Colinb17's kinda sorta build thread

January 2024 update!

After a number of years away from the forum and off roading in general, it's time to come back. Over the next few months, I will be chopping the back half of the frame off of the truck to do a fully custom tube frame with a fuel cell, 4 link suspension, and the works. After that milestone is hit and the truck is drivable, the tube frame will migrate forward, eventually tying into the front frame and bumper, where will be getting the front set up with some log travel (make TBD).
Click here to see the giant coilovers going in the back


Here goes nothing


Recent photos:













Mod list updated 3/16/17

Starting Point
2007 double cab, TRD sport, 4x4
Purchased new: January 6, 2008

Front Suspension
-Icon extended travel coilovers with reservoirs
-Light racing upper control arms (rebuilt with new style bushings and balljoints)
-Total Chaos spindle gussets

Rear Suspension
-TSB springs
-Toytec TSB 1.5’’ AAL
-3* axle shims
-Fox 2'' adjustable shocks with resis
-All-pro u-bolt flip
-Air Ride airbags

Wheels, Tires, & Brakes
-Stock TRD Sport wheels, bedlined, no center caps
-Spidertrax wheel spacers
-315/70/17 Hankook Dynapro MTs
-Matching spare wheel and tire
-TPMS removed from all wheels, replaced with rubber valve stems
-EBC dimpled and slotted rotors
-EBC green stuff front pads

Engine, Exhaust, Performance
-Safari Snorkel w/ custom Homertaco grill
-Volant intake
-URD mass airflow calibrator
-Oil catch can
-Doug Thorley y-pipe
-Flowmaster original 40 “American Thunder” edition
-Exhaust chop/turn down right after the muffler, before the rear axel

Fuel
-15 gallon marine fuel cell mounted in the bed, under the tool box
-Dual fuel pumps and filters to transfer fuel from marine tank to stock tank
-Fill port for marine tank integrated into bed rack

Armor and bumpers
-Front bumper: All-pro. reinforced mounting area and winch plate. Custom light hoop
-Rear bumper: Overland Off-Road. High clearance tube bumper, wrap around/cut bedsides, hidden hitch
-Rock sliders: 4x-innovations: weld-on, DOM tube, W/ kickouts
-IFS skid: All-pro. Old style, high clearance skid. Reinforced
-Transmission skid: All-pro, welded to IFS skid
-Transfer case skid: All-pro. Modified for more clearance and strength
-Gas tank skid: Bud Built
-LCA skids: custom made by former member “johnw”

Electronics
-Optima Yellowtop
-Tsunami gold plated battery terminals
-Blue sea 12 slot fuse box
-2 small solar panels on dash, wired through a charge regulator, and to the battery
-Trail cameras: 2 mounted so far, 1 on front bumper, 1 on rear of bedrack. Plans for 2-4 more cameras underneath the truck. 7’’ LCD screen in cab, with switch to scroll through cameras
-CB radio: Uniden 980
-Torque Pro OBDII reader (displays on my android phone)

Stereo
-Pioneer head unit w/ ipod hookup in glove box, and 3.5mm aux input in change traw at bottom of dash
-Infinity 6x9s in front (homemade baffles)
-Kicker 6.5s in rear, with tweeters mounted in rear door panels (homemade baffles)
-Subwoofer box of unknown brand behind seats
-Pioneer 1000 watt amp
-Two 10’’ Boss subwoofers
-all 4 doors sound deadened

Interior
-Weathertech floor mats, front and grear, grey
-Blue digi-camo armrests
-Black neoprene center console armrest cover
-In-cab AC power outlet w/ inverter rewired to run 400w while truck is running
-illuminated 4x4 knob
-carbon fiber and aluminum shift knob
-emergency glass breaker mounted beside glove box
-colormatched gauge rings and part of dash
-bedlinered center console
-Lots of switches

Exterior
-Overland Off-Road roof rack: loose grid floor, 6-light hoop
-Overland Off-Road bed rack: Swing-up spare tire mount, fork mounts for 2 bicycles, cb antenna mount, quick release fire extinguisher mount, quick fists for shovel,

$63 hi-lift TM-700 1"-2" adjustable tube mount

hi-lift TM-700 aluminum tube clamp mount for jack.
-Fender flares removed, holes filled with countersunk washers and bolts
-Convex mirrors on both rearview: huge help when off road
-Satoshi grill w/ 1979 toyota emblem
-Toyota OEM toolbox (bedlined)
-Hell Bent Steel taillight guards
-Painted hood scoop insert
-Stickers
-Dents and scratches galore!

