PC3coyote's 2017 Tacoma Build

2017 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT BUILD



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• I bought this truck brand new with 3 miles on it in Cocoa Beach, Florida where we lived at the time on December 22, 2016 and it was the first vehicle I'd ever bought new. I had always enjoyed lightly modifying all of my previous vehicles but since the truck was the first that was new, I wanted to wait to break the truck in and do things right the first time. It was only days before I had the itch to start modifying things.
• Within the first month, we took the truck on the first of many camping adventures throwing kayaks and paddle boards in the back. It was also in that first month that the truck already had new wheels and tires along with a growing list of planned upgrades. That's when I knew it would not stay stock for long.
• Once we made the big move west to southern California, we made more friends with similar offroading and camping interests and that's when we got the taste of everything California has to offer from the desert to the Eastern Sierra mountains. We then went off the deep end building the truck out.
• The truck has been through many phases as we’ve dialed in the setup to meet our needs but that’s part of the build process and we’ve enjoyed the truck (and the adventures it carried us on) every step of the way!

Cover feature on the October 2019 anniversary issue of 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

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Overview

• Double Cab Short Bed​
• 4x4, Automatic​
• Blazing Blue Pearl color​
• 50,000 miles (as of 2022)​
• Price Paid​
  • Selling Price: $31,430.00​
    • Total MSRP: $37,512.00​
    • Discount: $6,082.00 off MSRP​
    • Total OTD Price: $34,606.33 including TTL​

Performance​

• Nitro Gear 5.29 Gears
  • ECGS clamshell bushing (to eliminate the needle bearing)
• Harrop e-Locker (rear)
• Overland Tailors "Overlander OTT 7.0 Torque Tune" (for 5.29 gears, 35” tires, 87 octane fuel)
• Rough Country in-line speedometer calibrator
• UpTop OverlandUpTake Snorkel
• Exhaust rerouted around transfer case - by @liquid_torch
• Exhaust cut to axle dump
• Low Range Off Road differential breather kit

Suspension​

• Front Suspension
  • Total Chaos uniball upper control arms
  • OME 886 coils with OME firm struts with strut assembly by HeadStrong Off-Road
  • OME 5mm front trim spacer on driver side
  • Total Chaos weld-on spindle gussets with swaybar mounts - by @liquid_torch
  • DRT Fabrication cab mount relocation - by @GHOST SHIP (TacomaWorld)
  • Hammered and sealed pinch welds - by @mixedmetalwork
  • Full fender trim, removed fender liners - by @GHOST SHIP (TacomaWorld)
  • Wheeler's front superbumps
• Rear Suspension
  
  • Deaver U402 expedition stage 3 leaf springs with Deaver polyurethane leaf springs
  • BAMF HD shackle hangers with BAMF HD shackles and polyurethane bushings - by @liquid_torch
  • Custom high clearance cross tube for BAMF HD shackle hangers - by @liquid_torch
  • OME nitrocharger sport rear shocks
  • Archive Garage stealth HD u-bolt flip kit
  • Archive Garage yellow speed bump stops
  • OME driveshaft spacer
  • Custom spacers for brake and ABS lines

Wheels and Tires​

• KMC KM275 Terra 17x9 -38mm matte black wheels (qty 5)​
• Goodyear 315/70R17 Wrangler M/T tires (qty 5)​
• SCS Performance extended thread spline black lug nuts​
• Extreme Outback captive no-loss valve stem caps​

Electrical​

• Batteries Plus X2Power 27F AGM Battery​
  • Off-Grid Engineering machined aluminum battery tie-down​
  • Generic battery tray and 10” j-hooks​
  • SDHQ billet battery terminal upgrade kit​
• NOCO GENM1 on-board battery charger with NOCO AC port plug with 12ft extension cable​
• Trigger Six Shooter accessory controller with a Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 100A fuse​
• Blue Sea Systems ST-blade battery terminal mount fuse block kit​
• Smittybilt X-20 synthetic 10k winch with a blue Factor 55 flatlink​
• LambTek Innovations winch switch bracket​
• Dometic CFX3 25 fridge on homemade platform with Dometic 12V and 12V 2-pin plugs in cab​
• Kenwood DMX906S receiver (wireless Apple CarPlay, gauges and engine data, steering wheel controls, HD radio, anytime front and rear cameras)​
• WOLFBOX dash cam backup mirror with front and rear dual cameras, BOYO VTK501HD front camera​

