The Frankenstein! V8 Toyota Tacoma Build Talk

[@tacomabeast]

Let us know your thoughts on this build. Comment Below 👇

[@hermatred572]

The airbag repair is the best part but the whole rig is 100% sick. Super cool to see a shortened wheelbase too

[@xta.c]

It’s the bond between the driver and the truck that gets me. This guy is so chill and living his best life. Mad respect 🫡

[@falcone2307]

The craziest thing about this build is the guys skill at building, welding, and fixing.

[@redalphazerotaco2623]

Dude is totally chill. I love the truck.

[@tacomabeast]

He is so chill 🤙🏼

[@TheMissouriBoyz_]

Absolutely love this build and everything he has done to it!!! Plus that LS motor wow wish Toyota would just come out factory with a v8

[@tacomabeast]

Dude imagine driving a v8 Tacoma off the lot 😍

[@djalilderr2831]

Yeah but for me the 5L V8 from ford is more reliable than this LS one that if it can fit

[@trashbandit2449]

@@djalilderr2831 hard to beat LS reliability and cost...

[@juaneer]

@@tacomabeast bro you should have kept it in the Toyota family and put a UZ in there

[@reinaldohurtado3514]

that ford front axle gm engine, and toyota body perfect mix!, the sound of the 6 liter v8 is gorgeous!

[@Hawk7886]

dude I love this guy's vibe. He's lived fast and came out the other side, and now he's starting to slow down. I really dig it - we don't all get so lucky.

[@BarnStangz]

MAD respect for this guy! Did all the work himself and it came out fkn MINT! Seems like the kind of bro you'd could chill with every weekend! Thanks for making this!

[@tacomabeast]

scotty is a legend!

[@Dangerousd1987]

I love this truck so much. Goals for sure!

[@globalxsystems]

Hell yah Scotty, stoked to see this even though you really only want to go drive and thrash! Super genuine, humble, and hard working for the things you love

[@HoglundOverland]

Super cool hearing the story behind the insane build. Man seeing how easy it could be the turn my second gen into a third gen really makes me want to do it. I love the second gen engine but I've always drooled over the aggressive third gen look.

[@RealxProcision]

A true one of a kind build. That is amazing, more people need to see this.

[@daxvolfan]

That guy is the most chill dude I think I've ever seen. And super talented.

[@AndreMiller-RED]

13:00 Has me over here DWL!!!!! Dude just chilling!

[@djmasterty2309]

That’s amazing how this Tacoma was converted from a second gen to a third gen. The truck is so awesome especially with that V8 engine. Those headlights are cool and that is what I would call extreme talent to build that. I know that I don’t have that inclination mechanically to do that. I was able to choose what I wanted yo have on my build while I don’t have the V8 swap yet. I’d like to do that to my truck though. Maybe after the V6 maybe. Still an amazing build.

[@firstimeshooter6590]

I love overlanding and prerunners. Then I was watching a KZbin called “they call me Wally” and he’s a prelander and now I’m not feeling too bad about owning a 2wd Jeep xj.

[@powercouple560]

Power and Belief Power to know you have what it takes to push forward no matter what obstacles are in your way. Belief to know you will accomplish what you set your mind to ---- I Love -doing what you love

[@tacomabeast]

Great words man!

[@stevegarcia3229]

Pre runner over overland any day 💪👍

[@marcusbevz6500]

Prelander..😁😁

[@stevegarcia3229]

@@marcusbevz6500 🤔🤔 not bad dude but full pre runner tho always clean :)

[@450ktm520]

Lol.. you had to say the O word. The only real overlanders are in Australia. Outside of that, they should just call em, preppers

[@ravsuv-help794]

@@450ktm520 Straight up most "overlanders" are just hype beasts buying expensive bolt on parts, half of them pay to have them installed anyways... Just call it car camping guys like come on they just do it to flex their expensive parts.

[@450ktm520]

@@ravsuv-help794 yup car camping. Funny enough, when pre runners want something like an overlander. They buy a toy hauler/travel trailer. I guess it's all about purpose. I do a lot of fabrication and get a few Oh ppl. Their mindset is on different purpose but good ppl. They start to find out that weight takes a toll on bearings, springs, frame, oem welds. The ppl who really use their rig, I give em respect for pushing the envelope. Again respect to the true outdoors overlander guys... for the wannabes, dont be afraid. always worried about losing value. Bridge that gap and use that shit

[@ajr5195]

This guy and his truck are both super cool. So humble!

