Ramdough
Adventurer
Ok, a little history. I have an 02 Tacoma that is outfitted per my signature below. I have about 140k miles right now.
My bushings are now going bad and I am getting rattles and squeaks. I believe my truck is overall in solid condition but I am not sure how far I would go away from a parts source.
My technitop tent had a leak in the cover which lead to the tent sitting in water for a while leading to corrosion on all of the hardware, mold on the fabric, and a few damaged zippers. The tent may eventually become a project for someone else.
I plan on building a bed replacement camper with room for 4 adults to sleep comfortably as well as some really cool features, but that will be for another thread.
The question I have is:
I would really like a SAS Tacoma sized rig with a turbo diesel and possibly a manual transmission as a foundation. I will probably go no further south than Mexico and I may go north to arctic regions. Is it REALLY that bad to go that far away from stock? With the money I would have to spend on a new Tacoma I would be able to fund a pretty well built rig.
What do you guys think? Is it that hard to build a very custom reliable rig. I would try t use as many stock parts from other vehicles as possible.
My bushings are now going bad and I am getting rattles and squeaks. I believe my truck is overall in solid condition but I am not sure how far I would go away from a parts source.
My technitop tent had a leak in the cover which lead to the tent sitting in water for a while leading to corrosion on all of the hardware, mold on the fabric, and a few damaged zippers. The tent may eventually become a project for someone else.
I plan on building a bed replacement camper with room for 4 adults to sleep comfortably as well as some really cool features, but that will be for another thread.
The question I have is:
I would really like a SAS Tacoma sized rig with a turbo diesel and possibly a manual transmission as a foundation. I will probably go no further south than Mexico and I may go north to arctic regions. Is it REALLY that bad to go that far away from stock? With the money I would have to spend on a new Tacoma I would be able to fund a pretty well built rig.
What do you guys think? Is it that hard to build a very custom reliable rig. I would try t use as many stock parts from other vehicles as possible.
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