Casper421's Build/Picture thread

[Casper421]

As of 3/22/17:

A little background and I'm sorry, I don't have any pics of the first two; my first vehicle was a used 00 xterra that helped me get into wheeling. It was alright stock but I quickly installed a Calmini 3" lift, 32/11.5/15 GY mtr's(old style), sliders, skids and some lights. Did well offroad but the 3.3 was gutless at altitude. I was living in Breckenridge and 9600' left no power in that little v6, so I upgraded. I replaced agility and nimbleness for power and space, I bought a used 04 Titan. I also bought a boat to help out with my summer job, waterski/wakeboard instructor. Truck was great for towing but I hated the extreme front rake so I installed a 6" Fabtech spacer/spindle lift(regret!) and a set of 325/60/20 on black Helo Maxx6's. Ended up blowing 5 rear diffs (under warranty) before I installed a Detroit Trutrac rear LSD but then blew the front diff a few months later. It never saw any trails but saw some dirt and mud hauling my dirt bike to many spots and did surprisingly well in snow with 300lbs of lead bars over the rear axle.

I decided to leave the modified world and in February 08 I got a great deal on a barely used 07 SE V8 in black. Needed the V8 for the boat and the overall size was perfect, not to mention the all time 4wd for the snow! Got a great trade in on my truck so I signed the papers. Within a week I had the stereo from the truck in the 4runner with 20% tint on the front windows and I told myself I would keep it at that for a long time. Well, I actually did but after 3.5 years and a little over 80k miles, the shocks started to die, so...the following happened and now I'm hooked!!

This will be a level 5+ trail rig, overland rig and a "take anywhere weekend wilderness camper", also my current DD.


2007 SE V8

The goods so far:

• OME 885's with 1/2" spacer
• ICON Overland coils
• Front Bilstein 5100's
• Rear ICON vs 2.0's
• Toytec 1" BL
• 285/70/17 Mastercraft msr studded(Winter)
• 285/75/17 Nitto Terra Grapplers (Summer)
• B.A.M.F. sliders w/kickout (First 4th gen!!)
• B.A.M.F LCA skids
• 4+ engine and trans skid plates
• LR uca's
• Medic adjustable rear sb links
  

Other stuff:

• Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers
• 5000k HID's
• Interior LED's
• Kenwood DVD w/Alpine speakers
• Recovery gear
• HO air compressor
• 48" Hi-lift
• Weathertech front DigitalFit liners
• Scanguage II
• Tepui Kukenam Sky
• Tepui 6x6 awning
• Custom drawers
• Baja Rack utility rack
• Auxbeam 42" curved light bar
• Auxbeam 22" X-series light bar
• Auxbeam 4" amber fog lights
• Auxbeam 4" flush reverse lights

Future:

• 315's!!
• 4x4 Labs rear bumper
• Rotopax 4gal pack
• RCI gas tank skid(ASAP)
• BB diff skid or BAMF if the $$ ever goes down!!
• Toytec rear adj. link kit
• Extended rear brake lines
• TC rear lca front skids

Way in the future!:

• 2.5" coilover's
• DO winch bumper (flat top, NO hoops!!)
  -8-9k winch with synthetic line
• 4.56 gears
• ARB rear air locker
• ARB twin air compressor

Before lift:

Need more clearance:

Lift:

A little flex:

HID's:

 

[Casper421]

Offroad trips:

Eagle Lake 5/26/12:

Eric(T4r4life) flexing:

Ed(98SC488):

More in a little.

 

[Casper421]

Reserved for more pics.

 

[zstampe]

Looks good as always Chris! Body lift time though!

 

[CrimsonCountry]

Looks great! It's about time you started a build thread. Now anytime I want to see my truck with 285s, I can just check this thread. :bigok:

 

[gaterose]

Great pics Chris! I've always liked your truck... and the custom body work :bigok:

Good luck with all the up coming armor, be sure and post pics! : We'll have damn near the same oddball skid combo. My expeditioneer front skid is basically the same as the man-a-fre front and my LCA skids shipped this morning

Have you heard anything about the BAMF skids rubbing the man-a-fres? I've seen in the thread over on TW that they rub on buds & relentless skids, I'm hoping they clear these.

 

[Casper421]

Looks good as always Chris! Body lift time though!

Thanks zack! Im not sure if im gonna do it. Nothing rubs and these destinations are pretty impressive offroad so im gonna hold onto them for a while.

Looks great! It's about time you started a build thread. Now anytime I want to see my truck with 285s, I can just check this thread. :bigok:

Thanks! Never made a build thread because there was really nothing exciting about my 4runner. I have more planned now...

Great pics Chris! I've always liked your truck... and the custom body work :bigok:

Good luck with all the up coming armor, be sure and post pics! : We'll have damn near the same oddball skid combo. My expeditioneer front skid is basically the same as the man-a-fre front and my LCA skids shipped this morning

Have you heard anything about the BAMF skids rubbing the man-a-fres? I've seen in the thread over on TW that they rub on buds & relentless skids, I'm hoping they clear these.

