Sombrio's Build Thread

2009 Tacoma SR5
Daily Driver and trail truck/overlander (slowly) truck

As the truck sits now






Engine:

1GR-FE 4L V-6 stock
Auto trans

Wheels & Tires:

Goodyear Duratrac 285/75/16
American Racing Mojave 16X8

Armour and Recovery:

ARB bumper
All-pro IFS and Trans skid plates
Crusin off road sliders (local fabricator)
48" Hi-lift jack
Various tow straps, rigging etc
ARB CKMMTA12 twin compressor mounted in tool box
Crusin offroad rear bumper with tire carrier and jerry can holders


Suspension:

Front: Icon 2.5 Coilovers
Rear: Add-a-leaf and bilstien 5100 shocks
Sway bar removed

Body:

Ironman 4x4 2M awning
Tepui Kekuman Sky RTT (on order)
Custom 8" rise bed bars for RTT (build in progress)
UWS Tool Box
Westcan Fab cab guard

Lighting:

Rigid 30" E-series Light bar
Piaa Ion crystal bulbs retro fit in ARB fogs lamps
2 X Rigid SR-M floods connected to rear of mega warrior rack- to provide flood lighting while camping, backing up at night etc

Electronics and comuntication:

Kenwood DDX-790 head unit with XM Sat radio
CB Radio (can't remember the brand as i write this)
iPad based navigation system- write up coming soon
Panavise/Ram mount for iphone or ipad

Other:


Planned mods/wish list:

Front and rear Air lockers- ARB
Re-gear
Winch- Not sure of brand yet
Transfer case skid- not sure of brand yet
VHF radio
Dual battery system with solar and 120V charging capabilities

 

I don't have pictures of the truck when I first got it. This is the truck after I installed an N-Fab light bar and some cheap 4" HID floods and crap spacer lift I got off a co-worker

At the summit of the Icefields parkway


Sometime after getting the truck I wanted some form of "dry" storage for the bed, and decided to try out a best top supertop.



A bit of wheeling


At the cabin


Thanks to a friend who works for Toyota I was able to get my Icons and add a leafs installed on a lift rather than in my driveway. Way easier.

Stupid flex pic after the icons and add a leaf install


Just before I was sent up north for work I was able to get my new BFG Mud Terrain KM2's mounted 255/85/R16



I had been sent to work in Prince Rupert for the second winter in a row, but was lucky enough this time to see a bit of the summer before the winter storms began. Even got a decent amount of fishing in!

The truck in the coastal range outside of Terrace BC


Early morning fishing on the banks of the Skeena river


Salmon Glacier near Stewart BC/Hyder Alaska






Driving in the snow on the north coast


I am a millwright by trade and foreman for a mechanical services companyand we were in Prince Rupert to install a new stacker reclaimer and 2km of new conveyor systems, as well as some retro fits to the existing infrastructure

A view of the new stacker reclaimer as well as some of the new conveyor systems


Some specialized equipment brought in to move the parts off barges




The Stacker going together


The finished product during the commissioning phase




Anyway... Back to the truck!

While up in PR I learned of a local guy who started out making products for the land cruiser market and was looking to branch out into the Tacoma market. After some research and phone calls etc I settled on buying from Jason at cruisin off road http://www.cruisinoffroad.com

I'm so happy that I did, Jason is great to work with and makes a great product!

Sliders being installed



The finished product




After being the victim of 2 separate hit and run accidents to the front bumper, the insurance company was nice enough to chip in on a new ARB winch bumper



I had gotten tired of the softopper and sold it. It leaked, no security and almost blew off my truck while driving into a stiff (120km/hr) head wind in prince rupert. No longer being suited to my needs I settled on a LEER 100R topper. I wish i had gotten this on day one of owning the truck!



Found a yakima mega load warrior on Craigslist



Jason at crusin off road also sells ironman 4x4 products. Decided to pick up an Iron Man 2M awning for when we're out camping. They are great units, they come with an LED light and are on par with the pricier ARB awnings.





A picture of the light the two Rigid SR-M floods, mounted to the the mega warrior rack, give off at the back of the truck for camping, recovery and tailgaters. I have these attached to wiring hardness on the rack and used a two way quick connector so the rack can come completely off with the lights.


That's all for now. I'll do some write up's latter on about some of the projects I have installed.

Feel free to ask me anything about the build so far.

Thanks for reading

 

Looking good!

 

Bout time you made a build thread

Looks great, gota get out wheeln again soon

 

Very nice rig!! How beautiful is BC?? I spent a few years working in Whistler

 

Great build! Waiting for your watercan write-up.
Photos make me miss Rupert. Need to hit the Skeena again this summer/fall. Maybe a round trip....

 

Thanks! Yup being in BC is pretty great, Vancouver is a bit trying at times but worth it! Especially when its -40 every where else in Canada and its +8 here!

 

Well its been a long time since I have updated my build thread. The biggest change is that I have gotten rid of the leer canopy and back to an open bed. The canopy was nice, but having and open bed is way nicer for work etc.

Here are some pics from last weekend







I just added a headache rack to the truck, planning to get it powder coated black in the next two weeks to match the rest of the trucks theme. Made by westcan mfg in Chilliwack BC.





I have a ton of parts on order right now, all of which should be here in the next 3-4 weeks, I'll post pics and some info once I get them.

Thanks for reading!