Armor​

• Bruteforce Fab front plate bumper (steel, powdercoated)​
  • Hoop with side supports​
  • Light cutouts​
  • Winch cutout​
• Bruteforce Fab rear high clearance bumper (steel, powdercoated)​
  • Side rub rails​
  • Swingout tire carrier​
  • Fold-down table​
  • Light cutouts​
  • Camera relocation box​
  • Dual jerry can holder with Scepter military fuel cans (tan) and military water cans (tan)​
  • Expedition Essentials propane quick bottle mount with a 11 lb Flame King propane tank​
  • Trasharoo (tan)​
• SOS Concepts rock sliders with kickout (steel, painted with bedliner)​
• RCI Metalworks front skid plate (aluminum)​
• RCI Metalworks mid skid plate with catalytic converter guards (aluminum)​
• RCI Metalworks transfer case skid plate (aluminum)​
• RCI Metalworks lower control arm skid plates (aluminum)​
• RCI Metalworks gas tank skid plate (aluminum)​
• RCI Metalworks rear differential skid plate (steel, powdercoated)​

Lighting​

• Front Lighting​
  • Morimoto XB LED Headlights V2 with amber DRL​
  • Baja Designs LED squadron sport fog lights (amber, wide cornering) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper​
  • Baja Designs LED S8 20” light bar (amber, driving/combo) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper​
  • Baja Designs LED S1 chase light (amber, wide cornering) mounted to GoFast Camper​
• Side Lighting​
  • MESO Customs ultimate LED smoked mirror turn signals​
  • MESO Customs puddle lights​
• Rear Lighting​
  • Rigid Ignite rear lights (flush mount, white, diffused) with reverse signal trigger mounted in Bruteforce Fab rear bumper​
  • OEM Pro tail lights with MESO Customs total tail light kit stage 1​
• General Exterior Lighting​
  • Baja Designs LED dome light (white) under hood​
  • Yotomafia rock light light kit (white, 6 KMC Cycylone pods)​
• Interior Lighting​
  • MESO Customs ultimate LED map lights (red)​
  • MESO Customs ultimate LED dome light (white) with door trigger disconnect​
  • KTJO 4x4 LED door bowl lights (red)​
  • Generic LED footwell lights (red) with dome light trigger via DSIM Solution’s DomeRock harness​

Truck Exterior​

• Taco Vinyl raptor grille with white running lights, custom 1985-1987 Land Cruiser grille emblem)​
• SUMA Performance wide angle convex side mirrors (blue tint, hydrophobic, defroster, built in turn signals)​
• 20% window tint in the front, 35% window tint in the rear over privacy glass​
• Tacoma Vinyl Decals matte black decal tailgate letter inserts​
• Matte black bed decals​
• Removed spare tire hoist​
• Removed OEM front spoiler and OEM front skid plate​
• Removed OEM pinstriping, dealer decal, tailgate V6 emblem, door Tacoma emblems​
• Homemade AC drain mod​
• Homemade tailgate securing​

Truck Interior​

• Clazzio all black leather seat covers (front, rear, center console)​
• Desert Does It front seat jackers, rear seat jackers, front multi mount panel, and quick drop fire extinguisher mount with a First Alert home1 2.5 lb fire extinguisher​
• Accessories Mounting​
  • Taco Garage Dashtop Multi-Mount​
    • RAM short arm with a Quad Lock RAM adapter with a red lever (for an iPhone)​
    • RAM short arm with a RAM Garmin inReach Mini adapter​
  • Hondo Garage un-holey dash mount a RAM short arm and a @Kiddmen57 (expedition portal) UV-5R radio mount​
• Trim​
  • MESO Customs interior chrome delete kit (black)​
    • Center console cup holder, shift boot, push to start button, 4WD selector​
    • Door handle covers​
    • Steering wheel cover​
    • Vent rings​
    • Climate control rings​
  • MESO Customs push to start button (red, TRD start/stop)​
  • Black mirror control knob from a 2016-2020 Prius​
  • OEM door still protectors​
  • Taco Vinyl Decals glove box decal (red) and steering wheel phone button decal (red)​
  • Taco Vinyl glove box key blackout decal​
• Switches​
  • Aug-Motive overhead center switch panel​
  • MESO Customs puddle light switch​
  • CH4x4 switches for e-locker and master kill switch for Trigger Controller​
• OEM all-weather mats​
• OEM Pro shift knob with Tacoma Vinyl Decals decal (red)​
• MESO Customs extended fuse panel cover​
• MESO Customs QQND coin tray with OG TRD lid​
• Salex Organizers OCD (organized console device) center console tray​
• Essentially Engineered car cup holder expander​
• MESO Customs minimalist key fob (voodoo blue) and titanium key rings​

