Mr. and Mrs. Nobody's Quicksand DCLB - Full Armor, Vagabond Drifter, Overland build

Last weekend in the Owens Valley.

 

I'm upgrading to a Vagabond Drifter real soon, so if anyone is interested in a Quicksand long bed shell, hit me up.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...uicksand-longbed-w-prinsu-rack-loaded.644193/

 

Tons of upgrades recently and I finally got around to updating this thread.

Latest is a used Vagabond Drifter and C4 Fabrications front and rear bumpers.

 

Installed one of my Plano cases on the rack in front of the Drifter. I originally had them set up to run lengthwise along the truck. Once the Drifter was installed I had to remove one and mount a single one across the truck. I didn't have to drill more holes as I was able to just move one of the bars.








My wife also installed a couple of interior pull straps to make closing the windoors from the inside a bit easier.






Last I wired up my @Baja Designs RTL (rear tail light) and mounted it inside the drifter under the glass.






Plenty more to do. Hopefully I can stay productive as I have the next couple of days off.

 

The wife did a little project yesterday and we reinstalled it today. This is the underside of half the bed platform in the Vagabond Outdoors Drifter for those wondering.

How it starts off...




Some nice felt style lining and quality sticky tape...






Then she reorganized our patch collection. National Parks, State Parks, truck related companies and brands, fire department stuff, and breweries we love.






And what it looks like when you look up in the camper once reinstalled...

 

Fixed a few small things on the truck. Then went and started scoping out cushion options for the Drifter. We're planning to make a L couch in the bed.

Also my wife finished editing some night photos I took on a trip a few weeks back. She's way better at editing than I am.

 

Installed New Cross Drilled and Slotted rotors and Rockies series pads from Remmen Brakes yesterday ??. Our factory brakes were toast so this is a welcome upgrade.

 

Also, got the bottoms cushions in for the couch on the back. These are on top of @roam Adventure Co. 95L. Rugged cases. Still trying to find the right length back cushions. They might have to be custom.

 

Picked up a Socal Teardrops fridge slide. Has a storage drawer under the fridge for a Cook Partner stove.

 

Made a quick edit with some old footage I had. Hope you enjoy.

 

Installed the 22" Cook Partner stove into the SoCal Teardrops fridge slide. Super easy install. Drilled 4 holes in the bottom of the stove using the provided template, swcure stove with the supplied bolts and done.

 

New video on the setup of the Vagabond Drifter!! Stay tuned for the full walk through video!!

Be sure to like, subscribe, and let me know what you think in the comments!!

 

Had spindle gussets installed the other day, my cab mount repaired, and installed the mid and rear skid plates. FabZone Armor out here in San Diego, CA absolutely KILLED it. I'm so impressed with these guys metal fab skills, and their work ethic. I definitely recommend them.

As the paint on the gusset is drying...



What a spindle looks like before the gusset reinforcement is welded on....



Gusset during mock up onto the spindle...





The final product installed...



How the cab mount turned out...



What the Cab Mount looked like before... (To be fair, this was my own doing. I had a CMC done and while it was very good, my upgrade to 35's required more and I was headed on a 2 week trip the next day. So drastic measures were taken. I knew someone some day would be able to repair it. So I did what I had to do and got on the road. It was a great trip to.)









And the skid plates fully installed...





Oh and we test fitted some 285/75/16 Toyo Open Country MT's on some legit beadlock wheels just for fun. Man oh man did it look good.

 

Finally finished and installed my homemade C02 tire inflation setup. Pretty stoked with how it turned out. Should give me roughly around 20 fills at around 15 psi each for all 4 of my 285/70/17 tires until I need a refill.

 

New Elka 2.5" shocks with dual speed compression adjusters to add to the Dirt King upper and lower control arms, Remmen pads/rotors, and FabZone spindle gussets. Looking forward to dialing in the settings for our truck.

 

Looks great, it was a good move going for the Elkas! those are so nice.

 

I'm stoked on them. They look incredible and I'm really looking forward to seeing how they perform on the next trip.

 

Looks great! I just installed the same in Nov, but then F'd my left arm, so I haven't been able to fiddle w/ compression settings or anything as of yet b/c I can't drive the truck, but I think they are going to perform nicely. Subb'd to trade notes! Did you go w/ 650 or 700# springs?

 

Your setup looks good man!

I'm pretty sure mine are the 700 pound springs as I discussed with them that I have a full bumper, winch, full skids, and sliders. I will have to double check my order slip though.

I haven't adjusted the settings on mine either. See the below pictures for the factory settings. I'll be playing with them more in the near future.