Expedition Key's 09 Tacoma build thread

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 18, 2010

• #1

Here goes post one:



Phase one first mod was installing a Leer 100r cap and Rack-It Rack, then shortly after Toytec ultimate lift (Coilovers, diff drop, rear add a leafs and angle shims, Bilstiens around. Then I put on BFG AT's 265/75/16 and trailer brake controler.

 

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 18, 2010

• #2

OK Phase 2:

Installed Firestone Ride-Rite airbags after trashing both rear shocks carrying heavy loads offroad. I installed them in a dirt parking lot around midnight while it was 30 degrees out....fun

 

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 18, 2010

• #3

Phase 3 starts to get fun... before installing the ARB bumper:

 

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 18, 2010

• #4

After ARB bumper installed and put on 255/85/16S

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THE WARN M8000 didn't work when it arrived so I had to wait a week for another one

 

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 18, 2010

• #5

Installed Blue Sea 6 switch panel which coincidentally fit near perfectly in the opening for the in cab fuse box.

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 20, 2010

• #6

Taking it for a test run with the new 255s:

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 20, 2010

• #7

Installed Demello bolt on sliders. These were a bit of a pain in the ******** to install because two of the holes that needed to line up with the crossmember bolt didn't line up.

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I ended up using the Hi-lift as a clamp to get it close (the C clamps weren't doing much) and the filed out the hole bigger with a rat tail file.

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Drilling the holes in the bottom of the frame was tiresome and I didn't like getting metal shavings all over me so I used the jack as a somewhat inverted drill press, worked great.

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 20, 2010

• #8

Installed Blue Sea Positive and negative buses with a 300 amp fuse feeding power to a Blue Sea fuse box in the bed.

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Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 20, 2010

• #9

Building out the bed:

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Tacking together options:

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finding a place for the compressors:

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maxama10

Welcome to Nevadafornia

• Mar 20, 2010

• #10

Great looking truck man!

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 21, 2010

• #11

Dodecagon2000, here is how the rack attaches:

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 21, 2010

• #12

Installed KC backup/flood lights and mounted th Hi-lift on the back rack.

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Kye

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 21, 2010

• #13

"Modified" the undercarraige to accomodate the 255/85/16 spare


Had to bend the exhaust hanger as well:

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Kye

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 22, 2010

• #14

maxama10 said:

Great looking truck man!

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Thanks :smiley_drive:

 

Expedition Key

Adventurer

• Mar 22, 2010

• #15

I pulled the bed built in out and made a few changed and built the drawer box.

I couldn't the $700 or so it would cost me for the Accuride 60" slides when I can get a full 72" for nearly nothing. The drawers are built with 5/32 space around all sides, I'm toying with the idea of adding some slick 1/8th" plastic
strips. Either that or a bunch of ball catches to keep everything centered and sliding.





Kye