Modifications

Trail Armor

Rear Differential Skid
Bytomas September 15, 2010October 15, 2026

All the off-road adventures that we went on in our last Toyota FJ Cruiser beat up the rear differential housing. With a quality diff skid now available from Bud Built I decided that our new FJ Cruiser build needed differential protection. I purchased the skid as bare metal and finished it with black Rustolium Hammered…

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Electronics | Electronics | Ham Radio

Icom IC-2820 HAM Radio Installed
Bytomas September 3, 2010January 26, 2012

I chose to install a new Icom IC-2820 in the new build. This radio is a dual band VHF/UHF radio with D-Star support. What is really cool about this radio is the Head Unit mounts separate from the Mic. The Radio is mounted next to the Inverter in the right rear of the FJ. It…

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Trail Armor

All Pro Front Bumper Mods
Bytomas February 17, 2009October 15, 2026

I finally have my All Pro Off Road front bumper reinstall complete. The powder coat on the original was junk and started peeling off after a year. I figured if I was going to get it powder coated I would also make some modifications to the bumper. The first issue was do modify the bumper…

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