With the truck finally running great with the new engine, new suspension, etc., it was time for project $$$ pit's maiden voyage. I loaded up the D2 with camping gear and my family and headed north to the Lost Coast of California to do a little beach camping at Usal Beach with some friends and family.

It was such a pleasure finally having fun with the D2 after all the initial headaches of the truck. I'm definitely loving the damn thing. The truck didn't skip a beat with over 600 miles put on the trip as well as a little bit of offroading thrown in the mix.

 

After getting the D2 dirty during camping, it was time to work on the interior which is a bit gross. One of the downsides of the S model is the crappy vinyl seats. Luckily a buddy of mine had a nice set of leather seats with black leather piping in his parts truck. The seats definitely classed it up a bit.

I also had an upholstery shop redo the sagging headliner in black suede to give it a more plush interior. The new headliner completely changed the feel of the interior and got rid of the gross smoke smell from the OEM headliner.

I have black door cards ready to be installed as well when I redo the speaker system. The black door cards will complete my vision for the two-tone look of my D2.

 

Congrats. You didn't waste any time on getting it sorted out. Enjoy it!

Edit: Is keeping the Rotopax on the roof in the hot sun all day a good idea?

 

thanks! So far I’m not regretting it.

the rotopax get dismounted when not in use.

 

Mounted some Yokohama Geolander MT G003 in 315/75r16. Required a little trimming

 

With a little trimming, the 35s clear! Next up GBR lockers and 300M axles.

 

I would check rear with both sides at full bump. Pending wheel offset there is a good chance they will rub at the top of the arch. Or hit a speed bump, road construction, or a whoop too fast and you'll here it lol. The fender can be bent/rolled so that it's not a sharp edge that likes to take out chunks of your nice new tires...my 285s on a worn out suspension got sliced and diced on the outer lugs when I first got them before I refreshed springs/shocks.

 

If both sides compress the tires will definitely rub at the top of the arch, but so far no issues hitting the arches driving on the street. I anticipate while off-road it will contact eventually, but I’ve tried to remove the sharp edges as much as I could.

 

I used plier or vise grips and bent the inner edge up as best I could so it avoided any sharp edges and the bent portion at the lowest point would be more forgiving than if the inner portion was just cut off.

 

Added a 1 in lift block for 4in total lift