0210 Crawls Starbucks

Looks good. I do have one comment. You over cook the eggs.

 

Haha.

I know what photo you're thinking of. And yes, that time they were definitely on the well-done side. The great thing about eggs is that there are a dozen different ways to make them, and I never tire of them!

 

You do nice work. I enjoy the build!

 

Clean truck, man!

 

i suppose I can follow this.....3rd gen.......

 

Used 1/4-thick Lexan to make a bracket for my dual battery controller/isolator.



I had some leftover Hecruliner so I used that on the inside of the bed storage boxes, and then applied several layers of plastidip on top. End result is pretty good - should be more than durable enough.

Also started mounting goodies in the driver's side box:
- 1000w inverter
- Milwaukee 12V and 18V charger
- Air compressor w/ custom quick-disconnect

Everything fits awesome, and should be very handy. So far so good!

 

Wow I need to buy your camera. Amazing shots

 

Second box (passenger side) is nearing completion...

I installed @ProForce's pressurized water system at the near end. Quick-disconnect connector for the coiled, yellow hose, along with an on/off button for the water pump. The clear intake hose is long enough to reach any corner of the bed, as well as anything on the roof, allowing me to carry water containers pretty much anywhere.

The far end contains a BlueSea fuse box (I now have four of these in the truck!) to which I hooked up the water pump (removed the inline fuse in favour of the fuse box), along with two 12v ports and 2 USB ports (in a single socket). One of these 12V ports will be used for my fridge, the other may be used for whatever water heater I end up getting, or may remain empty. Time will tell.

I've got tons of 1/4" Lexan left, so I think I'll cut a piece to sit horizontally right above the water pump/hoses/wiring in order to protect all that stuff from anything that may get thrown on top. Also considering making a pair of vertical dividers to protect the stuff in the two ends from anything that may be carried in the middle (such as the recovery gear I plan on throwing there).

 

Installed a Front Runner shower arm on the roof rack. This thing just clips on when you want it, but must otherwise be removed and transported separately. I didn't catch this detail in the description, so separate transport was a bit of a let-down, but otherwise it should work great.

It also can't be installed on the very outermost crossbars due to a spacing conflict with another part of the roof rack. Well, it could, but it won't be a proper install, and I didn't want to half-ass it. Another slight bummer.



Folds in half for storage, and lifts up/off.



Also received my Front Runner awning brackets, so I installed my ARB 1250 on the rear:





In the depths of the bed you may spot my new 700lb Eibach springs that will (eventually) be replacing the 650lb ones in my coilovers.

Also picked up my Wheeler's Off Road bump-stop spacers, All Pro's extended rear brake lines, and All Pro's u-bolt flip kit - all of these will be installed with All Pro's expedition rear leaf springs in the near future.

And my MaxTrax came in, too.

My living room now has more truck parts than room for living.

 

Thoroughly enjoying this build.

 

Boxes are installed and secured.









This is where everything will get hooked up shortly...



// edit - everything's wired!

 

So badass dude, thanks for posting all of this!

 

Wrapped up the last changes to the chuck/kitchen box:

- moved the stove back a few inches (had to make new spacers/brackets underneath it)
- added latch to keep the front door closed
- added four D-rings (two per side) so that it can be securely tied down in the truck

Also loaded it with all my kitchen stuff + a few other items. Weighs less than my previous chuck box (with the same gear), and takes up less room. Win-win!

I might also mount a paper-towel holder on the right side; need to check whether it'll still clear the truck's bed side with a full roll of paper towels in place.





I think I'm actually done with woodworking-related projects for the truck!

Next up:
- add in my new BlueSea ML-ACR, hook up the control button, and re-connect the aux battery
- figure out final spacing/location for the fridge, chuck box, 20L propane tank, and setup/tie-down everything
- research, order parts, build a metal rack to sit above my main gear in the bed, to I can store things on top of it, while still in the canopy
- get three more 20L water containers (have two already) and figure out whether I can simply tie-down these guys on the roof rack
- get another 20L jerry can and figure out storage/mounting for both
- eBay an OEM 17" sport wheel, get another BFG KO2 in matching size, and replace the OEM spare with that
- get a propane-based water heater, source piping to work with my new pressurized water system, and source a propane splitter so one tank can feed both my stove and the water heater
- figure out storage/transport for recovery gear and tools; same thing for clothing and dry-goods food; might need to throw a couple more boxes on the roof rack, but I'm beginning to get close to the max 200lb weight, so I need to think about that...
- as soon as my Relentless Fabrication bumper arrives, get that installed along with the winch, 700lb coils, new rear leaf packs (w/ u-bolt flip kit and longer rear brake lines), plus get an alignment done; will probably get ECGS bushing installed at the same time

^ all this needs to happen before the end of February, as in March I'm heading down to Moab, Death Valley, and whatever else I fit!

 

Installed & hooked up my BlueSea ML-ACR smart battery isolator, wired the button, connected AUX battery and the solar to said battery. Everything seems to be working properly!



Nearby crack heads were advised to not approach the tools I had laying around:





Yay button!



Also got rid of the air damn, and was surprised to find a whole bunch of nice scratches on it. Guess I'm overdue with removing it. I actually preferred the look of the truck with the air damn, but practicality calls...

 

your dog is the best.


...and you're either single/don't live with your woman, or you have the most kick ass, amazing girlfriend/wife.
Because if I did half the shit you do inside the house my girlfriend would cut my cock off.



OH, and nice build brother.
How are you liking the compressor you got?
I'm almost considering selling my twin ARB and getting a portable one since I can't figure out a place to mount the damn thing, or sell it and get a single since I no longer need a twin for just airing tires (not running lockers anymore as it did on the jeep)

 

@0210 see edit above

 

The trick is to have a titanium cock!

So far I'm super happy with the compressor. It's a champ, the quality of everything is good, and very fast (compared to what I was using before - it'll be slower than the twin ARB).

I can see how mounting the twin would be a challenge - it's a large unit. I vaguely remember someone mounting a compressor in the bed's wall and running hoses outwards - maybe that could work for you? Will almost certainly require drilling the bed's inner wall/liner, though.

Honestly, I figure that if you're not inflating 35's every single day, and aren't using air tools (w/ an air tank), that twin is unnecessary overkill.

 

I was originally planning on mounting it behind the back seat but don't want to lose that space. Not fond of bed mounting either. I know it can fit on the passenger side engine bay but I was planning to put a battery there.

I saw someone on here mount a single behind the factory battery near the master cylinder. That's why I'm considering selling it to my friend and getting a single. And ya not planning on running tools as I have cordless stuff for that. Not running dual lockers anymore either so thinking just get s portable one. Will serve what I need it to do. And probably cheaper too.

 

Yup, I've seen photos of single compressors mounted there. Exactly where I mounted the battery isolator and couple circuit breakers. How nice of Toyota to leave us some empty space and threaded holes .

 

Yep so that's probably going to be the plan. As the twin is too big and like you said, overkill.

And it's not as fast as you'd think. Besides it seems the viairs aren't as noisy.