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Offroad94's "Black Bear" Build Part Two
I am starting a new Thread to keep it less confusing on my build. Here is a link to my first build that I sold: http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/member-build-ups/125901-offroad94s-black-bear-build.html I was luck enough to have a great dad that helped me find one of the last five 2014 Army Green in Colorado.
Purpose: The purpose of this build is obviously for offroading but I am designing it as an expedition vehicle as well. My goal is to able to go as far as possible and be able to live out of the vehicle for a good amount of time. For the off road section build I'm going to design it for mountainous regions rather than desert. In the future I will be going with an extended travel setup like my old one had. This one will be built a little bit differently but I will be taking some lessons I learned from the old one. That means skids and sliders first
. This build will be a lot slower but more thought out with less buying and selling (meaning I won't go through 3 different roof racks lol.
Name:
I got this name through my great interest in bears, one of the most powerful predators in North America. When I was in elementary school I got the chance to hold a baby black bear cub at a local reserve and since then have had a great attachment to them. (One of my favorite Disney animated movies is Brother Bear) I chose the Black bear specifically because of the color of my FJ and because we don't have grizzlies by me. The bear I keep on my dash I purchased this summer in Yellowstone while staying at the Teddy Roosevelt Lodge were Black bear routinely ran through camp. He travels everywhere the FJ does while having a first class seat of my adventures.
Stock From the factory: Came with the ultimate package that had the rear locker and atrac. No sliders, hitch or roof rack though.
Current Mods: (New Editions in Bold)
Suspension:
1.Old Man Emu Mediums Front, Light Rear. Changing Front to heavies with the new bumper weight.
Tires:
1. 315/75/16 BF Goodrich KO2s
Armor:
1. All-Pro Standard sliders (Installed)
2. All-Pro Shock Skids
3. ARB Front Bumper
4. RCI Metalworks Aluminum Skid Set
5. RCI Metalworks Steel Diff Skid
Electronics:
1. Replaced Dome lights with 2 LED 3175
2. Midland 75-882 CB Radio
3. Mirror Lights Replaced with 194 amber
4. Backup lights Replaced with 921 LED
5. Led Fog lights in Bumper
6. Garmin GPS with Funtrek Trail Chip
7. 22 inch LED Light Bar (SOLD)
Audio: TBA
Exterior:
1. 3ft Wilson Flex
Interior:
1. Plano Storage box
2. Fire Extinguisher (Not Installed Yet)
4. Kabar/Mount (Not Installed Yet)
5. Driver Seat Storage Bag
6. Springtail Solutions Gen 1 Dog Barrier (SOLD)
7. MPAC Rear Door Setup
8. Custom Storage Box (SOLD)
Recovery:
1. US Military Issue Folding Shovel
2. Tool Kit
3. Survival Bag
4. Slime Tire Repair kit
5. Smittybuilt 2x30ft Tow Strap 20,000lb
6. 2 D Rings
7. 4WD Type Tire Deflators (Thanks Wilson for the gift!)
8. Kobalt 16ft 2 gauge jumper cables
9. ARB Tire Deflator
10. Badland 12k Winch with synthetic line
11. Kolbalt Axe
12. Gerber Gator Machete
Misc.
1. Stock Rubber floor mats (no trunk)
2. Walkie Talkies
3. FJ Newbs Scuba Kit
4. Blackout with plasti dip
5. PRG Snorkel
6. FJoel Steath Shifters
7. Fjoel Custom Grab Handles
8. 12v outlet with cb connection
9. Switches with driverside vent.
10. Aggressive body mount chop
Damages: TBA
My Approved Vendors:
1. Richochet
2. Metal Tech
3. Springtail Solutions
4. Demello
5. Expedition One
6. Gobi
7. Red Dirt Offroad
8. RCI Metalworks
9.Toytec
10.ARB
11. Insain Fabrication
12. Discount Tire
Note: I'm not saying any others are bad, these are just ones I've dealt with that I liked. Refer to my old build to see some of the reasons why I liked them.
