overland expo west 2019, interesting 200s

[Hunters4x4]

Not to be a hater, but I looked closer at the picture posted above.

That’s a hack job, wavy cuts, you can see where they cut the wrong line, then made a new one.

Also, trim down the metal tech rails for god sakes! Obviously you don’t need to cut the fenders back that far if the tires are not hitting standard length rails.

Sorry guys, this comes from college days where fitting massive tires was pretty easy for rednecks. The real talent was making the body still look good.

Our shop is still working on this LC200 it wasn't done it was a huge push and late nights to get it ready for Expo. Its currently back at our shop and will be going to a body shop to get repainted when we are all done. The customer requested it be cut to the point there was no way it was going to rub. We have lifted it a little more now and are building inner fenders for it. The suspension is an Icon stage 6 kit, ARB lockers front and rear with 4.88's from Nitro! It will be much cleaner when its all done.

 

[Hunters4x4]

 

[Mogwai]

Seen these guys? Good use of hood space. Their IG page says they have 144W worth of solar panels on their GX + mppt controller and they measured 14.79amps @ 14.4V or 213watts ie pretty damn good! Conversed briefly with them, said 200s are on their radar and they need roughly 20 orders to move to production (don't think they are ready yet though). They are located in Salt Lake City area. https://trailpower.com/

 

[Markuson]

Seen these guys? Good use of hood space. Their IG page says they have 144W worth of solar panels on their GX + mppt controller and they measured 14.79amps @ 14.4V or 213watts ie pretty damn good! Conversed briefly with them, said 200s are on their radar and they need roughly 20 orders to move to production (don't think they are ready yet though). They are located in Salt Lake City area. https://trailpower.com/

OK...that...Is genius! Not only is it utterly unused space, but in camp, it means you have a built-in way of angling the panels toward a lower sun by simply opening your hood and angling it toward direct sunlight! And...no obstruction for rooftop items.

Wow.
Not sure how I missed that at Expo.

 

[Mogwai]

And right there at the hood makes it super easy to connect to dual-battery setup.

 

[AZCRSR]

I still can’t believe no one has posted more than zoomed in wheel well pics of the LC on 37s! Anybody?!

Not zoomed in but a different angle...

 

[TonyP]

Interesting idea. Not sure how it would work with a hood that has compound curves and whatnot like a 200.

 

[AZCRSR]

A couple more 2 hundo's from the Expo

 

[Taco2Cruiser]

Our shop is still working on this LC200 it wasn't done it was a huge push and late nights to get it ready for Expo. Its currently back at our shop and will be going to a body shop to get repainted when we are all done. The customer requested it be cut to the point there was no way it was going to rub. We have lifted it a little more now and are building inner fenders for it. The suspension is an Icon stage 6 kit, ARB lockers front and rear with 4.88's from Nitro! It will be much cleaner when its all done.

That’s awesome to hear. I know what you are going through. I fit 37s with no lift and no rub under a 3rd gen Tacoma and immediately rolled to the Toyota Lone Star Jamboree, so I get it.

That’s the problem with pictures and compressed timelines. It never tells the whole story and the context behind it. Keep up the great work.