Chuckers Expedition Taco build thread

**sigh** influencing is ma middle name joking, i am looking forward to it

 

Haha good light mounts were a quick fix that had made it 8 months I think it is 1/2x1/8" strip aluminum cut down to size screwed into hood hinges and bent into shape. They have made it 15k miles though. I'll take pic in a minute.

The jack is from @G.T. shop donated by Tacomania and that is g.t.'s wheel and tire. He is nice enough to teach me what I don't know about my truck at mod days he hosts for people around St Louis

I have been on the lookout for sliders. I got a skid that covers back past steering components over the summer, and I destroyed my passenger nerf bar on a big rock. Maybe sliders over winter break, thinking about a prinsu rack as well to cover up some hail damage courtesy of denver I'd fit right in with all the other drop dozers at Mississippi State. Here is what I saw in front of me today

 

Lmao I dont even know what a drop dozer is. lol
I got some piaa lights that I keep thinking of mounting on my hood too. Your trucks looking good dude. Keep it up!

 

Bro dozer*** I don't know what a drop dozer is either

 

Like a glove.

 

Still have some room left on this side.

 

Had to trim one leg off the fuse box for clearance, but I reinforced it later. I used the leftover aluminum angle to make a keeper for the batteries.

 

Christmas

 

The boys at East Carolina Offroad and Fabrication doing my last minute, pre trip suspension upgrade.

 

Nice truck! I always love to see last minute mods before heading out to Moab

Also I like the rear seat platform. I removed my rear seat a while back for a similar project... now I have some inspiration

 

Yeah I love last minute mods too.. lmao. We loaded the truck up for a trial pack out and it was way too heavy. I can’t bring less stuff, obviously, so this was the only option.

Also, your truck is rad. I’m in love with first gens.

 

We are ready for the trip now. Got my hula girl in the windshield.

 

Thanks a ton to East Carolina Off-road and Fabrication. They finished up this electrical for me and it looks way better than any wiring I ever did

 

I too have a jack from harbor freight!.....their money!

Trucks looking good dude

 

Looks like you’re ready to rock. Enjoy your trip, man!

 

Hope the Moab trip is going well! Do you have any pictures of your headliner after the prinsu install? Like the holes in the headliner if you had to drill them, and have you had any issues with leaking?

Also do you remember what angles you welded sliders on at?

 

No leaks whatsoever but I did drill through my headliner one time. So far it's been awesome and it's had 500 lbs on it before. We are in Tucson now. Couple more days till Moab but going good! I don't know the angles, but it's about 2 inches of clearance under the doors

 

I'd hazard a guess and say 15*. I know that's a common angle for the second gen ones anyways.