[@timsmethurst3508]

I love his attitude. Thanks again TB, keep it coming!!!

[@tacomabeast]

🙌

[@SC_XOLOs]

move out of California and enjoy life, the new American dream !

[@tacomabeast]

It just seems so right!

[@johnnytorres277]

@Rex_8787 yeah but then they move to Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Texas and other states, and vote for the same people that ruined California.

[@johnc6466]

@@johnnytorres277 this

[@Justin33B]

@@johnnytorres277 voting restriction should be in place or make your own voting machines

[@ivanorozco773]

@Tacomabeast anything out of California is right, be happy and live the American dream brother, besides the AWESOME TACOLIFE you are living.

[@cocopenguin21]

The dream! This dude and his truck are badass

[@JB-sv5pr]

I never cared for Tacoma’s till I moved to hawai’i my girls brother get one 2011 6speed super charger things fast goes on any sandy beach it’s legit the shit

[@tacomabeast]

It’s All About The Taco!

[@Dex8357]

Yessssss.. great build Like watching these builds over the trail trucks.

[@yadaakeyz]

I'm glad to see your channel grow. You make great content and put work into it bro. Cheers!

[@AmirGaming-cj1gy]

That Toyota Truck is awesome and take great care of this truck.

[@suetaylor1127]

"it's super addictive". I started my 2014 taco sport build a year ago and I am still not done. I just got stop tech big brake kit installed.

[@SHIVAM_037]

Always see awsm works done in the trucks

[@jameshunt6317]

Y’all are awesome, I sometimes get bored of my taco, but you give me the hype. I want a tundra !!!

[@apyotalndr]

Whats funny is that McNeil racing fiber flares are made in Mexico!! So he had to buy them in the us and they sent them back! Same as I did last year! That’s how I found out they were made in Mexico 😅

[@royoleagonzalez5516]

Damn Bro so sick that all of this was film down in my town and scotty lives two blocks away from my place!! I wish I could build up my taco like that!!

[@tacomabeast]

Dude that’s sick! Scotty is a legend

[@007hwm3]

Love your interviews, always great conversations with tons of awesome info! Keep up the great work 🤘 One more thing, I gotta go play in baja sometime!

[@tacomabeast]

You have to experience Baja man. It is incredible

[@pawadventures5544]

Cool interview and truck. 👍🏻

[@theunluckyfrog3316]

I have always thought what it would be like if someone v8 swapped a tacoma, but then you think why anyone would want to replace an engine that is bulletproof, so these guys answered

[@AndrewBeattie-b6w]

Awesome vid!!!! Awesome truck!!!!!

[@Theninjadeathhawk]

I beams on a taco is insane, crazy ass build

[@thebibleandbikes599]

I’m so glad you did this build interview! I was trying to figure out if he had TTB suspension and how:-) Great truck and it was fun listening to how it came about.

[@tacomabeast]

🙌

[@Mizt_Plays]

Next, "Check Out Scotty's All-Weld Front Suspension Taco"

[@tacomabeast]

😂

[@hookahman22]

Well now I have a new goal for my truck. V8 sounds nice.

[@tacomabeast]

its honestly worth it just for the sound of it! 😍

[@esquire9445]

It’s like all these guys would have been better off getting a salvaged cab and welding on the ends.

[@SammWebster]

Can’t wait to get building on mine and send like Scotty!

[@tacomabeast]

We cant wait to document that!

[@Mike-xn1bh]

@ Sam Webster, are you considering purchasing the full Twin-traction beam assembly and Dana 44 third member? I will be SAS my ‘94 Bronco and I’m considering selling my front suspension if someone is interested.

[@nicklozito1528]

Do a video of engine swapping

[@tacomabeast]

We are going to do an engine swap on our 2nd gen and will make sure to document the entire thing

[@anthonyreddy2834]

Great now I've got to do a third gen conversion!🤣 AWSOME Rig!!!

[@tacomabeast]

💪🏼

[@moonlander_pro2281]

That dude SENDSSS ITTTT 😂. This is great though really!

[@mscnaptime8601]

Awesome video I ran into you guys when you were making it. Saw you at the gas station! That truck is sick !!

[@tacomabeast]

Dude it was awesome running into you! What you said at the gas station was awesome!

