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2017 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT BUILD

I'm an aerospace engineer in Southern California exploring the Sierras and beyond with my Aussie in my 2017 Tacoma. You can find me scouting new trails, mountain biking or snowboarding, or taking my truck apart to put it back together again.

I bought this truck brand new in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 2016 and it was my first new vehicle. I had always enjoyed lightly modifying cars but since the truck was the first that was new, I wanted to wait to break the truck in and do things right the first time but on day one I had the itch to start modifying things.
Within the first month, we took the truck on the first of many camping adventures throwing kayaks and paddle boards in the back. It was also in that first month that the truck already had new wheels and tires along with a growing list of planned upgrades. That's when I knew it would not stay stock for long.
Once we made the big move west to California, we made more friends with similar offroading and camping interests and that's when we got the taste of everything California has to offer from the desert to the Eastern Sierra mountains. We then went off the deep end building the truck out.
The truck has been through many phases as we’ve dialed in the setup to meet our needs but that’s part of the build process and we’ve enjoyed the truck (and the adventures it carried us on) every step of the way!

Cover feature on the October 2019

anniversary issue of 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

Overview

Double Cab Short Bed
4x4, Automatic
Blazing Blue Pearl color
50,000 miles (as of 2022)

Performance

Nitro Gear 5.29 Gears

ECGS clamshell bushing (to eliminate the needle bearing)

Harrop e-Locker (rear)
Overland Tailors "Overlander OTT 7.0 Torque Tune" (for 5.29 gears, 35” tires, 87 octane fuel)
Rough Country in-line speedometer calibrator
UpTop OverlandUpTake Snorkel
Exhaust rerouted around transfer case - by @liquid_torch
Exhaust cut to axle dump
Low Range Off Road differential breather kit

Suspension

Front Suspension

Total Chaos uniball upper control arms
OME 886 coils with OME firm struts with strut assembly by HeadStrong Off-Road
OME 5mm front trim spacer on driver side
Total Chaos weld-on spindle gussets with swaybar mounts - by @liquid_torch
DRT Fabrication cab mount relocation - by @GHOST SHIP (TacomaWorld)
Hammered and sealed pinch welds - by @mixedmetalwork
Full fender trim, removed fender liners - by @GHOST SHIP (TacomaWorld)
Wheeler's front superbumps

Rear Suspension

Deaver U402 expedition stage 3 leaf springs with Deaver polyurethane leaf springs
BAMF HD shackle hangers with BAMF HD shackles and polyurethane bushings - by @liquid_torch
Custom high clearance cross tube for BAMF HD shackle hangers - by @liquid_torch
OME nitrocharger sport rear shocks
Archive Garage stealth HD u-bolt flip kit
Archive Garage yellow speed bump stops
OME driveshaft spacer
Custom spacers for brake and ABS lines

Wheels and Tires

KMC KM275 Terra 17x9 -38mm matte black wheels (qty 5)
Goodyear 315/70R17 Wrangler M/T tires (qty 5)
SCS Performance extended thread spline black lug nuts
Extreme Outback captive no-loss valve stem caps

Electrical

Batteries Plus X2Power 27F AGM Battery

Off-Grid Engineering machined aluminum battery tie-down
Generic battery tray and 10” j-hooks
SDHQ billet battery terminal upgrade kit

NOCO GENM1 on-board battery charger with NOCO AC port plug with 12ft extension cable
Trigger Six Shooter accessory controller with a Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 100A fuse
Blue Sea Systems ST-blade battery terminal mount fuse block kit
Smittybilt X-20 synthetic 10k winch with a blue Factor 55 flatlink
LambTek Innovations winch switch bracket
Dometic CFX3 25 fridge on homemade platform with Dometic 12V and 12V 2-pin plugs in cab
Kenwood DMX906S receiver (wireless Apple CarPlay, gauges and engine data, steering wheel controls, HD radio, anytime front and rear cameras)
WOLFBOX dash cam backup mirror with front and rear dual cameras, BOYO VTK501HD front camera

