The Most Abused Tacoma Ever?

Let's see some trucks that really get worked! Description and pics of mine below. Share yours too!
I want to share my 96 Tacoma with all you 1st gen fans.. It was rolled in a highway crash before I bought it. I only paid $500 for it 10 years ago and it was actually pretty clean back then!
Mods: (most of these I did 10 years ago) 33" tires on DIY beadlocks, stock 3.4L, 5 speed, bobbed bed, Flushed rear bumper, bobbed front of frame + Mitsubishi EVO radiator, DIY snorkel, DIY front bumper and skid plate, Bilstein shocks, DIY spring-under rear suspension, etc.
Almost 200k on the truck. It had 197k when I bought it. I replaced eng and trans once recently. It has had the windshield replaced 4 times since I've had it. I busted the rear ring and pinion once (non-locking 8.4 rear welded). Busted front spider gears once. And I'd estimate about 20 broken CV axles over the time I've had it. And it goes everywhere! I have owned a lot of vehicles (I also own a used car dealership now) and this is still my favorite one!
*Fun fact - The frame is unbelievably rust free!

I am a video creator from way back - Just started a YouTube channel - WHIPBASH. This truck has become a popular part aspect of it. Here is a playlist of videos: And I will try to post pics below too...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEQRxWwojsc&list=PLU5lR_tbWf0yFv-lVS6o0k30aq2X0vo9R

 

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Here's a build I'm enjoying watching from baddaddybrad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2KaSwpu2_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4GrFsOSsVY

Edited to include first two videos. Wait til u all see the interior lmao

 

Hey! Post those pics here. I dont know how.

 

That thing looks ripe! I'm building a second Gen Tacoma with a 5.7L Tundra V8 right now too! Build series is called TACUNDRA on YouTube. Also a thread on here for it. I don't know how to link it here though.

 

yeah it looks like itll be a super fun build!

Gonna have to check ur page out, I only watch youtube vids and Netflix so I have plenty of time to check it out!

 

These are fairly current pics - Like in the past year.

 

These are older pics. Like 5-10 years ago:

 

Looking at these older pics - I am reminded of how much I really do love this truck! I'm glad I decided to resurrect it. It had actually sat with a busted driveshaft for a couple years - The leafs were so twisted up from axle-wrap that it tossed the driveshaft off. Plus the engine was tapping after a high speed dive into about 3 foot deep water and the trans grinded during 2,3 and 4 shifts.
I actually bought an entire 96 4Runner that had been wrecked and swapped a whole bunch of parts into this truck to bring it back to life! Its truely a frankenstein zombie truck.

 

I'd rather see used and abused vs just neglected abuse. Like driving it til it breaks and not replacing parts as maintenance.

 

If you haven’t seen it, go watch the YouTube video of what top gear did to this hilux and it still ran after

 

you abused it pretty bad, but did you manage what Top Gear couldn't do?

Did you kill it?

 

Come on dude! We have all seen this truck! LOL Love it !
I didn't know they burnt it though!

 

When the driveshaft came apart, I was down over this big hill on a tight trail and I managed to reverse up out of there in front wheel drive. That was when I parked it for a few years because I couldn't find the driveshaft (thats no joke) and the engine was already tapping and the trans was grinding during shift so bad that I could barely shift it anymore.

 

I wonder if you can find them things overseas in sandland or someplace and get them shipped here....

 

/thread. Not mine but what I aspire to someday, these all used to be the wall paper on my work computer.

 

idk I beat the living shit out of mine

 

Well, you hit something with it at speed... sooo