2017 Tacoma DIY bed rack

[Bragoni]

Long time viewer new guy poster.

Went from an FJ to a Tacoma (purchased when i got a house for truck reasons).

It stayed stock for awhile but this past christmas i started to mod the truck a bit.

First a Eibach stage 1 and 285s
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started my bed rack build... FYI i am a backyard welder/mech so nothing fancy here.
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I Started a few small fires with those old blankets...

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All cleaned up!

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Short term spray paint until i get all the mounting done...

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P.O. took off the oem bed rails so i said screw it and used OEM holes for the rack (stainless spacers on the back side)

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Started with Cali raised roof rack molle panels, mounted maxtrax and shovel. Rotopax and storage in the future.

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Next is sliders....

 

[Bulldoug]

This is awesome and simplistic. PM sent