Owner: Bryan "Rodi" Rodriguez
Ride: 1998 Toyota Tacoma
Hometown: Jefferson, GA
Club: Driveway Werks
The Lowdown
Wheels/Tires
20x8.5 Boyd Coddington with 245/35/20 rubber
Suspension/Chassis
Custom A-arms, Z’d front frame, 2x4 box tube chassis from cab back, ’87 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II rear clip, Slam Specialties RE-6 ’bags all around, Viair 450 compressor, eight SMC valves, Corvette master cylinder, Wilwood proportioning valve
Body Modifications
Hand-fabricated bed, Cali combo, radiused bed corners, 3-1/5-inch traditional bodydrop, bed bodydropped 9 inches, custom license plate frame
Engine/Performance
2RZ four-banger, Magnaflow stainless exhaust, stock five-speed, handmade aluminum fuel cell
Special Thanks From Owner
“I want to thank my ol’ lady, Jennifer, for pushing to get my truck—‘Project Kingsford’ as she calls it since it looks like a piece of charcoal—finished. Thanks also to Jamey Tiffany, Chris Dyer, Cowboy, Dude, Doug Peoples, and my club Driveway Werks.”
Completion Date
"Sooner than later."