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WALL-E

Wall-E is a 1991 Toyota Pickup that had a 2.4l 2L-TE turbo diesel swapped into it, making the truck nearly identical to the Toyota Hilux available outside of North America. After traveling North America for two years in “Bruce” the F-250, I was ready for something a bit smaller, especially with our plans of wanting to head South down the Pan American Highway. I found Wall-E for sale on Expedition Portal, the previous owner also had plans of taking it down the Pan American Highway but never started the journey. When I purchased the truck, he had already done a few modifications, some of which I kept, while others were removed or altered to make the truck what I wanted.

Engine

  • Toyota 2L-TE 4cyl turbo diesel

  • 2nd gen 2L-TE head (the original heads are prone to cracking)

  • Evans Waterless coolant

  • Tridon high flow 89°c thermostat

  • Custom 3-row oversized radiator

  • Rebuilt turbo

  • Manual boost controller

  • Airspeed controller to fool ECU boost readings

  • Fuel screw adjusted up 1/4 turn

  • Top mount intercooler, hood scoop, and 8” electric fan

  • 2.5” turbo-back exhaust

  • 70 amp alternator

  • EGT, water temp, and boost gauges

Driveline

  • R150 5 speed manual transmission

  • Single mass 3L flywheel conversion

  • VF1A chain-driven manual transfer case

  • Factory independent front suspension

  • AISIN manual front hubs

  • Factory 8” rear axle

  • Re-Geared to 4.88’s

  • ARB Air lockers front and rear

  • Yokohama 285/70R17 Geolandar F rated G015 AT tires

  • 17x9 -12mm American Racing AR172 steel wheels

Suspension

  • FOX 2.0 aluminum shocks with remote reservoirs and adjusters

  • Old Man Emu HD torsion bars

  • 1.5” ball joint spacers

  • Old Man Emu Dakar HD leaf springs and hangers

  • Hellwig Bigwig airbags

  • Front and rear sway bars

  • Old Man Emu steering stabilizer




Electrical

  • Full Throttle batteries

  • Switch-Pros 9100

  • Kenwood TM-710 2M radio

  • WeBoost drive reach cell phone booster

  • Custom wiring by Off-Grid Engineering

  • Upgraded Kenwood sound system with 10” sub

  • Light Force Venom LED lights

  • Light Force ROK9 underbody LED lights

  • Light Force ROK20 ultra flood LED lights

  • Wireless backup camera in place of OEM rear view mirror

  • Garmin Overlander navigation system

Body

  • XP Camper tray

  • eBay Snorkel

  • ARB front bumper

  • Extended front fender flares and mud flaps

  • Custom rock sliders

  • Interior out of a 2rd gen 4runner

Recovery

  • Warn M8000 winch

  • Master Pull superline XD synthetic winch line

  • Master Pull HD Recovery kit

  • Maxtrax MKII + XTREME’s

Camper

  • Four Wheel Camper Fleet Flatbed (1,420lbs dry)

  • Indoor/outdoor shower

  • Dometic Flush mount sink/stove

  • Dometic propane Furnace

  • Dometic CFX55IM fridge

  • Dometic 6 gallon hot water heater

  • King Size bed upgrade

  • 20-gallon fresh water tank

  • Thermal pack

  • Silver Spur exterior

  • Custom roof racks

  • Custom wiring by Off-Grid Engineering

  • Full River 224ah 6v batteries

  • REDARC Manager 30

  • ACUVA UV LED water filtration system