BayAreaTaco's Expo Crawler. Custom 1 ton SAS!

Haha I'm not going to argue with you.. It's your truck, not mine so you do what you want but I figured I'd throw that out there.

 

Ayyyye. What was the backspacing for your 7069s?
They look less than what mine were (4")

 

I am pretty sure they are 4" I ordered them at the local 4wheelparts store so whatever the guy ordered. I think the standard backspacing is 4 for these on our trucks. My truck has 1.5'' spacers on in my sig...

 

Yeah alright I have that too but from these pics:

It looked like they didn't have as wide of a stance as mine do so that's why I was so curious




It's probably just the angle of your pics that threw me off though

 

My rear window latch arms were broken like almost every one else that I know, so I bought the billet arms off Amazon

Dasher Deals Billet Aluminum Latch Pivot for First Gen Tacoma Tundra Rear Quarter Window (Pair)

here while they worked well and were a good replacement they did not close the window as tight as the oem arms did. I pushed and pulled the bracket in every direction to get it to close properly but had no luck
I was able to push the window open from the inside fairly easily with not much pressure at all, so I figured it could be pried open from the outside just as easily.
I came up with this idea to be able to lock the latch and also have it function properly. I took as many pictures as i could and also included pictures of all the parts I used, I got all the parts from OSH. I did however have the little black nipples lying around that i used to cover the threads. Enjoy.

The wing nuts, hardware and aluminum I used for the bracket.




I pretty much eyeballed where to drill the holes while everything was inside the cab. Made a few dots with sharpies, and then tore the interior apart to get the panels out. these are the best pictures i took to show you where i drilled holes

this is the passenger side...




from the back of the panel so you can line up your hole. I used a flat washer and a lock washer on the backside.


my fabrication skills are not that great, i need some more proper tools and practice. I used a hack saw, 4'' grinder with cut off wheel and flap disk, and assorted hand tools.



bend the ends up so the wing nut as somewhere to stop.


here is the mock up of the driver side.


little bit of paint, lock and flat washer.


final assembly. You can see in the top view that the bracket needs to be bent slighty, no rule of thumb for this just bend it as much as it needs.







CLICK HERE FOR A VIDEO OF HOW IT WORKS.

Like I said I am NOT a fabricator, I'm sure there is a better more elegant solution to this, feel free to give your opinions of what I should have done different or what could be improved upon, try this for yourself in your own way!

 

I'll check next time I take them off, just curious, how come you are asking?

I will have these for sale once I get the 17's and 37s

 

really bad ass truck man. just went through all the pages and youre truck is really clean, keep up the good work.

 

thank you sir! yours is nice as well, how bright are all those lights on your front end!? with 5 that must be bright as shit.

 

Update this build w/ the retros!!

 

Haha I'm a lazy fuck Mark, ill do it tonight just for you bud.

 

Figure out your wiring problem?

 

yeah it was just a bad ground =[ some sandpaper fixed it.

 

Have not updated in a minute, decided to clean up my wiring on the battery,

here is what I went with and the exact links I ordered from

optima yellow top (AUTOZONE)

Ruff stuff specialties battery box
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/OPT-SIN.html
this box is a steal for the quality and fit.

Blue seas fuse panel

$41 Blue Sea Systems 5026 ST Blade Fuse Block 12 Circuit with Ground and Cover

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001P6FTHC/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Bussman 100amp circuit breaker (better than a fuse because you just reset it rather than replace a fuse, also makes it easy to cut power to the fuse block)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0024JJIN0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Kicker terminals 2

$24 Kicker Battery Terminal (BT4) Positive or Negative Competition Brass Battery Terminal with Two 1/0-8 Gauge and One 4-8 Gauge Output

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EPK51JQ/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

2.5 feet of 4awg wire from local stereo shop and misc 14awg wire and ends.

fire hazard before:



and after, the battery box is mounted with 4 strategically places riv-nuts and allen bolts, the nuts are riveted into the body where the stock plastic tray sits. I say strategically because the bolts have a tall head on them and since the box is so tight to the battery there are only a few spots on the battery they could go and still allow it to sit flush.



fuse block goes to the circuit breaker and than to the battery, the winch is hooked up to the front of the optima.

 

Got my retrofit kit from the TW group of www.theretrofitsource.com

my kit consisted of
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/product_info.php?products_id=227
ballasts: morimoto 3five 35w
bulbs: H1 morimoto 3five 5000k
lhd projectors
shrouds: mini gatling gun
H4 relay harness

it was a pretty easy project, start to finish about 2 hours.

i followed this guide and the instructions found on TRS website.

basically you heat your oven up to 250, let it cool, stick the headlight in for 5 minutes, pull it out and pry the lens off.

the rest is pretty self explanitory, mount the projectors via their website instructions (some people say to jb weld them in place, our kit uses a lock ring and nut, i didn't see the jb weld as necessary) , put the lenses back on, route the harness and adjust your lights!

I didn't take any progress pics because I had limited sunlight! But I will update this post with the ballast and harness mounting.



I will also post better output pics when I get them level, aside from a bad ground that took me a while to find that has been the biggest PITA

 

Fckkk... gotta say it again, LOOKS GOOD.
Without a doubt, makes me want to do it



Wish you would've done this a week or two earlier, I could've done it before basic training
Oh well, bookmarked the post anyway

 

Like I was told just do It

 

what??

 

Ignore tapatalk app being gay.

 

Got any front on shots? and/or full frontal shots? (giggidy)

 

thanks Mark! I'm sure I would have done it earlier but the group buy got postponed almost 2 months, they were waiting on a new style harness.

the shrouds are an exact match to the headlights so they look like they are oem.

The headlights I have are "eagle eyes" off ebay, they came apart really easy and have small metal clips to help clamp them together, I would say spend the $50 and get those, the OEM come apart a little different, also you can do them at your own pace and still have headlights on the truck while doing the retro!

are you doing reserves? just curious, I have one of those Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots boxes in my tattoo shop right now.