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    I love this truck. It is the first truck I have ever really owned. The mods have come together pretty well, and I see the rest of the stuff being pretty minor.
    We have a cabin in the Northern CO Rockies and spend most of our time on slightly milder trails en route to lakes and camp sites. That is most of the reason I bought this truck, to take the fam up to remote, beautiful places for camping and fishing. Once I get the truck ready for some carnage I will be working towards a self-sufficient expo vehicle.


    Anyway, the mod list:

    Suspension:
    OME suspension lift (886 Coils) with taco lean correction (spacer to level out 3" of lift)
    Dakar Leaf Lacks
    Light Racing UCAs

    Body/Armor:
    ARE Topper
    BAMF LCA and Diff Skids
    ATO front, tranny and t-case skids
    Mr. Fab sliders (my brother's fab company, I helped design and build this prototype set)
    Mr. Fab rear high-clearance spare tire carrier bumper with hitch and recovery points (added 9in clearance!)

    Accessories/Engine:
    ARB CKMA12 on board air compressor
    ARB Rear Locker
    Rigid Industries Dually Floods
    K&N CAI

    Etc.
    Satoshi Grill
    Diff breather Mod
    Dipped Badges
    Hi lift with OR base
    Toyota bed mat
    Weathertechs
    Tailgate lock
    Utility racks on bed rails with quickfist mounts


    Goodrich stainless brake lines (not installed because my OEM lines were on so tight that stripping may have been a problem. Don't really need them yet anyway. Got them through a group buy so I may sit on them, may sell 'em)


    Here she is today:


    And a straight-behind and from-the-side shots


    Here is how she got started:



    She is coming along well, just about how I want her. will definitely be putting her to work in Colorado and Wyoming taking my wife and our kids camping all summer. That is most of the reason I bought this truck, to take the fam up to remote, beautiful places for camping and fishing.

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    Nice truck for sure.

    Have you checked out http://www.xoverland.com/ yet? They have a 2001 Taco all built up for expeditioning and are starting on a 2013 Taco build before heading to Alaska this summer for 60 days. Check out their video section- they produce some excellent quality videos of their trips.

    NativeTaco previously posted:
    "I look forward to Moab because I will have a very capable truck with solid protection so I can really work on becoming a better driver."

    I'd argue that if you took a truck to Moab that was very delicate, that would FORCE you to become a better driver. Taking a tank to Moab allows you to screw up and not get into major trouble.

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    Sweet rig for sure. Took my stocko taco
    to Moab last year week after I bought it.
    She did great we had a blast. My taco build is
    in progress now. Damn now that I think of it
    i haven't posted any pics since I put the rack on the
    the back! I will soon. And ill post pics of
    of how I put my high lift on.

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    Thanks for the kind words!

    ExplorerTom previously posted:
    "Nice truck for sure.

    Have you checked out http://www.xoverland.com/ yet? They have a 2001 Taco all built up for expeditioning and are starting on a 2013 Taco build before heading to Alaska this summer for 60 days. Check out their video section- they produce some excellent quality videos of their trips.



    I'd argue that if you took a truck to Moab that was very delicate, that would FORCE you to become a better driver. Taking a tank to Moab allows you to screw up and not get into major trouble."

    I will check that out. And I see where you are coming from, but I still can't afford to do any damage to itso I will still be trying to drive carefully and learn all that I can. Might even try tough obstacles without engaging the locker first in some cases. Plus I will have my daughter (14 mos when I go) and my pregnant wife with me, so I will be going for smooth and controlled so they will come out with me in the future.
    Neversummeriam previously posted:
    "Sweet rig for sure. Took my stocko taco
    to Moab last year week after I bought it.
    She did great we had a blast. My taco build is
    in progress now. Damn now that I think of it
    i haven't posted any pics since I put the rack on the
    the back! I will soon. And ill post pics of
    of how I put my high lift on."

    Looking forward to it, that's one thing I need to do soon

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    FedEx brought the last shipment of cool stuff today!

    Stay tuned for the final stage of this evolution! After stuff gets installed tomorrow, I just drive it and wheel it. Last thing I NEED is a cb setup. Will figure that out in a month or so...

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    And I thought I had the 'Mountain Man Limo' (my huge Ford) Travis your Taco is very nice!!

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    Well it looks like front Range 4 x 4 is starting to acquire a limo fleet! Thanks for the compliment!

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    Maybe a 'Limo Run' at some point

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    NativeTaco previously posted:
    "I still can't afford to do any damage to itso I will still be trying to drive carefully and learn all that I can."

    Better to learn how to drive it off road than depend on mods to keep away damage. I know the feeling since my truck is not only my DD but also our only vehicle.

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    I love your front bumper

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    33" KM2s on 16" Konig Countersteers
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    Great truck!

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    I am going to buy steel tomorrow morning for my sliders! I will try to get most of the cuts done by lunchtime so that I can start tacking stuff together. Hope to have them on the truck and be painting them by Monday. Then its either out to Moab or hound people around here until someone decides to go check out lefthand Canyon or Sevenmile or something. I had thought about going south into NM, but I looked and the drive to good wheeling spots out there is even further than Moab. So if I decide to go on a impromptu road trip, it will be West

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    Got started on the sliders today. Will probably be done by Monday, but Easter stuff is happening tomorrow, so I'm not sure how much progress will happen. Anyway, here they are:

    Here is the material pile. 1/8" 2x2 square tube for the majority. 3/16" square for the legs and 3/16" flat for the gussets. 3/16" 3x2 angle for the frame plates. Grade 8 flange-head nuts and bolts to bolt them to the frame.

    My Dad doing some cutting

    I cut out a wedge so that I can bend out the 2x2 for the kickout.

    A little better view of the rear section

    And of the front

    My Dad lit his shirt on fire while using the grinder!

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    Ooops!

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    Been there
    Done that !!!

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    Nice!! My daughter would have told him, 'stop, drop, and roll!'

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    I was just gonna throw beer on him but he extinguished himself before I had the chance.

    worked on them for quite a while today and we still have a days worth of work on these. Oh we'll, they seem like they will BA. I hope that the 1/8" square tube is going to be strong enough.

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    NativeTaco previously posted:
    "I was just gonna throw beer on him but he extinguished himself before I had the chance.

    worked on them for quite a while today and we still have a days worth of work on these. Oh we'll, they seem like they will BA. I hope that the 1/8" square tube is going to be strong enough."

    1/8" will work, but you will beat them up, hell you'll beat up any thickness wall tubing. Some hits may go thru though.

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