The EXPO TRON Build

96 Ranch Road to Oracle Junction Night Run - April 14th, 2017

Of course now that I was properly equipped with ALL the Baja Designs lights, it was time for a night run! Even though I had plans to get these lights since I purchased the bumper from SDHQ a year ago, @JTS2014TACO @PLC721 @SuperiorDetail @tubbsisland & @GTABurnout definitely teased me with their setups every step of the way I was stoked to FINALLY be able to see at night again @Baja Designs #BrighterBolderBetter

From Inferno to SuperWhite!


Pic Cred: @JTS2014TACO


Hanging out with @GTABurnout before the run! Gotta love those Red Methods!




Again Pic Cred: @JTS2014TACO I definitely need a new camera now


The Night Run Crew @tubbsisland @JTS2014TACO @TRON_ @GTABurnout @SuperiorDetail & pictured further down @Taylor@KC HiLiTES , @XPOTRPR & @Milota95



















@XPOTRPR






Lighting up Hunter @GTABurnout from my hill top, he was atleast 300 yards away and even though the pic doesn't justify it, I could see him clear as day!




And Chili's in Oro Valley to end the night

 

Good time for sure dude's. good seeing you buddy, been awhile. Was nice meeting some new guys and putting names to trucks. Thanks for inviting us!

 

Happy to help man!! I actually had a lot of fun working on it and am glad that it turned out so well. Stoked to see your truck come together! Next time you're up here we'll get that bed outlet all taken care of if you want.

 

Truck is looking awesome!
The more I look at these pics, the more I want a tundra. Trying hard to convince myself I really dont "need" a cement tundra pro

 

No problem man! Glad you guys made it out and wish I coulda ventured back north with you, I was having too much fun it went by way too fast!

Hell yea dude! I almost forgot about the bed outlet too, I have another massive new addition showing up later TODAY, so ill have to install that and order the outlet.

Thanks man, believe me I did not think I would like the tundra this much when I was rolling in Rinzler, but it really is a bigger better Tacoma The cement pro looks amazing too!

 

B.A.M.F. DAY - April 19th, 2017

Thanks to the "It'll Buff Out Award", I won a $500 gift card to Bay Area Metal Fabrication B.A.M.F. I really appreciate all the votes from you guys! Of course this meant it was time for Jerry's full size Tundra Bed Rack! I liked my previous setup but since they were just bed bars to hold the RTT, I didn't put too much thought into how much they would move around after wheeling as well as the lack of space to mount tools on them. Originally I planned to keep the RTT below the cab height, but turns out I like having full use of the rear window and more height for gear in the bed. I was even thinking of a camper for awhile, but this award was the perfect way to sway my decision Huge thanks to @JLee Jerry also for being super patient with me as I had plenty of requests for this rack. The end product ended up with his brand new universal mounting system. There's endless possibilities to mount your recovery tools on these new mounts, and I'm 100% satisfied with this transaction!!


Now it's officially #EAF


Here I have the Hi-Lift mounted already on the inner passenger side mount. Gotta love that BAMF cutout!


Literally the sexiest angles of any bedrack out there!

 

Damn!! Thats one bad ass bed rack!

 

Nice Rack ( . Y . )

@JLee the new mounts are sick! so many options for the new setup

 

Yeah they are very large but pretty sweet.

 

Tundras to Sedona - April 27th-30th, 2017

This was a spectacular event for the Tundra Community! Gotta hand it to @KevinK for putting it together and attracting not only a ton of Tundra enthusiasts, but awesome vendors as well! The trip started Thursday the 27th after TRON was officially prepped and loaded. The RTT sat nice and high on the new BAMF rack, and I was excited to roll out with the new setup

Final Prep in Chandler with @PLC721










And Northbound!


Met up with Ryan along the way and tuned off onto Stoneman Lake Road toward camp


Setup camp right away to enjoy the weather








Breaking in the Murder Spork!




@n2deep


Next morning we were up early and ready to GO FAST! @KevinK


Hey it was 5 o'clock somewhere..... not just 10:42am at Someburros in Flagstaff....



Go-FAST Friday at the Cinders I'll have to post my little video on here for those not on IG. Kinda sad we cut the day short but it was so much fun! I may or may not have hit the deep whoops at 50+..... but regardless my ADS 3.0s up front handled everything I threw at em with ease

@SDHQ OFFROAD @olsin6 @PLC721














Thanks to Joey @olsin6 for some more awesome pics of TRON in the Cinders and then continued on in Broken Arrow






So we head back to camp to meet up with Brian @ADSRacingShocks and he showed up with this!!!


You could say I was like a giddy little school girl when he handed me the key and let me take it for a drive!


Without a doubt freaking DREAM Setup right here!




Saturday Morning Raffle time!




