Hey there Overland Bound community! I’m new-ish here, but I’ve been hanging around the forum for a while! Thought I’d throw my build up here! I’m still in university, so between saving up for parts and paying tuition it’s been a bit of a slow process, but here’s where she’s at today! I call her Cindy, and she’s a 09 Magnetic grey access cab Tacoma. She’s got the V6 and she’s a 6-speed stick and I love her! I purchased the truck bone stock, and without doing any research (stupid me) went out and bought a cheap spacer lift for the truck. After that was installed, I quickly realized my mistake because the truck rode terrible. I might even say that it felt even less capable off-road. So over the last little while, I’ve been getting rid of that lift and upgrading/ adding components when they’re on sale or I have the money! Because of work/school I’ve been mostly doing weekend trips, and camping in provincial parks but I’m hoping to get out on some more epic trips in the coming years! Anyway here’s a little breakdown of some of the mods done to the truck so far, and some of the mods I hope to get done in the future! Seems pretty standard compared to most of the build on here and I didn't take to many pictures along the way but if anyone has any questions about anything just shoot!
Cheers and happy trails!
NorthernTaco91
Lighting
· Sylvania SilverStar Ultra Bulbs
· 2 Hella 500’s mounted behind the grill
· 3 push button dome lights mounted in the camper shell
· CBI ditch lights and mounts (Future)
· 4 Hella 500’s mounted on the roof basket (Future)
Suspension
· Bilstein 5100’s up front on Toytec coils
· Light racing adjustable UCA’s
· SD Truck Springs Heavy Duty Leafs (Upgrading to Dakar Leaf pack in the spring)
· 2” rear block (Upgrading to Dakar Leaf pack in the spring)
· Bilstein 5100 shocks in the rear
· Toytec carrier bearing drop kit
Storage
· Roof basket and Thule fairing (mounted on Leer 180 topper)
· Locking tailgate (purchased not installed)
· Action packer tote
· Bed drawers
· Thule load bars and fairing
· Leer 180 color matched topper (came with the truck when I purchased it Booyaaaa!!)
· Thule snowboard rack in the winter
· RotopaX water carrier (just purchased not installed yet)
· RotopaX gas caddy (just purchased not installed yet)
Communication/Navigation
· Cigarette lighter cellphone charger
· Cobra CB
· Fiberglass whip mounted to roof basket
· Garmin waterproof GPS
· AntenaX short antenna
· Compass
· Miscellaneous maps
Wheels/Tires
· 285/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac’s & full size spare
· Black Rock Type 8 Series 997 steelies
· Spidertrax 1.25” spacers on all four corners
· Cab mount chop (Done at CORE Outfitters)
· Upgraded Timken/Koyo premium wheel bearings
Performance
· K&N cold air intake
· MBRP Offroad Pro Series cutback exhaust (turn down over the rear axle
· JBA ceramic coated shorty headers
· Differential breather mod
· Motomaster Eliminator Ultra battery
· JBA long tube headers and O2 censor simulators (future)
· Safari snorkel (future)
· Locker (future)
Armour
· Cruisin Offroad bolt on sliders with kickouts (from CORE Outfitters)
· Stock front skid plate
· Full skid plates (future)
· ARB Front bumper (future)
· Cruisin Offroad rear bumper with swing out tire carrier (future)
Interior
· Wet Okle two tone seat covers
· Mag light holder (one full-size on driver’s seat, one full-size between rear seats, one mini in center console.)
· Swiss Army knife mounted in center console
· Multi-tool mounted in center console
· Weathertech floor mats
· 8-ball shift knob
Camping
· Truck bed carpeted sleeping platform (Made by me)
· Homemade awning (Made by me…upgrade to ARB awning in the future)
· MEC Camper Deluxe self-inflating sleeping pad (X2)
· Leer 180 topper with sliding mesh windows & 3 push-button dome lights
· Custom mesh made for rear window
· Composite axe mounted in the bed on Quick Fists
· “Super Solar Shower” (mount in the roof basket when camping)
Recovery
· Front tow hooks (powder coated white)
· Rear shackle (powder coated white)
· Curt Hitch
· Tow straps
· High Lift jack mounted in the bed on Quick Fists
· Maxtrax (future)
· Bumper mounted winch (future)
Miscellaneous/Random on-board gear
· Roof vinyl wrapped in matte black
· Overland Bound Emblems
· Grill Craft black powder coated mesh grill with “Tacoma’ badge
· Color matched grill surround
· Black Plastidipped emblems and tail gate de-badged
· Rear bumper repainted black
· Toyota OEM bug deflector
· Window visors
· White powder coated tow hooks
· Miscellaneous decals
· Engine cover painted white (+200hp)
· Outbound glow sticks
· Glow-in-the-dark paracord
· Extra shackles (2)
· Trasharoo
· Bottle jack
· CPR mask and 1st aid kit
· Tent pegs
· JB-Weld
· Duck Tape
Cheers and happy trails!
