WASURF63's New ATFlippac

[WASURF63]

Walt, glad to see you got it finally.
Great looking setup.

It will be harder to spot you now without the rack and roof top tent setup, so honk if you see me so I can stop to check out your setup since it looks more stealth.

The hit in MPG was not to bad at all.
I gained around 1 to 1.5 MPG back after having the new BajaRack installed.

Looking forward to seeing more pics of your setup and trips in it.

Thanks Corey. I'll keep my eyes peeled for your rig as well.

[WASURF63]

Glad to hear you had a great trip and made it home safely. It was a pleasure to have you here at our new shop in Prescott for the install of your AT Flippac. Your Taco is a well built platform, now with the shell, it'll be very cool to watch how you personalize it to suit your needs. I am particularly interested to see how you set up the interior for your surfboard collection. Let us know if we can help you in any way. Here's a pic of the Proud Papa!

Thanks again Mario, for the great experience there in Prescott.
Look for the interior of my ATFlippac to be highly influenced by TacoDoc's build with some twists of my own to suit the Tacoma longbed platform and surfboard storage. Rest assured I'll be picking your brain (and Martyn's) again in the future.

Cheers, Walt

[WASURF63]

Congrats!

Make sure you get the rain fly (well worth the money IMO, especially for Washington) and get after the bedside storage boxes with some serious application of black RTV silicone to seal out dust and water ingress - you'll get water inside from the wheelwells/underside if you drive through standing water with unsealed boxes. I left the 3 drain holes at the front/bottom of the composite bed open to allow anything that does get in a way out. Water/dustproofing of these shells is a custom process and should be approached with good attention to detail on those boxes, the bed rail/shell interface, and the window frames.

Thanks Doc.
I ordered the rain fly right from the beginning. PacNW outings most often involve some sort of sogginess for sure. Thanks for the advice on water/dustproofing. I can see daylight through several areas from inside the bed, mostly in the tailgate and rear hatch areas, that will need some weatherproofing.
I've just noticed two leak points (minor gaps) after some heavy rain today. Both front corners where the bottom edge of the canopy meets the top edge of the bed are letting water drip in.
I will definately pay attention to sealing up all the points of water/dust entry that you mentioned above.

Gracias

[WASURF63]

I also really like those rims! What are those?

A.R.E. 16 x 8 Mojave teflons.
I've run them on one other rig.
They don't hold up to rock rash so well, but I still like them.

[Bikeman71]

this is my first post to the site, but I can't resist on this one.....I saw you driving home on highway 99 between Bakersfield and Visalia. I almost ran off the road as I saw you driving in the opposite direction because I have a 2008 white Taco crew cab long bed with black wheels......and an AT Flip Pac on order. I should be making the same trek to Prescott sometime at the end of June. I've started building the storage/sleeping platform for the bed....I started with a drawer that has 60" drawer slides. I should be at a point to take pictures and send along ideas by this weekend.

Right now I'm gearing up to ride in the Garmin-Transitions team car for tomorrow's stage of the Tour of California from Visalia to Bakersfield.....the ultimate dream for any cycling fan.

Brent

[WASURF63]

this is my first post to the site, but I can't resist on this one.....I saw you driving home on highway 99 between Bakersfield and Visalia. I almost ran off the road as I saw you driving in the opposite direction because I have a 2008 white Taco crew cab long bed with black wheels......and an AT Flip Pac on order. I should be making the same trek to Prescott sometime at the end of June. I've started building the storage/sleeping platform for the bed....I started with a drawer that has 60" drawer slides. I should be at a point to take pictures and send along ideas by this weekend.

Right now I'm gearing up to ride in the Garmin-Transitions team car for tomorrow's stage of the Tour of California from Visalia to Bakersfield.....the ultimate dream for any cycling fan.

Brent

Welcome to ExPo!
I'm glad I motivated you to post up.The wealth of info/help and generosity amoungst the members here is unmatched.
What a trip that we crossed paths with similar rigs!
Good luck, have fun with your build, and don't forget to attach photos.

WASURF63

[suntinez]

That's about as nice a flippac setup as I've seen! If I were to do it again, I'd get the same options you got. Nice job.

[WASURF63]

That's about as nice a flippac setup as I've seen! If I were to do it again, I'd get the same options you got. Nice job.

Thanks. It's always a bit easier to follow the lead of others who have traveled the road ahead of you. I've been motivated in some way by every Flippac set up I've seen here on ExPo and elsewhere. Cheers to all of you!

[Bikeman71]

I'm continuing the sleeping/storage platform build in the back of my Tacoma as I wait for my AT Flip Pac to arrive in Prescott....Wasurf, I tried to PM you as to keep technical questions out of the mix, but I have a feeling not many people check their Personal Messages.

Would you be willing to measure the overlap on the inside of the shell? I need to know how far the shell sticks out past the sliding rails where it is bolted on. It looks to be about 2 inches, but I need a more exact measurement than I can get by looking at pictures. If you could check the side rails and the front rail (nearest the cab), I would be very grateful. Thank you in advance!

I have had a ton of fun planning and building the platform....I've spent hours on this site looking at storage solutions, kitchens, battery back-ups, suspension, drawer slides, etc. I'm addicted to my Flip Pac and it hasn't even come in yet. Forget the camping....I could spend the next year planning and building. My wife thinks I've lost my marbles.

Brent

[WASURF63]

I'm continuing the sleeping/storage platform build in the back of my Tacoma as I wait for my AT Flip Pac to arrive in Prescott....Wasurf, I tried to PM you as to keep technical questions out of the mix, but I have a feeling not many people check their Personal Messages.

Would you be willing to measure the overlap on the inside of the shell? I need to know how far the shell sticks out past the sliding rails where it is bolted on. It looks to be about 2 inches, but I need a more exact measurement than I can get by looking at pictures. If you could check the side rails and the front rail (nearest the cab), I would be very grateful. Thank you in advance!

I have had a ton of fun planning and building the platform....I've spent hours on this site looking at storage solutions, kitchens, battery back-ups, suspension, drawer slides, etc. I'm addicted to my Flip Pac and it hasn't even come in yet. Forget the camping....I could spend the next year planning and building. My wife thinks I've lost my marbles.

Brent

Brent,

Sorry, never got anything in my PM from you, but
here's the info your hopefully looking for...

Driver side /fr track rail inward = 1 3/4" overhang
Pssgr side /fr track rail inward = 2" overhang
or
Driver side /fr bed wall inward = 2 3/4" overhang
Pssgr side /fr bed wall inward = 3" overhang

Front of bed /fr track rail inward = 1 - 1 1/8" overhang
or
Front of bed /fr bed wall inward = 1 1/2 - 1 3/4" overhang

There appears to be some minor inconsistencies in my Flippac mold or maybe it's just sitting on the bed rails a little uneven. Either way it's minor and not really noticable to the naked eye. Also take into consideration that the '05+ Tacoma bed is wider up front than in the rear and the Flippac is basically a square shape.
Just my .02 , wouldn't you rather wait until you have it mounted to your rig before you build a custom platform?

BTW you havn't lost your marbles, but you need to break the news to your wife that you are addicted. It's like the mafia, "once your in you can't really get out".

The build "is" fun but don't forget about the use. Get out and enjoy your AT Flippac as soon as you get it!

Cheers, WASURF63