IPOR built 200

sbly · 09-24-09, 08:33 AM

Update #6

This is what we have so far:

ARB 49” awning
Hi-Lift Jack mount
ARB rear bumper swing gate for spare tire (still waiting on jerry can swing gate)
(2) Adventure Trailers drawers 20" wide, 8.75" high and 36" deep - "36-A" (AT sent (1) 12” high)
ARB fridge slide and tie down straps
Prestigious Society GPS Override
Compressor extension
Expedition one gas and water cans
And our little camping contribution to the hotrod a tire table (or for you hunters out there a tree stand) for Coleman stove

sbly

sbly · 09-24-09, 08:35 AM

The rest.

sbly

Mtnbike · 09-24-09, 02:28 PM

Wow, what a great looking 4x4. How do you like the bfg all/terrains and there size?
I noticed you have icon and arb suspension. Does Icon and total chaos offer a better setup and
capablities than using just a medium duty ome suspenSion system?

Skrewball · 09-24-09, 08:49 PM

Enjoy all your goodies on your trip!!

Truck looks good!!

sbly · 10-01-09, 09:24 PM

Just an update on the performance of my 200. The wife and I have spent our first 3 days getting from Virginia to Colorado, and the last 4 days driving some easy and moderate trails in Colorado. We built this truck to be a "Overland/exploring" vehicle not a hard core off-road truck.

Here are a few notes from our first few days;

ARB Tent - Did well in 30 MPH winds at the Great Sand Dunes and in 19 degrees temperatures (with snow) at Corkscrew Gulch.
ARB Awning - Easy to set up and a nice place to be when it started to rain.
IPF Lights - I may look into some type of HID upgraded.
Nav Override - Performed as advertised.
Slee Sliders - No real dings so far but have been a great help in dealing with the tent.
ARB Fridge - Worked great right until we accidentally knocked the plug out, but on the good side it was easy to clean all the rotten food out of it.
Additional Rear Outlet - Came in handy for the Coleman hot water heater.
AT Drawers - No problems, but I will be looking into replacing the plastic lock/pull handle with metal ones.
ARB Compressor - Really like the extension in the front grill.
BFG Tires - Worked well, no problems in the snow, water, sand and dirt (easy and moderate trails). I am still trying to find the right tire pressure for both off-road and on-road with all the extra weight.
Suspension - Worked like a champ, no problems.
Expedition One Gerri cans (1-water / 1-gas) - No problems, I just need to find a better way to carry them. They ride great in the ARB rack under the tent, but just a pain to get them tied down.
Front Runner Water Can - Works great, just the on/off valve if still a little stiff.

1st Pic - Stream crossing at Great Sand Dunes
2nd Pic - The wife's cooking set-up at Red Mountain (I think)
3rd Pic - Heading up Corkscrew Gulch

sbly

Bomar · 10-01-09, 09:31 PM

Awesome

Great to see you giving that 200 a workout.

One day I hope to have a setup like that.

sbly · 10-01-09, 10:21 PM

3 More pictures from the trip.

TLC101 · 10-02-09, 08:17 AM

Killer pictures. Sell the pictures to Toyota to promote the 200's. I liked the "3rd Pic - Heading up Corkscrew Gulch".

uzj100 · 10-02-09, 08:21 AM

Great review! Post more pics when you can!

Mtnbike · 10-02-09, 07:53 PM

I am starting to really like the ARB rear bumper with tire carrier. Wonderful pictures and thanks for sharing your trip with us.

sbly · 10-04-09, 07:48 PM

From the last 2 days.

sbly · 10-04-09, 07:54 PM

The first 1 is some of mother nature's pin striping.

The last 2 are of the old lady working with the ICON/Total Chaos suspension.

sbly

smtyblt · 10-05-09, 06:46 PM

You guys are the best. We all love seeing the truck being used. Hope all is going well. See you soon. Oh yeh the truck looks great.

Cam

007-FJC · 10-06-09, 02:51 PM

Members of the year!

