Back in business: Ferg's Taco Build

[digitalferg]

Well, I'm back. Finally. And this time it's a done deal.

Picked this sucker up today after months of searching (this is pretty much straight from the craigslist ad):

2002 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab PreRunner, V6, TRD
-100,600 Miles
-Fabtech 3.5 in. lift kit/ dirt logic racing shocks
-BFgoodrich 33 in. mud terrain tires (just about done for...)
-Dessert rat powder coated black 16X8 wheels
-K&N 77 series cold air intake
-Magnaflow cat-back exhaust system
-2x8 in. premier pioneer subwoofers
-custom subwoofer enclosure
-Alpine 500 watt amplifier
-Alpine CDA-9883 head unit w/XM satellite antenna

Immediate plans include:
-baseline fluids
-timing belt, water pump, etc etc
-pulling the K&N stuff and putting the stock air stuff back on (lucky for me he still had it all)
-New tires (and probably wheels too)
-keyless entry (why oh why is it so hard to find the rs3200 for the 2002 model?!?!?)

Long-term plans:
-rear frame plates
-tent/bike mount over bed
-roof tent
-replace fabtech/dirtlogic with OME all around
-4wd conversion (i may hold off on this until I go for my ultimate FJ80 axles conversion one day... :P )
-and snorkel and bumpers and whatever else it takes to pretty much make it the Tacoma twin of my old 3rd Gen 4Runner

Anyway, let the madness begin...again....finally...

[Box Rocket]

Glad to see you back in the Tacoma ranks, but a prerunner? J/K. I'll just make some of the places a bit more challenging to get to. Get crackin on the 4WD conversion.

[digitalferg]

Glad to see you back in the Tacoma ranks, but a prerunner? J/K. I'll just make some of the places a bit more challenging to get to. Get crackin on the 4WD conversion.

Ha! Honestly, I wanted 4wd, but since its such an easy swap to 4wd, and I have a loony desire to swap 80 axles front and rear, I wasn't going to let it be a deal killer for me. As long as it was TRD with the e-locker, I decided I could accept non- 4wd--obviously 4WD and TRD was what I wanted. I think though that I can prob count on both hands the number of times I had my 4runner in 4wd if you exclude the times I used it on my winter commutes on snow-covered Utah roads...and they don't have snow-covered roads on my current commute into Oakland... :P

Not to mention...these trucks seem to be getting harder and harder to come by and basically holding steady on the "going rate"...especially here in Kalifornia. Prices ranged from $23k (I know!) down to ~$10k for ~70k-200k miles with various options (DCabs only, I didn't look at anything else)

[ttora4runner]

Good to see your back Ferg.

[Box Rocket]

Ferg, there is a guy on Tacomaworld (username valon5150) that recently rolled his Tacoma and is parting it out. He's looking for someone planning to do a 4WD conversion to pick up all the parts for the conversion. Might be a good option for you to pick up the necessary part for your conversion at a good price. Maybe send him a PM.

[digitalferg]

Adam, can you post me a link?....I've been searching around and can't find the thread right away.... lol

[Box Rocket]

Adam, can you post me a link?....I've been searching around and can't find the thread right away.... lol

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st...01-turd-7.html

[digitalferg]

First up: Sold those, to buy these: Thanks to Cruiser Outfitters for putting them together for me and getting them out to me so quickly!!!

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[blakeape]

If you are interested in doing the 4wd conversion I have 2 1997 4runners that will soon become one. I will have an Auto trans/t-case with 176K miles, CV's, front diff with 3.90 or 4.10 gears, drive shaft, etc. PM me if you are interested. Nice truck by the way, I'd love a double cab as a expo/daily driver!

[Rotorgeek]

Immediate plans include:
-baseline fluids
-timing belt, water pump, etc etc
-pulling the K&N stuff and putting the stock air stuff back on (lucky for me he still had it all)

Why are you pulling the K&N stuff off?