Not A Copy/Paste Tacoma Build

haha yeah I saw that! Hilarious! Love colin's LC, and we are going to be working on it soon to beef it up a bit! But "cream puff" is a great description of the 200.

I haven't had enough time to go through all the pictures yet, trying to catch up with work. but I will definitely be uploading a bunch of stuff soon!! I found an awesome home for that picture you gave us on my sun visor with rubber bands!

 

soooo this happened....


now it's time to

 

o no, what happened. all i see is a dent in your door, which obviously makes a good story i hope. i see you got the rear awning in place, nice. your trip down here was too short. i got a few more sick spots to show ya.

 

I got 35s

Man our trip was way too short, work sucks! We are stoked on the awning though!

 

to bad to see they're clearcutting steep slopes out your way in that second photo, other than that atrocity, nice setup. Good to see someone using the truck to its fullest potential in the way Toyota pickups were originally intended to be used.

 

Thanks man! My wife and I try to get out there as much as we can!

 

finally cut the fronts to clear the 35s... I'll get around to the back eventually. I chopped off 2 1/4" to start and see where that gets me. I also painted inside the wheel wells black so it looks a little nicer.

 

More pictures!

 

Awesome build! really digging the 35's. For the trip, I'd start looking at tools and spares and some of the in-cab locations [eg. behind and under the rear seats. You may consider just pulling the whole rear seats and building dedicated storage there...

 

Haha I'll work on it!!!

Here are a couple from this past weekend with my friend in his LC100


Nobody can say I baby her!




Our setup/booth at the BC Overland Rally!


And this old relic! OG!!! I think it's from the 50s or something. forgot to take a picture of the little description bit.

Thanks man! I guess I haven't posted a picture of my fridge set up, but I took out the seat behind the driver for a fridge platform. I have considered building out the other side as well, but use that seat for another passenger somewhat frequently (and a 4th in a pinch)

 

Broken images.

 

shoot! okay I'll work on that

 

give that a try @duvinclunk !!

 

Great looking truck. Did you even end up regearing?

 

not yet... slow but smiling over here!

saving up for 4.56 or 4.88 with arb lockers... I'm still wondering if the extra $1100 is worth it to get the front locker for me. I would use it a lot in the winter, but have only been in situations where a rear locker would help otherwise. decisions and $$$$..... bah

 

I'm in the same boat....except I don't have the 35's right now. Thinking about getting them at the moment but can't decide if I need the front locker. I've gotten over everything I needed at the moment and would save some cash on the locker. I do get a good deal on the locker through work but still may not be worth the money. Just texted my guy now to see how much it would charge to do the gears and if it isn't too bad I'll do it shortly.

 

How much work did you have to do for the 315's? Are you getting everything regeared for them as well?

 

Yeah, I am going to go with just a rear when I have the cash. Too many other expenses right now. Plus my ome nitrochargers just aren't cutting it anymore, and im getting bounced all over the place, so I'm debating between BP-51 with the internal bypass, vs extended travel Kings which aren't bypass, but you gain an inch or so of travel... not sure what's more beneficial.

All of that is down the road though. I can't afford any of it yet.

 

It's some work, but not terrible. My rear's clear without cutting, though I'm going to cut to match when I get the time. Fronts was a pretty hefty CMC, plus about 2 1/4" out of the front fenders. The only other thing is you end up ripping out your fender liners, so rerouting your air intake is essential. I put it into the cowl by where the cab air intake is. I'll get some pictures later on, but there's a thread on here about it somewhere that I'll try to dig up.

I also had to replace my LCA's just to be able to adjust my alignment and get the wheels moved forward. My original bushings were completely siezed and I just cut them off. But if yours aren't seized you're golden

 

Haha sounds like some major work. Thinking I may just stick with 285s. The extra work and mileage doesn't seem like it would be super worth it.