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this is the last major build to be trail ready.as we do not plan on using this rig for extreme 4 wheeling i was willing to lose a few degrees of approach to be able to have a front lift point to be able to use high lift to get unstuck if needed,even with my 2002 reg cab taco with same type of...

b team tv in the sky we use sat dish as it is mounted holds signal with no problem,and we have been in some windy spots!we leave fwc on truck all the time,as we would be limited as to where we could go if we left jacks on,plus they add to much weight! hope this answers your ?! drive slow and...

weighing in on brett13 questin! for some reason the gas can carrier is heaver in the afternoon than it is in the morning,but maybe its my age catching up with me.but to be serious i never have weighed it,i have always built with purpose and design in mind for my use,i"m pretty hard on using my...

welding ? from edohart ed, just jump in thats how i got started lots of practice wire welder is easy,invest in a self darking welding hood makes it easy as you don,t have to lift hood all the time,for the heavy stuff ,1/4"and larger i use a arc welder,with normal soft steel (most stuff is just...

easy answer for storage tcg go to jay aronow,s (chnlisle) threads he has the best solution a small flat bed trailer the kind you can get from harbor tools etc easy to move around and some of them have removable tongues ,or can be modified to be removable plus you end up with a small trailer! i...

answer to edohart and alex i use a lincoln weld-pac 100 wire feeder 110v,also my arc welder is small one i bought at harbor tools on sale for about $100 did not think it would work to good but turned out it works as good as my old sears arc welder did (burned out after 25 years of use! wire...

2008 tacoma build up #4 finished photo here is last pic off #4 build up> hope this helps anyone who wonder how some of these mods are done,drive slow and enjoy "its the journey"

getting closer to making new truck trail worthy! pulled factory receiver hitch off it had to happen as i needed to be able to drill cross bar to accept brackets that hold propane bottle and gas cans.most of the time i use them as shown,but can be used to mount motorcycle carrier,or as i have...

tomas tierra trust issue! i plan on adding a second set of tie downs as i did on my 2002 tacoma as i do not trust eye bolts only or the new tie downs.99 percent of the time normal tie downs work fine,but i know from experiance that there are times when you might hit a hole.or have to really...

kcowyo photo? truck is setting on blocks while working on new mods,fwc is still on 2002 thought i would wait till i finish some more mods (gas can racks,propane,rack etc.) and get fwc mounted!might have to put off some mods as wife is wanting to go camping with her new truck!drive slow and...

answer for tomas tierra we ended up with 2008 tacoma,trd offroad,sr5,access cab,long bed ,tow package v/6,6spd manual trans. we had planed on getting the double door,but you can not get trd offroad package with long bed,i was told that differant areas might have long bed but could never verify...

2008 tacoma 4x4 access cab .this was one of the reasons we bought a access cab.wanted to have engle frig out of camper,took up to much space,also wanted to move kitchen items out of camper as we do 90 percent of food prep outside and it is a pain to move everything outside each time.removed rear...

couple of pictures of install of firestone ride rite air bags on our new 2008 4x4 tacoma access cab.glad my wife bought me a new set .it would of been a whole lot of work to adapt the set i had on my 2002 tacoma.they got it right this time the brackets seem to be designed to keep the frame...

thought i would share my experiences as i go through the building of our new 4x4 tacoma access cab.first project is building the mounting brackets to attach turn buckles to bed.the process was made possible by stan at fwc sharing pictures of their install.pretty simple, brackets are...

welcome len,future at or fwc owner! as erod said we just upgraded to a v/6 only because of space with access cab,never had any problems with i-4 eng (2002) yes you do have to take it easy on hills,but it is a small price to pay for the bullet proof engine! i would suggest getting the stick...

delete 2nd post on map please! mark i added myself twice,one with pic one without,dont know how to delete one with out pic. any help? also has a spot been agreed on to have a get together,and a date? we are loose with our time and will probably spend a week or more where ever everyone agree to...

air bag question answered thanks jimjxsn and dln. after posting question i found the info you Jimjxsn posted and the wife said she would buy me a new set for the 2008 tacoma so she would not have to put up with me trying to fit set from 2002 tacoma! dln in regards to mounting firestone kit on...

just picked up our new 2008 tacoma trd access cab 4x4. retiring our 2002 4x4 tacoma 4 banger.now i have a problem.removed airbags from o2 and found out that the spring placement is different ,o2 springs are even with frame,08 springs are offset towards the outside of frame. no problem on...

solar yes! we started out with eagle shell to keep it simple,solar keeps it simple,we use a 2ftx4ft glass 75 watt panel mounted on roof,keeps it out of sight (it is 2007 and things do disapear from camp sites!)also have seen panels broken when free standing and the wind comes up,as we tend to...

storage 2002tacoma 4 banger, reg cab,eagle fwc,have found with experience that what ever size outfit you are using be it bike,motorcycle,motorhome ,you will always run out of room!,and what is deemed needed by one person to camp/travel the next person sees as unneeded.i do know that i do fill...

usable storage space,works for me eagle camper on 2002 tacoma.what i use turnbuckle areas for. first extra t.p. goes into ziplocs ,tow chain in bag then ziplocs.quarts of oil in ziplocs,pocket books into ziplocs,spare fan belts,small propane bottles ,you get the picture what ever fits. also on...

firestone-airbags imput i drive a 2002 tacoma with firestones,i've stated in some of my earlier posts some of problems but fixable. you should check your frame to make sure that if it is not boxed at the point the brackets mount that you modify bracket or box frame, on my model frame on drivers...

coopcoyote more lift? ok! you are close to disproving me ,but let me try again!both distances are the same or close 20'' give or take but the single lever is an extension that slides over 9"piece making about 30" to supply lift this lever can be made longer for more lift,for my self i started...

possable answer to cbartists welcome to the site ,i'm sure you will be getting some good ideas from members. an idea came to me when reading your post .i have a eagle started out as shell so dont have the measurements of your unit but in mine you could add a extension to each side support that...

possable for flinchlock (curtians) on our 2004 fwc eagle model it came with full length velcro along the top of camper,i assumed it was for the "artic" package,i took a quilted bed spread (king size) cut it up to cover walls from top to bottom and long enough to tuck behind end panels,sewed...