Vagabond Drifter Camper Buildout and Mods

2007 TRD Sport

All I had to do was relocate the power steering reservoir with some from hoses Autozone. Cheap, easy, and its been through A LOT and no cracked fender underneath either side



Here’s the write up on how to do it:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/power-steering-reservoir-relocate-for-dual-battery.430056/




Btw, dual battery thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ts-see-them-multiple-batteries-thread.295653/

 

Oh don’t worry I did.

 

Yes, we got the Alu-Cab one for the passenger side. It's bigger than we expected all bundled up, but it is sweet. Someone asked about passenger versus driver side. We decided on the passenger side since when we pull over on the side of the road, we could deploy it without it going into the roadway. And, I know this probably doesn't make a lot of sense ergonomically, but our dual side-by-side battery is in the front driver's side so the extra weight on the rear passenger side could potentially (in our dreams?) even out some of the weight. And now that we have it, it's also nice that it is sticking out over the curb rather than the road when it's packed up.

 

Wire pass thru for solar? Anyone have a good solution? Sadly I cannot find this mentioned in here, and I could have sworn there was a post with a pass thru, similar to what was used on boats.

Losing my mind.

 

One of the NorCal boys posted up this:

$19 Scanstrut DS-H60 Small Horizontal Cable Seal

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SWTPE52

Mounting to the outside edge of the roof.

 

Hey OP I know this is a weird request but would you post that first badass pic in the thread I started of 3rd gen Tacos in front of storms? Trying to get a good gallery going. Sweet build you have there!

 

I used a couple of these guys, located underneath one of my panels (and towards the edge, so outside of the tent, of course).

$14 Hilitchi 60 Piece Nylon Plastic Waterproof Adjustable 3.5-13mm Cable Glands Joints Cable Gland - PG7, PG9, PG11, PG13.5, PG16

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MDTQAFB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Yea I used two of these since each wire for the solar is 10 AWG. Outside perimeter of the lid so that its outside the tent

For people that don’t have a Drifter yet, here’s a pic that shows the outside part of the lid that is outside of the tent. I attached the roof L-track in that same space

 

from there did you just slip the wire through the front corner of the tent/

 

Precisely, there’s a small opening in the tent in the front corners of the tent

Edit: kind of a crappy/zoomed in pic, but you get the idea

 

Really digging the way you cleaned up that extra lightbar wiring

 

Haha ya bish! That pic was from before it was wired up. Used one of those hollow stainless bolts to clean it up

 

Lololol
Had to.

But yeah, those bolts really are cool!

 

Sure! Link it here so I can find it

 

Here's a shot of the LED bar wiring for any interested. Slightly bigger bolt to accommodate a 10AWG wire, then grounded it on that exact bolt to minimize the wiring as much as possible.


And more bad assery pics

 

what are the little clippies (that's the tech term if you didn't know) every one is using to hold your solar wiring down to the roof when routing it?

 

These chingaderas

Adjustable Adhesive Nylon Wire Cable Clips Clamps – Black (Pack of 50)

https://www.amazon.com/eBoot-Adjust...gateway&sprefix=adjustable+cable+clips&sr=8-4

 

I used something like this with zip ties:

$14 Zip Tie Adhesive-Backed Mounts 100 Pack. Professional-Grade, UV Black Cable Tie Bases: 1.1 x 1.1. Screw-Hole Anchor Point Provides Optimal Strength for Long-Term Durability & Use

https://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Backed-Mounts-Nova-Supply-Professional-Grade/dp/B06XNBS6TG

They're available at the big box stores too I think.

 

both look like exactly what I need, thanks amigo's!

 

Is anyone using a Prinsu roof rack or a different roof rack? I'm wondering what people think of them. I'm looking for a place to store trax and fuel and other stuff I don't access to all the time.