I am starting a new Thread to keep it less confusing on my build. Here is a link to my first build that I sold: http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/member-build-ups/125901-offroad94s-black-bear-build.html I was luck enough to have a great dad that helped me find one of the last five 2014 Army Green in Colorado.
Purpose: The purpose of this build is obviously for offroading but I am designing it as an expedition vehicle as well. My goal is to able to go as far as possible and be able to live out of the vehicle for a good amount of time. For the off road section build I'm going to design it for mountainous regions rather than desert. In the future I will be going with an extended travel setup like my old one had. This one will be built a little bit differently but I will be taking some lessons I learned from the old one. That means skids and sliders first

Name:
I got this name through my great interest in bears, one of the most powerful predators in North America. When I was in elementary school I got the chance to hold a baby black bear cub at a local reserve and since then have had a great attachment to them. (One of my favorite Disney animated movies is Brother Bear) I chose the Black bear specifically because of the color of my FJ and because we don't have grizzlies by me. The bear I keep on my dash I purchased this summer in Yellowstone while staying at the Teddy Roosevelt Lodge were Black bear routinely ran through camp. He travels everywhere the FJ does while having a first class seat of my adventures.

Stock From the factory: Came with the ultimate package that had the rear locker and atrac. No sliders, hitch or roof rack though.
Current Mods: (New Editions in Bold)
Suspension:
1.Old Man Emu Mediums Front, Light Rear. Changing Front to heavies with the new bumper weight.
Tires:
1. 315/75/16 BF Goodrich KO2s
Armor:
1. All-Pro Standard sliders (Installed)
2. All-Pro Shock Skids
3. ARB Front Bumper
4. RCI Metalworks Aluminum Skid Set
5. RCI Metalworks Steel Diff Skid
Electronics:
1. Replaced Dome lights with 2 LED 3175
2. Midland 75-882 CB Radio
3. Mirror Lights Replaced with 194 amber
4. Backup lights Replaced with 921 LED
5. Led Fog lights in Bumper
6. Garmin GPS with Funtrek Trail Chip
7. 22 inch LED Light Bar (SOLD)
Audio: TBA
Exterior:
1. 3ft Wilson Flex
Interior:
1. Plano Storage box
2. Fire Extinguisher (Not Installed Yet)
4. Kabar/Mount (Not Installed Yet)
5. Driver Seat Storage Bag
6. Springtail Solutions Gen 1 Dog Barrier (SOLD)
7. MPAC Rear Door Setup
8. Custom Storage Box (SOLD)
Recovery:
1. US Military Issue Folding Shovel
2. Tool Kit
3. Survival Bag
4. Slime Tire Repair kit
5. Smittybuilt 2x30ft Tow Strap 20,000lb
6. 2 D Rings
7. 4WD Type Tire Deflators (Thanks Wilson for the gift!)
8. Kobalt 16ft 2 gauge jumper cables
9. ARB Tire Deflator
10. Badland 12k Winch with synthetic line
11. Kolbalt Axe
12. Gerber Gator Machete
Misc.
1. Stock Rubber floor mats (no trunk)
2. Walkie Talkies
3. FJ Newbs Scuba Kit
4. Blackout with plasti dip
5. PRG Snorkel
6. FJoel Steath Shifters
7. Fjoel Custom Grab Handles
8. 12v outlet with cb connection
9. Switches with driverside vent.
10. Aggressive body mount chop
Damages: TBA
My Approved Vendors:
1. Richochet
2. Metal Tech
3. Springtail Solutions
4. Demello
5. Expedition One
6. Gobi
7. Red Dirt Offroad
8. RCI Metalworks
9.Toytec
10.ARB
11. Insain Fabrication
12. Discount Tire
Note: I'm not saying any others are bad, these are just ones I've dealt with that I liked. Refer to my old build to see some of the reasons why I liked them.
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