Builds 79-series Mongrel build (2 Viewers)

[bj70bc]

killer unit

 

[vansfromjapan]

So the Decked is for a 05-23’ Tacoma with the 5ft bed. It’s the closest we could find to a plug and play system. It did require some plastic carving between the wheel wells at the front of the bed to fit it.

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Here is how we have setup the mounting, no holes drilled in the bed to do this.

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The fridge is getting mounted to a drop down slide. The fridge is a National Luna 70L fridge/freezer combo. It was decided to not do anything with the side trim on the top of the Decked too. Such as get it to go all the way to the sides of the Cruiser bed. So we will be leaving the gaps on both sides of the Decked which in my opinion works well for stuffing gear along the sides such as muddy boots.

The owner is flying in September 12th, we will go over the Cruiser for a day and after that he is taking it (and his wife) on a fishing trip in Montana for a week! The Cruiser won’t be 100% done by then (our Smartcap is hitting USA port August 26th so won’t be installed by mid September) but it will be done enough for a week long fishing trip!

Cheers

You can order full-width "wings" from Decked and trim to fit your full bed width.

 

[DrRock]

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Cheers

Hey, Love your build, fantastic work and a great inspiration for all of us here in the community, thanks for sharing. Any chance you can make another one of these aluminum skins for the tailgate? I have a 75 that I want to do the same to. Also, thanks for the info on the decked install. I’ve been looking at their products so I can turn my bed into a secure storage area, looks like I’ll have to discuss with them to see what options might fit the 75 bed.

On a separate topic, I see you opted for no flex coupling in your exhaust system. Are these not needed for diesel engines and/or newer vehicles with better engine mounting? On my 60 I have a flex coupling just past the header.