Calamity Ganon build thread, sorta bs thread? with a sprinkling of Sumi the HX

well decided after 2 and a half years ill make a build thread so here it is.....


Calamity
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
"the journey had led to calamity and ruin"

good definition of this truck^

The calamity ganon build thread!​

yes this is zelda theme...... ​

I have owned two Toyota's my first was a 1991 Toyota pickup 4x4 standard cab was a fun truck but wanted more room and didn't want to fix the transmission in it... so i sold it (wish i didn't)

current truck: 2013 double cab short bed trd off-road
bought with 28k miles
current miles:140,000k miles (miles dont go to high anymore since it sits more)
instagram:fakepro_2013

current mods:
trd pro grill
trd pro shift knob
gloss black badges
bushwhacker pocket fender flares(drilled and bolted to the truck)

suspension: Fox ext travel remote resi non clickers up front with camburg uniball upper control arms. bilstein b110s with dakar leaf pack in the rear

wheels/tires:stealth custom stealth 6 brushed gold with 275/70/17 falken wildpeaks, 1 255/80/17 fj steelie with st maxx for spare

armor: sos concepts rear hc bumper, ifs skid,midskid and t case skid. allpro hd sliders with kickout, 1 and a half rci control arm skids (broke passenger side skid partially)

winch: warn 10k synthetic (atm off until new bumper is designed)

Camper shell: ranch sierra camper shell

interior: expedition essentials 2tpam, tech deck, ultra gauge

cb: cobra 29 classic with 3ft firestick fender mount

headlight housings: spyder headlights-with techmax mini leds
Tail light housings: spyder tail lights

leds: 20" rc light bar in bumper, 30" cali raised bar in grill, cali raised side shooters on ditch light brackets, Amazon rgb rock light kit

intake: 2nd gen airflow snorkel, volant cold air intake
custom decals on the truck

camping: my camping setup will be on my m100 military trailer check out the build thread on that if you want to see my camping setup!

Recovery: maxtraxx and assortment of straps d-rings and snatch blocks

Extra stuff installed:
trd pro grill
trd pro shift knob
gloss black badges
bushwhacker pocket fender flares(drilled and bolted to the truck)
new spindles with tc gussets
kaltek limit straps and adjustable clevis
diff breather relocation kit
wheelers u bolt flip kit
super bumps front and rear
c4 bumper brace(off until new bumper is built)

Brakes:
ebc green pads
ebc slotted and dimpled rotors
extended rear brake lines
Repairs:
bilstien 6112s died and were replaced with fox coilovers
new cv on passenger side
2 new brake lines
inner and outter tie rod on passenger side
outer tie rod for driver side
whiteline bushings for lca
marlin crawler frame brace
trailgear extended cv boots
front hubs from @05Tacoo4x4
intermediate steering shaft
bent rear 5100 replaced with b110s
bent ome coilovers from improper install by old owner replaced with bilstien 6112s
evaporator core ( was damaged by the dealer i bought the truck from when trying to find the blend door actuator and fixed it with puddy...)


things that need to be installed:

total chaos spindle gussets
whiteline bushings for lcs
marlin crawler frame brace
new spindles
kaltek limit straps and adjustable clevis
trailgear extended cv boots
cali raised switch kit

Incoming stuff:
ADS 2.5 remote resi ext travel coilovers with 700lb springs no clickers

wishlist:
hammer hangers full kit
new speakers and sub eventually
off grid engineering dual battery system

2023 ford bronco or 2020 jeep wrangler
2021 nissan 400z or maybe 11th gen civic (if they make a si hatch)