M1911 · 10-07-09, 10:36 AM

I registered simply to say that I'm horribly jealous!

str8nm · 10-09-09, 06:41 AM

who makes the camp stove platform that seems to connect via straps to the rear tire carrier? Do you like it?

sbly · 10-12-09, 10:59 PM

str8nm,

The stove platform is nothing more then a modified deer stand. We used it during our Colorado trip multiple times with no problems.

sbly

bkfj40 · 10-13-09, 04:06 AM

nice to see the 200 out playing...I think the old lady gets more articulation than you

str8nm · 10-14-09, 10:40 AM

can you explain or give me a pic of the modifications necessary. I am sure I can figure it out, but if I had a picture it may help (as well as having your experience) on picking something out that will work. I appreciate it. By the way, my white 80 was there during your build, we ended up with a lot of the same stuff/ equipment.

sbly · 10-14-09, 02:29 PM

Update #7

We got the jerry can holder mounted and moved the Hi-lift jack to the bumper. The Expedition One Geri cans are a little loose, but with the addition of a spacer I think I can tighten them up.

str8nm - I will get you some pic's of the tire table (deer stand) tomorrow. Was the white 80 with the ARB tent yours?

bkfj40 - I will have to agree with you on the old lady, that's a farm girl for you.

sbly

nc_fjizzle · 10-19-09, 11:52 PM

It takes some balls to get a new rig out there and properly pin striped like that. I know I about ripped the lower control arm off my FJC the first time I took it out and people looked at me like I was crazy.

Great rig. I may have missed it but do you have plans for a nav system (i.e. Lowrance Baja unit or similar)?

sbly · 10-20-09, 03:08 PM

str8nm,

This is what I did for the tire table (AKA a deer stand):

Only installed one support wire - this allows side access to the table.
Didn't installed the seat material that came with the stand, instead I installed a white piece of plastic to the seat as a smaller table for cooking items.
Zip tied a piece of foam as a buffer between the base of the stand and the tire.
Installed a Bow holder to hold the propane bottle when it is attached to the stove.
Use a second strap to secure the top of the stand to the tire.

I hope this helps, if you need anything else just let me know.

sbly

M1911 · 10-21-09, 09:00 AM

sbly: love that redneck engineering with the tree stand!

sbly · 10-24-09, 09:34 AM

M1911,

Yea I know, I am going to try and find a way to mount it into the receiver end of the tire carrier.

sbly

007-FJC · 10-24-09, 06:31 PM

Heres a question nobody bothered to ask but, how does the engine cope with all these goodies?

sbly · 10-25-09, 07:31 PM

007-FJC,

I have had no problems so far.

Gauges - Still read the same as before all the mods.
Power - Still plenty of horsepower both with and without the tent. No issues driving thru the mountains of Colorado, and no problems hitting 75 mph on the interstates in Nebraska.
MPG - Getting about 14 on the highway and 12 in town.
Reliability - We will see.

During the 10k maintenance the Toyota tech's said they hadn't seen any sign of wear from the mods or offroad driving.

sbly

007-FJC · 10-29-09, 12:24 PM

Thats excellent news.

FirstToy · 11-05-09, 01:37 PM

Really nice build up! The truck looks awesome.
I like the rack on the spare, cool idea.

You can get specific mounts for those ATV gas cans. They fit in the slots and you can clamp or weld to your exisiting mount there.

sbly · 11-08-09, 12:02 PM

FirstToy,

I am now looking at how I can attach the table directly to the spare tire mount rather then the spare tire. If you have any ideas I am all ears.

Where can I find the gas can mounts?

sbly

FirstToy · 11-08-09, 03:28 PM

sbly,
this is what I did on mine, except I use a metal basket instead of your flip table.
I think I will add the table though, it's a neat idea.

the ATV gas/water tank mounts are kolpin (or several others have some). That's what all those pill-shaped slots are for in the tanks.
For example,
Kolpin ATV Pack Mount At Parker Yamaha Com

or maybe it can give you ideas for your own