WillTheThri11
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Hi All,
I have a 2006/2nd gen Toyota Tacoma Access Cab TRD OR with 4.0 VVT V6 Engine, 6 spd manual transmission, 4-wheel drive with locking rear differential paired with a late 90s FWC Ranger II.
About the Truck,
The not so good:
More photos can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/404194611205595/
I have a 2006/2nd gen Toyota Tacoma Access Cab TRD OR with 4.0 VVT V6 Engine, 6 spd manual transmission, 4-wheel drive with locking rear differential paired with a late 90s FWC Ranger II.
About the Truck,
- Purchased new in 2007
- ~98k miles (will increase slightly as I continue to drive it around town here and there)
- Spent every winter in Southern California, but it's been in the snow once or twice, no salt damage though
- Fluids recently changed by yours truly (didn't do the radiator yet and might still)
- K&N air filter kept clean since first filter change interval
- Rear diff breather relocated
- Front Diff needle bearing replaced (proactively) with ECGS bushing
- 3" Dobinsons spring lift with 800lb continuous load rear leaves
- Dobinsons MRR Shocks on all 4 corners (3-way adjustable for high and low speed compression as well as rebound damping, neither Fox, King nor ARB have this much adjustability)
- Firestone Airbags (not really necessary but good to level in camp or offload the rear leaves during prolonged storage with camper on)
- SPC adjustable upper control arms
- (suspension installed this past January and has two year warranty, has only a couple 1000 miles over the last year)
- Brand New Falken Wildpeak AT3 E-rated tires
The not so good:
- windshield has a stone chip and a crack
- Passenger door has some paint oxidation or clear coat starting to fail (should be an easy respray of that panel (estimates of $150)
- shift nob leather is worn
- a bit of desert pin striping
- 8' Four Wheel Camper Ranger II (saw an ad somewhere for these that had a weight of 595 lbs!)
- Queen bed (slightly wider actually, but Queen linens work)
- Twin bed downstairs
- Camper Canvas is a bit tired and has a few repairs, but to be honest it's still got a lot of life in it (~$1000 to replace if you're picky and want things perfect and factory, also many DIY examples for $2-300)
- New Vinyl flooring
- 3-way Norcold fridge works well on AC and propane (never tried it on DC to be honest)
- These have a reputation for either sucking or being totally fine and reliable...this is one of the reliable ones
- Atwood propane furnace (i usually run it at the lowest setting of 50F and it does great over night)
- New CO and Propane detector
- Sink with new manual pump (could easily add electric for like $20, but this works well)
- 2 burner Wedgewood Stove
- Overhead lights changed out to LED
- New bottom paint
- Custom welded aluminum frame to eliminate tailgate an retain access to spare tire while traveling (got a flat the trip after I installed this and was very happy about that part)
- Mounted via rock climbing bolt hangers. Probably stronger than the FWC Tacoma bed bars and extremely lightweight in comparison
More photos can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/404194611205595/