Trigger the 4 Banger Now with T4R action!

So here while back I decided to start a build thread to keep track of the progress of my truck. Nothing to crazy here, pretty standard as TW builds go, but it's always nice to see some built 4 bangers out there. So here we go...

As it sits today






And a few past shots










The day I bought the Truck back in September of 2011. I needed a new vehicle, but was budget conscious, so I test drove a manual single cab. After the wife pointed out that she couldn't drive a stick, and that we may need room for a car seat someday I drove off in this auto, base model access cab. (If I had known than what I know now about car seats I would have went with a double cab.)



I figured I would do some mild mods and a lift someday, but just drive her around stock for a while. Than I went to Rock Therapy and won a set of front and rear Bilstein 5100's! A big thanks to Down South Motorsports who donated the shocks for the raffle and all of those that put on Rock Therapy!

So I paired my new found gift with some Eibach coils and a Toytec AAL and now the little taco was lifted.



When Jace rounded the corner and I saw my truck lifted... Something forever changed inside me, and I was hooked!





So I slowly added bigger tires, armor and so on. Mods aren't as piling up as quickly these days with the addition of this, the love of my life:



This is my daughter Molly, she has Hydrocephelous, and she is the strongest, most courageous person I have ever known.

Mods usually go more like this now:





Had the truck out a few times, but not nearly enough. A few trips:













2011 Magnetic Grey 2.7 Base Model 4x4 Access Cab Auto

List of Mods

Suspension and shoes

-OME nitro chargers on 886 Coils up front

-rough country ucas

-Toytec BOSS Remote Reservior shocks in the rear

-OME Dakar leaf springs

-Sway bar delete

-Cooper Discoverer ST Maxx 285/75 16

-SCS SR8 wheels in matte black


Armor and Recovery

-Relentless Fab Front Bumper

-All-Pro Wrap around Rear Bumper

-BAMF Sliders

-BAMF LCA Skids

-All-Pro IFS Skid

-All-Pro Tranny Skid

-RCI T-Case Skid

-Hooke road roof rack with tire mounted on top

-Warn M8000 with Warn Black Hawse Fairlead

-Hi Lift Mounted in Bed

-Yellow Wire Mod


Exterior


-Black Truck box with lots of tools recovery gear and goodies inside

-alpha Rex headlights

-Derped Badges and blacked out Toyota Emblem

-Bottle opener mounted in the bed

-Dif Breather Mod

-6” KC Apollo spread lights

-2x KC Flex light dual spots

- Alpha Rex headlights

- Hella Optimux fog lights

-886 reverse light mod

-Optima Yellow Top deep cycle battery



Interior



-Uniden 520 XL with 4’ Firestik antenna

-Cal Trends seat covers with cheap heated seat mod

-Husky floor liners front

-Weathertech floor liner rear

-Tinted windows

-LED maglight mounted on drivers seat

-Otrattw Switches



Drivetrain


LCE exhaust header

5.29 Yukon gears



Other things I’m sure I have forgotten list here.



Future mods

Need to replace the stock UCAs. Would like some Rokmen Pro Series UCA'S

Extended rear brake lines

More lights!

Rear locker

More time to actually use all of it!

And yeah, my truck had a name, Trigger

 

A few random pics and to save the spot.

 

When did you start a build thread?

 

Decided it was the thing to do once I got the big boy bumper. Wish I would have started it from to beginning and tracked the process.

 

Looks good man!

 

Nice truck man. I had never heard of hydrocelaphus before, so I looked it up. What a brave and tough lady you've got there! Keep you all in my thoughts.

 

Thanks!

She is a tough one for sure. I appreciate it!

 

Did a little work wheelin behind my store today

 

Great looking truck!
Take care of your little angel!

 

Lookin real nice!

 

Hmmmm.... is this considered mall crawling?!

 

Thank you!

 

I think slightly better being that it is Home Depot

That rock has been begging for it since I started there!

 

Nice build! I also have a 4banger, but with manual. Tell me, how has the truck taken the weight of the bumper?

 

Subd

 

Subd for 4 banger awesomeness!!

 

Thanks! I really haven't noticed much of a change with the bumper. The ride is actually better with the billies and eibachs, it was pretty stiff before. It was already pretty slow before with the lift, larger tires, and armor, so any change in acceleration has been negligible. Would probably be even less with a manual, the auto gets bogged down pretty easily. I have noticed it when I have to step on the brakes. A brake upgrade might be a little higher in my list now.

 

Thanks. I'll try to keep things entertaining around here!

 

Nice lookin truck you have there. How does the 4 banger handle the 35's?

 

4banger life.