[@AsimAli-bv9nn]

He did superb job .. i want to build the same

[@fluffypubg5908]

do more videos. especially about travel

[@Thizlamic]

Holy shit Dana TTB on a Taco....YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION. FUCKIN BAD ASS TRUCK!

[@alexramirez6142]

Straight outta Lake Elsinore, CA yezzziiirrr!!

[@theARMORYchannel]

I can’t find the link for the Ov tune? How do I purchase this

[@xXthadillacXx]

Can't post links, but if you google 'vftuner' that's the company that does ovtune

[@anthony4x2]

Damn this taco is badass

[@Katzzz01]

I wanna buy a Tacoma and do this now😍😍😍😍 your so lucky man. One lovely beast

[@zer02garage83]

When I dream Tacoma... This is it!!!

[@tacomabeast]

🙌

[@stanleykachuik2589]

This dude is full send all in on the dirt lifestyle 🙂. Also asking a guy how much money and effort he put into his truck is the equivalent of asking a woman her body count 😂 multiply by 3 to get the real number!

[@tacomabeast]

😂😂😂

[@wornoutwasd8567]

Whats up with the fish finder bolted to the passenger dash?? 12:13

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

It's an off road racing gps.

[@davidmays3333]

Great truck build!! Very talented guy!

[@romabe10]

What kind of Radio Antenna do you have on the pre-runner?

[@tacomabeast]

We run a ham radio on it it’s the Yaesu FTM-400XDR/DE

[@romabe10]

@@tacomabeast your TACO rocks..!!!!!!!

[@tacomabeast]

Thanks bro!

[@gregtennyson]

I really like the longer video format. Did he ever explain the strap tied to the rear bumper?

[@tacomabeast]

If load extends over the tail gate, a red or orange warning flag should be installed. If you notice the cage sticks out a bit.

[@gregtennyson]

@@tacomabeast That makes sense! Thanks for the reply!

[@colorado_gorilla]

@@gregtennyson u see it on semis especially on wide loads

[@juanfelix3981]

Excellent! Great job!!! 👍👍👍

[@Blessedup69]

Time to go *Scotty BIG*

[@Omair_Murshed]

The dream tacoma

[@ivanorozco773]

It would be so awesome to see the tacoma beast truck 4 linked, and with trailing arms!

[@tacomabeast]

Dude its been our goal since we started the business.

[@ivanorozco773]

I can't wait to see it, you guys are going to have a top notch build because from what I see you are always on top of your game.

[@baileyboyens]

This dudes a legend

[@jasonweber5464]

Thanks for inspiring us all bra!

[@tacomabeast]

Always! 😎😅

[@GreggsonWong]

18:33 what engine?😁

[@libbyschnurbush3706]

Crazy talent!

[@genarofernandezrosas7687]

En qué parte de la baja sur fue la filmación ? Parece Todos Santos

[@estebanzambrano9938]

Chevota all the way!

[@Its_Esoteric]

This is a very badass truck 🇺🇸 🇲🇽

[@mikebradshaw8530]

Very sweet truck

[@gravitygear]

Fuggin whoop scissors. What a guy.

[@draculaS2k]

When i finish swaping 60s under my 2gen ls swap big cam Tacoma... Are you going to come up & wheel with me?

[@tacomabeast]

Where are you located?

[@draculaS2k]

@@tacomabeast Fayetteville NC

[@jasonweber5464]

See you soon then! moving from Florida

[@draculaS2k]

@@jasonweber5464 talkin to me?

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

More like a crunchwrap supreme!!! 💯💯💯💯💯

[@tacomabeast]

Crunchy wrap supreme!!!

[@KTMcaptain]

1:13 You can see that the twin traction beam style front suspension changes camber severely. This is bad. Ever watch a Trophy Truck front IFS work? The wheels gain negative camber (as opposed to this vehicle's positive camber) as the suspension droops. They do this to maintain track width throughout suspension travel. This suspension does the opposite, it shortens the track width faster with suspension travel. . Reason why you want the wider track width? The suspension moves freely up and down. With a normal IFS, and heavily exaggerated in this style, as the suspension cycles it slides across the ground resisting suspension action. This is especially bad at high speeds since that pushing action as the track width grows from full drop to compressed can push the vehicle to one side or the other depending on which front wheel has better traction. Also, the vehicle can roll over easier. . And that's not even getting into the scrub radius those knuckles must have. . TTB is cheap travel, but travel isn't everything.

