Unbelievable Transformation Of A 2004 Toyota Tacoma!

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[@rooslawn]

KZbin recommended this video and I’m so impressed with what I just watched. What most impressed me, was your careful approach to disassembly, fabrication, and assembly. I would love to know how much time you spent on this, I’m sure it was a ton of effort! Keep it up Austin!

[@austinniemela]

Hey thanks man! This build took about 10 months!

[@rooslawn]

Amazing to see a project like this through, and the variety of skill set involved is impressive! You’ve got a new subscriber!

[@JS-jf7gv]

Man I’m always amazed watching you tear something down and put it back together. I think I’m even more impressed with your fabrication skills though. Awesome to see the vision come to life. You’re a talented dude. That’s an awesome Yota. I’d kill to have one that clean.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks man!

[@mariozavala3793]

@@austinniemela were are you located Austin

[@rogerkilburn4732]

I agree with everything you said

[@rogerkilburn4732]

I 've had 2 toyota trucks. 1982, 2006 tacoma. They are by far the most reliable trucks I've ever had. Austin is amazing. He is a natural in front of the camera and a natural when working on vehicles. He is truly blessed.

[@anneececarter]

Ngl id love this lil truck

[@Icesack]

The time, money, effort, blood sweat and tears you put into that tacoma. I know if that truck could talk it would thank you for bringing it back to life and with some amazing upgrades aswell. Great job bro, go enough it now :)

[@anadil888]

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[@brianglaze1092]

Thank you Austin. It is awesome to watch you work and see all of the thought and care you put into the details. It is inspiring to see the transformations take place. Keep it up and keep the videos coming.

[@kota3233]

Idk what I was more memorized by the truck or the thought in the back of my head how amazing it is that you make time and have the patience for this.

[@stevensden]

I was already impressed at the powdercoating of the arms but then you shocked me with the engine swap. All the custom work done is amazing to watch. You have more patience and skill than I could ever imagine having. Bravo and wishing you nothing but the best 👏👏

[@dayron6637]

I’m a reformed VW owner turned Toyota owner, but it’s hard to deny the performance benefits of the powertrain. Amazing work.

[@escalade78]

You have some incredible automotive, fabrication, body & paint and welding skills...a true craftsman. Awesome job keeping the great generation of Tacomas on the road!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you very much!

[@honeybadger4660]

also with the camera and editing, too good

[@djaxiom26]

You want to do my 2001 next?

[@markvergara3275]

By far my favorite build series of your channel! Love your work man, keep up the great work, and thank you for all you do! Can't wait for the next project!

[@MrKernkraft4000]

Honestly. Stumbled upon this channel months ago and what you are creating here is mindblowing. To the point where I feel like I should have done something much different career-wise. You have an amazing set of talents and skillsets. There is literally not a single part of a vehicle you cannot touch and improve.

[@456Pegasus1]

This is one of the best projects I’ve watched in many many years craftsmanship seem impecable and you can feel the pride in the project; just amazing!!!!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!!

[@SHAMITHADEVINDA]

I only could work on restoring projects with my dad when I was young. Now I'm in something different field but I always loved doing those projects than my job. Your videos are inspiring thanks for your efforts

[@erklenk]

honestly, what a great transformation. I love watching your videos and honestly I knew this one was going to turn out great. you've set the bar pretty high and it's obvious that you have the skill to knock it outta the park. thanks for sharing!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you so much!!

[@frankmcintosh9860]

I'm impressed with the skills of the build and the editing. Great job folks!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!

[@TheFlanman10]

This is much better than the other videos. You have really come along way with doing actual mechanical work!

[@jaceeh9954]

Bro as a full time mechanic.. this was so satisfying to watch. Congrats on the new truck man!!

[@ihave1sub89]

Great job Austin, Im always so excited when you drop a new video and so sad when it ends. Please never stop making content. You are my number one favorite KZbinr.

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!!!

[@kasiew3772]

You do such beautiful work! This is my favorite out of the three Toyotas. Thank you for sharing your hard work with us!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you very much! I agree!

[@Nacho-we1hp]

That’s an awesome build! Never seen a tdi swap into a yota before and now I am just jaw dropped. Started reading your build list and realized we are in the same zip code, keep it up brotha!

[@kennysturm7343]

Incredibly thankful that I watched this. The best video in this category, and the craftsmanship was off the hook! Thank you for the content man!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you man!! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@conservativeokie]

This has been a phenomenal project and a true pleasure to see the amazing progress and special skills as well as amazing talent! Thank you for sharing this Austin, it has been truly enjoyable! We are really looking forward to the next chapter! 😁👍🏼

[@DailyWalkWithGod001]

I have literally watch this video over and over again, well done Austin. I would be thrilled to have such a custom built truck. You truly are the definition of gifted hands. God bless you and preserve you always

[@sweetconman]

You are very talented as a mechanic, fabricator, body work, painter. I also know how to do all those things to an extent though what makes you different that the rest is your level of perfectionism and patience and pride in your work. I was blown away when you decided to sand a perfect clear and flow coat it AND THEN wetsand and polish... most people don't understand the amount of work that is in itself let alone everything else. my god man i wish we were best friends!!!!!