GO FAST CAMPER

Overview​

• Unit #472
• Options
  • V1 platform camper
  • Custom blue frame
  • Black panels
  • Front and rear windows
  • Driver’s side tent door
• Build timeline
  • 2018-12-17 Deposit in
  • 2019-06-07 Color samples shipped
  • 2019-06-13 Transfer complete (purchased someone’s build spot)
  • 2019-07-23 Options Set
  • 2019-07-24 Invoice sent
  • 2019-07-31 Invoice paid
  • 2019-08-06 Ready for production
  • 2019-09-03 In production
  • 2019-09-19 Components produced
  • 2019-11-04 In assembly
  • 2019-11-25 Sealant curing
  • 2019-12-05 Soft goods installation
  • 2019-12-20 Complete
  • 2020-02-08 White glove delivery (met in Joshua Tree, CA)
• Production summary
  • Time from Deposit In to Complete: 52 weeks, 4 days
  • Time from Deposit in to Color Samples Shipped: 24 weeks, 4 days
  • Time from Deposit In to In Production: 37 weeks, 1 days
  • Time from Color Samples Shipped to In Production: 12 weeks, 4 days
  • Time from Ready for Production to In Production: 4 weeks, 0 days
  • Time from In Production to Complete: 15 weeks, 3 days

Electrical​

• Dakota Lithium 100 Ah lithium battery mounted in a NOCO battery box
  • Blue Sea Systems on-off switch
  • Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 75A fuse
  • 175W Anderson plug
• Renogy 175W flexible solar panel mounted on GFC roof with cable entry housing on roof and a 50W Anderson plug
• Following mounted on a Cali Raised LED front bed molle panel (powdercoated)
  • Victron Energy BMV 712 smart battery monitor with temperature sensor
  • Victron Energy smartsolar MPPT 75/15 charge controller
  • Victron Energy phoenix 12/500 inverter with bluetooth cable and a Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 50A fuse
  • Blue Sea Systems 6 circuit fuse panel with negative terminals
  • Blue Sea Systems common bus bars (qty 2)
  • Blue Sea Systems 25A circuit breakers (qty 3)
  • Molle storage pouch
• Blue Sea Systems 3 switch accessory panel with master switch mounted in cubby
  • Blue Sea Systems dual fast charge USB ports
  • Dometic 12V and 12V 2-pin plugs
• Dual fast charge USB ports with on-off switch upstairs in tent
• ProForce Onboard pressurized water system mounted in cubby (water pump with quick disconnect input with in-line filter and quick disconnect output with 7 pattern spray handle)

Lighting​

• MadCap Supply LED GFC lighting kit (for both downstairs and upstairs, white and red selectable, dimmable)
• Baja Designs LED dome lights (white and red) mounted to GFC frame
• Rigid Ignite (white, diffused) mounted to an adjustable RAM arm on the GFC frame
• Matt Gecko bed lights (warm white)

Exterior GFC​

• Rhino Rack batwing compact awning (passenger side mount) mounted with GFC awning brackets
• GFC cross bar rack mounts with Yakima 58” round bars and Yakima SupDawg paddle board carriers
• GFC platform wind skid
• GFC ladder
• 5% ceramic window tint on rear window
• Levels (rear, driver side)
• Handles (rear, driver side)
• GZila Designs rain fly pole holder kit (qty 2)
• Josh Edgar Designs tentlock (lock tent closed) (qty 2)

Interior GFC​

• VRNCLR Sewn Storage top shelf upstairs storage (coyote color)
• Custom 1 inch latex mattress topper and GFC fitted sheets (white/black)
• D-rings on GFC frame for miscellaneous accessory mounting
• Custom bungee cord bedding catch
• Homemade paracord paper towel and toilet paper holder
• Homemade paracord clothesline
• Josh Edgar Designs stepup (step to get upstairs) (qty 2)
• Josh Edgar Designs hatchlatch (lock rear door from inside)
• Josh Edgar Designs BuddyMount with lift/drop plate (mounts Mr. Heater propane buddy heater)
• Mobtown Offroad tailgate reinforcement plate (powdercoated)
• At The Helm bed stiffeners (painted black)
• OEM front bed rail header sealed with butyl tape
• Micwillia bed cubby caps
• D-rings on the cubbies
• Eezy Supplies rig pull (to pull up tailgate)
• Camco little red campfire propane fire pit
• Front Runner Outfitters wolf packs stage boxes (qty 4)
• Front Runner Outfitters stratchits (several)