Appreciate it Matt! I think the body work gives it character. This way i dont worry about more dents or scrapes on the trails.

I havent talked to Jerry about it yet but im picking up my lca skids at his shop on friday, i think. Ill ask him then. I read the same on TW; i dont think our skids are as wide as budbuilt and others mentioned so we should be fine. If not, its not by much and ill trim the engine skid.

Dont worry about pics, this is also a picture thread! :beer:

 

[Casper421]

Just ordered a set of Phil's extended rear links...I need more flex!!
Adjustable Rear Swaybar End Links!!!

 

[Casper421]

Got some stuff in the mail today:

 

[aha2988]

hey buddy, how do those B.A.M.F. lower control arm skids attach?

 

[Casper421]

hey buddy, how do those B.A.M.F. lower control arm skids attach?

Three bolts that go through the three holes that are already in the lca. You do have to drill out one of the holes to 3/8" to accommodate the bolt. After my wheeling/camping trip this weekend, I'll drill, paint, trim the factory skid plate and mount them. Can't beat 1/4" of steel for armor!

 

[aha2988]

Three bolts that go through the three holes that are already in the lca. You do have to drill out one of the holes to 3/8" to accommodate the bolt. After my wheeling/camping trip this weekend, I'll drill, paint, trim the factory skid plate and mount them. Can't beat 1/4" of steel for armor!

no doubt thats awesome! I was thinking they may weld on and i didnt want to mess with that drillings no problem lol. i looked at there website and couldnt find there skids whad you pay for them if you dont mind me asking and im assuming you just called to order?

 

[Casper421]

no doubt thats awesome! I was thinking they may weld on and i didnt want to mess with that drillings no problem lol. i looked at there website and couldnt find there skids whad you pay for them if you dont mind me asking and im assuming you just called to order?

There was a group buy on TW but it must have ended. Theres a link to the gb on their homepage right under the first paragraph, try it and see, its giving me an error at work. The gb made its way over here: bamf lca gb I would send Jerry(jlee) a PM. IIrc, they were right around $140 with shipping, definitely worth it. Next up from Jerry, bamf's first set of sliders for 4th gens, just for me! Were taking measurements this weekend.

 

[aha2988]

There was a group buy on TW but it must have ended. Theres a link to the gb on their homepage right under the first paragraph, try it and see, its giving me an error at work. The gb made its way over here: bamf lca gb I would send Jerry(jlee) a PM. IIrc, they were right around $140 with shipping, definitely worth it. Next up from Jerry, bamf's first set of sliders for 4th gens, just for me! Were taking measurements this weekend.

I can help you out with a few of the measurements...

the main rails will be in the 66" (covers rocker panel) to 70"(from back edge of front fender to front edge of rear fender) long range. from outside of truck frame rail to inside of main slider rail its about 6" +/- 1/8" for prefference of where you want that rail to sit and how far out you want to protect.
3 rails per slider to tie back to the frame is sufficient however 4 will stop any flex that may occur durring use. 4x4x3/8" thick plates should be installed on the frame rail to tie to the rails that tie the slider to the frame.
^^^ that should get you a weld point (the main slider rail) to frame up any cool fab'd rolled tubing or personal touches to make up the part of the slider thats going to push to off of trees and rocks (outer framing for lack of a better word)

On my setup with a 1.25 body lift, with the main slider rail about 3/4" below my rockerpanel. The rails that tie back to the frame sit on the frame @: from bottom of truck frame rail to center of attachment rail measures 2 1/8". so from the bottom of the frame rail to the bottom of the attachment rail the measurement is 1.25 for a 1.75 diameter attachment tube rail. but im sure yall will have fun doing ur own figuring!

 

[Casper421]

Slick rock 6/9/12:

I didnt bring my rig because sliders and full skids are a must on this trail...next time!

Eric(t4r4life)

Final obsticle:

 

[Casper421]

More from slick rock:

Random jeep on the trail:

Fixed:

First DC taco with open diffs to reach the top w/o a cable!

B.A.M.F. lca skids in action:

Open diffs on bypass:

Random Lexus:
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[Casper421]

Just ordered my B.A.M.F. sliders with a kickout! Going to test fit Jerry's rear diff skid as well and order one! I believe we have the same 8" rear as the locked tacos so it should fit just fine!

Body lift time though!

Thanks zack! Im not sure if im gonna do it. Nothing rubs and these destinations are pretty impressive offroad so im gonna hold onto them for a while.

...you were right after all!

 

[Casper421]

I was bored at work so i just put in my order for a set of Man-a-fre skids!!

 

[Casper421]

Another boring day at work...so i took advantage of Metal Tech's group buy on LR uca's and bought myself a set!

 

[zstampe]

Just ordered my B.A.M.F. sliders with a kickout! Going to test fit Jerry's rear diff skid as well and order one! I believe we have the same 8" rear as the locked tacos so it should fit just fine!





...you were right after all!

So did u nut up and order a body lift then?