[@pnowikow]

The level of detail skill and patience you have is incredible

[@jaidenmitchell7540]

Amazing project 🤙 inspires me to start getting to work on my 3rd gen 4runner. Needs a lot of work and it’s overwhelming figuring out where to start haha.

[@HardscapePro]

Amazing Job We enjoyed every minute on that taco transformation Great job keep it up

[@austinniemela]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@benjaminmart5307]

One one hand I'm impressed, but when I saw you take that TDI engine out of that Passat, my heart sunk a bit. Those are a dying breed. VW TDI Passat is probably the best driving vehicle I've ever owned. You got what the VW TDI community calls a 'bombproof' engine in your Tacoma now.

[@911magnum]

This was an amazing video. Makes me sit here and think I could do that, doesn’t look that hard. Just shows how good you were at it because none of this was a small task.

[@12thman99]

Incredible job! I admire your knowledge and skills. Flatbed still my favorite 😍

[@austinniemela]

Thank you very much!

[@osorio.garcia...777....]

Tus Modificaciones son exquicitas👌, amo este canal . Ojala algun dia pueda hacer trabajos como los que haces tu . Saludos desde El Salvador .

[@Benji...]

Geez bro you went after it with this build, and the video. Amazing work

[@JayP7676]

Dang Bro, from engine work, tig welding, making your own pipes, body work, painting and on top of that making your own mounts for a different motor !!!! I’m impressed!!!! NICE WORK!! That Taco is a BEAST!!!

[@tipsovr2626]

That was one of the most enjoyable 13:00 minutes I have spent in a while. You have some amazing skills. Did you keep the same housing for the transmission or was that a complete swap? How long did the entire build take?

[@austinniemela]

I did a 5 speed swap. Build took around 9 months! Thank you!!

[@CB-hr6zs]

This truck is amazing don’t get me wrong I love the 90s style Toyota pickups like big red and the other green Toyota that you build but this truck is special good job bro good content as always and awesome channel 🤙🏽

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!! I agree!!

[@maixify]

You are like the complete mech dude. Mad mechanical skills, welding prowess and paneling genius. Awesome!!

[@AZBEEMR]

The Happy Face arrangement while painting was a great touch.

[@matthewlee2686]

We be cool to see a 2nd gen build. You do some awesome work.

[@meteormedia7021]

TDI swapped Toyota? Interesting! I honestly don't think I've ever seen that before.

[@louv409]

You know why cause there's no need to swap a great engine for a trash one.

[@meteormedia7021]

@@louv409 The 1.9 TDI makes great power and torque for it's size and it is likely the most reliable engine in the entire history of engines, but whatever.

[@dschiedel123]

Not going to lie, that was amazing and very satisfying to watch. I can only imagine how you feel about the outcome. Great job man.

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

Definitely have envious admiration of a young guy with these kind of skills in a home garage..meaning I wish I could do this, or even have the knowledge to plan something like this

[@devanshumway6303]

Great build. I like the idea of the deisel in a tacoma, but in my book swapping the engine makes it not a tacoma. That's just me though. Other than that great work, truck turned out amazing

[@kevinkidneyy]

Yeah it kinda hurt me but it was nice project

[@deepfuckingvideo]

I can tell just as much effort went into the production and it shows. Great video

[@metaspencer]

Dang man, impressive and detailed. Great overview of the project and full of ideas

[@malcontent456]

Absolutely unbelievable skills on display here. 11/10.

[@mdybos]

Thank you Mr Austin. Many tips we can learn from you. So peacefull, everything has the place in that. Good work.

[@bradleonard1865]

You do some amazing fab work! Cool to see such quality work happening right here in town.

[@shehzadsaifullah]

hardwork, craftsmanship, dedication.. keep it up brother!!!

[@HedgeMaster26]

Man this is nothing short of amazing. Looks absolutely amazing Ausin.

[@odthegreatest]

I didn't expect to see this much of a craftsmanship. Wow. Bravo sir.

[@austinniemela]

Hey thanks man!!

[@oakleyjack7600]

Doing what you love doing, shows through the whole series 👍🎯💥

[@maddgoatee9708]

That's one Mean Green Taco. Thank you for taking us along the build.

[@austinniemela]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@Z-Bart]

Absolutely gorgeous truck. I had that same 3400 engine in my 1997 T-100. Loved it.

[@carlosbalderas7962]

Cheers from Mexico !! Amazing transformation no question one of the best on the net. So much learned during the process

[@mcmane6436]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! The attention to detail and knowledge skill level is second to none!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!

[@tomcrotty1498]

Absolutely incredible skills for such a person so young.

[@andrebaide1851]

You pulled this one off with ease buddy. It's amazing the stuff you fabricate. Watching all the way from Belize

[@austinniemela]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy it!!

[@Blingus69]

Dude your a jack of all trades everything in this vid was crazy professional. Hats off to you

[@haveaday1812]

1st gen Tacomas are the best trucks ever built. This is a law of the universe and isn’t debatable.

