Im blown away by the amount of talent/knowledge you have to be able to do this! This is absolute Art Work and most definitely a very capable rig for anything..
amazing man. I can only imagine how much work went into the tubing and framing, V impressive! I’ve been working on my tacoma for a while now and it’s getting close to being ready for trails, but it’s nowhere near this.. inspiration for sure!
@@BrianReynolds84 haha i bet, no one looking forward to that 4 link more than you! I just noticed you are in the foothills, I grew up there and am moving back, to Alta, in June. If you want a hand turning wrenches I’d be happy to help, and I’d love to pick up some tips on welding from ya, I’m at the point on my truck where all the remaining items require welding - have welder, no experience lol. Anyways, carry on man ✌🏼
Have you had any issues at california emissions with the different gas tank? I'm build my tacoma now and am trying to figure out how much I can get away with by changing the gas tank to fit links. Sweet build! That cage is next level
I did actually get it to pass smog once. Apparently using other stock tanks is kind of a gray area? Some smog guys will say no but others may say yes. The beauty of being able to shop different smog shops lol
Wow.. just the start of this video.. that cockpit is outstanding. Great RIG👌🏽 impressive build. So clean. Props to the 4wd convert🙏🏽 I wanna do it to my 99 4runner. But I’m seeing so many comments on forms saying it’s a headache and not worth to do. So much money. Might as well buy a 4x4 etc.. I want your opinion on converting a 2wd to a 4wd? Is it worth it? And a lot of money? I love these Toyota’s. You earned your self a like and a sub. Love your truck.
Thank you! I've been researching rock crawlers for many many years, taught myself to weld at 19 and never stopped. Thanks again for the support! I'll try to post build videos when I start the 4 link soon
@@BrianReynolds84 no problem , more than my pleasure. But im heading towards a rear air diff lock route for now. It'll help more in the mean time. Im not going to be doing intense crawling. But play around sand and mud and maybe do light crawling. so itll help if so i get stuck. haha. Stoked to see more videos on your truck.
Love it man. Such an awesome build. I think I remember seeing this on Pirate? How high is it sitting to the belly pan??? So cool **** never mind. Just saw in the video. I was too quick to post! Love the lights on the steering arm. That’s awesome
Thanks! Ground to bottom of the frame under the firewall body mount is 24.5". My lower link mounts hang lower than that obviously, maybe 21" ground to first spot I hit down there lol
@@BrianReynolds84 it’s a total badass rig and great detailed work you did on all of it. I don’t watch a lot of videos from start to finish but I did on this one. I started wheeling in a 1990 Toyota pickup and then a 2004 and then went to a Jeep (thought I never would). I still hold a special place in my heart for the older Tacomas
Have you had any electrical problems with the engine bay being completely open around the fenders while driving in heavy rain? I would imagine the engine compartment gets thrashed with it being completely open.
Beautiful build. This is the kind of DIY work that is rare. Great attention to detail, like the handlebar grip used as a shift knob. That console is very nicely done and the tube work looks great. I hope to make my Frontier look like this over the next few years. I was also planning to do a solid axle conversion in the front and retain the rear leaf springs for the next "phase" with the final phase being a rear three or four link. Do you know how many gallons that auxiliary Ford fuel tank is? The only thing I would change is the mounting of that antenna. With it so close to the 'C' pillar you are losing a fair bit of performance both receiving and transmitting. It would probably be hard to get a good SWR (
Thanks for the tips! For the fuel tank, I believe it is around 19 gallons so pretty similar to my stock gas tank, I can actually fill it more than my stock tank which is nice. The HAM antenna location is definitely not ideal. I plan to move it when I get around to doing the 4 link/small bed cage. That being said, it has worked well enough for my needs where it sits. Not the cleanest mount but it works. Roof mount would be more difficult as I occasionally park the truck in my garage.
@@BrianReynolds84 You might be able to find a mount that has an antenna that threads on a stud. Not exactly quick disconnect, but definitely removable without taking off the entire mount. You would need something in the 136 MHz to 180 MHz range or so. Can't remember the precise range for your radio. [EDIT] I think it is the two meter band. Your radio transmits at 144 to 148 MHz but recieves a broader range. Not sure what else it can recieve and why, but I remember seeing that in the specs. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-meter_band www.icomamerica.com/en/products/amateur/mobile/2300H/specifications.aspx
This is the holy grail of Tacoma builds! Question about the cage - since you tied the cage to the body, and since this is a body-on-frame truck, do you get any adverse effects like rattles or creaking in the interior?
Thank you so much! As for the cage, everything is very solid feeling. The downside is with polyurethane motor and transmission mounts, the vibrations at idle are pretty atrocious. Working on changing them out for standard rubber mounts so it's more bearable.
What tank are you running in the rear and what did you have to do to get the fuel pump to work?? Wanting to put an auxiliary tank on top of my stock tank!! Thanks!!
Its a rear gas tank from a mid 90s F150. If you want to use it as an aux tank to pump gas into your main tank, you could use the Ford sending unit and an aux switch to power the pump to fill the stock tank. All depends on how you want it to work though because you can get very elaborate with it. I am using the Ford tank as my only gas tank so all I did was modify the Tacoma sending unit to fit inside the Ford tank. Works like stock after I extended the wiring harness and fuel lines to reach the new tank location.
@@SamuelOliver No I made my own straps. Had to all be custom with new crossmembers and everything. Straps were easy though, they work like the Ford straps and its just flat bar, I think 1.5" 1/8 thick.
@@BrianReynolds84 cool!! Think I’ll probably try to do an in-line fuel pump, with a dual selector and switch, with a gauge from the second tank.been looking up parts all afternoon. Looks like it’ll cost around $450 for everything
@@SamuelOliver There you go! You'll just have to figure out how to block off the holes in the Ford tank if you want to use an inline fuel pump. Also the tank I bought was a Spectra F1G off amazon, $80 shipped, so cheap!
