Highschool 6.0 build thread

[Akira]

Aloha my names Akira I'm 16yrs old(17 in June), I'm from and live on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii. I'm gonna start a thread on my '05 6.0 that I picked up. Keep in mind like the title says I'm still in Highschool but I'm also home schooled so I do work when it is possible. Before I got my 6.0 I was building a Tacoma but I found a great deal on what is my pretty much dream truck so my parents helped my out and I'm now selling my Tacoma so I can start paying off the 6.0. It currently has a 10'' fabtech lift with 20x12s and 37x13.5s it also came with sounds, tuner, and exhaust. Most of the parts the truck came with will be eventually switched out over time, I don't like diving someones else build LOL all in due time though :evil

Current list of parts/mods in no particular order That will get done(over time)
1. Black headlight housing
2. 6000K HIDs
3. VHT stock Tail lights
4. VHT clear 3rd brake light
5. VHT mirror lights
6. LED reverse lights
7. New double din(current one doesn't have AUX or blue tooth)
8. Horn blasters train horn
9. Horn blasters PA unit
10. Light bar in bumper
11. Front license plate ******
12. 22x14 gloss blck XD diesels
13. 35x12.5 trail grapplers
14. Color matched grill surround with black mesh
15. Paint stripped badges
16. New 10'' coils
17. Fox resi all the way around
18. Ceramic tint windows 20% and 70% over windshield
19. AMP drop down steps
20. Scan gauge II
21. Sinister coolant filter kit
22. Color matched chrome bumpers
23. Back up camera
24. Viper alarm
25. straight pipe dumped over axle
26. LED interior lights
27. Diff covers
28. Windshield banner
29. custom license plate
30. Strengthen the 6.0 motor with 808 diesels 'bullet proof bundle" then up the tune.

I picked it up April first 2016, when I told my friends and posted on social media everyone thought I was joking :hammer:






( I don't know how to make the pictures bigger, they are from my phone and email them to myself then download them to my computer. If someone could help me I'd really appreciate it :thumbup

 

[Powerstroke Man 6.4]

Good to see another person from oahu on here.

 

[Akira]

Good to see another person from oahu on here.

For sure, I didn't see a Hawaii section so I was hoping there would be a few of on here lol

 

[Powerstroke Man 6.4]

For sure, I didn't see a Hawaii section so I was hoping there would be a few of on here lol

We got a few from Big island, Kauai and that's about it.

 

[threegenpowerstroke98]

Nice, will be watching this closely. I'm only a couple months older then you.

 

[Akira]

Nice, will be watching this closely. I'm only a couple months older then you.

Thanks bud I appriciate the support, always good to see someone close to my age as well :thumbup: lmk if you have a build thread too always looking for threads to watch and learn.

 

[threegenpowerstroke98]

Nah, not yet anyways. An accident left my last 7.3 totalled so I'm on the look for something else now, hard to find something nice in the great white north though it seems.

 

[Akira]

Sorry for lack of updates, I got some stuff on order but I got my new rims and tires on. 22x14 962s and 35x13.5 nittos, it's at 9" in the front and 8" in the rear I believe. I'm gonna go up another inch in the front and 2" in the back so it's sits level and will almost skate.

 

[sootie]

forgive my ignorance but what does "almost skate" mean?

 

[mcdaniel1991]

The only thing I can come up with is the body Completely over the wheels? Not sure of the point but each his own. Good luck with your build op.


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[swinky]

You're ditching welds for xds?

You're kidding right?

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[Vader's Fury]

You're ditching welds for xds?

You're kidding right?

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Prob can't afford the welds in 22's. H*ll he can probably sell the welds and be money ahead if they are in good shape.

 

[swinky]

Prob can't afford the welds in 22's. H*ll he can probably sell the welds and be money ahead if they are in good shape.

Leave the ***kin 20s! I'd take 16 inch welds over any cast wheel ever made.

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[threegenpowerstroke98]

I believe thw skating is in referral to the typical stretched tires sitting outside of the body fad.

 

[Vader's Fury]

I would as well but I am sure he is mainly doing it for the rim size.

If not, op I apologize for assuming.

 

[Akira]

forgive my ignorance but what does "almost skate" mean?

Skating is when the body of your truck is floating over the tires. Kinda like a skateboard, I'm almost there sadly I won't fully skate but it'll be pretty close haha

 

[Akira]

Honestly the main reasons why I'm selling the welds are because 1. It's not really my style, I like welds just not these. 2. When I got it it was someone else's "dream build" not mine 3. I don't wanna have to polish them once a week they get dirty really fast in Hawaii. 4. They're only 20x12s and I wanted gloss black 22x14s. 5. I'm young and learning how to drive so if I ever did curb a rim I'd rather do it on a 962 than a hard to find weld wheel. Hope this makes sense, thanks for the feed back good or bad I appreciate it and please keep it coming always enjoy reading your guys opinions.

 

[mcdaniel1991]

Well having a truck over your wheels is going to make it extremely easier to roll so keep that in mind.


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[ultrasks700]

sick truck brahh
I travel to Oahu from time to time to work at the Pearl harbor naval shipyard. Place is straight up amazing. cant get out there enough

 

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