RisingWithoutWings - 2016 TRD Off Road-Build

Love the amor...if you noticed but for your fuel capacity, notice any drop or are you still able to get 18 ish gallons filling up after the light comes on (considering that you don't run it all the way empty)? Reading that the the tank has to be a bit compressed to get it installed.

 

Now that you've got a suspension lift and body lift done. Was there any issues with needing to extend brake lines or steering spacers, etc?
At the moment I've got a 2" lift in the front and 3" in the rear (lots of constant weight in the bed), but I'm thinking of doing a 1" body lift as well.

 

I definitely did not notice a decrease in the amount of gas I can put into the tank. I don't think "compressed" is the right word, it just needs to be installed with an empty tank to make the install easier. I installed mine with more than half a tank of gas and it was difficult to thread the bolt and nuts together because of the weight of the tank. I'd highly recommend installing it with less than a quarter or so of gas to make the install easier

 

I have not ran into any issues needing new brake lines or steering spacers. The truck actually feels amazing now that i switched the Icon AAL for the Dakar HD kit. The Nitro re-gear is to thank for the amazingness now too

 

Gotcha...next time, if you don't mind and the opportunity presents itself, how many gallons to fill up with the light on....curious minds would like to know. Thanks for your feed back..I'm still considering the tank skid but I did just received my mid skid pro version from them.

 

Yeah no worries, forsure it is 18. I've actually almost ran out the reserve and have pumped 20.5 once. I'll get back to you in a day or two.

 

I pumped 17.6 today just after the light turned on. Forsure I still had a few gallons left that would have lasted 27 or so miles

 

Thx buddy! Yeah i was able to get 18.5 to 19 depending how much further I'll go, usually it's only 10-15miles right after the light comes on. That 1-1.5gal difference can be huge depending on their rig setup.

 

I swear the manual claims like a 21.5 or 22.5 gallon tank. I’ve put as much as 20 gallons in mine.

 

Yeah this shows 21.1. I've pumped 20.5 once so it's definitely there lol http://touch.toyota.com/content/ebrochure/2016/tacoma_ebrochure.pdf

 

Yea, roger that.

 

Would like to see more details on the aprs/tablet setup and the solar charging setup. Where in Socal are you?

 

This is my new ham radio setup

This is the mount I went with :
https://www.ballsoutoffroad.com/product-page/3rd-gen-tacoma-accessory-mount

Details in this thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/in-dash-hidden-universal-mount-ram-compatible.507347/page-27

I made a custom bracket which is nothing but a L shaped piece of metal






Also custom switch panel :
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/custom-switch-panels.533747/

Details
- 7 switch
- Toyota Switch Mic Mount
https://www.shapeways.com/product/9...l&utm_campaign=payment-received&utm_content=3

- Toyota Switch with keystone
https://www.shapeways.com/product/2...l&utm_campaign=payment-received&utm_content=4

- custom keystone from local HAM radio outlet to extent cable

 

Solar setup is on page 2 of this thread. Basically the solar panel wires up to the solar controller which wires up to the bluesea fuse box that connects to my aux battery.

APRS tablet is a Microsoft Surface running APRSISCE/32 http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/

I don't have the tablet anymore but here is my old setup before my new mount. The mount I was using was the Un-Holey Dash Vent mount

The tablet was wired via usb to the ham radio and also a gps dongle. The GPS dongle would should me where on the map I was and the HAM radio communicate to the tablet the APRS becons so I was able to see other APRS users, trucks, etc.

This is someone else's setup where they describe how it works:




Old mount I was using:
http://www.hondogarage.com/index.php/product/landing/un-holey-dash-mount-tacoma-2016

 

Changed out my sPOD touch screen for the sPOD HD Panel. This is mounted in the square above the center cup holder.

 

ARB Fridge monitor and National Luna Dual Battery Controller mounted under parking break

 

Added snorkel and wrapped hood in a matte black to remove hood glare and add protection.

 

Pics of your fridge mounted? Is it on a slide mount? Trying to figure out if I can Mount a fridge and slide under a tonneau cover.

 

I don't have any pictures right now but it's mounted to the smaller arb drawer that slides out. My particular setup wouldn't fit under a tonneau cover