Mlcc 02 DC build thread

Cool deal, I'm about to tear mine off and get them repainted. Are you going to do trail gear bumpers too?

 

My mind changes everytime I look at bumpers I came across chassis unlimited and liked the looks of that one on the tacoma kind of like a hybrid bumper.

 

I had never seen that one before, but I do like it. I was thinking about getting out the dimple die and sheet metal to customize my trail gear bumpers before I re paint them. I don't know how that would turn out, and it would burn a lot of precious time lol.

 

Time is the build killer, ive seen a few poeple on here that plated there trail gear bumpers, some looked good others are kind of iffy, and also adding some smooth surfaces to a tube bumper a would bring back some aerodynamics... maybe

 

Made progress today added a fuse box which helped organize my wiring mess and my pruis water pump, now I just need to plumb it with the heat exhanger and its ready to go.

 

The snow finally melted and it was a nice sunny day so I washed the truck and debadged the drivers side only still the passenger side to remove and the tailgate.

 

Dialed in the shower system, the spigot will have a hose in its place.
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I finally stuffed a 285/75R16 spare in the stock location.

 

Just got back from moab utah and had a blast, ran fins and thing's a few times and camped at sand flats. I only have a few pics to show because we didnt think to take pics.

 

Installed a 3ft cb antenna, and while I was doing that I noticed I have an axle seal leaking so now ive got to fix that soon.

 

Just pulled the trigger on some OME Dakars

 

Soooo... I found a wrecked 1st gen double cab in a wrecking yard funny thing is I wasn't even looking for it but its mostly there and I snagged the bed liner off of it, and this is how far ive come with putting the dakars in the truck.

 

How are those tires working out?

 

Well one has developed alot of road force but the other 3 are good, and they are kind of wearing fast but then im putting a ton of miles them in a short amount time so its hard to say, but they work and have proved themselves at moab. I have noticed way better fuel mileage with these over the cooper st maxx tires. And another thing too is they just look smaller compared to the coopers, I could be crazy but ive seen other members here say the same thing when they got the same tire.

 

Ok I finally put in the dakars and the first thing I noticed is that the clunk from the drive shaft is 100% gone and my ass end now has some rake to it which is like how like it. I lubricated all the bushings really well and now the front control arms are squeaking like mad so im going to use all the lube I have left over and and do the upper and lower control arms so everything is happy... but now I want OME coil springs too damn it.

 

Those tires do look a little small for 285s. The truck is looking great though!

 

Just pulled the trigger on coastaloffroads bumper

 

The metal bar in the head rest were poking through on the front seats so I snagged some head rests from a camry that I parted out

 

Did you get that bumper in yet?

 

No, its a weld together kit and I just need a weekend to put it together but murphies law is strong recently.