Recovery and Safety​

• Viair 400P portable air compressor
• ARB E-Z deflator
• Safe Jack sergeant off road kit (6 Ton bottle jack with extension screw collar, 3” and 6” bottle jack extensions, 8.5-12” adjustable bottle jack extension, flat jack pad, universal round pad) and Safe Jack universal bottle jack base
• GoTreads traction boards / leveling blocks (orange, qty 2) and storage case
• Garmin inReach mini (orange)
• BaoFeng UV-5R radio with a 15.6 inch whip antenna and spare battery
• NOCO boost plus GB40 1000A lithium jump starter
• Jumper cables
• ARB snatch strap 17.6k 2" x 30ft
• Smittybilt tow strap 20.6k 2" x 30ft
• Smittybilt tree saver 40.0k 4" x 8ft
• Smittybilt d-ring 9.5k 3/4" with Daystar d-ring isolators (several)
• Smittybilt snatch block 17.6k
• ARB recovery dampener
• Peerless z-chain snow chains

Notable Previous Truck Mods​

• Performance
  • MBRP T409 stainless steel turndown exhaust
• Suspension
  • OME dakar heavy duty leaf springs with stock shackles and OME u-bolts
• Wheels and Tires
  Yokohama 285/75R17/E (33.8x11.2) Geolandar M/T G003 tires (qty 5)
  • BFG 285/70R17/C (32.7x11.2) KO2 A/T tires (qty 5)
  • BFG 265/70R17/C (31.6x10.4) KO2 A/T tires (qty 4)
  • SCS Performance 17x8.5 -10mm dark bronze F5 wheels (qty 5)
  • OEM 17x7 -4mm matte black 4Runner TRD pro wheels (qty 4)
• Electrical
  • Dometic CFX3 55IM fridge with protective cover mounted to a DFG Offroad tilting fridge slide
  • Dometic CFX 50W fridge
  • Dometic PLB40 portable lithium battery
• Armor
  • Southern Style OffRoad slimline hybrid bumper with a bull bar, light/winch cutouts, and 20” generic LED light bar (steel, powdercoated)
• Lighting
  • Baja Designs LED OnX6+ 20” light bar (amber, driving/combo) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper
  • Baja Designs LED S2 sport ditch lights (amber, driving/combo) mounted on RCI Offroad ditch light brackets
  • 4 Baja Designs XL sports (white, spot) mounted on a BAMF behind the grille bracket
  • OEM headlights with black headlight mod (BHLM) and HIDs
  • Element LED 40” mounted on Prinsu Offroad roof rack
  • Element LED 20” LED light bar mounted in SSO slimline hybrid bumper
  • 30” generic LED light bar mounted on Rago Fabrication hidden bumper brackets
• Exterior
  • Prinsu Offroad roof rack
  • OEM TRD Pro grille
  • Yakima SpareRide bike carrier
• Bed Setup
  • KB VooDoo mid-height bed rack with a Freespirit Recreation high country series 55″ roof top tent and a ARQ4WD 270deg Awning with custom brackets
  • ARE V-series topper with tilt-down front sliding window, fabric headliner, LED battery dome light, black Vantech J-1000 roof rack (custom cut to 48")
  • MobileStrong HDPE bed drawers (carpet top, locking) with MobileStrong dividers and d-rings for securing cargo
  • Custom sleeping platform with full-length powdercoated drawers and three-piece red oak deck
  • Thule Xsporter bed rack
  • Access Vanish tonneau cover

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Partnerships​

Events and Media:​

• November 2022: LA Auto Show event in Los Angeles, California at the Go Fast Camper Overland Experience
• May 2022: Rig Talk x Pit and Paddock Cars + Coffee event in Rancho Cucamonga, California
• September/October 2019: Cover and centerfold feature for 4WD Toyota Owner magazine

Brands we've worked with: GoPro, Dakota Lithium, Baja Designs, MESO Customs, Trigger Controller, Taco Vinyl, Madcap Supply, Brute Force Fab, Southern Style Offroad, GoTreads, ARQ4WD, Showstoppers Offroad, RPM Offroad Garage, and more​

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• Truck Build Page and Portfolio
  
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• GoFast Camper Build Page

 

Fantastic build!

I have Black grille/badges/mirror/handles en route to start the "murdering" out process. Got my eyes on the TRD wheels right now, they look like they've got a bit of an offset to stock - do you know?

Going to do a lift?

 

Thanks, I appreciate it! Black will look great 'murdered out'! Keeping it clean is a PITA but it looks awesome! No plans for a lift. I'm really happy with the size gain from these tires and the factory ground clearance. I don't want to mess with anything more from factory since it could potentially affect gas mileage, warranties, and other part compatiabilities. Some of the lifts I've seen look amazing though so if you're up for it and do it right, it's worth it. May change my mind though! Regarding the wheels, they do have 0.787" offset when compared to stock I believe. More specs below for ya! I think they're right...

