MESO CUSTOMS Quicksand Build thread

Awesome pictures!

 

That's a truely decked out truck man. Curious to see what you do with the rack in the back and how your idea fleshes out. After that lol, I have no idea what's left. Ejection seats?

 

Thanks. Hoping it will turn out clean..otherwise it's not going on the truck lol. I try and keep my designs with a balance of form and function. Next is exhaust reroute with transfer case skid, finish bed rail/rack, and planning a trip over to the grand canyon and up through Moab and put this thing to work.

 

Very cool! Thanks for sharing Meso!

 

Looking forward to your Moab pics. I like the clean look too. Just like a nice watch it's a balance between the two. Why reroute the exhaust though? I guess its in the way of something?

 

Yep, years ago I bought a Canon and hunted down moon and sunrise/sunsets. After about a year I Found out I suck so the camera just sits. Lol
You got 2 good looking ladies there.

 

It's in the way of having a flat skid plate. The skid plates made for factory exhaust routing have to hang low to clear.

 

Dual battery with solar charging.
Hummer-like air hubs.
Make a cluster of those laser lights pointing straight up so TW peeps can find the campsite beacon like the Luxor in Vegas. Call it MVFS (Meso Visable From Space).
Thirty Sevens (sorry about your re-regear)
Electric sway bar disconnect.
Boooost
If you build a bed rack you'll off course need lighting on it to communicate to rear traffic plus a dust light.
Rear Fog light.
Firearm storage other than a drop in center arm rest box.
Hack head unit firmware to add CarPlay/Android Auto.
Bedside storage accessible from the outside.
Central Locking gas filler door. (gassohole chastity belt).

 

@mesojdm Nice ride! Where are you currently storing your spare? Looking to remount my 285/70/17 in the factory space beneath the bed but wondering if a BFG K02 will fit.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...to-new-adventures.528480/page-5#post-17311994

Post #97 has an easy way to modify the spare tire hoist for a bigger tire, should work for your 285/70R17, but might hang out a bit from the increased tire width

 

Thank you for the response!

 

Sub’d awesome build

 

What kind of hard case is that? Is it the tan pelican? Or another brand? It matches the truck so well!

 

Yes they are dual pelican 1720’s in tan.

 

Tan? Uhh the preferred nomenclature is FDE

 

you working on a Chevy Colorado project? Saw one rolling around on highway 1 north of LA on Sunday with 'MESO**' on the license plate

 

LOL no, sorry not mine.


Project RTT mount is underway


This will not be dedicated bed rack, but more along the lines of a "modular bed rail".
The rails will stay in permanently along with the spare tire and hi-lift mount. Bed space will not be altered, and I will have multiple tie-down points. Then, the 4 post RTT rack will lock down into it. The benefit of this is if I change tents, or even want a different bed rack later on I just need to make a upper frame.





Of course, can't forget about the lights
The plan is to keep my existing 3rd brake light on the cab for when RTT is off. Then, when it's attached there will be a new (permanent) 3rd brake bolted to the rear RTT bar. Wires run inside the tube frame with a quick disconnect at the base.

Triple BD brake lights(red) facing rearward, with a white BD dome(with switch) facing down for some added bed light.

 

Just picking up my 2018 quicksand long box with the new lift added in a few minutes
Awesome seeing your build.
Riley

 

Welcome to the forum!