Traveler III
This is to capture my 2nd and true off-road built car. I have been "off-road" in my subaru FXT 18 with locker and enjoying few thou-shalt-not-do in AWD in Death Valley (Ascending Lippincott, Mengel Pass), Joshua Tree (Old Dale rd); Oriflame, and few others around California, AZ. Through this experience, it has helped me to research and ready for my next overland built platform.
It has been two months since i acquired my gx470. Due to current locked-down in US, i've been WFH while doing tons of upgrades to the car. I have done more upgrade than i planned and supposed to spread it out over 2 years. Normally, i do few upgrades then go out before adding another. :)
I plan to use this thread to track my build as well as provide some photos of places I've been.
GX470 as purchased:
Mods I have added within 2 months:
Mods in garage/shipping :) :
Future Mods:
Updated: 02/01/2021
Mods added :
It has been two months since i acquired my gx470. Due to current locked-down in US, i've been WFH while doing tons of upgrades to the car. I have done more upgrade than i planned and supposed to spread it out over 2 years. Normally, i do few upgrades then go out before adding another. :)
I plan to use this thread to track my build as well as provide some photos of places I've been.
GX470 as purchased:
- 2006 GX 470, Sport with Entertainment system (aka KDSS, nav) at 138k miles, one owner, full dealer service history
- Suspension system fully replaced less than 20k miles ago
- New LCA (2x)
- New power steering, flush
- New brake, rotor
- Recently flush and fill tranmission, rear and front diff, tcase
- recently service KDSS
- minor paint chips.
- Leaking front Passenger CAM seal (plan to go out have fun for next 20k miles before service it along with Timing belt, waterport and other seals).
- No toolset in rear door (anyone got one for sale or know where i can get one?)
Mods I have added within 2 months:
- Falcon Wildpeaks AT3w 255/80r17 5x tires with BMC (love skinny 33" giving me 1" clearance for my rear diff)
- Used MetalTech Pegasus bumper with tire carrier (tks to another GXOR member at meetup)
- Added MetalTech gas/water carrier mount, gas holder, license plate mount.
- Timbren Active Off-road rear bump stops (glad i bought it before discover crack rear oem bumpstop).
- LED pods for backup light within bumper.
- Phoenix 10.4" Tesla style head unit
OEM front bumper cut(lasted only 1.5 month. :))- 3/4" front-spacer lift and 1/4" washer-bumpstop. (check out dranged for more information. Tks)
- RCI front, mid and tcase skid plates. Still use OEM fuel tank skid.
- Ironman 4x4 front classic bumper (installed by Chris at JHGarage. Tks.)
- Ironman 4x4 12k lbs Monster winch (Ironman deals tks to another GXOR member).
- RagoFabrication cross-bar to mount to OEM rails.
- RagoFabrication waterport mounting kit.
- Cup-holder mod from @GXCRUISER
Mods in garage/shipping :) :
- Kaon rear door table, storage (got 20% discount if you message them, fast shipping from AU and save $200).
- Headlight restoration kit
- Fender liner splash seal
- inside roof suspended storage.
Future Mods:
- Drawer system with storage for portable battery and can convert to use with fridge (looking at KISS or Drifta style drawer)
- Sleeping platform based on drawer system design.
- Plasti-dip side mirror and lower trip portion of fender-liner.
Updated: 02/01/2021
Mods added :
- Added RTT
- Snorkel added
- Ironman FCP 3" front 2" rear with heavy spring front/rear
- Treaty Oak offroads KDSS spacer
- Falcon Wheels offroad with 0 offset
- Spidertrax 1.25" to help with RTT
- Regeared to 4.56 due to blow 8" rear diff on trail
- Rear swap with 2011 FJ with oem locked
- Front elock
- Added slider
- Added Hood solar panel and 2nd lithium battery purchased from Costco
- Dual tone paint
- and finally added fog light, 7" running light, ditch and side lights.
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