Well I'm still arguing with the insurance company about the value of the ST2, BUT... I just bought a "new to me" truck. Decided to break the trend, and bought something newer. Mainly because my friend sold it to me for a killer deal.

But anyhow, it's a 2000 Taco xtra-cab 4x4 5spd with the 3.4, and scored it for $6500. Has 31x10.5x15? mud meats, sliders, a front stinger we built at my friend's shop not too long ago, and a custom rear bumper that we're still building. Really mechanically sound, and I know all of this truck's history. Sorry no good pics yet, so these'll have to do till tomorrow:





But yeah, my plan is to buy the ST2 back, then either chop the cab, or go full buggy style with all tube cab with only the firewall still in existence from the original cab. Use the taco as a weekend DD (since I've got my work truck and all), and just build the ST2 into a pure trail rig.

How about "SwampTaco"?

 

Nice! Guess that means you'll be switching forums on us.....TRAITOR!!!!!!!!

I give you a month til you attempt to kill this 1.....lol

 

Dude, not cool. Your predictions are usually right. Take it back, TAKE IT BACK! And naw, I'll still be around this forum since I'm gonna keep the ST2. The taco forum on here seems a little bland from what i've peeked so far, so most my taco questions go to pirate. But I doubt I'm gonna do much to this. Maybe lift it a little more to run 33s, regear and finish fabbing up the rear bumper. Really wanna keep it a DD, and all my crazy ideas confined to the now trail dedicated ST2.

Until I get bored with it and decide to sas the STaco (which I've already been pricing for some strange reason...)

 

If you ever get tired of that taco let me know. I have an 86 extra cab in pristine shape that'll be for sale in the next week or so....... you KNOW you want to buy it and SAS it........ I'll bet you can't kill it........ bets?

 

We both know I can kill it, that's not a fair bet.

 

I'll bet you a keg.

 

Fine. I buy you a keg if I can't kill it. You pay for the truck and my medical bills when I DO kill it.

 

You wanna know WHY my predictions are right?????? I'm a Italian Gypsy. I KNOW things, I can FORSEE things......I also have a magic 8-ball, as well!!!!!


Ladies and Gentlemen, I here by give you SwampyThing, and SwampTaco1!


Mistress Toyota is very pleased with you......she has a special reward for you.......muuuhahahahahaha!

 

I'll cover the med bills.....

 

I think you missunderstood. I'm going to bring the keg, we are going to drink it, we are going to try to kill the rig and when we're done which ever one of us can walk gets another keg bought for him by the one that can't.


So..... I'll be down next week?

 

hey ST, swap the 4wd grille back on, that 2wd front end is stinking up the appearance.

other than that, good luck dude. I got my 97 runner a few months back, and the 3.4 with a 5 speed and 32's is pretty darn capable. I got the e-locker too

 

Yeah, aussie lockers is definitely in it's future.

What are you talking about 2wd grill. Got pics?

 

i find the stinger on the taco overkill...unless you planned it as an impromptu midget pullup bar.

 

good buy man. Killer deal too... I agree, lift it to fit some 33s and just DD it...from those little thumbnails, it just looks too clean to futz around with too much

unless you're gonna SAS it...

 

here, this is the 4wd front end.



much purrtier to look at haha

 

Unless you actually use them. Which we do.

 

I'm diggin the new truck man. And I'll bet its the one that DOESN'T get killed

 

OKay Clint, take a deep breath, and repeat after me.

"I will not wreck the swamptaco, I will not wreck the swamptaco" Visualize!!

Hehe, good stuff. So what are your plans for the taco in terms of mods? Becuase you and I both know, its impossible not to mod yer truck

 

Kind of a peat moss and paprika flavor.......

 

Oh no he di'int!