Overland Hadley
on a journey
For me it is all about the function. Form follows function.
Building My Overland Tacoma: Plans, Progress, Perplexions
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For me it is all about the function. Form follows function.
dodecagon2000
Adventurer
i went down to aluminess last week to have the truck measured and i saw that bumper and its not that big and the quality is unreal. Dave the owner is a great guy and we came up with a wave to do my spare and two cans and the cool thing is that inside the bumper is a storage compartment.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
I agree, I would look to something not so bulky... cool concept but seems more at home on the full size trucks and Vans.
Photog
Explorer
On the Tacoma, with no camper, It would be nice to have the box and cans sit inside the bed, replacing the tailgate. It wouldn't hang over the back end that way. It would act as a tailgate that swings out, instead of down. Have the door on the "chuck box" open on the opposite side, so you have access to it, when the gate is swung out.
It probably wouldn't be too dificult to build it to seal up, with a camper shell, when it was all closed up.
Sorry, this was probably a Hi Jack of your truck build thread.
It probably wouldn't be too dificult to build it to seal up, with a camper shell, when it was all closed up.
Sorry, this was probably a Hi Jack of your truck build thread.
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Overland Hadley
on a journey
On the Tacoma, with no camper, It would be nice to have the box and cans sit inside the bed, replacing the tailgate. It wouldn't hang over the back end that way. It would act as a tailgate that swings out, instead of down. Have the door on the "chuck box" open on the opposite side, so you have access to it, when the gate is swung out.
It probably wouldn't be too dificult to build it to seal up, with a camper shell, when it was all closed up.
Sorry, this was probably a Hi Jack of your truck build thread.
No, not a hi jack at all.
Good point about having the doors to the boxes open to the inside. That would make a nice work/cooking area. But with a camper I would guess that the boxes would not be able to open to the inside because of the frame supporting the swing out.
edit: just looked at the pictures again, and it looks like maybe there is no frame behind the box so it might work just fine.
Also a good idea to have it replace the tailgate. That would work great if you had a RTT on a rack above the bed.
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Overland Hadley
on a journey
I think it would look better on a less goofy looking truck. But the bumper is a bulky thing.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Nice, the inside of the bumper is storage. Be sure to show us some photos when you get it.
mr.trd
Adventurer
Mine is sitting next to the house I will have to weight it when I get to it, should be soon though the way the snow is melting around here.
There is no hitch on the bumper, if you look closer you can see that's a Curt hitch and it sits below the bumper. I think there is a pic of the bumper itself somewhere on TTORA or ToyotaNation.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
Thanks Matt!
40 pounds is heavy, I wonder if it would be worth it to take it off and save some weight on my rig. It does seem wrong to take the hitch off though.
Overland Hadley
on a journey
105 pounds with no hitch is heavy. And it would just get heavier with a second galley box.
Why does everything have to weigh so much -OR- why does my truck not handle more weight.
I blame in on the truck :sombrero:
dodecagon2000
Adventurer
keep in mind that this is mostly for expedition travelers.....i would like to see some one try to build anything close to that and come in under 100lbs.
mr.trd
Adventurer
A call to Deaver, a chat with Jeff or Scott, and some coin and it can hold the weight. Mine does now. They did a great job.