2001 Single Cab Build

Specifications:
Year - 2001
Color - Imperial Jade Mica
Body - Single Cab
Trim - Base
Engine - 2.7L
Drive train - 4x4, 5 speed manual
Miles - 126,000
Gears - 3.90
Wheels - Pro Comp Series 69 15x8
Tires - Grabber X3's 33 x 10.5 x 15
Lift - front: SPC Light Racing UCA, Bilstein 5100's maxed with Moog 81078 coils rear: OME EL122RA springs (may add small lift block)

Back story:
I bought this truck on May 23rd 2020. I'd been scanning various marketplace's for a while for a Tacoma worthy of being built up. I came across this one and didn't hesitate to go check it out as I had lost an opportunity on an 06 in good condition. Long story short I took it for a test drive and it sounded mint. Only 125k Miles, no ticks, no whines, no grinds. Paid cash for it and had it delivered a day later. The plan is to build this truck into a reliable offroad rig, as I have a camp in northern Maine and love to 4wheel up there.

The day I bought it.

 

33x10.5's I like to refer to as the 5th gear delete kit, cut splash guards and pounded pinch welds. Still rubs when you're gettin it. Noticeable power loss in 3rd+ but 1st and second are fine and she doesnt tach as hard. Basically have to use a gear lower in some situations, and boy is she thirsty now.

 

Spring 2021


Wet and gravelly, side swiped a sapling. Didn't buy it for the paint. Also dented the bed pretty good




Trail was a little tight