2000 Toyota Tacoma Sr5 4x4 5 Speed W/ Om617 Mercedes Benz 5 Cyl Turbo Diesel Veg on 2040-cars
Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Body Type:Extended Cab Pickup
Engine:3.4L 3378CC V6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Rebuilt, Rebuildable & Reconstructed
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Toyota
Model: Tacoma
Trim: SR5 Extended Cab Pickup 2-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: 4WD
Options: 4-Wheel Drive, CD Player
Mileage: 151,355
Safety Features: Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Sub Model: TRD
Power Options: Power Locks, Power Windows
Exterior Color: Green
Interior Color: Gray
This is truly a one of kind vehicle, no other exists in the world, as far as i have been able to tell/research. I am a perfectionist to a fault, and since I was building this, my 5 year long dream truck idea, I took care in making everything as solid and perfect as possible, going to extra lengths to ensure the truck was PERFECT in its function. The aesthetics took a backseat to the life of the truck- motor, transmission, drivetrain, as well as driver comfort. This 'Dream Truck' of mine is a 2000 Toyota Tacoma extended cab TRD offroad package, 5 speed manual 4X4 pickup truck with an OM617 Mercedes Benz 5 cylinder Turbo Diesel motor powering it. The motor started out STRONG, from a 1985 300D with 180K miles, the highest horsepower OM617 ever produced. To this I added 3" straight pipe from the turbo back, a HUGE oversize intercooler (functions as the grill) and the infamous Monark injector nozzles. These mods bump the 125 hp motor to around 160, with ~220 ft lbs of torque. I have never had it dyno'd, just my best guess from starting specs. Truck had a previous salvage title from a LIGHT front end accident which broke the radiator, spilling the coolant and blew the motor. So it was a perfect candidate for the motor swap. I invested over $5,000 in addition to the truck, replacing numerous parts along with the motor swap. It basically underwent a 3 month full restoration, myself for 2 months at 50/hrs a week and 1 month 40 hr weeks by two people, so just over 500 man hours was invested into this truck. the motor was pulled and engine bay prepped. Interior was completely gutted to the metal, all new soundproofing was added to the floors and doors so it could quietly run big tires (and it does) new carpet installed, dash disassembled and cleaned, everything got to working order. a few small rust spots existed but were all nipped in the bud before they could become anything close to a problem (truck was essentially rust free starting out, and no frame rust whatsoever) there is only one small rust spot on the passenger side pillar that still needs fixed. The entire underside of the truck was disassembled, ground where any light surface rust was, treated with rust reformer and then undercoated for additional sound protection. The motor was gone through just as well. Every single gasket and seal on the motor was replaced with the exception of head gasket (this took three days alone, scraping every last bit of old gasket material off until my fingers were raw) even front and rear mains were replaced (although the rear main still has a very slow drip, thats the only leak, bummer. The Benz motors have chronic rear main drips. This is only about 3 droplets per week)
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