tacomazach's double cab build

ultragauge.

 

Nice average, mine is slowly climbimg since ive changed my driving habits! Been at 20.5 lately gettin around 300-325 MPT

 

that average wasn't really my average. It was after driving about ten miles of backroads.

After studying different driving settings with the ultragauge my mpg in each setting are like this:

backroads ~45mph ~19mpg
interstate~75mph ~18mpg
highways ~55mph ~22mpg
city stop and go~14mpg
backroads pulling mower trailer ~13mpg

So a total average of around 17mpg so far. I think I can change my city average some, but the others I'm not sure about.

 

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Hey Zach, since you were asking to post up some pictures of my truck, here are a couple


http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/165937-ome-kit-installed.html

 

SWEET DUDE! I really like that black shell. I hope to eventually go OME. but there's a lot I want to do

 

I started working today on my sleeping platform/drawer storage system in the bed of my truck. All the wood I used was stuff laying around our sheds. So if I begin to use this and see it would better suit me designed a different way, I can use the same hardware and not out money for the lumber.
started with carpet on the floor for protection, since tires used up my spray-in-liner budget.

The frame is made out of 1x10s. I sprayed it black to help with looks.

The rest is made out of plyboard. I think it's 1/2" plyboard. 24" drawers in the front. hinged doors next to the cab.




I now need to carpet what is not black. But that will be for another day. I also plan on an addition to make the platform long enough to sleep on if the occasion occurred.

 

Nice work.

 

Nice!

 

Thanks guys

 

Looks good!

 

looks great!

 

Great deal and nice paint on the shell

 

Finished up the carpeting

 

Finished up the sides.




Everything can be taken out if I need the extra space in my bed. It can all be done by myself within about ten minutes or less. With an extra hand I can take the shell off as well.

 

wow that looks awesome!

 

Thank ya thank ya thank ya

 

sticks

 

Hey guys go help me out and vote for me to help me win some new shocks from bilstein

http://shockmyride.strutta.com/entry/183458

 

beginning to piece together a better suspension set up since my springs are pretty much shot. So far I have some OME 882 springs, and some bilstein 5125 10" rear shocks. I'm debating on what to do with the leaf springs, and I still need to buy some front shocks. If anyone knows of any deals on nitrochargers or 5100s let me know. I don't care if they're a little used. I sure am excited to be getting this point of my build rolling