MJ's build (yes finally finding time to do this)

Instagram: mjonags32

I got my truck January 2007 and it's been through many phases since. I've tried to compile a bunch of old and new pictures and I've done a few DIYs on either here, customtacos, and toyotanation over the years. When appropriate I'll provide a link to my write ups. But for now, enjoy!

Slick Rock OHV Nov 2018


Crater Lake - Oregon Aug 2018


Baja June 2018






Mojave National Preserve April 2018 (Maiden Voyage for the new Vagabond Outdoors Drifter Pop-up Camper)


Johnson Valley OHV March 2018


Anza-Borrego Desert State Park New Years 2018


Mendocino National Forest Dec 2017 (pic by @stroM-)


Niagara Rim Trail (Stanislaus National Forest) Sep 2017 (my fly ass wife driving for the #sheoffroads event)


Gold Lake (Plumas National Forest) July 2017 (pic by @inv3ctiv3)


Hollister Hills "Frame Twister" May 2017


Titus Canyon (Death Valley) April 2017 (pic by @.45 JHP)


Black Rock Desert March 2017


Death Valley Feb 2017


North Rim - Grand Canyon 2016


Eagle Lakes - Tahoe National Forest 2016


Rubicon Trail - Eldorado National Forest 2016


Scott's Lake - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 2016


Plumas National Forest Expo Trip 2016


Rock Therapy 2016 - Moab, UT


Hells Gate - Hells Revenge Trail - Moab 2016


Somewhere outside of Capitol Reef NP


Winter 2016 - Lake Tahoe


Rock Therapy 2014 - Moab, UT


Deer Valley Trail, Summer 2015 - El Dorado National Forest, CA


List of mods and upgrades:

Suspension
All Pro +2 Long Travel kit w/ Fox Coilovers
King 2.0 Smoothies (12" travel) with remote resis LINK
BAMF Rear Shock Relocation Kit
Custom Deaver leaf pack
Superbumps bumpstops
All Pro U-bolt flip kit
All Pro gusseted spindles
SDHQ CV boots
Removed sway bar
Goodridge extended brake lines LINK

Trail Armor
Relentless Fabrication Summit front bumper LINK
ATO High-Clearance Rear Bumper with swingout (sold)
Relentless Fabrication High-Clearance Rear Bumper with swingout (on order)
BAMF 1/4" skid trilogy (IFS, mid, & transfer case)
Custom sliders w/ kick out (plates and gussets by Relentless Fab, welded on by Relentless and B.A.M.F) LINK
BAMF rear diff skid LINK
BAMF LCA skids LINK

Performance
4:56 Nitro Gears
ARB rear locker
SpinTech exhaust
In-cab snorkel LINK (removed)
Custom snorkel for fiberglass fenders LINK
AFE Pro S Dry Filter
URD short throw shifter
Hypertech Speedometer Calibrator
250A High Output alternator
Big 4 upgrade LINK
Centric slotted rotors & Porterfield racing brake pads

Wheels & Tires
Stealth Custom Series SR8 wheels LINK
Cooper Discoverer STT Pro 305/70/16
Spydertrax 1.25 spacers on rear

Lighting
42" IggyCorp CREE spot LED bar
20" CREE spot LED bar
BHLM with HID conversion (35w 5000k BiXenons) LINK
IggyCorp amber flood pods for fogs
Fog light on anytime mod LINK
(10) OKLED rock lights LINK
Super Bright LED low profile 18W amber dust lights
Flood LED lights (driver & passenger sides)

Bed Accessories
Vagabond Outdoors Drifter camper (See post# 4)

Other Exterior Mods
All Pro/Trailer front fenders LINK
Warn M8000S winch with relocated solenoid LINK
Billet grille (painted black)
Second horn LINK
Cab mount chop (done by BAMF)
Under hood LED lights LINK
Blue Sea auxiliary fuse box w/ custom platform LINK
C2C hood struts LINK
Tailgate w/ hose clamp mod
Locking gas door with VW push button LINK
Completely debadged
Diff breather mod LINK
Rerouted t-case exhaust pipe LINK
Nagoya NMO-72 HAM antenna
4' Firestik CB antenna with tunable tip
Optima Red Top battery with custom battery tray LINK
Optima Yellow Top battery with custom battery tray LINK
Blue Sea ML-ACR for dual battery set up LINK
Custom California 1960's license plate
(2) 100W Solar Panels with 30A controller LINK
Thule Snowboard/Ski Rack

