Wander Dust Taco Build / Trip Thread

Wassup TW! Here’s the start of my 2011 Tacoma thread for the trucks build along with cover some trips we go on with it. You can follow along @Wander_Dust_Taco on IG, I don’t post much but will probably be more up to date than this tbh haha. So here it goes…

What it currently be:
2011 Tacoma TRD Off Road, 4.0/Auto, OV Tuned on 91
4.88 gears, Eaton e-lock up front with ECGS upgrades, factory rear e-lock w/ anytime mod
King 2.5 ext. front coilovers with adjusters
BAMF rear shock relocation with King 2.0x12 with adjusters and shaft guards
JBA UCA, Total Chaos Spindle Gusset (and LCA gussets just need to install)
OME Dakar HD leafs with Archive Garage hammer hangers and 3.5” shackle w/ brace
Wheelers off-road brake lines and F&R bumpstops
ATH Fab F&R bumpers with single swing out and added fold down table and bed stiffeners
BAMF DOM sliders and front bumper reinforcements
Pelfreybilt full skid plates (front through gas tank)
Rear diff skid
Smittybilt 9.5k synthetic winch with Factor55 fairlead, flatlink shackle and rope guard, hitch link
Powerstop 6 piston BBK with slotted rotors
18x9 TE37 reps on 35x12.5 ridge grapplers. Have real TE37SL I need to powder coat and put on.
Off grid engineering battery tray/tie down with north star agm battery
HKB MK4 alternator voltage booster
Diff breather relocations
VOSwitch accessory switch
Exhaust reroute
Cowl snorkel
Bed rug
Sport hood
iPad ram mount

What’s next to be done:
Total Chaos lca alignment cam gussets, I have them just haven’t installed
Derale remote extreme trans cooler, have bracket mostly built for it just need the time to complete install
Amazon special rock lights before august rubicon trip

Some Pics of changes and trips

first bought it 9/13/22 - whack snorkel, in need of paint correction and good detail, accessory wiring looking scary

Picked up a used Leer camper shell, started cleaning up some parts of the truck, installed TRD Sport hood, and iPad mount

First day trip in truck to old coast road then play around in the Big Sur area with lady and pup


Next was a corral hollow trail trip and bear trap cabin to chill at lake alpine



More to come…

 

We stacked these up almost back to back weekends right when we first got the truck. Coming from a background of rock crawling the adaptation to wheeling an IFS daily driver is quite the change. But I rallied some of my buddies together for an “overland” weekend in Mendocino national forest. Overall was a super fun weekend with some mild trails mixed in, camping, shooting, good views and great company.



I had been playing with cleaning up wiring and redoing some stuff done on the truck. Trying to dust and weather seal the camper shell I had was a constant battle since it had some issues. My lady pup and I headed up for an early snow trip to Tahoe where she got the first taste of snow, we played a bit on the rubicon east side and around the lake.

It was a pretty long winter of being busy and not doing much with the truck. I did install my ECGS built new front diff with Eaton Harrop E locker. Install wasn’t bad and their provided wiring harness worked well. I don’t like how cluttered the drivers side of the engine bay is with this panel but you’ll see that I address that later…