Now that I got the grill supported and in place I could cut out the upper crossmember. It's really interesting how the corner markers on the Tacoma actually connect the front of the side fenders and align them with the headlight. I'm lucky to have a neighbor who has a matching Tacoma so I could borrow some of his parts while I mock mine up. I gotta order them this week.
I have cut out and bent some 1" chromoly tubing to go across and before it got dark I made the side supports to mount it. I'll play it safe and wait until morning until I line things up and start welding the brackets that will hold it in. The whole front end is going to be removable so whenever I'll need to work on the engine or build my front suspension it will be much easier. I'll have gussets and plates on both ends of the bar that will have bolt holes to mount it on the sides. Then I can make some quick tabs for the front clip, radiator and finally the hood latch.