Interior Mods
Pioneer AVIC-x910BT Double Din head unit
Yaesu FTM-3100R Ham mobile unit
Cobra 75 WXST CB radio w/ external speaker LINK
Illuminated 4x4 switch LINK
Fulltime cigarette outlet mod LINK
In-cab inverter with rerouted 110 AC outlets LINK
Extra cig outlet and USB charger for back seats
Wet Okole seat covers & console cover LINK
Wet Okole arm rests (still have to do rears) LINK
Weathertech floor liners LINK
MagLite holder
C2C shift knob LINK
Sill protectors LINK
CDT Audio EF-61CV 6.5" components and tweets
OTTRAW switches LINK
TPMS disable mod
Panavise mount for iPhone
Rockford Fosgate 10" sub w/ Mr. Marv box LINK
JL Audio e2150 amp LINK
Lo-Tek a-pilar gauge pod LINK
SAAS Dual Volt Gauge LINK
Tacoma Beast interior LED kit

OBA set up LINK
Zenith 2nd gen OB2 air compressor
Viair 2.5 gallon tank
Viair pressure switch (on at 90, off at 120) LINK
Viair inline pressure regulator (for ARB locker)LINK
Glow Shift air pressure gauge
Custom air coupler mounts on front and rear bumper - Front: LINK, Rear: LINK

Extras
ARB 8' awning
CVT Hybrid Series 55” awning w/ walls
Viper 350 alarm
48” Hi-Lift Jack (All Cast) w/ Neoprene cover, Relentless Fab base, & Handle Keeper
2” x 20’ tow strap
ARB E-Z Tire Deflator
Smittybilt snatch block LINK
Superwinch tree trunk saver LINK
5 gal NATO jerry can with AT Overland aluminum holder
USGI 5 gal water jug
Trasharoo
BaoFeng UV-82HP handheld HAM radio
Garmin inReach Explorer+
5W 12V Diesel heater
Husqvarna Chainsaw LINK
Soft Shackle LINK
Maxtrax Recovery Boards LINK
6lb Worthington aluminum propane tank w/ Sure Marine Service mount

 

nice truck dude!!

 

Random pics

 

Vagabond Outdoors - Drifter





Selected options:
Slider Cab Window
Glass Windoor (driver side)
14" Fantastic Fan
Side Insulation w/ Paneling

Added mods:
EXTERIOR
L-Track on Roof, Two 100W Renogy Solar Panels, 2"x2" Crossbars with Thule snowboard/ski mounts, 40" LED CREE combo lightbar




L-Track on Passenger side for custom Maxtrax mounts and shower mount


Water hatch+door (for water tank fill, breather, and shower disconnect)


Side flood lights (using stainless hollow bolts)


ARB 8' awning, glass windoor


ARB 4' awning (rear), Amber dust lights, Reverse/Camp LED lights


Side & rear mounted levels
Flood LED lights (driver + passenger side)

INTERIOR
Custom cabinetry from 1/2" birch plywood, Dometic CFX 50 fridge w/ custom slide & locking pin


Thetford 260B toilet, 10 gallon water tank, Flojet 03526 water pump, Shurflo water strainer)


Removable shelf to access water tank


Diesel Heater


Misc Bin:
Two different deutsch connectors: one has 10 AWG wires (solar, LED bar); and one has 14-16 AWG wires (dust lights, flood lights, water pump). And a quick disconnect for the 2 AWG wires that power the Blue Sea fuse panel. This makes it easy to take off/on the Drifter.

The air compressor sits on a small shelf so that I can fit the spare CV axle underneathe. Other spare parts: inner/outer tie rods, U-Joints for the front & rear drive shafts, and lower ball joint. The other misc crap (kettle, various rope, etc) sits on top of a feaux floor out of foam to separate it from the spare truck parts.