Things removed:
sos concepts front bumper
cali raised led cube and mystery brand of led cubes (basement)
hella 500s (sold to a buddy who put these on his tercel wagon)
prinsu designs roof rack (basement for sale still)
smittybilt overlander rtt (currently on trailer)
all pro pack rack system aluminum (sold to a local member)
arb 4ft awning (waiting to mount on trailer)
plano box x2 (basement)
n-fab steps (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
n-fab pushbar (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
trd off road grill (basement plan to use for decoration)
trd sport grill (gave to @Slashaar)
factory headlights (basement)
factory tail lights (gave them to a local buddy who needed a set badly)
trd pro knock off headlights
kb doodoo bed rack (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
smittybilt overlander xl (sold to a friend who put it on his m100 trailer!)
us offraod slimline winch bumper (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
cali raised led fog light brackets (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
tiger shark 9.5k winch (gave to a family friend after helping me with the truck)
factory trd off road 16" wheels (sold)
265/65/16 st maxx (sold)
265/70/17 bfg ko2s (sold)
fuel d551 17" wheels (sold to a local kc toyota club member)
102" steel whip (gave to my buddy with the green fjc)
wilco tire gate (sold to @Adventure4x4 and he sold it to his friend so its around)
all pro aluminum bedrack (sold to a tw member)
bilstien 6112s with 700lb eibach springs



what it looks like now:




currently the pro grill, antenna, camper shell is all gone since the truck is listed for sale

Status of vehicle:
this vehicle has been sold.



other build threads:

2015 sr5 build thread.

2019 civic si coupe (sold), 1998 civic coupe track toy project build thread.

1953 m100 overland trailer build thread.

2022 ranger build thread (sold).

2003 klx 400R build details.

 

this was my first truck my 1991 toyota pickup i had it for 5 years and did a lot of work to it for general maintenance and some small upgrades never lifted it but did the brush guard roll bar and wheels and tires and some interior work was a great first truck and still miss it to this day...

 

the first day i brought the truck home back in june 22nd 2016 early birthday gift to my self always wanted a Tacoma and finally i got one




last photo ever taken of the old 91... had to sell her to be able to afford the new truck and didnt want to spend anymore money on it..

 

first mod ever done to the truck was sadly nfab steps and a nfab pushbar.... sadly the truck went through a mall crawler phase for awhile... plus side i was able to meet one of my best friends rob who had a old 91 pickup like what i use to have!

 

this is the first time ever taking the tacoma wheeling my friend rob pushed me into going with him to tuttle creek out in Kansas it was a lot of fun but i scratched the bed that day and i had owned the truck for less then a month so i freaked out and decided to keep it on the pavement...(thankfully that went away)




and thats the change to being more of a mall crawler to me i got rid of my aggressive coopers and went to bfg ko2s to limit rock chips and got some nice black fuel wheels because the factory silver i couldnt stand them at all ugliest wheel ive ever seen...

thankfully this stage only lasted 4 months then got tired of it...

 

well after a year being a mall crawler got boring to me so i decided it was time for an upgrade and get more into offroading/overlanding ive always loved camping and doing it with my truck sounded like a blast!
so i decided to keep the factory bumper and get the us-offroad slimline winch system and i loved it and still do!




pic of after getting it installed now it took me awhile to get a winch tbh it took about a year i want to say..


the install of the us offroad slimline

 

after that i didnt do anything for awhile but then i noticed something off with my ome lift that was on the truck the original owner installed it poorly and the top hat and spring where barely touching and it damaged the shock so it was time for something new! i decided to go with a kit from camburg after seeing the 3rd gen go through the mint 400!

i ended up ordering the bilstein 6112 kit with the uniball uppers so i could upgrade at a later date to ext travel


sadly i got a knee injury at work and was stuck with little to no movement for months on end and couldnt install the lift so my dad and a good friend of ours helped me out and got it on the truck!


and finally getting it installed and say hi to stick man on the tire!

 

after getting the suspension done it was maybe a month or so later that i had my friend rob come out and help me with spark plugs and to just hang out that day was an awful day i didnt know that when he left from my house that night that it would be the last time seeing my buddy back then after that i stopped modifying the truck for awhile kinda stopped doing a lot i had people help me through that time and thats what this pic was kinda about was to thank everyone on my Instagram that helped me through those dark times and helped me to move on and do what me and him wanted to which was go wheeling and see the world

 

after awhile i started working on the truck again i ordered a kb voodoo bed rack and went and got my self a winch finally a super winch tiger shark 9500


got the bed rack the day i was getting my wisdom teeth out so i had to wait a day to install it.... the very next day still a bit out of it from the meds i had my dad help me install the bed rack and winch

not the smartest move but oh well i got it all done!

