Hellcat 3rd Gen Tacoma from SEMA Show

The video below is of a wild Tacoma build owned by Stew Gibbs the owner of Meso Customs. This truck is one of the craziest Tacoma's I've ever seen. My jaw is on the floor.

https://youtu.be/2qld-gDySng?si=2rQDEv0-B98fIgbt

 

Looks like a Tundra and not a Tacoma? Or at least it started life as a Tundra before transitioning into it's current form?

 

I'm a solid Meh. Linked rear with an SAS and no Toyota engine. Seems confused.

 

We need to stop giving him money, it looks like. Doing too well.

 

Dammit! I clicked on a TB video....

Regardless, that thing is 0% Toyota and looks goofy AF...

Also, @MESO deserves the @KTJO4x4 treatment for pulling the same BS.

 

As if your feed wasn't screwed already with all of those cat videos.

 

Ring Brothers TUKA K5 built on a 2016 Tacoma chassis.

https://www.hotrod.com/events/ringbrothers-1972-chevrolet-blazer-k5-ls3-engine-sema-show-2024/

 

I thought the Taco frames are universally hated?

 

Ah, so THAT’s why he hasn’t been active here. That is a behemoth. Kinda funny that even he doesn’t run his own tail lights.

 

It's not even a Tacoma anymore. I'd be surprised if he could run any of his stuff off the shelf on that thing

 

He’s got some sort of weird bed modeled after a tundra and appears to be using OEM Tundra lights.

 

TTBs not SAS i think?

 

I know you guys don’t like me so stuff which is fine but let’s be honest the guys at stellar did an outstanding job. Cheers guys. Btw. Can stand those dumb ass interviews made for elementary schoolers lol

 

Cheers!

Saw the diff and arms in the thumbnail and judged it from there.

 

All those mods and no gasshole?

 

It's said to be the same desert sand Tacoma seen in past TW calendars with twin snorkels feeding twin turbos on the 2GR. Obviously everything has changed but the cab structure is still a Tacoma.

One of a few vehicles at SEMA not built to "SEMA quality"

 

All I see is money

 

I would like to have a Hellcat engine in a stock truck to make a sleeper.

 

Is it just a fantasy truck? I would like to see some videos of it off-road in real conditions.

 

SEMA builds don't get used