[@alexanderngawaka]

absolutely loved every upload Austin thanks for being a slayer and documenting it all

[@shirolee]

All I see is pure love, passion, and dedication.

[@jimjones5553]

Quite an impressive set of skills. That’s a lot of specialties to master. Great work!

[@juanperdomo5730]

Unparalleled skills and love for the craft. Amazing build. 👏

[@chazparker2488]

Anytime someone ask me what built vs bought is… share this video. Stumble across this gem at work. Absolutely amazing work. The craftsmanships. The fab work. Top notch my dude!

[@randygranger2294]

Very impressed with your skills! This is one example of how good you are! Absolutely awesome work! Love it

[@beastz89]

Brilliant. These boys know where its at. When i saw that truck rolling out for the first time in those tyres, i had goosebumps. Keep it up lads

[@austinniemela]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@coyoteserranoband]

Never give up! Turning my 05 2door blazer to a monster!

[@g_tacoma1900]

You killed it once again! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@UCTJ]

Very impressive mechanical work, fabrication, and bodywork. You have impressive skills.

[@Tomcoma2832]

Wow, fab work, awesome welds. Full tear down. Awesome shop with every tool you would want. I was expecting so ‘hey guys today we are going to do some awesome mods’ BS. This was full on just working on a truck. Awesome video!

[@mrsrabbit2712]

Wow! Amazing all around. And those headlights... thank you, I'm doing it.

[@isaiahprins817]

Probably one of the most all around talent on KZbin. Keep this up man!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@thedoghouseoutdoors4116]

That probably has to be my favorite Tacoma, I am a Toyota man through and through and seeing this one, I am going to have to start working on mine! Great build! Great video!

[@DashDrones]

Need to go back and watch the series from the start. Epic transformation 💪😎👍🙏🔥

[@austinniemela]

Thanks!!

[@danielguy2156]

Bro understood the assignment! Never a disappointment with your projects.

[@RobBread1]

It's a very awesome transformation. Congratulations on the job well done. Wishing we get to see your projects in person.

[@austinniemela]

We need to have a meet up if your somewhat local!

[@RobBread1]

@@austinniemela thanks. I'm on the other side in Whatcom county in western Washington. Perhaps someday.

[@bwame]

Super awesome build! I have an imperial jade mica 3rd gen 4Runner. I think the best part for me is how damn clean and repainted you got everything. With 23 years of dirt, mud, grease and oil some parts of my underside are horrendous. Even with frequent cleaning and work. You can't actually see any of it unless you crawl under it but I know it is there.

[@ricciodrake]

Great craftsmanship in a lot of different areas, the truck looks great 👍 👌 👏

[@kolbybroussard5505]

Just when I thought I would die for a regular Tacoma unmolested. You go and build this beautiful thing

[@blazinglight8649]

I love your work. Honestly making my dream truck with these builds. I love the Diesel taco so much!!!

[@austinniemela]

Thank you!! I love the truck too!!

[@fsl4346]

Im speechless! This is really clean!!! Well done!!

[@denniscarreno5882]

A great built and damn good fabrication…..well done! Greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺.stay safe

[@fmac1434]

That is a stunning amount of talent on display.

[@beardedwoodsman9294]

That’s some amazing work and the truck turned out amazing!!

[@Frostbyte911]

I want this truck so incredibly bad! Such an awesome build

[@_DEX_-]

Amazing work! Couldn’t stop watching this video!

[@RandomlnternetGuy]

This channel deserves like 6x the subs it has

[@austinniemela]

Someday!!

[@garthjohnson88]

Man what a project, what a craftsman! Love the manual. Wanna see the truck tear into some offroad action

[@henrik1743]

90's and 00's vehicles in clean shape will be worth a fortune with EV's becoming mainstream, it will be like luxury mechanical collectible watches. Very clean work. Hats off

[@nicovranken6370]

You are a real artist, big respect for your unbelievable work!! A masterpiece👌👌

[@diamondbkr]

So glad you did this compilation. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@austinniemela]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@f5tornadeau]

That’s a proper rebuild. Nice work.

[@jonrichey8442]

Wow! That's some awesome work you did. As a 1st gen Tacoma myself it's great to see.

[@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076]

I'm not even a car guy and I appreciate this. Great job

[@maurice_mores]

That's hella amazing dude!! Especially with that TDI 👌I love the darker look it has

[@RameenFallschirmjager]

You are a phenomenal mechanic. Lot's of respects sir.

[@mehrdadsaberi6626]

America needs more men like you and a lot less software developers.

[@edwardm438]

Dude this was the coolest video i have seen in I cant even remember how long. First time in awhile I have just sat and watched something without scrolling through the comments and shit at the same time. Amazing work!

[@juliovega1780]

Just happened to come across this on KZbin in my feed, great job on build 👍

[@fifthcircle1]

Clicked to see what stuff someone bolted on an older taco.... Uh, holy crap bro! Well done! That's some seriously impressive work!

[@zeroalphaser]

This is one of the most impressive things I have ever seen in KZbin.