 

Dude sick build. Is that a Legend of Zelda sticker on the door?

That shit speaks to me bro

 

yup it is i got a custom made one on the bed as well these are old photos i lost my account a long time ago so im redoing all this stuff haha

 

then we start with the obsession with camping and this helped the truck mods go faster and faster the overland and exploration fever got me good after this first camping trip with my buddy austin!


camping out at brown county lake in Kansas the second night we had to run from a bad storm because back then we only had hammocks lmao so rain was a no go for us


this is a pic he snagged while running out from the storm he loves photography so a lot of these nice pics he took im still learning!

 

dont have a picture atm but after that trip i realized i made a mistake in buying the kb voodoo bed rack it had a small bend on it in the back from unknown reasons and the paint was falling off and rusting but oh well i still run it to this day until i can find a replacement!

 

after tons of teasing from my friend about not having sliders or a roof rack i ordered a roof rack and found a set of all pro hd sliders off craigslist for 400 bucks!also ordered a airflow snorkel at this time but it took me a couple months to install that because i didnt want to mess it up so i took it to a shop and had it done

 

truck was coming along great and the local Toyota club started getting new life again so we decided to do a couple meetups then a wheeling trip which was my first true wheeling i will say was a ton of fun since then i have gone out with the Toyota guys and gals numerous times


not even a week or so later i went back out wheeling again with the toyota club but with a much larger group and meet the midwest krawlers awsome bunch of guys and gals who dont care what you drive as long as you wheel they like you so i joined up with them and have done tons with them as well over the year


second trip with the toyota club

first time wheeling with the midwest crawlers

had a bit of a attack from a tree the first time i went with midwest leave it to following my jeep friends to get me a dent on tight trails lmao

 

after all that i was browsing craigslist and found a brand new rtt smittybilt overlander xl for sale for 700 it had a small bend in the frame from a forklift but nothing major i got it for 650 and have sleep in this thing almost every weekend this entire summer and couldn't be a happier and at the same time i finally got my snorkel on the truck!

 

after doing a few small nights in the rtt my buddy called me on a Thursday and said hey im going out to Oklahoma city to go to the bombing museum you in? so this started our first large trip we went from Wichita Kansas or near it then to Oklahoma city then Tulsa Oklahoma to saline Arkansas to Joplin Missouri to back home all in 3 days many many miles but wouldn't have had it any other way!


first spot we camped at

second spot right on the river

this was in Joplin after the tornado my friend had helped with the recovery and other stuff so he told me about the stuff that happened back then and how this use to be a church and this is all thats left


camping at chase lake peaceful little place had some good fun here

 

local club meeting slowly its been growing and getting more and more people who want to go wheeling!

 

after that meet i wanna say a few weeks went by and yet again my buddy Austin calls and ask if i wanna go get a rtt with him this weekend in Arkansas so of coarse i said hell ya ill go! this time i brought my pup with me so off we went to ouachita national Forrest beautiful btw if you haven't been!


my dog bella likes the rtt but didnt like the storm that night we had torrential down pour it was insane!



we also meet up with our buddy gerado had burgers with him during that storm then went out to the falls you see in the photo of my dog

my baby girl bella


this trip was a ton of fun but for some reason mother nature didnt like us the entire time we were down there we had crazy storms and on the way home drove through two towns with the tornado sirens going off and insane rain where we couldn't see going 20mph!

 

found a local hidden gem in my area my buddy austin knows about this hidden beach up by where he lived this one im keeping a secret its a great little spot!




one of my personal favorites that my buddy austin has done he got the camera all setup and told everyone to come over to him so we were not in the way lol he takes some amazing photos its obvious which ones he did and which i have edited