Back In Black Platinum Build

Since parts are going on I guess I better start to document the progress.
Calling this the Back in Black build thread since I sold my 3rd Tacoma because of kids being born and the truck was just to small for a family of 4. I strayed away from my roots and bought a 2018 GMC Sierra with 10k miles. At 53k the truck started pouring oil from the oil pan. Maybe it wasn't a big deal? But I started to question it. Luckily I had a few thousand miles and 5 months before my warranty expired. The day I got my GMC back I drove to a few dealers and the one who offered the most took ownership and the hunt for another Toyota began.
Been a Toyota fan since my first vehicle. This is the 6th Toyota I’ve owned. Had a Tacoma build on tacomaworld few years ago.
Picked up my first tundra at the beginning of June. Had been searching for a few months and finally found this 2017 platinum with 53k miles. I had a plan of how I wanted to start this build from reading through this forum looking at all the options and builds so ordered the things I could to get me started for now. Probably will be slow progress from here on out!

The day I bought it 5/31/2022


How it sits as of 7/27/2022



Exterior
2018 platinum grille
2019 Trd Pro headlights
Led fog lights
IHacker harness for lights
Color match mirror caps and door handles
Paint correction and Ceramic coating
Debadge tailgate
Coachbuilder bumper shim kit
Evil mfg 3rd brake light with Baja Designs S2 pros (pending install)


Interior
Trd pro shift knob
18% window tint all around
50% windshield
Weather tech car seat protector

Suspension
Fox 2.5 front non DCS from Accutune
Fox 2.5 rear with DCS from Accutune
Icon billet delta joint UCA
Coachbuilder +2 shackle


Wheels
Stealth custom series SR8 18” gunmetal
37x13.5 Bfg Km3

Future To Do list
Sliders
Bedcover
Bed lighting


Previous Tacomas I had
(Totaled)

(Sold)


After head lights, grille, and color match was done


After ceramic coating




Suspension install

Pinchweld modification

Bumper trimming

 

You hit the ground running!!

 

From the looks of that one picture who ever did your ceramic job knew what they were doing!!! That looks plain Immaculate!! and I hope the rest the truck looks like that!!!! very nice!!

 

He just started not long ago but the paint was terrible. It’s way better than what it was. He did a good job.

 

Where did you get the side mirror and door handle blackouts?

 

Great build!

I have some Fox's ordered and trying to decide if I will replace my Dobinsons with them.

 

Sparks Toyota parts.

I was going to get bilsteins but figured I’d want to upgrade later so I went ahead and jumped on the Fox kit. I had DCS order for the front also but it kept getting pushed back and they had a set of non adjusters in stock so I went with those for now. It rides good for the size tire

 

Yeah the delay is why I went ahead and ordered the Dobinsons. I got tired of waiting, but kept my Fox order coming just in case.

 

Finally got around to installing my 3rd brake light.