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1997 Toyota Tacoma

Motortopia Staff . 16th February, 2023
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  • 1997 Toyota Tacoma
  • 1997 Toyota Tacoma
  • 1997 Toyota Tacoma
  • 1997 Toyota Tacoma
  • 1997 Toyota Tacoma

Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Chad Louque

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1997

Engine:

ENGINE

  • 2.4L 2RZ four-cylinder engine
  • Custom-made aluminum intake with K&N filter
  • Custom stainless steel engine covers designed, bead rolled and painted by owner
  • Single stainless exhaust with Dynomax muffler
  • Auto Transmission
  • 1988 rearend narrowed 4.25 inches

BODY & PAINT

  • Shop: Full Blown Paint & Solow Customs
  • 1998 PreRunner grille with billet inserts
  • Shaved corner lights on fenders
  • Custom removable sheet metal bed floor with stainless strips from a Jeep Wagoneer roof
  • Rear roll pan and tailgate combo skin
  • 1968 Camaro rear bumper sectioned and tucked
  • Shaved door handles
  • Diamond clear headlights
  • 1996 Cadillac taillights
  • Shaved body lines on cab window, rear bedsides and antenna
  • Custom stainless-steel wheel covers and engine covers designed, bead-rolled and painted by owner
  • Matrix Mazda 26A Silver, Mazda Aroura Blue and various shades of paint for graphics and airbrushed areas

WHEELS & TIRES

  • 20x8.5-inch Niche M886 Concourse in silver finish with stainless lips
  • 225/30R20 Duron

Transmission:

Exterior Color:

Interior Color:

Specification

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ENGINE

  • 2.4L 2RZ four-cylinder engine
  • Custom-made aluminum intake with K&N filter
  • Custom stainless steel engine covers designed, bead rolled and painted by owner
  • Single stainless exhaust with Dynomax muffler
  • Auto Transmission
  • 1988 rearend narrowed 4.25 inches

BODY & PAINT

  • Shop: Full Blown Paint & Solow Customs
  • 1998 PreRunner grille with billet inserts
  • Shaved corner lights on fenders
  • Custom removable sheet metal bed floor with stainless strips from a Jeep Wagoneer roof
  • Rear roll pan and tailgate combo skin
  • 1968 Camaro rear bumper sectioned and tucked
  • Shaved door handles
  • Diamond clear headlights
  • 1996 Cadillac taillights
  • Shaved body lines on cab window, rear bedsides and antenna
  • Custom stainless-steel wheel covers and engine covers designed, bead-rolled and painted by owner
  • Matrix Mazda 26A Silver, Mazda Aroura Blue and various shades of paint for graphics and airbrushed areas

WHEELS & TIRES

  • 20x8.5-inch Niche M886 Concourse in silver finish with stainless lips
  • 225/30R20 Duron

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SUSPENSION

  • Performed by Jared Nowel of Poo’s Chop Shop/Chad Louque
  • Airlift airbags
  • DJM tubular front control arms
  • QA-1 shocks
  • Stock spindles with machined spacers
  • Pete and Jake’s triangulated 4-link with’bags over axle
  • Airlift 3H management system

INTERIOR

  • Shop: Bayou Boogie Custom Interiors/Lance Leblanc
  • Custom bench seat wrapped in blue leather, blue suede and perforated silver leather
  • ACC carpet with 80/20 loop
  • Suede headliner
  • Leather-wrapped dashboard
  • White-face gauges
  • Billet Specialties steering wheel
  • Door handles by Clayton Machine Works
  • Smart Parts armrests
  • Color-matched blue seat belts with aircraft buckle
  • Painted plastics on dash
  • Kick panels by Extreme Liners and Customs
  • Pioneer x5700b head unit
  • Stinger wiring
  • Boston Acoustic s50 5.25- inch component speakers
  • Two Polk Audio DB 8-inch subwoofers
  • Rockford Fosgate four-channel amplifier
  • Kinetic battery
  • Audio by Adam at MST car audio