Stock TRD wheels and tires

• Wheels: 17" diameter, 7.5" wide, 30mm offset
• Tires: P265/65R17 size, 30.6" diameter tire, 10.4" wide, 6.8" sidewall

TRD Pro wheels and KO2 tires

• Wheels: 17" diameter, 7" wide, 4mm offset
• Tires: LT265/70R17 size, 31.6" diameter tire, 10.4" wide, 7.3" sidewall

Overall gain

• 20mm wheel offset, 1"/3.3% tire diameter, 0.5"/7.4% tire sidewall

 

Good on you! Did 2" lift on mine but helped the aesthetics of it being a LB, and a lot of the camping we do requires a bit more clearance out here.

Thanks for the rim specs. Drooling.

 

Much improved over stock. I have the BBP Sport as well and these are most of the mods I want to do. I have been debating between stock wheel or TRD rims. I'm not sure how I feel about the red on the wheels with the blue truck. It looks nice, but I'm not sure I like it more than stock. I'm also between derping the grill and going with the Pro grill. Looking at your truck is making me want to go the more expensive route!

 

Thanks! I really like the improvements.

Regarding the wheels, I think they are what make the truck. There's a matte grey option as opposed to matte black if you'd prefer that. I haven't seen them on a BBP I dont' think but I'm sure they'd look great. The wheels and tires are the biggest change I think. The stock wheels definitely don't look bad, especially if you put some beefier tires on them.

For the grill, I really do like the Pro option but it's definitely pricey. I really like the plastidipped Sport/OR grills with emblem left chrome and the TRD emblem added. I also saw @sexytacoma's SR grill where he cut/modded it and added Satoshi TACOMA letters and Raptor lights. I think that's been my favorite and cleanest grill thus far one even more so than the Pro grill. My only gripe with the Pro grill is how it sticks out as compared to the stock ones. I really like the aggressive look though.

Regarding the wheel TRD logos, I wasn't sure how I felt about the red either but it doesn't look awful with the red taillights. @rrentrop makes some awesome decals for the wheels and be color matched to any factory color and they work on these wheels. I'm between blue to match the truck, cement to match the TACOMA in the grill, and silver/grey to match the lugs/locks. I can't decide! I value any opinion

 

I didn't know you could get color matched lettering! That seals the deal for me i guess. Someone posted a pic of the BBP ones on the thread you linked. I think that's the way to go. Just adds a little pop of color to that big area of black. I think the red looks good on the BBP truck, but the blue looks better.

 

Yeah it's just a nice little touch that most people won't notice but people with OCD like me definitely notice and appreciate! I've been torn for awhile now on which color to get. I wasn't sure if blue on blue is too tacky and if the cement to match the grill will look better. I don't think you can go wrong though on keeping red or switching to blue, cement, grey, silver, etc.

 

Don't think blue would looks any tackier than the red. Cement would probably look nice too though. Maybe a little more understated. I guess they're only 20 bucks so you aren't out too much if you don't like the one you pick.

 

Decisions, decisions! I'll probably pull the trigger on some tonight.

 

What color do you think? Red is stock, blue and cement are decals. Excuse my poor 5min MS paint "photoshop" job

 

cement!

 

Thanks! That's what I've been leaning towards the most. There's also silver sky and magnetic grey metallic which have more of metallic flake. I think the cement would look the best out of the silver/greys due to the matte wheels and letters on the grill

Here are the options:

Blue


Cement


Grey


Silver

 

I vote BLUE and put some BLACK lug nuts on and ball out!!!

 

I went back and forth on black lugs vs chrome. I ended up keeping chrome due to:

• Offset all black wheels and tires since I didn't like white lettering on the outside
• Didn't have to buy new lugs, could reuse OEM chrome ones
• Could use OEM chrome wheel locks
• The sockets of where the lugs go on these wheels actually are not painted black like the rest of the wheels so there may be some chrome showing (only a little) even with black lugs - see below

 

Right on, truck looks damn nice either way!!!

 

Thanks! I really appreciate it! Always more to do

 

Oh you can say that again!!!

 

Dang. Now I am leaning towards the grey...you had to go and show some more choices! Yep, truck looks great any way you dice it. I am shopping for wheels now and you are gonna make me buy these! I like the decal on the bed in black. A+ If I could just find some matte black 4" nerf bars that fit an access I'd be doing' better! Now leaning towards Iron Cross and taking them to a weld shop to make 'em fit.
Keep up the good work!