Primate Labs Test Subject - 2007 Tacoma - codename: Silverback

Granted this vehicle is pretty much done, but I thought I would put it all in one place. There are still a few mods I plan for this truck. Most of them are centered on making it a better base camp vehicle.

How it sits today





Base: 2007 Tacoma double cab 4x4 with the TRD Offroad package.
Suspension mods:
Fox 2.0 Remote Reservoir shocks front and rear
16” Eibach 650# coils up front
Total Chaos 1” Uniball UCA’s
Total Chaos spindle gussets
OME Dakar leafs
OME D29XL extra leaf for Dakars
AllPro U-bolt flip with provision for Timbrens
Timbren bumpstops in rear
Wheelers SuperBumps up front
AllPro Axle relocation plate – modified to compensate for “Taco Lean”



Wheels and Tires:
285/70/17 BFG KM2 Mud Terrains
17x9 KMC Enduro rims


Armor:
Bud Built skids – IFS, Transmission,T-case and Fuel tank
AllPro e-Locker skid
Sky OffRoad Diff armor
Shrockworks sliders
Total Chaos LCA skidplates




Bumpers:
Brute Force Fab front bumper
Rocktec rear bumper

Braking:
Goodridge extended Stainless Steel brake lines F&R
PowerStop Extreme conditions pads
Powerstop vented, dimpled, and slotted rotors


Interior:
Classic Soft Touch leather
Lotek a-pillar pod
Autometer transmission temp and oil pressure gauges
ScanGauge II
Second factory fog light switch to control rock lights
12VoltGuy In-Cab winch controller / dual battery controller
Garmin Nuvi 1490 with 24000:1 Topo maps loaded in a RAM Mount
Garmin Montana 650 with 24000:1 Topo maps loaded in a RAM mount
Bracketron mount for iPhone
LED Lenser P17 MagLight style flashlight on driver seat
LED Lenser P5 in center console area
12 volt outlet in center console
Matching Cortura switches for ARB locker, Compress and LED rock lights
Cobra WRST75 Handheld CB
Kenwood TM-271 2M radio
2.5lb fire extinguisher held by Gorilla Fists
Weathertech’s F&R
8 ton bottle jack in place of factory unit
Adventure Medical Kits first aid kit w/ CPR mask and suture kit
Cobra iRadar - Radar detector that integrates with iPhone
ARB 47l fridge






Stereo:
Kenwood Excelon KVT696 DVD headunit w/ Bluetooth module, backup camera, iPod interface and steering wheel controls/
160Gb iPod Classic
AudioControl DQX digital 30 band EQ, 3 way X-over
AudioControl DDC Digital Dash Controller for DQX
Alpine PDX 4.150 amplifier – runs mid-bass, and mids/highs.
Alpine PDX 1.600 amplifier
Q-Forms kick panels – highly modified and fiberglassed in
Morell Tempo 5 5.25” components speakers
Morell 8" woofers – mounted in doors as mid-bass
Pioneer Premier 12” subs
Supercrew sounds sub box – highly modified with lots of fiberglass and deadening. Covered in black vinyl.
Dynamat Extreme – 3 layers on front doors and on the floor and back wall of cab




Bed:
Toyota OEM bedmat
UWS 36” black aluminum chest
LED lighting inside chest
LED lighting in bed
5 gallon fuel can and custom built carrier
4 extra factory D-rings
Utlili-Track tie down rails
60” HiLift Extreme
HiLift 4xRAC mounting brackets
Firestick aluminum CB antenna mount – modified to fit in bedrails
Firestick aluminum 2M antenna mount – modified to fit in bedrails
2 bicycle fork clamps attached to top of UWS chest
stainless cabinet locks on storage boxes
Homemade tiregate style tire carrier complete with Toyota logos and a beer bottle opener.
BuiltByMe bed cage w/ basket
85 watt solar panel
4x VisionX LED utility lights
2x LED floods






