The Tankoma (Mexican Overland Tacoma)

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ChepoCDT

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Hey there! I'm Chepo, cofounder of Overlander México... Currently I live in México City and I do love roadtrips, camping, nature, offroad and general outdoors...
My truck is a 2011 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport with over 200,000kms in the odometer: The_Tankoma

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There is a lot to do to my truck, but so far here are the modifications and (some of) the equipment I travel with:

Armor
  • Custom Skid Plates
  • ARB bumper
  • Custom Rear bumper
  • Custom Bolt-On Sliders
  • Custom Bed Rack
Suspension
  • Front:
    • King Coilover Extended Travel w/ Rem Reservoir
    • DirtKing UCA
    • Total Chaos Weld-On Spindle Gusset
  • Rear:
    • King 2.5 x 12" Travel Smoothie Shock w/ Rem Res & Adjuster
    • Dakar Leaf Pack w/ AAL
    • BAMF Rear Shock Relocation
    • BAMF HD Shackle Hanger

Electrical
  • Dual Battery System: 2x 35D AGM Duralast Batteries (yeah, those have great warranty)
  • Blue Sea Fuse Block
  • Flasher module for strobing led bars
  • AC in Cab
  • 2 x 12V Outlet in bed
  • 1 x 5V USB Outlet in bed
Lights
  • 2x36W Spot Led Lights
  • 2x36W Flood Led Lights
  • 2x24W Spot Led Lights for Rear Bumper
  • 2x18W Flood Led Lights instead of ambar lights on ARB
  • 4x18W Flood Led Lights installed on the sides of the rack
  • LED Rock Lights
  • LED Dome Light
Wheels & Tires & Brakes & Drivetrain
  • 35x12.5 17 Maxxis RAZR AT
  • 17x8 KMC 182 Wheels
  • Stoptech 6 Piston Front Big Brake Kit
  • Stoptech Rear Disc Conversion w/ BBK
  • G2 1.25" Wheel Spacers (rear)
  • 1.5" Wheel Spacers (front)
  • Steel Braded Brake Lines
  • G2 4.88 gears
  • Rear ARB Air Locker
  • Front TRE4x4 Air Locker
Coms
  • Baofeng GT-3 3p (8w portable VHF/UHF radio)
  • Midland 75-822 (4w portable/mobile CB radio)
  • Midland GMRS Radio
Recovery
  • SmittyBilt 9.5 XRC 2ndGen Winch (Synthetic rope)
  • 2 x 3 mts snatch strap
  • 1 x 6 mts snatch strap
  • 1 x 10 mts snatch strap
  • 2 x Rugged Ridge 20,000 lbs pulleys
  • 1 x 48" HiLift Jack
  • 2 x TRED PRO recovery ramps
  • 2 x 20lts Scepter gas cans
  • 1 x 20lts Scepter water can
  • 1 x 10lts Rotopax water can
Other Stuff
  • Safari Snorkel
  • Solid Engine Mounts
  • DRT Fab Cab Mounts
  • Snorkel Upgrade Prefilter
  • Rear Diff & T-case extended breather mod
  • 2 Bicycle racks on rack
  • Custom Hi-Lift mounts
  • New reinforced rear driveshaft
  • Seat Covers
  • Soft Tonneau
  • Custom Modular Bed Rack
  • Smittybilt Overlander XL RTT
  • Smittybilt 6.5x6.5ft Awning (Pt. # 2787)
  • Trasharoo
  • Dometic CFX35 Fridge/Freezer
SOON
  • SuperCharger?

The EVOLUTION of my TANK

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Thanks, just bought the oem roof rack, going to install it this weekend!!!


Thank you, sir! But still a lot of stuff to buy, modify and learn!!! Also, need more time to go out and explore!!!!
Ohhhh don't we all... I just bought a new truck, so that means all of my LED lights are gone, my lift kit is gone and I'm starting from scratch! I don't have any bumpers, no winch, NOTHING! I don't even have a rear locking diff... I've asked ARB to let me know when it comes out for my truck.
 
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ChepoCDT

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Chepo
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Ohhhh don't we all... I just bought a new truck, so that means all of my LED lights are gone, my lift kit is gone and I'm starting from scratch! I don't have any bumpers, no winch, NOTHING! I don't even have a rear locking diff... I've asked ARB to let me know when it comes out for my truck.
I was about to know that feeling... I was on my way to buy a JKU Rubicon, but it was going to be a lot of money to invest in everything new for it... I better decided to buy a dd and finish this truck as my overlander :)
 
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@ChepoCDT is your rear bumper from Relentless Fab? Or did you just take inspiration from them? Either way, looks great!! That's gonna be about what mine looks like, when I scrape up the funds for a high clearance bumper.
 

ChepoCDT

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Mexico City
First Name
Chepo
Last Name
CDT
Member #

2227

@ChepoCDT is your rear bumper from Relentless Fab? Or did you just take inspiration from them? Either way, looks great!! That's gonna be about what mine looks like, when I scrape up the funds for a high clearance bumper.
It's similar to the Relentless Fab... I quoted the shipping to Mexico and it was almost the same as the bumper, so I took some of their ideas and was custom made, with some mods...

About the bungee, its a dog leash hanging in the hilift... hahaha
 
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