Anyone have a photo of an inferno tacoma with orange space bars…?
the new GFC at about 7000 feet. this spot felt more dodgy than it looks. that stuff is loose and it is a very long way down. the camper is light enough to use the full potential of the little truck. little trucks are better on skinny old trails from the 1800’s, now kept open by folks with quads. the camper has proved faultless, dry and dust free. only major change for us was to use a 3" air/foam mattress.
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here’s some truck photos.
it’s an 03 Tacoma Dual Cab, King/Camburg suspension & upper arms up front. beefy 8 leaf springs with Bilsteins in the rear. rebuilt from one end to the other. we take out the rear seat and put gear in there as well as a cabinet for pots & pans, dishes and such. not very powerful, but superb in the back country !
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Where is that trail and what’s the name?
Doing the deliveries, I haven’t had much time to get the camper out, and what time I did have I apparently weasn’t taking photos but here is one of it on the truck here in MT
And here is one of it on the truck in Cali
Its definitely a happier truck up here.
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My first thought was how scary that looked. Not a lot of room on the driver’s side!
Just picked up my GFC Friday… long list of things to do before the spring. Swapped in some KB Voodoo bed rails today and got the camper sealed up to the rails. Looking forward to building the bed out for our needs and getting out with the camper!
Here’s an early pic before getting the roof rack back together and final mounting… cut down my prinsu rack so it can fit under. Will have maxtrax and a road shower on the roof
Bed rails mounted and camper final mounted.
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How do you like the way the voodoo bed rails mount up with gfc? I have factory plastic bed rails and not happy with the Interface between the two. The one ones have lost there structure and become wavy
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i 100% recommend this move with a camper. whether it’s voodoo or relentless (i believe they sold some at one point) or making your own, it gives you a great surface to mount the camper on.
these use the bolts that hold the rail system in place to hold the rail caps down.
i put a layer of aluminum tape down to cover the factory holes prior to placing the rail caps down.
nice thing too with these, the gap that forms at the head of the bed was easily filled with some flat stock i picked up from home depot (1 1/4" x 1/8"). laid the flat stock down on some silicone i put on the back rail, then bulb seal on top of that. the flat stock brought that surface up to the same level as the new rail caps.
Are you also running the tailgate piece from them?
i am not… did not see as much of a need for that piece. save that $$ for another portion of the buildout. not sure yet how i’ll finish off that seal. for now i have some extra bulb seal that i cut in half and have on the top of my tailgate to form a better seal against the back door.
I also have the kbvoodoo rails. I wouldn’t recommend the company and I bought mine secondhand still new but the product meets a need. It gives a better surface for mounting the frame than the OEM rails. I also put aluminum tape on the top of the bedsides but I’m getting enough water intrusion that I’m going to pull the rail and install some sort of soft weatherstrip that wouldn’t hold water.
this is my only dealing with the company so far, but the product came recommended…
could you run a bead of silicone between the rails and the bed? could help keep weather from getting in between the rail caps
They have a long history of mediocrity and subpar customer service in response to valid complaints. It sucks because the design of many of the products is excellent and isn’t replicated elsewhere.
I don’t think silicone would work as well as a foam seal.
probably not… but after getting everything clamped down and aligned, i really don’t want to take it all apart again haha