Sharing my 2004 Doublecab 4x4 TRD rebuild photos here

Hey all, I am a new member here sharing my frame off rebuild of a truck I bought 4 years ago with 95K miles on it. The truck was originally from upstate NY, well maintained but the frame was hammered. After running the VIN it was never clear to me if the original owners brought it in for the recall. I have been fixing it up in stages but this Summer finally took the plunge and found a frame and rear end assembly in Arizona. Let me share some photos of the old rusted frame that I put 40K miles on to begin and then show the build progress.







I had the new frame sand blasted and powder coated. Here are the 2 side by side.

The cab above the old frame.

Detail of the new frame after paint


The cab in paint while the chassis was coming together.


The OEM front end parts and skid plates painted before assembly.


The front end assembled.


The new rear end assembly and original leaf springs after paint.


The mid section before running all new fuel and brake lines.


Cleaning up the engine bay and removing as many rusted pieces as possible.


I stole the spare from my other truck that had never been exposed to deicer.


The old cc was unusable so I went with the OEM replacement.


Mid-level Bilstein B6s plus Nitto Ridge Grapplers and an air ride on the back.



The cab in paint.

Rolling Chassis


Front fenders getting prepped. I already had the roof and tailgate painted a few years ago.


Rolling Chassis low angle showing new and painted OEM skid plates. I was on the phone with the dealership parts dept on and off for months. I also have a leveling kit on the front.

 

Gorgeous, that’s going to be one gem of a truck once you’re done with it. Great work.

 

Major props for bringing this truck back to life. This is rad.

 

Here are the completed truck photos

 

I have since added Yakima HD Towers and my CVT.

 

Wow beautiful truck. Dibs. Hah just kidding keep that thing for ever.

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld
Good work

 

Sweet! Welcome to TW!

New vehicles suck, and it warms my heart to see someone bringing a 1st Gen Taco back to life!

 

Man that’s some great work !!

 

Im so glad people are putting this much love into 20 year old trucks.

 

Bruh, you literally built a new truck.

 

Most Excellent!

 

Amazing work!! That's super cool to see!