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Chux's 2013 Beach Buggy Build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by Chux, Aug 10, 2014.

  1. Jul 26, 2015 at 5:12 PM
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    Chux

    Chux [OP] Pura Vida

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    Took moms to the beach. She really digs the truck.

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    :cheers:

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  2. Jul 26, 2015 at 10:42 PM
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    Nice build!
     
  3. Jul 27, 2015 at 6:40 AM
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    Thanx Dude!
     
  4. Jul 30, 2015 at 10:28 AM
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  5. Jul 30, 2015 at 10:32 AM
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    I ended up pulling the trigger on that combo last night... We'll see how it turns out! Thanks Chux for the shots of that green piping!
     
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  6. Aug 6, 2015 at 6:18 PM
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    clementsme22

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    Natural story teller! sweet truck!
     
  7. Aug 7, 2015 at 4:45 AM
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    Chux

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    Hah thanx Dude!


    Have a few new things added, a few things to sell. Stay tuned.
     
  8. Aug 7, 2015 at 12:10 PM
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    Did you get icons?
     
  9. Aug 7, 2015 at 12:28 PM
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    Ill take the hidden hitch........
     
  10. Aug 7, 2015 at 12:46 PM
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    Chux

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    Hidden hitch should be available this winter. Suspension remains the same.
     
  11. Aug 14, 2015 at 2:37 PM
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    Chux

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  12. Aug 14, 2015 at 3:41 PM
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    ERMB

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    I thought that was pretty cool too. Wonder if in coming years people will try to retrofit this into their trucks, if even possible?
     
  13. Aug 14, 2015 at 4:49 PM
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    Chux

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    Yea I'm not sure if it's possible but I bet they will try hah. I'd kinda rather that crawl switch than my Atrac switch.
     
  14. Aug 14, 2015 at 4:57 PM
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    Chux

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    Been thinking bout the rear view reverse camera relocate on and off for a while now. I had an idea and just started putting it into motion. Heres some pics

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    After fitting the camera in, I measured and trimmed more of the plate to clean it up and it's now drying from paint. Next I need to drill a 3/4" hole to fit the backside of the camera in and 4 more smaller hole to screw it to the bumper. The harness doesn't need fussing, it reaches with actionable slack to plug back in.
     
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  15. Aug 14, 2015 at 5:24 PM
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    Are you attaching it to the bottom of the tire gate? Or is it attached to the bumper itself. I wired mine up this past spring, wasn't a stock one but I put it at the bottom of my licence plate, and made it so I could switch on anytime in was anticipatin of an eventual swingout.
     
  16. Aug 15, 2015 at 6:23 AM
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    cynicalrider

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    The crawl control isn't new I don't think. They introduced it first on the 4runna's
     
  17. Aug 21, 2015 at 6:17 PM
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    Chux

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    Finished up my OE rear view back up camera relocate with my @Pelfreybilt bumper today. Made a new mounting bracket for the camera, drilled and dremmeled the bumper to allow the back of the camera to slide in, and the harness was plug and play in this location with some slack to zip tie out of the way.

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  18. Aug 21, 2015 at 6:21 PM
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  19. Aug 22, 2015 at 3:43 AM
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    Chux

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    Thanx Dudes!
     
  20. Aug 23, 2015 at 7:44 PM
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    Chux

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    A simple mod I wanted to do turned into one of my favorite things I've done to the truck. Simple, cheap, and multifunctional... So clean it seems it should come stock.

    First off here's the link - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00T7TTK6K/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    I wanted to add some always live power outlets on the backside of my center console as I've seen on @JLink 's build. I got the how to information from him and went on Amazon to get a power outlet or two. I came across the outlet set including the volt meter and thought it was a good option. Now that it's installed turned out to be a great option! There's now additional charging ports for any device all the time, future outlet for fridge/freezer, and all along the way I can monitor how the truck battery is doing. Here's the install photo dump

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    Last edited: Aug 23, 2015

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