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Holding off for the big reveal. Truck will be finished up this weekend, then off to Colorado and New Mexico for a few weeks of shakedown on-road, off-road, and at altitude. :wings: Looking forward to finally getting her out into the world... still fewer than 15 miles on the odometer at this...

For the OP: I've seen the rocky-road stuff and it's decent quality. The finish isn't up to the standard of Demello, etc. parts, but it's far more affordable stuff.

Hi, former Defender 90 owner here who's now driving Toyota stuff. But have a Land Rover question for those who are whizzes with VINs and countries and so on. I've exported plenty of vehicles from the US, but haven't imported many. A colleague (investment banker) living in Brasil is now moving...

What about the rocky-road.com stuff? Decent quality for the price, and I think in your price range shipped.

Don - I don't think it's purposeful obfuscation, I think it's just that not that many people spend a lot of time around both models. I have been under more Hiluxes than Tacomas, but the differences are pretty straightforward. "Hybridizing" between the two is rare, for obvious reasons, but...

Rotorgeek - Good eye. Yes, you can't rotate the insert (plug) of the inverter alone and the housing (if using the OEM wiring) won't fit with the Hilux boxed rear crossmember, since one of its mounts needs to be welded essentially immediately behind the inverter. Flipping it added the crucial...

If you're interested in a set of headlamps, taillamps, or other trim parts (grille, fog lamps, bumper covers, etc.). These parts are all coming off a brand-new, white never-driven 2012 Tacoma with twenty miles on the odometer and would be shipped from Illinois. Please contact me via PM for...

Some pics of the bed, which has seen some work this week.

We keep a 2002 Allroad at our house in Chicago that we've had since it was new. Wonderful vehicle, can cruise for hours at autobahn speeds and (with the air suspension set to the higher settings) can get to trailheads, etc. It has wonderful capacity, including wtih the rear seats up. I've...

Bill Hill - I guess I don't understand, is there some particular reason you want to carry concealed? You could certainly open carry (weapon holstered and in plain view) in Colorado, so long as you don't enter areas of the state (federal buildings, schools, certain hospital complexes, etc.) that...

Does it need to be on the water? If so, there are places to choose from between Alabama and the Big Creek Delta. We did some tent camping (2 nights) on the beach in that area when I was sailing the coast of Belize on a friend's small catamaran years ago. If inland is OK, it may be easier to...

Thanks, InvisibleOne, for the kind words. Though it's about a bit more than stealth or sleeper factor. I'm here in Northern Uganda (drove down Kitgum Road today in precisely the kind of African 1980's Hilux that inspired this crazy idea in the first place :smiley_drive: ) and leaving for a...

Stephan - I've driven all over in a modded FJC (and FJ7Xs, LC200s, etc.), including to Khartoum, Somaliland, etc. Are there security issues? Sure. But there are also security issues if you plan to drive through Detroit or Istanbul or London. I think one major misconception in your question...

CLynn - I have some tips on doing the tailgate mod, if you decide to do it... let me know. Also, my donor tailgate came from a truck in Arizona and was in GREAT shape as these things go... if you look hard, you'll find them. To get a sense of these things, the green tailgate with white...

hornytoad - I think you're right on, it comes down to how much you use the off-road capability (which then dictates how much of its on-road behavior you can put up with).

How do you plan to use what used to be the rear-passenger footwell space? I would build the fridge into the platform there on one side, creating a "bump" but at least you could "sink" part of the fridge's height into that area (especially if you're willing to modify the sheetmetal the bench...

Thankfully, I'm developing a good portfolio of shots of my girlfriend, who is beautiful, awesome, photogenic, and patient with an amateur photographer: Finally, maybe my all-time best portrait shot, subject is a wonderful friend who I took some photos of when we happened to be in London at...