Thank you for checking this out, This build came together as a way to showcase products for a T.V. series that I am currently working on. The idea was to show people the technology that goes into modern off-road race vehicles and how you could apply products to a passenger vehicle to make it more effective off-road.
The Truck:
When I received this “donor” vehicle it had a blown motor and the previous owner had disassembled the original motor and left it for dead. This is a 2008 Toyota Tacoma TRD Prerunner. its currently a 2wd vehicle however it will be converted to 4x4 soon.
So the first order of business was to source a motor. I contacted the guys over at California Mini Truck Dismantlers, and with in a few days I had a clean, inspected, and ready to drop in used motor with 30k miles on it. It was pulled from a wrecked truck. I paid $2550 for the motor delivered to the shop in Long Beach where I will be working on the truck.
After a few days of work here she is:
This was one of the easiest plug and play motor installs that I have ever done. It was so simple, and after adding fluids it started right up! A few of the benefits of having to put this motor in are I am now very comfortable working on it, and I have a complete set of good spares! Hoses, hardware, sensors, coil packs, and thermostat.
The Truck:
When I received this “donor” vehicle it had a blown motor and the previous owner had disassembled the original motor and left it for dead. This is a 2008 Toyota Tacoma TRD Prerunner. its currently a 2wd vehicle however it will be converted to 4x4 soon.
So the first order of business was to source a motor. I contacted the guys over at California Mini Truck Dismantlers, and with in a few days I had a clean, inspected, and ready to drop in used motor with 30k miles on it. It was pulled from a wrecked truck. I paid $2550 for the motor delivered to the shop in Long Beach where I will be working on the truck.
After a few days of work here she is:
This was one of the easiest plug and play motor installs that I have ever done. It was so simple, and after adding fluids it started right up! A few of the benefits of having to put this motor in are I am now very comfortable working on it, and I have a complete set of good spares! Hoses, hardware, sensors, coil packs, and thermostat.
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