Basik Built taco

Since I need practice welding aluminum, I'm crafting up this iPad mount for the truck...

 

iPad mount so far...

http://vid128.photobucket.com/albums/p189/basikbiker/IMG_0557.mp4

 

No more rain related battery issues...

 

Waitin on parts like usual...

 

I'm thinking this might be my next investment myself. Looks perty

 

Nice! Did you get that housing on sale a few weeks ago?

Battery box is awesome. Got any more pics of its build?

 

Yea when they put em on sale...which NEVER HAPPENS lol, I had to just do it. By far I think these are some of the coolest well made housings out there on the market, the craftsmanship on all the internal gusseting and stuff is just awesome....and yea it's beefy

Battery box no I didn't take pictures of the build I just kinda fudged it together at work, the steel actual battery box is inside the aluminum box I made, mainly just to keep the elements out, last time it rained I couldn't start my truck lol

 

No worries, some more of that housing would do the trick.
They are super nice and appear to be really stout. Whats it weigh compared to the OEM?

 

Hey man. So what is the point of the Truss, been looking over your build for a bit, for bed cage ideas.

 

Keep the stock housing from bending into a banana from jumping it all the time

 

No fuckin clue, but the new third is 92lbs and the housing is prolly 100, hubs, rotors, calipers, axle shafts prolly another 100, so yea it's every bit of 300 pounds when built. But it is unsprung wieght

 

Oh, looks like I need that too. Did you fab that?

 

No, it's a truss that trail gear makes, its one that technically isn't for the newer axles but I made it fit, honestly if I were to do it again I wouldn't. U end up warping the housing some when welding it on, and I took my time doing it. Aftermarket housing is the way to go if u want to beat the shit out of your truck

 

I want

 

Got my hubs assembled, axle shafts ordered, brake caliper brackets located and welded on, pretty much ready to take my truck apart to get this inder my truck and do the new brake system...bye bye abs module.

Second pic is some of the work I did layin out the driver side tube additions for a friends tundra that he is gettin race ready for PRIMM in Febuary

 

I love seeing how much room is actually in the truck with all the plastic crap and the seats removed from the rear

 

That's a first gen tundra, there's more room than us 2nd gen taco guys

 

Ah, well that makes sense

 

I was like did Travis go full Dukes of hazzard and weld it all shut!

You need to have an ABS going away party. Stupid ABS is worthless off road

 

Great Build! Congrats!