The wires go up this corner to the electrical track up top and back to back corner of the Drifter where the electrical panel is


Removable window screens and curtains (velcro)


Electrical:
Blue Sea Aux Fuse Panel, Dual USB charger & volt gauge (for aux battery), cig outlet, rocker switches, AcuRite indoor/outdoor thermometer, windoor and side insulation



LED string lights (for lower camper portion)


LED ceiling light (for upper bedding area), 14" Fantastic Fan



Camp kitchen


Tools, Hardware, Recovery Gear


Tacoma bed mods:
@Bentrodder bed stiffeners


KB VooDoo rail caps


BAMF bed tie downs
ESI ROK BLOCK tailgate seal
ABS plastic for bed cubbies


Other gear:
Camp Chef Everest 2-burner stove
Coleman propane grill
GSI Outdoors Bugaboo base camper set
Tools & random hardware
Recovery-specific Tools
Oxigenics RV shower
REI hammock
Frontrunner Expander camping chairs

 

OME 886s with OME Nitros
TC UCAs



Silver Special Edition FJ wheels
285/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers


Sanded


Primed


Painted


Custom sliders w/ kick out






Fog light anytime mod
Chrome bilet grille
CHLM


Slimcubby 35w 5000k BiXenons (Yes his first GB ever)
Hella 700ff with DDM 55w 5000k Xenons
Cheapie hyperwhite fog bulbs
Bilet grille painted black
BHLM


Custom fog light brackets
DIY link






Under hood LEDs
Install DIY link


Second horn

and momentary switch


C2C hood struts
Install DIY link



Compressor Couplers
front:


rear (temporary until I get a new rear bumper, and yes it clears the tailgate) and relocated trailer harness:


updated


Reason why I wanted to do this mod:


Blue Sea Aux fuse block with custom mounting plate
measured


cut and sanded


test fit


L bracket


finished


JLee (B.A.M.F.) doing my cab mount chop

 

Bed Accessories

LEDs
Install DIY link






Speakers
Speaker mount DIY link
Clip 1

Clip 2





Shovel mount




Bike mount




Flag mount (possibly future CB antenna mount?)


Extra D rings


Tailgate hoseclamp mod


Cam locks for storage compartments




Hi-Lift mount
Steel from local shop

Cut and welded

Primed and painted

Finished product


Bed Extender and Bed net

 

Interior mods

Wet Okole seat and console covers
Black & Charcoal with half piping, TRD logo




Arm rest mod with Wet Okole neoprene


Weathertec Liners (and mag lite holder)


And for those with the 6-spd manuals, this is where I trimmed


Sill protectors


Toyota OEM switches (and brake controller bracket)


C2C shift knob


Added 750W Inverter (under driver seat), relocated outlets, and added a cig outlet



Cig outlet always on mod

 

I don't want to mess up my new sliders so hold on honey I'm going to try something

Oh shit bad idea GUYS!

 

Performance

Spintech Dual Catback muffler with stainless steel resonated tips




K&N 63 series Intake

 

Damn you guys are posting faster than I can create this damn thing LOL

 

OEM '09+ tailgate on my '07 w/ flip down monitor, Video selector box, RCA input/output plate
Install DIY link
camera

camera display

RCA input diplay

RCA input/output plate

switchbox

extra monitor

 

Mods I don't have anymore:

Audio/Video system before
Custom sub box and amp rack DIY link







Audio/Video system after




Flip down monitor w/ AV switchbox LINK
Custom RCA input/output LINK
CHLM


TRD skid plate


Sidetraxx tube steps


OME 884s


Truck nuts (F you, it was funny)
here they are muddy


Scangauge II


All Pro loop bar for two lights


OEM tube steps


9" chrome antenna stubby


Magnaflow 18" muffler


Other mods I no longer have:
Bumper plugs
Bilet grille for bumper
OEM Silver rear bumper
OEM Chrome rear bumper
LED interior bulbs

 

No more time at work, I'll provide links to write ups later tonight.

 

some nice looking trucks in the background of these pics

 

Bad ass truck

 

how's the intake like? (mpg and power wise) and does it include the divider

 

thanks!

haha dammnit. one of my many noob moments. thanks again to you and Jason for getting me out of that

haha i knew you'd chime in. I have more pics with our trucks, but that's enough of your truck in my build

thanks

 

Yes the intake comes with the divider, but IMO, I'd probably just leave it stock if I were you. mpg is the same, power wise is questionable, I didn't notice anything.

 

Battle wounds




tube step before

tube step after


CV boot


clutch

the install


Other parts replaced:
Tensioner
Pulley
Wheel bearing (driver's side)
Clutch (TSB)