Armor

Bruteforce Fab front plate bumper (steel, powdercoated)

Hoop with side supports
Light cutouts
Winch cutout

Bruteforce Fab rear high clearance bumper (steel, powdercoated)

Side rub rails
Swingout tire carrier
Fold-down table
Light cutouts
Camera relocation box
Dual jerry can holder with Scepter military fuel cans (tan) and military water cans (tan)
Expedition Essentials propane quick bottle mount with a 11 lb Flame King propane tank
Trasharoo (tan)

SOS Concepts rock sliders with kickout (steel, painted with bedliner)
RCI Metalworks front skid plate (aluminum)
RCI Metalworks mid skid plate with catalytic converter guards (aluminum)
RCI Metalworks transfer case skid plate (aluminum)
RCI Metalworks lower control arm skid plates (aluminum)
RCI Metalworks gas tank skid plate (aluminum)
RCI Metalworks rear differential skid plate (steel, powdercoated)

Lighting

Front Lighting

Morimoto XB LED Headlights V2 with amber DRL
Baja Designs LED squadron sport fog lights (amber, wide cornering) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper
Baja Designs LED S8 20” light bar (amber, driving/combo) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper
Baja Designs LED S1 chase light (amber, wide cornering) mounted to GoFast Camper

Side Lighting

MESO Customs ultimate LED smoked mirror turn signals
MESO Customs puddle lights

Rear Lighting

Rigid Ignite rear lights (flush mount, white, diffused) with reverse signal trigger mounted in Bruteforce Fab rear bumper
OEM Pro tail lights with MESO Customs total tail light kit stage 1

General Exterior Lighting

Baja Designs LED dome light (white) under hood
Yotomafia rock light light kit (white, 6 KMC Cycylone pods)

Interior Lighting

MESO Customs ultimate LED map lights (red)
MESO Customs ultimate LED dome light (white) with door trigger disconnect
KTJO 4x4 LED door bowl lights (red)
Generic LED footwell lights (red) with dome light trigger via DSIM Solution’s DomeRock harness

Truck Exterior

Taco Vinyl raptor grille with white running lights, custom 1985-1987 Land Cruiser grille emblem)
SUMA Performance wide angle convex side mirrors (blue tint, hydrophobic, defroster, built in turn signals)
20% window tint in the front, 35% window tint in the rear over privacy glass
Tacoma Vinyl Decals matte black decal tailgate letter inserts
Matte black bed decals
Removed spare tire hoist
Removed OEM front spoiler and OEM front skid plate
Removed OEM pinstriping, dealer decal, tailgate V6 emblem, door Tacoma emblems
Homemade AC drain mod
Homemade tailgate securing

Truck Interior

Clazzio all black leather seat covers (front, rear, center console)
Desert Does It front seat jackers, rear seat jackers, front multi mount panel, and quick drop fire extinguisher mount with a First Alert home1 2.5 lb fire extinguisher
Accessories Mounting

Taco Garage Dashtop Multi-Mount

RAM short arm with a Quad Lock RAM adapter with a red lever (for an iPhone)
RAM short arm with a RAM Garmin inReach Mini adapter

Hondo Garage un-holey dash mount a RAM short arm and a @Kiddmen57 (expedition portal) UV-5R radio mount

Trim

MESO Customs interior chrome delete kit (black)

Center console cup holder, shift boot, push to start button, 4WD selector
Door handle covers
Steering wheel cover
Vent rings
Climate control rings

MESO Customs push to start button (red, TRD start/stop)
Black mirror control knob from a 2016-2020 Prius
OEM door still protectors
Taco Vinyl Decals glove box decal (red) and steering wheel phone button decal (red)
Taco Vinyl glove box key blackout decal

Switches

Aug-Motive overhead center switch panel
MESO Customs puddle light switch
CH4x4 switches for e-locker and master kill switch for Trigger Controller

