Introducing - The Clone - (AKA The Sleeping Panda) Build Thread

2013 Double Cab Short Bed TRO Off Road with the E-Locker

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To start, current list of mods:

Suspension:
Front

Front MT Coilover Set

Shock Tower Mounts
Bilstein B8 8125 Shocks 33-225494 (Ext:24" Col:16") " 650lb Rate
Dirt King Limit Straps
King Resivior Mounts​

JBA Upper Control Arm
Sway Bar Removed
Dirt King Performance Lower Control Arms, Limit Straps/Mounts
Obsolete

Bilstien 5100 shocks
Top Plate Spacers
OME 885 coils​

Rear

Ballistic Fabrication Rear Shock Relocation/Hoop and axel relocation tabs
Bilstien 5165 (25-187762) shocks 15" stroke/36" Extension

Collapsed Length (in.): 17.93
Extended Length (in.): 31.02
Travel Length (IN): 13.09
Compression: 700
Rebound: 2550
Lower/Upper Mount: 5/8 inch Eye​

$298 SSR-610-47 | SumoSprings Rear for Toyota Tundra, Toyota Tacoma, Nissan Frontier, Nissan Titan

SumoSprings Solo Rear Bump Stop
ArmorTech Offroad Shackle Flip​

Wheels and Tires:

FJ Trail Teams Edition Wheels Painted Bronze
33" (285) Duratracks ECGS 4.56 Re-Gear​

Performance:

Intake Manifold Spacer
Oil Catch Can
Extended Brake Lines
URD Y Pipe

$34 Energy Suspension- 9.4101G UNIVERSAL MOUNT

Energy Suspension Radiator Mount Bushings
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Add Ons:

$338 ARB CKMA12 On-Board Air Compressor High Performance 12 Volt for Air Locker Differentials and Tire Inflation

ARB Air Compressor with air inflation kit

$100 VIAIR 2.5 Gallon Tank (91025), Black

VAIR 2.5 Gallon Hot Dog Tank
Bussmann Fuse Bank​

Armor:

PrInSu Aluminum IFS
PrInSu Aluminum Mid Skid
RCI Transfer Case Skid
RCI Rear Diff Skid
Relentless Fab HC Rear Bumper w/ Tire Gate : Short Swing-out
Gas Tank Skid​

Exterior Mods:

TRD Exhaust, Chopped to dump just behind rear axel
1.5" Body Lift by 4Crawler
AVID Offroad Rock Sliders Color Matched
Color Matched Mirror Covers
Grill Craft Mesh Grill
Bullachulla Trailer Harness Relocate
Painted all factory yellow turn bulbs silver

$79 EGR 574981 in-channel window visors front and rear set, dark smoke finish, compatible with select Toyota Tacoma models

ERG Window Visors
KB Voodoo Metal Bed Sides and Tailgate Cap
Flag Pole mount w/ Flexible Flag Pole Homebrew
Bed Rack by KMFab
Prinsu Cab Rack 30" Light Bar Cutout
Amaesing Hood Decal
Bedslide
Caliraise Bed Molle Pannels
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Lighting:

BHLM w/ Retrofit

Rachelon Aesthetics​

BAMF Light Bar Mount
2-

Avec USA 105252 RFD Series LED Light Bar, 252W, 20" L

AVEC 20" LED Light Bars (1-2D Optics, 1-4D Optics) behind Grill
AVEC 30" LED Slim 4D Optics Lightbar on Roof Rack
Morimoto XB Fog Lights
LED Bed Lights
KMF Custome Bed Rack 13" above bed sides

RioRand RR-2P-6W-6K-S LED Daytime Running Light (2-Piece Waterproof Aluminum High Power 6W 6000K Xenon Slim COB, White)

Rock Lights
Anti-Dark Hood Light Kit​

Interior Mods:

Weather Tech
BenWa Power Sliding Rear Window Mod
Inverter Anytime Mod
Fog Light Anytime Mod
Dual USB Charging Port back of center console
Cab AC Outlet back of center console
Interior LED Lights
OTRATTW Light Bar Switch Mounted to Cup holder console
Blacked out Cup Holder console Redline Hood Struts
One Touch Windows Up/Down

DEI 535t​

Removed Bench Seat, Installed Platform​

Overland Gear:

TRED Pros
Trasharoo
K2 Coolers
Rugged Dry Boxes
HiLift
Baufeng Ham Radios
RoadShower 2
Tent Setup 1: Sold

CVT Mt. Bachelor

Interior and

Lemonbest 2m 6.5ft 120leds Resin Flexible Color Changing USB LED Strip Lights RGB 3528smd 5V Waterproof (Multi-Colored)

Exterior LED Lighting, KMFabs's Light Kit​

CVT 55" Awning

Light Kit​

Tent Setup 2:

CVT Summit Series Mt. Shasta w/ SKy View

Interior and Exterior LED Lighting; Phone Charge Kit (Home Brew)
CVT Summit Series 48" Awning, Attached to tent

Home Brew Light Kit​

CVT Summit Series 75" Awning

Light Kit (Home Brew)​

Overland Solar 60 Watt Solar Charging System/Charge Control​

Currently In The Works:

Rear Final Setup:

Chevy 51" Leaf Spring
Balistic Fab Front Hanger Relocation
Armor Tech Offroad Rear Shackle
Bilstien 7100 Shocks (AK7114SB05)

Collapsed Length (in.): 19.53
Extended Length (in.): 33.84
Travel Length (IN): 14.31
Compression: 780
Rebound: 2750
Lower/Upper Mount: 1/2 inch Heim
​

