North West BS Thread

Yea 3 day trip with a group. They do a few trips a year, its put on by back2baja. Fees include hotel and food.

https://dirtchronicles.com/the-adventures-of-bk2-baja/

 

Looks like fun! Vehicle requirements are not too bad, equal to TRD Pro or higher. All those pictures are definitely in the “or higher” category.

 

Yea exactly, couple rigs are on stock or mid travels. The last run had a bunch of stock rigs but where's the fun in that lol

 

Not sure I'd want to roll South of the border right now. I'm sure it is fine, but my spidy-sense would be going nuts with that much invested in all those rigs.

Still...I'd love to get into that kind of stuff when I'm retired. Not the high speed, but definitely week-long off-grid overlanding trips. It is fun to dream!

Speaking of dreams, I think all my mods just got shelved for another year. We have a family reunion back East this summer and I finally took the time to budget out the trip. Was hoping to take an extra week and explore ME, but that's not going to happen. The cost quickly blew into the 5-figure range before incidentals. Nucking Futs. Going to cut that trip down to 7 days and it will still cost more than my entire mod-list. Fragging the two-week camping trip to UT/ID/MT as well...just going to do long weekends within WA. Grrr... Next year!

 

They coordinate it so it’s away from all the bs happening. The hotel view isn’t terrible lol Day one he reported they did about 150 Miles. See how it goes tomorrow stay tuned!

 

These pictures have me looking at fiberglass fenders…

A guy can dream right?

 

the mod list has grown and been altered too many times today lol

 

Anyone wanna buy some total chaos uppers and kings lol

 

depends how much you asking??

 

Not sure yet I have't done research on what that would be worth. Any insight?

 

ill have to eat crow. my wife will kill me if i buy another set of kings within 4 months of a new set of for my fj.. what you replacing it with??

backorder on kings is anywhere from 30-40 weeks at the moment last i checked with a vendor.

the set up you have new would be in the neighborhood of 4500+/- with depending on vendor and tax. buyers may need to account for rebuild cost.

now.. if you decide to sell the coilovers and rear shocks for cheap like 2k, can i have dibs on it?

 

HAHA. Trust me I hear that. Im trying to figure out the LT kit and most likely moving to Fox Factory setup with adjusters. Accutune might have some in stock but I haven't confirmed.

 

yeah give those guys a call! they were awesome to work with and prompt shipping too if its in stock.

 

Going to be watching this build!

 

Might be awhile lol but depending on the next trip they have scheduled my hit list is below. Much more on the overall list but below you guys get the idea lol Inspiration pic added

Phase 1 High Level Overview
TRD 2019 Pro Grill
17" Methods
37s
Front ADV Fenders
Front/Rear Bumpers (SS built-Mazzula)
Rear Bed Linxd and Molle Panels
Race Radio
Garmin Inreach
ICS Dash Mount
Skids
Rock Sliders
Maybe Spring Under Kit

Phase 2 High Level Overview
LT Kit
Rear Glass
Gears/Lockers
ARB Compressor
RCV Axles

 

I love watching people spend money on cool shit!

 

Wish the old lady had this mentality lol

 

Was up early this morning on a coffee run. The fog visibility was almost nothing. The Diode Dynamics helped just need some adjusting and alignment.

 

Preach! Good to know it’s not just me.

 

At the dealership for my second service (11 months of ownership, just under 8k miles).

No 2022s on the lot. Was hoping to see one up close. Several used Tundras. Checking those out for tires sizes and which ones have a lift versus stock suspension to give me a better idea of future tire size.

 

So those work great from that location? I’ve never had ditch lights and wondered if there would be a bad reflection off the hood.

 

It also depends on the lens option as well. I'm running the spot lens so its more targeted down range with a tighter beam pattern. I would think you'd get a little bit on the hood if you used a flood/driving combo. But there's a lot of adjustment available. For my needs it works very well.

 

Service done. Stopped by the hardware store on the way home which is next door to one of the local truck outfitters. This is parked out front. Not a Toyota but an absolute beast of a truck.

 

Beast!

 

22 ply Conti's MPT 81's, holy moly.

 

I can’t imagine trying to wrestle one of these into place if you had to change to a spare.

 

Yep. Those tires have always made me wonder what the owner is going for…

 

Total beast of a truck but first thing that comes to my mind is that dude believes in the zombie apocalypse

 

Yep. Those are not fender flares. They are zombie anti-splash guards.