OEM all-weather mats
OEM Pro shift knob with Tacoma Vinyl Decals decal (red)
MESO Customs extended fuse panel cover
MESO Customs QQND coin tray with OG TRD lid
Salex Organizers OCD (organized console device) center console tray
Essentially Engineered car cup holder expander
MESO Customs minimalist key fob (voodoo blue) and titanium key rings

Go FAST V1 PLATFORM CAMPER

Overview

Unit #472
Custom blue frame
Black panels
Front and rear windows
Driver’s side tent door

Electrical

Dakota Lithium 100 Ah lithium battery mounted in a NOCO battery box

Blue Sea Systems on-off switch
Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 75A fuse
175W Anderson plug

Renogy 175W flexible solar panel mounted on GFC roof with cable entry housing on roof and a 50W Anderson plug
Following mounted on a Cali Raised LED front bed molle panel (powdercoated)

Victron Energy BMV 712 smart battery monitor with temperature sensor
Victron Energy smartsolar MPPT 75/15 charge controller
Victron Energy phoenix 12/500 inverter with bluetooth cable and a Blue Sea Systems terminal fuse block with a 50A fuse
Blue Sea Systems 6 circuit fuse panel with negative terminals
Blue Sea Systems common bus bars (qty 2)
Blue Sea Systems 25A circuit breakers (qty 3)
Molle storage pouch

Blue Sea Systems 3 switch accessory panel with master switch mounted in cubby

Blue Sea Systems dual fast charge USB ports
Dometic 12V and 12V 2-pin plugs

Dual fast charge USB ports with on-off switch upstairs in tent
ProForce Onboard pressurized water system mounted in cubby (water pump with quick disconnect input with in-line filter and quick disconnect output with 7 pattern spray handle)

Lighting

MadCap Supply LED GFC lighting kit (for both downstairs and upstairs, white and red selectable, dimmable)
Baja Designs LED dome lights (white and red) mounted to GFC frame
Rigid Ignite (white, diffused) mounted to an adjustable RAM arm on the GFC frame
Matt Gecko bed lights (warm white)

Exterior GFC

Rhino Rack batwing compact awning (passenger side mount) mounted with GFC awning brackets
GFC cross bar rack mounts with Yakima 58” round bars and Yakima SupDawg paddle board carriers
GFC platform wind skid
GFC ladder
5% ceramic window tint on rear window
Levels (rear, driver side)
Handles (rear, driver side)
GZila Designs rain fly pole holder kit (qty 2)
Josh Edgar Designs tentlock (lock tent closed) (qty 2)

Interior GFC

VRNCLR Sewn Storage top shelf upstairs storage (coyote color)
Custom 1 inch latex mattress topper and GFC fitted sheets (white/black)
D-rings on GFC frame for miscellaneous accessory mounting
Custom bungee cord bedding catch
Homemade paracord paper towel and toilet paper holder
Homemade paracord clothesline
Josh Edgar Designs stepup (step to get upstairs) (qty 2)
Josh Edgar Designs hatchlatch (lock rear door from inside)
Josh Edgar Designs BuddyMount with lift/drop plate (mounts Mr. Heater propane buddy heater)
Mobtown Offroad tailgate reinforcement plate (powdercoated)
At The Helm bed stiffeners (painted black)
OEM front bed rail header sealed with butyl tape
Micwillia bed cubby caps
D-rings on the cubbies
Eezy Supplies rig pull (to pull up tailgate)
Camco little red campfire propane fire pit
Front Runner Outfitters wolf packs stage boxes (qty 4)
Front Runner Outfitters stratchits (several)