OBA setup:
Oasis HP1000 air compressor
Oasis 1 gallon tank
Oasis adjustable pressure switch
Kilby air manifold
3/8th’s pressure regulator





12 volt power:
Diehard Platinum battery in OE location – equivalent to an Odyssey PC1750
DieHard Platinum Marine battery in Summit Racing battery box – equivalent to an Odyssey PC1500DT
PulseTech PowerPulse battery maintainer
gold plated terminals
Kicker terminal blocks and fuse holders
BlueSeas fuse block
Vector 2500 watt inverter with in-cab controller







Misc:
4.56 Nitro gears F&R
ARB air locker up front
RCV Ultimate Tacoma axles
VisionX 35 watt LED fog lights
TWF 30" LED light bar
Modified crossover exhaust to clear skids
Tom Woods CV driveshaft plus a spare Tom Woods CV driveshaft
AMW PCV catch can
ARB Safari Snorkel
K&N air filter
Relocated differential breathers
Relocated solenoid box
all airlines are 3/8th’s braided stainless lines
All battery cables are 0 ga.
color matched grill surround
GrillCraft grill
FJ60 TOYOTA emblem
SockMonkey black and dark gray TRD decals
Debadged
LED backup lights under truck
LED rock lights
LED lit 4WD selector switch
bumper mounted BBQ grill
All body panels except roof have been repainted at least once







Recovery gear:
Warn M8000 winch - clocked the handle to be more accessible
MasterPull Superline
HiLift HandleAll
HiLift Winch kit
Slee Jack-Off-Tool
Rescue 42 JackMate
8 D-shackles
2”x30’ ARB Recovery strap
3”x30’ ARB Recovery strap
3”x10’ ARB tree strap
3”x16’ ARB tree strap
3/8th’s x 20’ grade 70 recovery chain
ARB snatch block
Warn snatch block
Full hand tool kit
Air tools

 

I thought it was already done?

 

Are you gonna make a page for both rigs Sean or just clyde since he is now the offroad rig?

 

I've got more I want to do to it. Probably 7 or 8 mods left... maybe a few more. Just because its not a dedicated trail rig doesn't mean its not capable or ready at the drop of a hat to do so. Future mods will be aimed at camping, performance, some expo mods and a few interior mods. But for the most part, yes its done.

I'll do both. My other build thread on TW is so long and all the mods are scattered through it all.. I'll try to consolidate it in this one.

 

So a mall crawler and a trail rig thread. alright man, so is 12 a good time to show up at your place with a sledge? jk man. That is cool. I wanna clean up my build thread on here too but dont have the time yet.

 

I don't even have a build thread yet

 

I wouldn't call it a mall crawler, maybe retired trail rig or dedicated tow/camping/expo/backup trail rig. But mall crawler is not even close.

 

hell add alil Armorall and maybe some T-Rex eyelids...then go hit up Macy's....

 

I'll be sure to take plenty of pics.

 

make sure you post them in the mall crawler section..oh wate...we don't have one...

 

I thought it was your build thread?

 

Naa I ripped off a finder flare and that's a mall crawl no no...

 

Just need to be more careful where you park it at. LOL

I've ripped all the flares off at one point or another. They are $$$$.

 

Yeah I'm thinking about trashing the factory ones and getting those bushwhacker pocket flares instead

 

They are a LOT cheaper. IIRC the factory ones are about $250 each! Then they wanted another $250 to paint and install! Hell the little clips are about $4 - $6 each! At least with the BSP the bushwackers will match pretty close.

 

Really? at 200 a pop I should pull mine and sell them.

 

Yeah, they are $$ http://www.trademotion.com/partloca...2090&callout=1&catalogid=3&displayCatalogid=0

 

Yeah at that price I'm deff going with bushwhacker IMO they look better anyway

 

I'm not a fan of the fake screw holes on them. If they were functional I would like them more. I suppose a handful of sheetmetal screws could remedy that.