Trail Armor · September 2010

New Bud Built Skids

Bytomas September 8, 2010January 26, 2012

It has been a slow week working on the new Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have been waiting for the man in brown to deliver parts. Today I received my new Bud Built skids. The quality and workmanship of these skids is exceptional.

I will be painting the skids with Rustolium Hammered Black in the next few days and will follow up with post of them in process and mounted.

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All Pro Bumper Mods – Re-Install Day 1
Bytomas January 3, 2009October 15, 2026

I got my All Pro Bumper back from the powder coater today. The bumper finish looks OK. I learned that the sandblasting will not take out grinder marks so the bumper finish now has a little personality. I now have the bracket for the winch solenoid welded in: I also welded the backing plates for…

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Hood Latch Brace
Bytomas January 3, 2009October 15, 2026

With aftermarket front bumpers and specifically the All Pro Off Road front bumper some people have been having problems with the replacement hood latch brace breaking the latch. The replacement brace that comes with the All Pro bumper attaches from the latch to the bumper. This ties the latch to the frame with a rigid…

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All Pro Front Bumper Installed
Bytomas August 29, 2010January 26, 2012

One of the items that I salvaged from the Blue Burro was my All Pro Off Road front bumper and EP-9000 Superwinch. With the 1″ body lift installed I needed to modify the headlamp bracket to clear the All Pro Bumper. I cut the existing brackets off then welded 1/2″ square tube on to the…

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Bud Built Skids Installed
Bytomas October 10, 2010October 15, 2026

Skid plates are one of the most important parts of an off road Toyota FJ Cruiser build. The Bud Built skids are the 3rd set of skids that I have run of the FJ Cruiser. On the Blue Burro I first ran All Pro Off Road skids. The All Pro skids offer the best clearance of…

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All Pro Off Road Next Gen Front Bumper
Bytomas October 28, 2009October 15, 2026

How do you make a good product even better? By listening to your customers. This is what All Pro Off Road did with their front bumper for the Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have been running the original All Pro Front Bumper on my FJ Cruiser for the last 3 years and I have been very…

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All Pro Rock Sliders install
Bytomas August 26, 2010January 26, 2012

The parts from All Pro Off Road have started to filter in. They fabricate what I consider to be one of the best sliders out there for the Toyota FJ Cruiser. For this build I went with the Extreme Duty Rock Guard which is built from super strong DOM tubing. Prior to painting I fully…

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4 Comments

dale durham says:

September 9, 2010 at 4:47 PM

Are they stainless?

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1. tomas says:
  
  September 9, 2010 at 7:20 PM
  
  Wish they were.
  
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Don Newman says:

September 9, 2010 at 7:46 PM

Bud built offers that differential skid in stainless, but not the others.

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1. tomas says:
  
  September 11, 2010 at 1:42 PM
  
  You can get all the skids custom made in stainless. Just cost a small fortune.
  
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