Soft Taco's "Back from the dead build"

Here she is in all her glory... treated and spoiled to a questionably excessive routine maintenance map. Fifty-thousand miles and five years since I found her in a sad depressed state... never has she given me one check engine light or symptom of anything other than unconditional loyalty for her owner. She's flat-towed my jeep a thousand miles, retrieved deer up in the Ozark mountains, climbed sketchy snowed-in logging trails above the Colorado treeline to find elk, hauled a house of belongings between states, the list goes on. If anyone has any questions on salvage vehicles I'd be happy to steer you away from 99 out of 100 you find. This is my 5th Tacoma so I knew what I was getting into. If you want to see an overly sexualized build video, here ya go!



Current Mod List

Exterior Mods

• Bilstein 5100s set to 1.1" (front lift)
• Bilstein 5100s in the rear (does not add lift)
• 17" 4Runner Wheels (factory offset)
• Michelin Defender LTX Tires (265/70/R17)
• 1" Billet Cut & Tapered Block (minor rear lift to maintain factory rake)
• Arkansas Razorback Chrome Badge (doubles MPG)
• Air dam delete
• Hood Protector
• LED headlight bulbs (low beam and fog)
• Tasteful stickers
• TRD Pro Grille (to conform with the masses)

Mechanical Mods

• Spoiled ass maintenance routine
• Baxter Performance spin-on oil filter adapter (Added 70 HP instantly)
• Fumoto oil pan drain valve
• Skid Plate hand screw knobs

Interior Mods

• Carhartt seatcovers (front and rear)
• Seat Jackers (life savers/driver and passenger)
• 3D-printed change drawer

Future Mods

• OTT Tune
• other things to blow money on

 

I'm really enjoying your maintenance guide. Nice job rescuing this truck. Great looking truck and I've always like those wheels.

 

Thank you! She’s a keeper and will be getting a camper shell in the next couple days

 

Dang…….nice save!

 

I like those wheels and the editorializing of your mods as well

Great looking truck. As stated, nice save

 

Excellent rescue man. I'll be looking at your maintenance maps.