excuses4excursions
Test Drive
- Location
- Knoxville, TN
Hey y'all,
Welcome to my build thread. Whether or not this gets a lot of attention, my main purpose here is to document the things I've done so I can see the progress and keep tabs on my own build. I do love my pictures so hopefully y'all enjoy as well!
Bought my X for $2,500 about a month ago. It had 204,xxx miles, a couple previous owners, and was basically stock besides someone upgrading the tires from stock to 265/75/16.
Pros from purchase:
had new radiator and radiator hoses
paint was perfect
very few scratches or dings
everything was stock, means nobody tried messing with much
**undercarriage looked like it just rolled off from factory**
Cons from purchase:
serious fade in exterior plastics
mean oil leak out of the cam seals
check engine light for cats and knock sensor
hole in muffler
steering wheel is very worn
steering in general is like a boat
Build Plans:
My plans are somewhat simple, but starting with a very capable vehicle and an almost perfect body, I knew this was worth putting my money and time into for a serious build. Even if with the high miles, the perfect undercarriage and bones of this X would be worth putting in a new engine if it ever came to that. With that being said my goal is to use this vehicle as a daily driver and weekend overlander. Something that can handle some light-medium offroading and easy miles on the highway, all while being my daily driver.
Current mods:
-2006 Toyota Tundra 17x7.5 wheels with 275/70r17 BFG KO2's
-3" deluxe suspension lift with Bilstein 5100 front and rear and UCAs from 4x4parts
-HD tie rod adjusters, Moog tie rod ends, centerlink, and ball joints
-4x4parts idler arm brace
-ebay headers, catless mid pipes, and oem catback muffler pipe
-Smittybilt 9500 winch and winch carrier (STOLEN)
-Steel rear bumper with rear hitch
-Intake manifold spacer (removed after a few months due to headers and EGR pipe alignment)
-K&N panel air filter
What I have pegged for mods are as follows:
-offroad sliders, front winch carrier with winch (again), and tire carrier
-bluetooth headunit with rear view camera
-supercharger swap
Picture from day of purchase:
Current representation:
Welcome to my build thread. Whether or not this gets a lot of attention, my main purpose here is to document the things I've done so I can see the progress and keep tabs on my own build. I do love my pictures so hopefully y'all enjoy as well!
Bought my X for $2,500 about a month ago. It had 204,xxx miles, a couple previous owners, and was basically stock besides someone upgrading the tires from stock to 265/75/16.
Pros from purchase:
had new radiator and radiator hoses
paint was perfect
very few scratches or dings
everything was stock, means nobody tried messing with much
**undercarriage looked like it just rolled off from factory**
Cons from purchase:
serious fade in exterior plastics
mean oil leak out of the cam seals
check engine light for cats and knock sensor
hole in muffler
steering wheel is very worn
steering in general is like a boat
Build Plans:
My plans are somewhat simple, but starting with a very capable vehicle and an almost perfect body, I knew this was worth putting my money and time into for a serious build. Even if with the high miles, the perfect undercarriage and bones of this X would be worth putting in a new engine if it ever came to that. With that being said my goal is to use this vehicle as a daily driver and weekend overlander. Something that can handle some light-medium offroading and easy miles on the highway, all while being my daily driver.
Current mods:
-2006 Toyota Tundra 17x7.5 wheels with 275/70r17 BFG KO2's
-3" deluxe suspension lift with Bilstein 5100 front and rear and UCAs from 4x4parts
-HD tie rod adjusters, Moog tie rod ends, centerlink, and ball joints
-4x4parts idler arm brace
-ebay headers, catless mid pipes, and oem catback muffler pipe
-Smittybilt 9500 winch and winch carrier (STOLEN)
-Steel rear bumper with rear hitch
-Intake manifold spacer (removed after a few months due to headers and EGR pipe alignment)
-K&N panel air filter
What I have pegged for mods are as follows:
-offroad sliders, front winch carrier with winch (again), and tire carrier
-bluetooth headunit with rear view camera
-supercharger swap
Picture from day of purchase:
Current representation:
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