2017 Tacoma TRD 4X4 Offroad overland build in progress

Randy Copeland

Randy Copeland

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Traveler I

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Locust Fork, Alabama
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Added front LED cube fog lights.
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National Luna solenoid, controller and DIY battery box and hold down. Adding a deep cycle house battery soon.
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Fabricated and installed a set of bed supports.
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Fabricated a bed rack.
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Made sure it fit and sent it out to get coated at Line-X.

Not a bad start with a lot more to come...
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Bedrack line-x'd and RTT installed.
 
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OK I get it. I GET IT. I need to learn how to weld. Does everyone have to keep rubbing it in?

Looking good so far. What are those sneaky little compartments in the back corners of the bed?
 
Looking good. I’m still debating on which isolator I’ll use for a dual battery, I’m thinking about the Blue Sea ML-ACR. Do you have more pics of the DIY battery tray?
 
persquank said:
OK I get it. I GET IT. I need to learn how to weld. Does everyone have to keep rubbing it in?

Looking good so far. What are those sneaky little compartments in the back corners of the bed?
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Those are factory storage compartments.
persquank said:
OK I get it. I GET IT. I need to learn how to weld. Does everyone have to keep rubbing it in?

Looking good so far. What are those sneaky little compartments in the back corners of the bed?
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Thanks!! Those are factory storage compartments. They are not very big but could store some essentials in them.
 
PintSize said:
Looking good. I’m still debating on which isolator I’ll use for a dual battery, I’m thinking about the Blue Sea ML-ACR. Do you have more pics of the DIY battery tray?
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Thanks!! I don't have any more pics of the battery setup I should have taken more while I was installing it. It's just a flat plate secured with well nuts. The hold down bolts to the lower plate.
 
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FYI, if possible you should mount that solenoid upright. The way you have it mounted now makes it a little more vulnerable from water damage (per National Luna). There should be spots where you can mount it on the fender walls.
 
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Randy Copeland said:
Thanks!! I don't have any more pics of the battery setup I should have taken more while I was installing it. It's just a flat plate secured with well nuts. The hold down bolts to the lower plate.
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Your welcome. It’s so easy to build up and not take pictures of installation. Anyway, I think I can fab something myself like you mentioned.
 
accelerometer said:
FYI, if possible you should mount that solenoid upright. The way you have it mounted now makes it a little more vulnerable from water damage (per National Luna). There should be spots where you can mount it on the fender walls.
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I emailed National Luna and then talked to a lot of jeep guys that mount theirs this way and decided to mount it horizontal in order to keep it as close to the batteries as possible (keeping batteries leads as short as possible). Thanks for the info though.
 
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