Seat Covers w/ Heaters/Coolers​

Future Plans:

Complete Stereo Overhaul
Rear Disk Brake Conversion
​

Mods/Notes and Complications:

Body Lift
Shackle Flip/Shock Hoops​

 

Trip Log

San Juans Colorado 2013

San Juans Colorado 2014
San Juans Colorado 2015

Ouray Base Camp - 2 Miles Up Mineral Gulch​

Rock Therapy 2016 Road Trip

Grand Canyon-Marble Canyon-Gooseberry Mesa-Zion-Bryce Canyon-Moab
​

August 21st Great American Solar Eclipse Expedition (14 Day Journey)

Week 1: Base Camp Ouray Colorado/Telluride (August 10-15):
Week 2: Witness Solar Eclipse (August 16-24):

Ouray to Flaming Gorge (Green River), Dowd Mountain
Flaming Gorge to the Grand Teton Mountain Range

Forest Service Roads/BLM Land Camping​

Alpine to Victor for the Great American Eclipse (August 21)
Victor to Grand Tetons National Park
Yellowstone, Home (August 24-27)​

San Juans 2018 July 1-7

Silverton -> Black Bear Pass
Alta Lakes (Telluride) -> Imogene to Ouray

Ouray Base Camp up Mineral Creek (Near Junction)
Poughkeepsie -> California, Hurricane, Corkscrew Passes​

Engineer -> Silverton​

Pacific Coast Overland Expedition July/August 2019 (3 Weeks)

San Clemente -> Sulveng -> Pisimo Beach
Morro Bay -> Big Sur -> San Francisco
Lake Tahoe -> Yosemite -> Sequoia NP

The Best Trip Yet!​

Upcoming Trips​

 

Mod Photos as the come:
Crushed my low hanging crossover.



I did notice a more throaty sound out of the trd exhaust, seems slightly louder under acceleration, little more raspy at idle.

Skid Install



Energy Suspension Radiator Support Bushing Install
@20k Miles, Factory ones already toast



Bed Rack



Exhaust Chop Rear Axle
Shackle Flip
Shock Hoop
Remote Resi Shock Install




Busssmann Fuse Bank Install with +- Terminal Blocks



Air Tank



Bench Seat Platform

 

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Stay Tuned, I will continue to add and edit info as it comes to me. Pictures of Mods will be added as well.
Request pictures or clarification as well, I am always down to share knowledge

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My Other Bucket
(Build and Boosted, 18lbs)





Next to my Brothers Old Rig (Sold)

 

New Bed Rack, and RTT mounted!






Broke out the annex at country thunder

Finally got the Prinsu Rack mounted

 

Sweet truck man! Good work so far. That's a siiick picture of your truck going through the river.

 

Took trip to the lake to give the seadoos, RTT and RoadShower a workout!
Loving this setup.

 

Awesome truck besides the flag

 

Where did you get your bed rack from? Did you make it yourself? It looks awesome.

 

Andrew @JeepAndrew (KeepersMetalFab) built it for me, I did the design and sent him the drawing with the dimensions and worked with him on building it, he did a fabulous job!

 

That's nice man! Awesome setup

 

good looking build man, why did you choose mt. batchelor over mt. cayley? Im trying to decide between the two and they seem fairly similar.

 

The Batchelor is a little bit larger, I can fit 2 people plus all you gear you ever need, or 2 large dogs. The Cayley is smaller, and when I taped off the square footage on the ground to get a visual of the size, I realized just how much more room that increase in size offeres. I also dont need to over hang for the ladder entrance, in the south west, we don't get a lot of rain.

 

Very true! Thanks man! Ever go out camping towards San Diego

 

Do you have the part number on your 5165's?

 

Yes sir, still haven't gotten to the shackle flip, waiting on a plasma cutter to get the bitch rivets, so I cant report on performance, yet. Should have em ready for Rock Therapy in May! But here is the list of what you need to get em mounted.

ProComp eye to stud adapters PN: EXP 690001
-----Amazon link

PRO COMP SUS Explorer Pro Comp 690001 Stem Mount to Eyelet Shock Adapter

Here
Bilstein Reservoir Clamps PN: 11176015
-----Amazon link

$52 Bilstein 11176015 Mounting Kit

Here
Bilstein 5165 Remote Resi Shocks PN: 25-187717
-----255 Valving; Travel: 11.3" Ext Length: 27.4"; Collapsed Length: 16.14'
-----Amazon link

$223 Bilstein 25-187717 Single 5165 Classic Series Zinc Plated Remote Reservoir Shock - Increases Cooling Capacity, Wheel Travel & Overall Durability

Here
ATO Shackle Flip Here
Im running AllProExpo Leafs

I'll post a pic of the shocks later if I can remember to grab one, they are beautiful! Still havent mounted em cuz I wanna get the shackle flip done so I'm not bottoming out the shocks, but its all sitting in a box, in garage, ready to be mounted. @JeepAndrew should be getting a plasma torch real soon and then the game will change!

Dig that retrofit, hoping to do mine this year

 

Sweet, thanks for the info man! I was wondering how you were going to run them with the shock having eyes at both ends. Looking to run expos here soon so I'll be checking in to see how yours look. Sweet build by the way!

And I highly recommend retrofits, you'll never go stock again!

 

Yea I did a retrofit on my car a few years ago, I absolutely love it, I have been wanting one on my truck soon bad. I'll post a sneak peak of the shocks tonight when I get home