Hi all. Been lurking the site for a while now and posted a few times but never my own thread. Figured it was time to start one and what better way then with a build. I am not new to 4wheeling or camping but have never done any real long journeys. At least not yet. I try and do Mojave Road every year but it doesn't always happen. Anyway before I get started on the build, here's a few pics of my last build...
Danielf's 2010 T4R budget build...
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I sold that rig because my wife and I bought our first home and I had it in my head that if you have a home you MUST have a truck. So I sold it and purchased a Toyota Tacoma extra cab. Mild build before 2 months late my wife hits me with the "I'm pregnant". So the truck had to go and I was in search of a vehicle with more room. That when the 04 disco 2 came into play. Bad *** rig. Cdl, ome suspension and 31s and bam 9 months later a tree uproots and caves in the roof. Gone. So looking for a more "maintenance free" truck I went back to Toyota. That's when I found my 2010 sr5. Wanted a trd pro but my inner Jew wouldn't let me spend $45k on truck just cause it has black wheels and red coil springs. So I settled for a trail edition. Yet again the Swartz was with me and put a stop to that as well. $37k just for a locker and 4wd eh idk. So along came a slightly used sr5. 40k miles w/100k ext warranty, $28k OTD.
After a few visual mods were done I moved on to performance. I swapped the factory air box for an aiView attachment 284191View attachment 284191
raid.
raid.Not happy with the visual aspect of airaid, I "modified" it as well. All in my quest to keep it looking "factory". Or at least how they should have done it...
I removed the SS lid and plastic logo exchanging them for a trd decal I had laying around and I went to ace and made a clear plexi filter cover. Also installed and not shown is a borla pro xs muffler. Super deep and troaty at low end not to raspy up high and at cruising speeds practically drone free.
I removed the SS lid and plastic logo exchanging them for a trd decal I had laying around and I went to ace and made a clear plexi filter cover. Also installed and not shown is a borla pro xs muffler. Super deep and troaty at low end not to raspy up high and at cruising speeds practically drone free.
Now quick side note on this is I needed this truck to be my daily driver and grocery getter Road trip rig all while being my occasional light wheeling or camping truck. Our son has a type of cerebral palsy so I don't want to go overboard like I did with Hummer. I got that out down to 9mpg on a good day and wind at my back going down hill. I'm loving the 17.5mpg city with lift and 33's...
So comms came next in form of a more... Portable version this time Wilson mini and a nice Midland cb
So comms came next in form of a more... Portable version this time Wilson mini and a nice Midland cb
So one night I was bored and decided to "modify again". Painted the top plates of the coilovers black and added some TRD decals then cleared over them. Again trying to make everything factory looking.
Then the next morning I did the rear hatch.
. I really liked how it broke up all the silver and chrome. I went red on the "4" because... Well I've never seen it down and wanted to be diff I guess. Oh and brown bear is the children's board book. "Brown bear brown bear, what do you see?" It's my sons fav book.
Then the next morning I did the rear hatch.
. I really liked how it broke up all the silver and chrome. I went red on the "4" because... Well I've never seen it down and wanted to be diff I guess. Oh and brown bear is the children's board book. "Brown bear brown bear, what do you see?" It's my sons fav book.
