🛠️ Member Build Talon - Tig's Incognito OT Build

[tig]

Starting my build thead, even though I don't actually have the rig yet. I'm buying it at the Alburturkey stealer as there's not one in Durango. I was on the list with ABQ, Colorado Springs, and Santa Fe since January. ABQ has come through with:

The theme:

Talon will be my daily when the weather is not appropriate for Vlad, or I need to transport more stuff. He will be the tow-vehicle / adventure-companion for Raptor, my 2022 Off-Grid Trailers Pando 3.0 camper. He will replace Dwanda, my 2017 Tacoma TRD Off-Road which has served us very well to-date... but I'm sick and tired of the anemic mini-van engine and horrific transmission.

Vlad:

Dwanda + Raptor:

This is the first new car I've bought since the Tacoma. I don't generally like modern cars. But I need at least one.

If I spend this kind of money, I'm going to make it "mine" right, up front, vs slowly as I did with Dwanda.... With that rig I didn't really know what I wanted or how I'd really use an overland-style rig. Now that I've been in Durango for 3+ years I am pretty clear on what adventures we really like, and what I don't care for: Getting pretty much anywhere in the SW Colorado mountains, without having to do serious rock crawling. Almost always with Raptor attached, but sometimes without.

It will be the ski-rig in the winter. My fiancé's Rav4 hybrid will be our long-road-trip car.

The Options:

• Wireless phone charger
• 10.7-in color Head-Up Display
• Tonneau cover
• Cool box
• Door Edge Trim
• Illuminated Door Sills
• Key Gloves
• Black Emblem Overlays
• All Weather Cargo Mat

Build plan:

• Victory 4x4 "Blitz" Front Bumper (ordered)
• Baja Designs S8 20" LED Light Bar (ordered)
• 10k Winch (either Warn or Smittybilt; haven't decided yet)
• Victory4x4 "Strike" Rear Bumper (ordered)
• Victory4x4 Rear Window MOLLE Panel (2x) (ordered)
• Wescott Designs Rock Sliders (ordered)
• Spidertrax 1" Wheel Spacers (ordered)
• Wolfbox G900 Rear View Mirror with front/rear cameras. Crossing my fingers I can figure out how to mount it in place of OE mirror as I did on the Tacoma. Raptor has a Wolfbox rear camera mounted on it's bumper that I switch to when I connect the trailer. I will make this work on the GX, hell or high water. (purchased)
• Husky Liners Front & Second Seat Floor Liners (ordered)
• LaIIker 2 PCs Seat Back Protective Pad (ordered)
• I will get the front clip clear PPF'd and the roof done in black (because I really wanted the black roof).
• I will debadge it. We don't need no stinkin' badges!

Debatable/For Later:

• VF Tuner ECU/TCU Tune. Sounds intriguing and Good. And I like moar power.
• Cat-back exhaust. I don't care about the sound, but I am curious about some notes I read that the TRD exhaust gives better clearance?
• A low-profile, QUIET, roof rack. Perhaps the Wescott Designs one. There's not a ton of need for stuff on the roof, except paddle boards.
• Rear molle shelf. I suspect the 2 Rear Window panels will be sufficient for the crap I like to keep strapped to the insides of the Tacoma's topper.
• Better tires. I'm not convinced the stock tires are as good as my K02s ore the newer K03s.
• Victory4x4 swing out tire carrier. The Tacoma and Raptor have the exact same tire/wheel setup, so the Tacoma's spare would work as a spare on the trailer if needed. But with Talon, I'll really need a spare for the trailer. I've modified the trailer with a spare propane tank where OffGrid normally puts the spare tire mount. I'm thinking since the Victory4x4 tire carrier is easily removable, that might work well.

Hope y'all enjoy this adventure as much as I'm sure I will!

 

[Bluegill]

Sounds like it will be a nice truck!

I think you'll definitely want to change the stock Toyo AT3 tires - they are softer than normal AT3s and people are cutting them up on rocks.

I've looked into the Wolfbox and it doesn't seem to work well if mounted ON TOP of the original mirror - the straps that hold the Wolf to the mirror go right over the homelink garage door buttons so you have to shift the camera over to the left which interferes with the driver's sun visor and it looks terrible. I think the mirror-on-mirror setup is horrible anyway.

I haven't made much progress trying to figure out how to REPLACE the stock mirror with the Wolfbox unit. That would be ideal.

I've also seen forum discussions where people install the Toyota Land Cruiser rear view camera mirror but it's stupidly expensive. Have to look into that more.

 

[cilles]

Factory tires are not too bad but are soft and wore out for me around 30k :-(
I look forward to seeing what you do with the Wolfbox G900 Rear View Mirror - please post pics here, I'd like to do similar.

You might consider one of the sunglasses holders that fit in place of the roof "grab bar" handle. I did one on drivers side as I don't use that since it has a handle on the A pillar (seems a lot of place are making this kind of replacement glasses holder these days, was a 10 minute job to install).