Tacotown's expo/NSTV on dirty5's build, pics & BS

Okay, finally making one of these build thread thingamajigs. I'll keep updating the OP as I mod and I'll post some TRs here

First off, as she stands today






Some backstory,
Became a Taco owner last October when my '04 GX470s transmission shat the bed. Can't for the life of me find a pic of it, nothing super special though.
I was between a 4runner and a Tacoma. I went to see a ski film premier during the week I was vehicle-less and saw a dude pull a sled right out of the bed of his Tacoma in the movie, that sealed the deal, I remembered how useful having a truck is. Looked around, found a couple nice ones in the area, checked a few out, two days later I was a Tacoma owner

Okay, to the more fun stuff now. I'll start with the mod list and then go through some of the progression. Note, I'll also be using this page a reference for myself when I'm looking at planning my next mods to get.

Key:
Black text = Currently on the truck
Blue text = (Relatively)Near future
Red text = As soon as possible without putting myself in CC debt

Template: Silver 2007 DCSB SR5 4x4

ARMOR:
-Adventure Offroad Fab weld-on sliders courtesy of @3378jakesr5
-Pelfreybilt hybrid front bumper
-Full BAMF skids (waiting on delivery)
-Some sort of high clearance swingout rear bumper w/ tire & fuel carry

FRONT SUSPENSION:
-OME 886 coils
-Nitrochargers
-Trim packer for dat lean
-Sway bar delete
-Upper Control Arms(SPC?)
-LT (Kings+TC)

REAR SUSPENSION:
-OME Dakar Leaf packs (putting AAL in soon)
-Nitrochargers
-Extended Brake lines (waiting to install)
-Bumpstops
-Shock relocate + longer shock
-LT (Kings)
-Alcans or 63's & shackle flip

TIRES AND WHEELS:
-MB TKO 16x8 wheels + some Toyota steelies for spares
-315/75/16 Cooper STT Pros
-16inch Beadlocks

PERFORMANCE:
-Exhaust chop right after muffler
-Weight reduction of all my fender chopping
-Airflow snorkel
-CVJ CV axles&high angle boots(waiting to install)
-4.88 gears
-ARB rear air-locker

LIGHTING:
-50inch curved Amazon light bar on relentless fab brackets(waiting to replace with 20inch in bumper)
-2x Amazon ditch lights on CBI brackets
-360* flood lighting from bed/roof rack & rear-facing 12in lightbar(waiting to install)
-Fog lights & Winch light when I get a winch

ELECTRONICS/COMMUNICATIONS:
-Midland CB radio with NOAA weather scan
-Midland FRS Radios(40mi)
-4ft Firestik (x2) on tabs on bedrack
-800 watt, 2 outlet Inverter
-Blue sea box & breaker(x2, bed & bonnet)..in the process of designing the full system.
-Baofeng Handheld HAM radio
-ARB Compact compressor(need a dual...)
-PA for CB
-Dual Batt setup w marine batt + Blue sea ACR
-Proper GPS Unit situated in dash

RECOVERY:
-Plethora of straps
-ARB puncture kit
-Hi-lift & wide base
-Shovels & Pulaski Axe
-All the tools needed for the truck
-Colby Emergency Valves
-Maxxtrax
-Warn VR10000(or similar) winch, preferably synthetic line. Snatch blocks, tree saver, etc

CAMPING/EXTRAS:
-Bestop softtopper
-AllPro OTT Rack + lots of other trinkets
-Tepui 4x6 awning
-DIY Onboard water filtration. (25L raw & 25L clean storage)
-Waterport 12.5L Pressurized non-potable water storage for cleaning dishes, bikes, etc
-Jerry Cans
-Mucho random camping gear
-35qt Igloo cooler for foods. One of these days I'll get a more #EAF cooler when I want to fix something that ain't broke.
-Smaller cooler for brews
-Odin Designs Type-S Series II Roof top tent
-Some badass aluminium camping table from REI
-Couple tarps and random stuff
-200ft of 550 cord
-100ft of heavy duty commercial fishing net rigging line.
-Coleman 2 burner stove
-Pelican cases #EAF
-Trasharoo
-DIY Camping chuck box
-Frontrunner roof rack
-Foxwing awning so I can move my 4x6 to passenger side cab-rack
-Eventually a fridge..eventually
-Solar

MISC MODS:
-CMC Chop thanks @3378jakesr5
-Flag pole mount @Iamraiderpower
-Dif breather relocate
-Fender
-Firewall & Pinch-weld poundage
-ATH Bed Stiffeners
-ARB-ish tire deflator
-Debadged & tailgate just says "TACO"
-Tinted
-Buncha stickers n shiz
-Mesh/old school Landcruiser TOYOTA front grill


OKAY! Now more pics!
Truck just w/ wheels. first trip w the Taco, up Yankee Hill.


I really enjoyed how it drove offroad, so I spent much of the winter researching and picking up little odds and ends and gear to get myself and the truck ready for its first summer of wheeling. Come March/April, I'd gotten enough recovery equipment I felt better wheeling, a CB, some lighting, bike mount, and started working on some projects like onboard water and planning out air, and other creature comfort stuff.


