It Begins: Miss Blue

Wish he would have just finished mine while I was there....now look what I am dealing with

 

Looks good Andrews!

 

Did he straighten everything out with some of the members on here? I never could find an update about what was happening.

 

how long did it take ECGS to swap out your gears when you had it done? im fixing pull the trigger on some 4.88's and was wonderin if i'd be stuck sittin in the shop all day.. hell i wouldnt mind tearin it down with em i just cant mesh gears

 

We can grab a bite and I can run around town with ya while you wait.

 

^^^this! I drove from VA and got there when they opened...took about 5-6 hrs...dbronzo and larry picked me up, we ate lunch, and went to 4wheelparts. Shit was finished after lunch ~1-2pm

 

btw we should grab some food again after the holidays.

 

sounds like i might have to take you up on that when the time comes Tim. prob be right around the new year once everything calms down at work from christmas.

damn. then again thats not really to bad considerin thats the front and rear diffs. im used to pullin the rearend out but hell it'd prob take me that long to do the front alone

 

Found an old list on another forum of everything I'd done so far and updated it, to the best of my memory. I'm sure I forgot a few things. Anyway...

The Truck:
2009 TRD OffRoad 4x4
Double Cab/Short Bed
4.0L V6
5 speed Auto
Tow Package

Dealer Installed @ Delivery:
TRD Cold Air Intake
TRD CatBack Exhaust (Hacked off, muffler sold, custom exhaust from the cats back)
Tube Steps (Sold)
Interior Lights
Bed Extender
Rear Spring TSB (Pulled off the truck in Favor of Dakars)

Exterior/Appearance:
Grillecraft Upper and Lower (Lower replaced with ATO bumper and sold)
Color matched grille surround
Black/Clear Headlight Mod
Shorty Antenna
Front Window Tint Match
Debadged
Mudflap Delete
Painted Engine Cover
Tacoma World Sticker
SCS Performance Sticker
Lots of Trail Pass Stickers

Interior/Protection/Comfort:
Wet Okole Seat Covers Front & Rear
Wet Okole Console Cover
WeatherTech Floor Liners Front & Rear

Functional/Useful:
OEM Toyota Roof Rack
EGR in-channel Vent Visors
Extra D-Rings in bed
Pop n Lock Locking Tailgate Handle
Locking Gas Cap
VSV Isolation (De-tick mod)
6000lb drop bar/hitch ball
Bed Mat
Garmin Nuvi 1300 GPS
Cobra 25 LTD with Wilson 1000 direct mounted in roof
Bed Bars/Rack

$310 ARB CKMA12 On-Board Air Compressor High Performance 12 Volt for Air Locker Differentials and Tire Inflation

ARB CKMA12 Compressor
Aeroforce Interceptor Scangauge

Electrical:
4x4Source sPOD fuse/relay block
1x Blitzpro Hawk 21S LED Bar
2x Quantum LEDs 4" Flood Pod (6 LED lights)
2x KC HiLite Flood Lights/Backup Lights/Bed Lights/Dust Beacons
6x Blitzpro 6LZ 6 LED rock lights

Recovery Gear/Trail Repair:
Hi-Lift Xtreme 48" Jack
2x20,000lb Recovery Straps
2x20,000lb tree savers
4x 10,000lb shackles
Fullsize Trail Grappler Spare Tire

Spare CV Axles (1 OEM, 1 O'Reilly's special)
Spare Driveshaft (Tom Woods One-Piece)
Spare Spindles (1 Left, 1 Right)
Spare Inner and Outer Tie Rod
Spare Front Brake Lines

A lot of damn tools (From picks to prybars, everything between)
ARB Tire repair kit
homebrew electrical repair kit

Armor:
ATO Hybrid Front Bumper
ATO High Clearance Rear Bumper
ATO Front Skid Plate
ATO Transmission Skid Plate
ATO Transfer Case Skid Plate
ATO Gas Tank Skid Plate
ATO Hybrid DOM Weld-On Sliders


Powertrain:
Nitro 4.56 Gears Front and Rear
Relocated Rear Differential Breather
09+ Tranny TSB

Suspension:
Total Chaos 1" Uniball Upper Control Arms
Icon Vehicle Dynamics 2.5" Remote Reservoir Extended Travel Front Coilovers w/700lb King Coils
Icon Vehicle Dynamics 2.5" Remote Reservoir Rear Shocks, custom 15in travel
Old Man Emu Dakar Leaf springs with

$77 D29XL Leaf Spring

D29XL Add A Leaf (Upper Overload Leaf Removed)
ATO Shock Hoops and Axle Mounts
ATO Shackle Flip
ATO/RuffStuff Traction Bar
Wheeler's SuperBump Bumpstops Front and Rear
U-bolt Flip Kit
Crown Performance Extended Brake Lines

Boots:
285/75/17 Nitto Trail Grapplers (34")
17" Stealth Custom Series Stealth-6 Wheels in Matte Gunmetal

To Do:
E-Locker Motor Skid

Fuck It, Thought I Might Do These One Day, But Meh:
Install Winch
Dual battery
Smoke Tailights
Spindle Gussets





Honestly, I never thought 3.5 years ago I'd see that list this close to finished. When the weather warms up I should be able to get off my ass and knock out the rest of the to-do excepting the tires.

Strangely enough, this thing's getting pretty close to finished...

 

You really don't have spindle gussets?

 

He is careful though, he doesn't baja through trails like someone we know

 

Nah. This one's about done. In the next year or two it's gonna start pulling something on a trailer for trails harder than what I do now

There are a few long term upgrades in mind...if the t-case or e-locker actuators shit out, they'll be replaced with their more reliable counterparts, but that's not for certain. Depends on them.

No, nor would I really bother unless I was out west doing high speed stuff. Beef them up and something else in the front end becomes the weak link. Spindles are an easy repair, and OEM spares are pretty inexpensive to come by.

I try to drive with some semblance of technical skill...I succeed sometimes I guess...

 

I'll vouch for yah. I look forward to getting back on the trails with you.

 

Do you wish you would have gone a different direction with your OBA? I am in the same boat as you, no plans on getting an air locker unless the elocker takes a shit, so I don't really need the compressor but always having air is very appealing to me. I guess what I am trying to decide is do I go the Co2 route and have a little money for skids, or will I be really pissed I didn't get the compressor?

 

The OBA setup is fine. Being an ARB its pre set up to add locker solenoids if I ever want to go that route.

 

Threw a second backup flood on the bedrail. I can now see amply behind me at night as well as piss off asshole tailgaters with the "flashbang" method...



(Obligatory shittay cellphone pic)

 

those cheapo lights? and where did u get them?

 

Not really cheapo, not really expensive.

KC HiLites floods. Amazon has them for about $40 a pop.


Also got 6 of these delivered earlier this week...they will become my rock lights. Install this weekend:

http://blitzpro.com/led-bar-light.html

 

aight

 

looking good man