NorthernTaco91
Lighting
· Sylvania SilverStar Ultra Bulbs
· 2 Hella 500’s mounted behind the grill
· 3 push button dome lights mounted in the camper shell
· CBI ditch lights and mounts (Future)
· 4 Hella 500’s mounted on the roof basket (Future)
Suspension
· Bilstein 5100’s up front on Toytec coils
· Light racing adjustable UCA’s
· SD Truck Springs Heavy Duty Leafs (Upgrading to Dakar Leaf pack in the spring)
· 2” rear block (Upgrading to Dakar Leaf pack in the spring)
· Bilstein 5100 shocks in the rear
· Toytec carrier bearing drop kit
Storage
· Roof basket and Thule fairing (mounted on Leer 180 topper)
· Locking tailgate (purchased not installed)
· Action packer tote
· Bed drawers
· Thule load bars and fairing
· Leer 180 color matched topper (came with the truck when I purchased it Booyaaaa!!)
· Thule snowboard rack in the winter
· RotopaX water carrier (just purchased not installed yet)
· RotopaX gas caddy (just purchased not installed yet)
Communication/Navigation
· Cigarette lighter cellphone charger
· Cobra CB
· Fiberglass whip mounted to roof basket
· Garmin waterproof GPS
· AntenaX short antenna
· Compass
· Miscellaneous maps
Wheels/Tires
· 285/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac’s & full size spare
· Black Rock Type 8 Series 997 steelies
· Spidertrax 1.25” spacers on all four corners
· Cab mount chop (Done at CORE Outfitters)
· Upgraded Timken/Koyo premium wheel bearings
Performance
· K&N cold air intake
· MBRP Offroad Pro Series cutback exhaust (turn down over the rear axle
· JBA ceramic coated shorty headers
· Differential breather mod
· Motomaster Eliminator Ultra battery
· JBA long tube headers and O2 censor simulators (future)
· Safari snorkel (future)
· Locker (future)
Armour
· Cruisin Offroad bolt on sliders with kickouts (from CORE Outfitters)
· Stock front skid plate
· Full skid plates (future)
· ARB Front bumper (future)
· Cruisin Offroad rear bumper with swing out tire carrier (future)
Interior
· Wet Okle two tone seat covers
· Mag light holder (one full-size on driver’s seat, one full-size between rear seats, one mini in center console.)
· Swiss Army knife mounted in center console
· Multi-tool mounted in center console
· Weathertech floor mats
· 8-ball shift knob
Camping
· Truck bed carpeted sleeping platform (Made by me)
· Homemade awning (Made by me…upgrade to ARB awning in the future)
· MEC Camper Deluxe self-inflating sleeping pad (X2)
· Leer 180 topper with sliding mesh windows & 3 push-button dome lights
· Custom mesh made for rear window
· Composite axe mounted in the bed on Quick Fists
· “Super Solar Shower” (mount in the roof basket when camping)
Recovery
· Front tow hooks (powder coated white)
· Rear shackle (powder coated white)
· Curt Hitch
· Tow straps
· High Lift jack mounted in the bed on Quick Fists
· Maxtrax (future)
· Bumper mounted winch (future)
Miscellaneous/Random on-board gear
· Roof vinyl wrapped in matte black
· Overland Bound Emblems
· Grill Craft black powder coated mesh grill with “Tacoma’ badge
· Color matched grill surround
· Black Plastidipped emblems and tail gate de-badged
· Rear bumper repainted black
· Toyota OEM bug deflector
· Window visors
· White powder coated tow hooks
· Miscellaneous decals
· Engine cover painted white (+200hp)
· Outbound glow sticks
· Glow-in-the-dark paracord
· Extra shackles (2)
· Trasharoo
· Bottle jack
· CPR mask and 1st aid kit
· Tent pegs
· JB-Weld
· Duck Tape
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