CB location


I spent a LOT of time researching the best approach to make the truck as catered to my needs without spending loads of money. That search led me to the OME kit, I got one with the group buy earlier this year and spent the following ~2ish months waiting [as] patiently [as i could]. In the in between time, I was trying to answer the tire question. Was pretty set on 33s so it was a matter of 255/85 or 285/75, I ended up deciding I'd go with 255s. That all changed when I saw @Gramps posting up some take off 35s on the trading post. Decided it'd be more economically viable to go with 35s, not a bad conclusion, eh!?

Sometime in there I picked up the voodoo bed rack with the awning from @tmz1m Went to explore the Rampart range area, super fun, mellow FSR driving




Even though I live in Denver now, I used to live in the Roaring Fork Valley, and my parents still do, so I spend a lot of time up there. I started checking out the area around Hagerman, diemar/sellar lakes, and some of the other fun loops and unmarked trails up there. These are some pics from my last weekend on stock suspension and tires..
oh yeah, stock flex



Now the fun REALLY starts! This is around mid-late June now. Finally got the hat I've been waiting MONTHS for

Just so happened to come with this stuff too...


I unfortunately don't have a shop, or even a garage, so I moved my roommates cars around and started the teardown in the driveway. I figured I'd be down for about a week with the tear down, cutting, hammering, installing, and putting it back together - I was pretty spot on with the estimate. I had already had the CMC and slider work done so that'd make my life a bit easier. Still sucked, was hard work but I did it with minimal personal injury and (so it seems) no mechanical malfunctions PICS!

Before...

After...

Had to deal with a fair bit of rain, and some days just overbearing heat and sun. thanks Colorado weather. Had to set up shelter

Stock v OME

Not gonna lie, getting that to line up took about 3 hours.

Finally, front done!

I heard mixed reviews on whether the front or rear was harder to install. SO the front drivers side took me about 4.5 hours. I got it figured out, front pass side took 50 minutes. Same goes for the rear but a LOT more of a pain in the ass. Goddamn.. Rear drivers took almost 2 solid days of work before work(how I spent all my mornings) AND I crushed my finger pretty good and broke it and still can't feel the last digit of it..anyways, I was being a dumbass Once I got the system down, rear pass side took about 90mins, maybe a little under 2 hours. Finally, after a week of Ubering to work, I was done.



Onto the next thing.. Will continue to update this post with mods & the thread with trip reports.


Feedback welcome

 

Truck looks good! Welcome to the 35 club!

 

Hell yea! Subscribed!

 

I Was wonder how long it would take you to get one of these things going! Now lets see whar chaos i can help with on this one.

Looking good bud.

 

thanks guys! Yeah i've struggled to find the time to put this together. It's all downhill from here!

with this level of organization, ill be able to empty my bank accounts(into the truck) at an alarming rate...

 

OP edited to add some more progression and pics

 

WOOT! Looking good man!

 

We like very much.

You dog is cute as fuck.

We're truly jealous of where you get to wheel.

And we're proud to be part of it.

 

Thanks, man! Love the rack, can't wait to get a RTT on it

If you're ever out this way we'll show you around

 

I'd give my left ball to go out there, even for only a week.

 

you can do it for less than that

 

Just ordered some stuff...
more lighting for the sides/back of the truck for camping/setup (4x ditch type flood lights for the side & a 12in spot/flood bar to face backwards)
Blue Sea fuse box
New battery
New batt retainer/mount&tray(current one is still held in by voile straps and zip ties)
Big spool o' wire
Switch for rear lights

The wiring situation in my truck is embarrassing. All the stuff should be here in around 10 days ish, should be able to start the tear down and re-wire soon after that. I'm going to go back and fix all the ghetto wiring. when I bought the truck it had the wrong type of battery in it and shit rolled downhill from there. After I get the new battery in, get the blue sea wired up to all the accessories, I'll reward that hardwork by getting my onboard air all together and installed. Progress!

 

Let me know if you need any help wirring or if you want to make a mount for the blue seas.

 

Wiring intimidates me, I'll prob be asking all sorts of questions

I'm still figuring out the best position for it. I'll step up to dual batts in the relatively near future and realistically Ill prob keep them in the stock location because I have the 886s and could use a little more weight up there. I want to make sure I setup the blue sea in an area it'd work well w dual batt as well

 

Im sure we can find a place for it. We can look at my full engine bay thursday and show you free spots.

 

Looks good!

 

Looks good! subbed

 

Just got my 1/2in spacers for the front from @Low Range Off-Road today! I'll throw those in when I put a bumper on and install UCAs. Compensate for the bumper sag with some spacer love.

Brown santa should be here again tomorrow with some Amazon packages, pics to come soon

 

IMO if you can put one battery on each side of the engine bay. Right now I have one G31 Marine battery in the front corner that weighs 75lbs. My drivers side suspension has to work much harder with that weight, a driver, and the gas tank all on that side. When I go with dual batteries the second is going somewhere on the passenger side of the truck.