coming along slowly!