[@nicklowe2686]

Center-mount IFS is clearly better, but ttb/beams are easily superior to IFS based on factory-style pivots. Not everyone can drop 20k on a center-mount trophy truck front end. If your options are bolt-on A-arm kits or a ttb/beam swap, ttb/beams are an easy choice.

[@KTMcaptain]

@@nicklowe2686 TTB reduces wheel track with travel. The opposite of what desert trucks run. And it has a lot of unsprung mass. Still a lot better than typical IFS to your point (basically I’m agreeing with you. Haha)

[@AKiddGDeux]

Your interviewing style remind me of Patrick Bet-David!

[@tacomabeast]

Thanks!

[@alean6852]

Cerveza pacífico 👌

[@estebandominguez6651]

That’s hilarious “my Chevy blew up the motor so I needed something more reliable”. Then puts Chevy motor in a Toyota Badass truck tho

[@tiffanylarcade9275]

I want to do that high of jumps but do you know if you have to get that front end to do them? Or would it be possible to just put undercarriage mods and if lifted? Not sure of technical terms but hope that makes sense..

[@braaap5681]

Does anyone know what that front silver plate is called i want one for mine. Thanks

[@tacomabeast]

I think that one was custom made but here’s a similar bumper to it tacomabeast.com/collections/3rd-gen-front-bumpers/products/2016-present-toyota-tacoma-baja-2-0-all-pro-bumper

[@tatsuo91]

Hey Tacomabeast whats your position on the issue with the roof rack that happened to Ronny Dahl and Tyler Thompson?

[@LukeWilda]

What conversion kit did he use?

[@sam_s_]

Joke?

[@LukeWilda]

@@sam_s_ umm... no I might have missed it that would be a question btw.

[@sam_s_]

@@LukeWilda It is all extremely custom one off work. He talked about cutting the front of his truck off. Then he cur the front off of a Bronco and welded it to the front of his truck. He talked about it in the video.

[@Yan7001978]

At that level, 2nd or 3rd gen doesnt matter! Nothing is stock! LS swap is the way to go.

[@alonsoarellano4767]

did he make it 4wd or 2

[@tacomabeast]

4WD

[@alonsoarellano4767]

damn then v8 thats what i wanna do on my tacoma its a 2010 prerunner 2wd 4door

[@offroadgarageaustria6224]

dude this is a real beast!!!

[@adrielhernandez4054]

Why are yall holding worshteshire bottles?

[@tacomabeast]

Why not 😂

[@stark6441]

where can buy tacoma shirt?

[@tacomabeast]

you can find some of our shirts on our website here: tacomabeast.com/search?type=product&q=shirts+

[@drewsky1008]

Must be nice to have a big yard as big as his and nice toy's to play dirt inn and a phenomenal view...🌊😎💯🤙

[@realtruth1988]

Respect 👊🏽

[@atomicorang]

I would love to convert my 3rd gen front to 2nd gen setup. I think it looks better.

[@tacomabeast]

I wonder if that’s possible, that would be cool

[@atomicorang]

@@tacomabeast I just like the pre 2014 which is now old school look. I had the 2013 and should have kept. Mines the 2016 Double Cab V-6

[@DurtySailor]

That thing is sweet

[@ThePolaris2]

This dude said get a reliable Japanese truck and put a ls in it. The whole reliable part is the oem engine once its out its just a shell lol

[@trophyburro]

rad video

[@shaazy]

hahah. This was an awesome watch. What a guy! What's his insta? I've a couple of Taco builds Baja ready but would love some input from him.

[@fishtacoma]

Awesome build. Oh, and First!

[@tacomagang3445]

YES SIRRRR 🤘🏽🌮

[@moto-]

That’s a wonderful truck and awesome video brother keep it up does he have Instagram

[@gamesofcontent]

Why TTB for the front?

[@tacomabeast]

Dude why not? It breaks all the rules.

[@PoojanP-et6fk]

MANNN! PLS INSTALL ADAPTIVE SUSPENSION AND E ACTIVE BODY CONTROL IN A TACOMA 🔥

[@mahanakine]

Where in Baja is this?

[@abdullahalkulaib1566]

I want to ls my tacoma but I don’t know how to make the brain of the car eccept the new engine, reaching out for help

[@colombanimaruhau3887]

Taco beast💪