theed's puppy hauler thread

I was like "gonna keep it stock, it's fine" but the dog told me to shut up and take her more interesting places, so I started bolting things on. Now I have to write this up so I can remember what I've done.





So far:

Moving, Vibrating, Squishy Parts:

• King 2.5 Kits, front and rear
• Total Chaos UCAs
  
• All-Pro Expo Rear Leaf Springs w/ u-bolt flip & extended brake lines
• Wheelers Superbumps (front + rear)
• Maxxis Bighorns 255/85/R16s

Extra Metal:

• Southern Style Offroad Slimline Bumper
• Mobtown Bolt-on Sliders
• Mobtown 3/16" Full Skids
• Factor55 FlatLink E
• Broken stock rear bumper w/ structural zip ties (Removed Oct 2018)
• C4Fab Overland Series Rear Bumper System (BSM Support)
• @At The Helm bedside reinforcements
• Victory4x4 hood hinge mount
• Relentless Hi-lift Bed Rail Mounts

Things With Wires:

• $569 Smittybilt 98510 Smittybilt X2O GEN2 10K Waterproof Wireless Winch with Synthetic Rope - 98510
  Smittybilt 98510 X20 9.5K Winch
• VIAIR Heavy Duty OBA System w/ some my-first-cnc custom mounts
• IggyCorp 9" Rounds
• IggyCorp Amber Chase Lights
• SwitchPros SP-8200 8-switch Panel
• ShiftSense Pro shift controller
• Gentex Hidden Compass Mirror w/ Homelink
• generic bumper light bar
• Beat-Sonic USA Front Camera Adapter
  
• iNewcow Car Front View Camera (embedded in logo)
• Laird NMO Mount w/ Tram Dual Band Antenna

Creature Comforts:

• Hondo Garage Un-Holey Dash Mount and Perfect Squeeze
• @XPOTRPR SwitchPro cubby mount
• Passenger floor mat clips
• Center console tray
• Tepui Autana Sky (Removed Nov 2017)
• iKamper SkyCamp RTT
• Overland Pros Wraptor 2000 Awning

I-Can-Only-Use-One-Of-These-At-A-Time Parts:

• Fold-a-Cover G4 Elite Tonneau (Removed Oct 2017)
  
• KBVoodoo Bed Rack (Removed Mar 2018)
• Relentless Fabrication Modular Bed Rack
• CCR Sport Bed Buddy motorcycle tie downs

Sitting in the Garage:

• Broken 2.5 gal air tank

Lots of future stuff, which may or may not ever happen.

 

I thought I had to reserve as many replies as jberry, but I'll stop here.

 

Your dog is smarter than most TW posters

Nice truck

 

What breed is your pup?

 

She's a corgi mix, most likely w/ some red heeler and new zealand heading dog. Awesome doggo.

 

My son has a Cardigan Corgi, awesome dog that I refer to as my grandson. I thought yours looked like it had some Corgi in its blood line.

 

Current state and bonus dog-eating-ribs picture:

 

NALA

 

Haven't updated in a while, so edited for current setup and to fix some obvious errors. (WTF was a 255/75/R16s tire, anyway?)

Also, this happened:





(I still like the Bighorns - I'm chalking this up to a trail damage finally making it through all the sidewall plys.)

 

@C4 Fabrication someone else likes your bumper too:

 

After a bunch of time messing around with handhelds, mag mount antennas run inconveniently out windows or in the way of racks, etc, I finally like my antenna setup.

1. Victory 4x4 Hood Hinge Mount
2. $25 Laird Technologies - Thick Plate Mnt, No Conn
   Laird Thick Plate NMO Mount
3. $25 TRAM 140MHz-170MHz + 430MHz-470MHz Dual Band NMO Antenna (1181)
   Tram Dual Band Antenna
4. RFIOTASY Pack of 5 UHF PL-259 PL259 Male-Plug Crimp Coax Connector Adapter RF Connector for RG58/U LMR195 Coax Cable Compatiable with Ham Radio (UHF Male Crimp RG58)
   Coax Connectors
5. $13 MPD Digital 50 ohm USA Made RG58 Hand-Held Jumper with SMA Female to UHF SO239 Female Connectors- Mobile/Base Extension Cable - Adapter for UHF Base and Mobile Antennas, 8"es
   SMA pigtail connector

I routed the cable next to the drain hose going through the passenger side of the firewall.

 

Crossposted to https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...tion-instructions.464513/page-5#post-24159023

My BSM system started acting up, intermittently beeping and showing "Check BSM System" on the dash. Sometimes this beep happened every few minutes, sometimes a couple of times a second in rapid succession. Felt like a loose wire or a short or something, and I was suspicious of the connector going into the sensor, but couldn't diagnose it at the time. I disconnected the BSM harness, and drove another few thousand miles in peace and quiet, then finally dropped the bumper to check it out.

Several trips worth of mud and sand were sitting up against the bottom of the sensor (washed periodically, but definitely not often enough) and also worked into the space between the sensor and the plastic panel. The (aluminum?) backing plate on the sensor was corroded at the bottom, and the bottom tab snapped off of the backing plate on both sides. The lower-most captive nut also came off on both sides. The sensor's connector looked fine and dry on both sides.

 

What’s a BSM?
Some sorta 3rd gen weirdness?

 

Auxiliary eyeballs, so I don't have to use my own

 

That’s good.

 

It was great running into you guys, have a safe and fun trip.