Lighting
-Roof: Six 4'' Kragen style HIDs (Spot Beams)
-Front bumper: Two 7’’ Kragen HID driving beams and one 7’’ Kragen HID spot beam
-Rear facing Vision-x flood lamp
-Aftermarket Projectors with halogen high beams
-Stock fogs fit to all-pro bumper with Lamin-x yellow filters and 35w, 3000k HIDs
-Streamlight flashlight in center console with charger hardwired in.
-Hit Lights Waterproof LED rock lights

Recovery & Safety
-First aid kit
-Ax mounted on backside of toolbox with quick fists
-Hatchet & machete in cab/toolbox
-Shovel mounted to bed rack with quick fists
-Hi-lift Extreme mounted to Bed rack with Hi-lift aluminum tube mounts
-TJM T.R.E.D. traction ramps
-ARB snatch strap
-Kenedy tow/tree strap
-10,000 lb, 20 ft chain
-100 ft, 6000 lb rope.
-Assortment of shackles, from .25’’ pin, to 1.5’’ pin (roughly 12 shackles total)
-Southeast Overland synthetic soft shackle
-two 8000 lb cable pullers “come-alongs”
-ABC fire extinguisher with quick release mount on bed rack
-Winch (see below for details)

Winch and such
-Smittybuilt XRC-10 Comp W/ synthetic line
-Rebuilt gearbox with synthetic grease and proper seals for a fully waterproofed housing: paper gaskets replaced with marine grade gasket sealant, electrical threaded terminals silicone sealed
-Solenoid disassembled, dielectric greased and waterproofed.
-Stock 2 AWG cable replaced with marine grade 0 AWG cable
-12-Volt Guy in-cab winch control panel
-Smittybuilt snatch block with greasable bearings
-ARB snatchblock
-Tree saver

Misc. parts/components/accessories
-Hella Sharptone horns
-Trail Head auto tire deflators
-10 Lb Powertank mounted to bedcage with powertank aluminum clamp
-Smittybuilt trail canopy
-Tire repair kit
-12voutlet in the bed
-Bottle opener in bed
-Rear differential breather relocated to the engine bay
-Spare rear drive shaft
-Spare outer tie rod ends
-Spare complete front hub/bearing/flange assembly
-Second spare tire (only gets put in the bed for wheeling trips)

Offroad Trailer
-4-link suspension
-Ballistic Fab rod ends
-Acura Integra coil springs
-Universal midsized truck shocks
-Custom 6000 lb axel with 6x5.5 greasable hubs
-17’’ FJ-Cruiser steel wheels
-285/75/17 Treadwright Guard Dogs
-removable kayak rack capable of carrying 4 kayaks, two paddle boards, all associated paddles, 1 surfboard, and 6 fishing rods simultaneously

 

oh yeah, I have a set of sliders sitting at my buddies house that i'm putting on when i get home from vacation tuesday.

4xinnovations weld-on sliders. DOM tubing with kickouts. can't wait

 

Badass truck Colin! Looks great man!

 

Dude, your truck is hella sick!!!
I hope one day I could the some mods, at this moment money
Is a little tight, But anyway nice job and cool pics.

 

thanks Colton! you think you'll make it to any of the meets this summer?

Luis, i hear ya on that. i'm working 3 jobs right now, little too time consuming for my likeing.

 

oops, forgot pictures of the new light hoop.

it's a little big for the lights on there now, but i'll be running 3 9'' lights on it which should fit just right







and here's another one from the citrus meet i forgot about

 

Hella sick indeed

 

Why hell yeah! Definitely planning on Shoe Creek on the 30th of July, might head down to URE the next time there's a meet there.

 

nice, coming to rausch creek in two weeks?

 

No I don't think I can make that one due to my work schedule. You're heading up there I'm guessing?

 

yeah, i've missed like 3 meets up there, so i had to make this one.

 

oops, forgot more pictures

1978 toyota emblem


my exhaust reroute that tucks the crossover up inside the frame

 

I've been waiting for your build man! Trucks looking good dude, would love to see it in person sometime...maybe one of thesde upcoming meets!

 

thanks matt! you going to be around in august? if you haven't already seen it, this should be a good meet. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/florida/161763-ocala-national-forrest-meet.html

 

Already saw it man, not sure if I'm a go or not so I haven't posted anything in that thread. When it gets closer I'll know forsure. I'm try my best to make it out though.

 

Awesome man! Looks good! I love that trailer.

 

How did I miss the pic of ur truck and boat. Loving it!!! U lucky man...

 

Finally a build thread. The trailer is looking good. Now just put a tent on top of it and that thing would be sick.

 

dug up some videos. some new some old.

we got a ton of snow a couple years ago. schools, companies, and even the government (Washington DC) closed down for days.

myself and my neighbors huge f250 were the only vehicles who could make it out of the neighborhood. few days later after i had made enough tracks get my dad's car out of the driveway i hooked a wakeboard line to the hitch and had some fun with my younger brother.
video by Phil (my father)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7d5SUYY2wU

couple from ocala about a year ago. (videos by Alex "sparklegrease")
try to ignore the annoying squeaking sound. somehow got some dirt between my bumper and frame and it made a terrible noise whenever the frame flexxed (which happens a lot with our trucks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWGymEhWg4s

airing down is key.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1grxdSKgBnI


citrus this past winter
video thanks to Ryan "rmbcrew"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2EhLK0w7_0
and yeah, i know the whole power breaking thing only goes so far with the LSD....that's why the air lockers are in the works

 

Pope953: I can't stop watching your sig. OP: Damn nice work on the trailer and also on the truck!