San Diego BS Thread.

Holy crap. Low on fluid?? Belts??

 

I haven't traced it down. I'm siding with a pulley bearing. It's on the maintenance check list.

 

Awesome! I need to head back out there again. The last time we camped out there we had so many border patrol flyovers (probably because we were shooting).

 

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Pluto, the Tundra



Built by Spvrtan and last updated Sep 15, 2017
#toyota #tundra #overland #4x4 #supercharged #40s #trd #black

I started this build in late 2014 with the vision of creating an all-around capable adventure rig

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Buildprint page:
http://buildprint.io/b/pluto


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Mods


WHEELS

Method Double Standards (removed)
-> 18x9 and painted white with blue accents

Method Double Standards
-> 17x8.5 and painted dark gray


TIRES

BFGoodrich KM2s (removed)
-> My first set lasted over 40k miles!

Mickey Thompson MTZ P3s
-> 40x13.5

Goodyear Wrangler MT/R w/ Kevlar (planned)
-> 42x14.5


PERFORMANCE

TRD performance dual exhaust system

SDHQ secondary air injection pump i

TRD supercharger
-> Got this installed a few months before Toyota announced they were discontinuing the supercharger program (even though they were always made by Magnusson).


DRIVETRAIN

Air locker (planned)
-> Going with an air-actuated locker for the rear differential

4.88 gears (planned)
-> Probably going to go with Nitro's ring and pinion for both differentials

Spidertrax wheel spacers
-> Adds 1.25" at each corner


SUSPENSION

BDS 7" bracket lift

Atlas 4.5" leaf packs
-> Expedition-style

ICON front coilovers
-> Large-lifted application variation with remote reservoirs and CDC valves

KING coilover springs
-> Rated at 800lb

ICON rear shocks
-> Large-lifted application variation with piggybacks and bypasses

Coachbuilder tie-rod ends
-> These help to correct some of the angles the bracket lift pushes on the steering rack

Coachbuilder +3 shackles (removed)
-> About 3" longer from bolt-to-bolt, which increases the rear height about 1.65"

Custom +5 shackles


ARMOR

Relentless Fab front bumper
-> Defender version; steel

White Knuckle Off Road sliders
-> 3/16"-walled outer tube

BudBuilt gas tank skid
-> Made of 3/16" stainless steel

ARB rear diff breather
-> Relocated stock breather up behind taillight

SDHQ ABS skids


LIGHTING

Spyder projector headlights (black)

Spyder LED taillights (black)

4 x Rigid Industries Duallys

2 x Baja Designs Squadron XL Pro
-> Mounted on the A-pillar

6 x KC HiLiTES Daylighter (LEDs)
-> Mounted on the roof rack


EXTERIOR

RKSport ram air hood
-> Fiberglass construction with functional scoop and heat vents

EAG Viscious grill
-> Matte black


COSMETIC

Debadged OEM chrome emblems


ELECTRICAL

Artec battery tray


RECOVERY

ARB air compressor
-> Twin motor high-performance portable air compressor

Warn winch
-> ZEON Platinum 12k with synthetic line

TRED Pro

ARB static rope
-> 2-3/8" x 30' strap (17,500lbs capacity)

ARB tree saver
-> 3" x 10' strap (26,500lbs capacity)


SAFETY

Fire extinguisher

Drake Offroad extinguisher mount


STORAGE

Lock'er Down center console box


UTILITY

Cooler/fridge tray (testing)
-> Replaced the short seat in the rear!

Custom bed rack
-> Aluminum material (~45lbs); built by Pelfreybilt

Gobi Ranger roof rack

Bed & tailgate Line-X'd

24-gallon water system (progress)

Dee Zee "heavyweight" bed mat



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Logs


OTHER

Pluto's first log entry (Sep 11, 2017)


Build info exported via Buildprint

 

Tuesday 9/19 Dezert People 14 premiere at BNS Brewing. Who wants to go?

 

I'm going with my son.

 

They just had a DP14 at Legacy brewing in Oceanside last Friday. Didn't know they hosted it twice.

 

No shit, goats it is!!! Im fucking covered head to toe! This is miserable!!!

 

Holy crap that thing is AMAZING!! Sheet, still need to get that insulating material from you, lol!

Tighten your power steering belt!! Haha

 

So here are some progress pics from my shop build!

Here is a pic before I really did much with the swamp area, just about 33 loads of 10 yard dumptrucks!

And below is after 8 hours of tractoring!



My buddy operated the Case with a Bucket and Gagnon the first couple hours to show me how to work it, lol. Was getting grade ready for the pad!

Forms going in. Had to add some fill and these are 2 of the massive footings for the 2 lifts I am installing

Just after tying all the steel up by myself till 2am, all 18" O.C. using #3 rebar, and 5" thick and 3'x3'x2' footings for lifts, as well as 3250psi concrete, the good shit!
Call me Capt. Overkill, lol.

 

More stuff!! After sleeping from 3am till 5am, had to go back and get ready for my finishers and tighten up a couple loose ends for my 7am pour time, I had to fill the front footings so the truck wouldnt get stuck since I was tailgating the concrete!

And here goes the pour!!


Getting there!!



And here is the final product!!

 

Wow- Looking good Jason!!! That drainage area must have been a bitch to clear...

 

Oh and the poison Oak, I have it SOOOOOO bad. And thats just on my stomach, It covers both arms, on my face and both legs, Damnit, lol!
Guess Ill need some goats to eat all the Poison stuff, dont wanna go through this again, its HORRIBLE!!

 

Thanks Tom! It was!!! I need to get a Backhoe so I can really get in there and clean it out, as well as using a small bobcat so I can get deeper into the swamp and clear out all the nasty Poison oaks ( I have thorned and non-thorned type, yay me!) as well as poison Sumac and other brush, as well as the 100+ dead trees in there!
I also want to completely clear out everything under the palms down there and clean them up so it looks nice!

 

Hi neighbor.
I am not too far from you, just off Sunset.
Shop looks pretty cool, getting ready to submit the plans for mine to the city here in the next week or so. Are you incorporating both the sea containers into the shop or?

 

Given the number of nice Tacomas and toyota trucks I see around here, it doesn't surprise me that there are several of us in the area.

 

Yes I am! Also building a roof and more pad up front that covered as well!
You should cruise by and check it out! Shoot me a text! Sorry I havent gotten back to you yet!!! Been up to my eyeballs in work!

Nice, come on by sometime!

 

Looking good Jason! Sorry I couldn't make it out the other night.

Hope you have better luck with goats then I did...all mine would eat was the siding off the barn.

 

I would love to check out the LS1 truck. Still debating LS power for my desert truck that I will hopefully restart on after my shop is done. Being a gearhead with no garage is a bit of a challenge (had one at my rental house, house I bought didn't have one but the price was right).

 

Jason... have you gone to the doctor to get some steroids to get rid of the rash? I got poison oak a few times and it oozes bad until you get some steroids to kill that shit!