Recovery and Safety

Viair 400P portable air compressor
ARB E-Z deflator
Safe Jack sergeant off road kit (6 Ton bottle jack with extension screw collar, 3” and 6” bottle jack extensions, 8.5-12” adjustable bottle jack extension, flat jack pad, universal round pad) and Safe Jack universal bottle jack base
GoTreads traction boards / leveling blocks (orange, qty 2) and storage case
Garmin inReach mini (orange)
BaoFeng UV-5R radio with a 15.6 inch whip antenna and spare battery
NOCO boost plus GB40 1000A lithium jump starter
Jumper cables
ARB snatch strap 17.6k 2" x 30ft
Smittybilt tow strap 20.6k 2" x 30ft
Smittybilt tree saver 40.0k 4" x 8ft
Smittybilt d-ring 9.5k 3/4" with Daystar d-ring isolators (several)
Smittybilt snatch block 17.6k
ARB recovery dampener
Peerless z-chain snow chains

Notable Previous Truck Mods

Performance

MBRP T409 stainless steel turndown exhaust

Suspension

OME dakar heavy duty leaf springs with stock shackles and OME u-bolts

Wheels and Tires

Yokohama 285/75R17/E (33.8x11.2) Geolandar M/T G003 tires (qty 5)
BFG 285/70R17/C (32.7x11.2) KO2 A/T tires (qty 5)
BFG 265/70R17/C (31.6x10.4) KO2 A/T tires (qty 4)
SCS Performance 17x8.5 -10mm dark bronze F5 wheels (qty 5)
OEM 17x7 -4mm matte black 4Runner TRD pro wheels (qty 4)

Electrical

Dometic CFX3 55IM fridge with protective cover mounted to a DFG Offroad tilting fridge slide
Dometic CFX 50W fridge
Dometic PLB40 portable lithium battery

Armor

Southern Style OffRoad slimline hybrid bumper with a bull bar, light/winch cutouts, and 20” generic LED light bar (steel, powdercoated)

Lighting

Baja Designs LED OnX6+ 20” light bar (amber, driving/combo) mounted in Bruteforce Fab front bumper
Baja Designs LED S2 sport ditch lights (amber, driving/combo) mounted on RCI Offroad ditch light brackets
4 Baja Designs XL sports (white, spot) mounted on a BAMF behind the grille bracket
OEM headlights with black headlight mod (BHLM) and HIDs
Element LED 40” mounted on Prinsu Offroad roof rack
Element LED 20” LED light bar mounted in SSO slimline hybrid bumper
30” generic LED light bar mounted on Rago Fabrication hidden bumper brackets

Exterior

Prinsu Offroad roof rack
OEM TRD Pro grille
Yakima SpareRide bike carrier

Bed Setup

KB VooDoo mid-height bed rack with a Freespirit Recreation high country series 55″ roof top tent and a ARQ4WD 270deg Awning with custom brackets
ARE V-series topper with tilt-down front sliding window, fabric headliner, LED battery dome light, black Vantech J-1000 roof rack (custom cut to 48")
MobileStrong HDPE bed drawers (carpet top, locking) with MobileStrong dividers and d-rings for securing cargo
Custom sleeping platform with full-length powdercoated drawers and three-piece red oak deck
Thule Xsporter bed rack
Access Vanish tonneau cover

Partnerships

We are always looking for partnership opportunities to work with awesome companies and brands. We love creating content throughout all of our adventures ranging from how-to guides for our latest truck modifications, to camping and hiking expeditions, to cycling either on the road or the trail, to snowboarding. We can offer professional photography of products in-use in various offroad settings along with detailed reviews and exposure on Instagram, TikTok, and online forums

Events and Media:

November 2022: LA Auto Show event in Los Angeles, California at the Go Fast Camper Overland Experience
May 2022: Rig Talk x Pit and Paddock Cars + Coffee event in Rancho Cucamonga, California
September/October 2019: Cover and centerfold feature for 4WD Toyota Owner magazine

Brands we've worked with: Go Fast Campers, GoPro, Dakota Lithium, Baja Designs, MESO Customs, Trigger Controller, Taco Vinyl, Madcap Supply, Brute Force Fab, Southern Style Offroad, GoTreads, ARQ4WD, Showstoppers Offroad, RPM Offroad Garage, and more

Work Examples:

Madcap Supply GFC Lighting Kit Guide