Front and Center I ended up winning the SDHQ Secondary Intake Pump Relocation Kit! I was just 1 of many prizes that morning and still amazed at how much the Vendors contributed to the raffle!


Immediately following it was time for the actual "Tundras to Sedona" for us anyway


Went on a whim and ended up picking the perfect place for lunch in Sedona! Moon Dogs Pizza before the trails


We were joined by a few more Tundras @osidepunker & @n2deep Led the way to the Greasy Spoon Trail West of Sedona Looking like we are about to straight up race in the Baja!


Our 2wd guys in the group making this trail look easy












Huge thanks to @n2deep Wife for these photos! She did a great job of capturing some cool moments!


















After completing the Greasy Spoon Trail West of Sedona we headed to the Enchantment Resort of Sedona! I could not believe this 5 Star Hotel existed without my knowledge after all the times my Wife and I had visited! It was pretty damn "Enchanting" and served as a nice place to clean up abit and grab some drinks before heading out for the Broken Arrow Night Run Of course we found another photo op since we were deep in the Sedona Red Rock














$20 Margarita with a View!


SQUAD PIC


Travis @SuperiorDetail grabbed a pic of TRON on our way to Broken Arrow


Broken Arrow we meet again My new rear lift definitely allowed for me to play around this time!


















It was one HELL of an awesome trip! Cant wait for T2S 2018! Here's the last one I have before the real night run which was fun navigating through Broken Arrow at night, definitely added more of a challenge

 

Looks awesome man! Gotta love AZ trails

 

Epic TRON build is EPIC haha

 

Overland Expo West - May 12-14th, 2017

I already feel spoiled this year with all the Adventures thus far, and 2 of the biggest ones within a month! Only 2 weeks after T2S, we were headed straight back North to Flagstaff for the Overland Expo West 2017! This time my little Brother, USAF Sensor Operator, came home from his station in North Dakota, and joined my Wife and I. I am determined to get all my family into the Offroad/Overland scene and the Expo is the perfect place to start We left late Friday night and joined up with @mh.meier at his house in Flagstaff along with @Pelfreybilt @snowtank @tubbsisland @cmack @DefconBrix and quite a few others!


A beautiful Saturday morning in Flagstaff before the Expo TRON posted up in front with TruckNorris



You could say I snatched a good parking spot at the Expo! Was actually better than some of the vendor spots lol


First Order of Business and my only true goal for the entire day.... Find the EARTHROAMER! This behemoth ultimate offroad rig was my highlight, and I swear I will own one of these when I retire


Of course when I'm having tons of fun I tend to forget to take pictures, but I did manage to take some early on in the day. First up was the Expedition Overland Booth. Really cool bunch of guys, I thoroughly enjoy watching their YouTube channel and crazy adventures! I have to admit if someone offered to trade me their Land Cruiser, I don't know if I could resist! It was pretty badass






We talked to many vendors including Overland Bound Owners, Mike and Corrie, which was awesome to get face time with them. Here's OB Mike interviewing the Global X Vehicle's Owner! Yea EarthRoamers have competition too I guess...


I did make sure to finally meet Mr. Jon Burtt, an Overland Tacoma guy that I've been a long time Instagram fan of. Love his Flippac setup! If you guys get the chance look him up on IG @jonburtt. He was also hosting the Goose Gear Booth, which was another goal for the day to check out. But I'll let the pics do the rest






@JTS2014TACO stole some photo opportunities of myself and my lil bro as well as TRON






And then our buddy Ryan took some with his awesome camera as well LOL I make @tubbsisland truck look good




Moving on from the Expo we grabbed lunch and headed to camp not too far away. The weather was perfect and we had an awesome group of people to hang out with for the night! @JTS2014TACO @SuperiorDetail @JerryTaco @SixthSnail @snowtank


My wife of course spoiled everyone in attendance with her famous tacos!






















Andrew making TRON even better looking








Early the next morning, @SixthSnail aka the Mini Fridge, and I headed to Broken Arrow in Sedona since he and my little bro had never seen or done the trail before. As always the views were spectacular and TRON handled all the little obstacles with ease






Parked and went exploring on Submarine Rock




My gorgeous Wife


We split off from there and let Matt finish the trail. On our way back out through Mini Moab, we actually ran into James and his Land Cruiser of O_T_X Adventures & Stay the Course. He came all the way from Florida and attended the Expo as well. Always cool to run into people like that on the trails

 

Happy Birthday Bro!!! ​

 

Was a awesome trip!


And happy birthday to the best cousin I could ask for! see you this weekend for shenanigans!

 

Hey buddy, long time no see. How are the ADS' s? I need to upgrade our Tundra and was wondering cost and specs on them if you could PM me please. Thanks buddy.

 

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Somehow I just saw this! Nice write up! Stoked to see what is next.

A lot has changed/is changing on my rig since then.

 

Lol noooo. Actually just met that trip!