| Thomas
Matzke |
| Lutz
State, Florida |
| 1995
Toyota Tacoma |
| Original Cost of Vehicle? |
$2000.00 |
| Cost to Build Vehicle? |
$15,000.00 |
| Why did you build your Ride? |
I wanted to
be the first with a V6 Taco
SFBD on 20’s.
(I think I was the first xtra
cab 3 years ago when it first
came out and many have come since
mine has been 100% finished,
but I think we did a pretty good
job on this one!) |
| How Long to Build your Ride? |
4 Years |
| Name of Vehicle and Why? |
AcroTaco |
| How Long Have You Been in
the Sport? |
I bult my first custom ride
in 1989. It was a 1976 Granada.
It was a juiced hopper, it was
a real bucket! |
| Previous Rides: |
’76 Granada, ’76
Pinto, ’85 Cavalier, (2) ’88
Jetta’s, ’96 BMW, ’94
Isuzu, ’98 Caviler |
| Club Affiliations? |
AcrophobiA |
| What would you like to build
next? |
Dually |
| Engine |
| Make: Toyota Tacoma |
| Year: 1995 ½ |
| # of Cylinders: 6 |
| Displacement: 3.4 |
| Engine Modifications:
Custom 180% flipped intake
adapter plate and K & N Filter |
| Engine Add-Ons: |
| Any Chrome or Polish? Painted
Pulleys and Intake |
| Engine Builder/ Shop: Shop
RLK in Camilla, GA |
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| Chassis |
| Mods to the
Frame: RLK ¾” Chassis
and Z’d front, tubular
bag mounts |
| Inches of lift
or drop? Please specify! 3 ¼” |
| Who did the Mods to the Frame?
RLK in Camilla, GA |
| Front Shocks: Toxic |
| Rear Shocks: Toxic |
| Spindles: Tubular Modified
DJM |
| 4-Link: RLK 2-Link |
| Compressor
model and Brand: (2) Viair
380’s and 7 Gallon
Tank |
| Number of Valves
and Size: 4 ½ SRI Valves |
| Air Bag Size/
Model; Front and Rear: Slam
Specialties RE-7’s
in Front and Firestone in Rear |
| Any Chrome, Polish or Paint:
SEM Color Matched Frame |
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| Wheels and Tires |
| Front Wheel Type: Casinos |
| Size: 20 x 7.5 |
| Tire Size: 225/30/20 |
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| Rear Wheel Type: Casinos |
| Size: 20 x 7.5 |
| Tire Size: 225/35/20 |
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| Paint |
| Paint Color: 2005 350z Blue |
| Type of Paint: Monochromatic |
| Painted By: Chase Shiver |
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| Paint |
| Paint Color: 2005
350z Blue |
| Type of Paint: Monochromatic |
| Painted By: Chase
Shiver |
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| Body |
| Body Drop: ¾” Stock
Floor |
| Hood: GTO grafted
to a Tacoma 1” steel cowl hood |
| Grille: T-Rex |
| Bumpers: 1995 Chrome |
| Wing: LOL! |
| Body Mods: Shav3ed
doors, corners, antenna and 3rd Brake
light. |
| Body Mods By: Chase
@ RLK in Camilla, GA |
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| Interior |
| Dashboard: Fiberglass |
| Gauges: Cyberdyne |
| Steering Wheel: Colorado
Flamed |
| Console: Steel |
| Head Unit: Panasonic |
| Amps: Audiobahn |
| Speakers: (4) Audiobahn
5 ¼ Seperates and (2) Audiobahn
15” Subs |
| Video System: 7” Wide
Screen in the dash |
| Stereo Installed
By: Owner and Biggi |
| Shifter: TRD |
| Seats : 1998 Celica |
| Window Tint %: 35% |
| Trunk / Bed : Smoothed
and Linex’d |
| Describe Upholstery
Material/ Color Scheme: Grey and
Blue Leather |
| Any Other Interior
Mods: Smooth dash, console and speaker
enclosure |
| Upholstered By: Dale
Meek at Xzibit Upholstery |
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| History of Vehicle
- Anything you'd like to add? |
| A fellow AA member
(Ed Haverty) was going through a
divorce and to keep his wife from
talking half of his project (LOWCOMA)
I bought it and finished it in his
honor. Sometimes, it’s cheaper
to keep her! Ed hates Me know. J |
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| Special Thanks: |
| Chase Shiver at Real
Life Kustoms in Camilla, GA-Ed’s
Ex Wife- Dale Meek- Biggi in Ocala-
Becky @ RLK- All of my AA Family-
Punkin and The Wife for understanding
and not bitching about me building
another one of these trucks. J |
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