7/4/2023 0 Comments Tacoma quicksand![]() ![]() It’s also capable of sustaining its driver and passengers on multi-day trips with ease, all while doing it in style.”īecause of this, the pressure was on to get everything done perfectly and have it all work properly. “It’s built to take on wide-open deserts at speed as well as slow, technical mountain trails. They chose to roll to the show via a three day, 400-mile purely off road trip through the Southwestern desert from their headquarters in Poway, California straight through to Goodsprings, Nevada, which is just outside of Las Vegas. In fact, they didn’t even take most of Highway 15 through Nevada to get to Vegas. They had other plans in mind and the demands made of Lessig’s 2016 Quicksand Tacoma were no different. Unlike many other companies that displayed at SEMA, Bilstein didn’t trailer their vehicles to the show. That means that sometimes parts may only be non-functional prototypes and do not allow the vehicle to operate as intended. I go out alone a lot or only with my girlfriend, so I needed to carry everything myself and rely on what I have in the Tacoma to get me where I want to go and back home, regardless of what I ran into.”Īdmire the truck’s color? So does Ressig, “Once Toyota released the Quicksand color Tacoma, I had to have it.” We don’t blame him one bit. I also built the Tacoma to be easily packed up and have everything I need right in the truck. I knew this truck needed to take me to both so it’s built for higher speed desert situations as well as exploring the mountains. Lessig explains, “Being in Southern California, I was always in the desert with my family but we also spent a lot of time in the mountains of Arizona. He based his parts selection on his personal experience as well as the off-road areas that he frequently drives. I am spontaneous and if I decided at lunch I wanted to go to the desert after work, I knew I could just start up the Tacoma and be in the desert in two hours.” Planning the BuildĪfter being offered a spot in the Bilstein booth at SEMA, he quickly formulated a plan of action. He adds, “I really wanted something that was ready to go anywhere at any time. On his switch of format he says, “I had always wanted a Tacoma because I like the truck layout opposed to an SUV for off-roading and expeditions.” He continued, “I wanted to stick with a Toyota because of their reliability and the wide range of aftermarket accessories that are available.” Inspired by Tacoma’s that he saw online, it was easy for Lessig to formulate what he wanted the truck to look like, what brands he wanted to work with and which features he needed in the truck. While it was a great truck, his was starting to show its age and he was itching to swap from an SUV to a pickup. Lessig’s previous ride was a third generation 4Runner. We’ll delve into more about that last part in a minute. The catch was that he needed to get it completely built out and ready to display and on top of that, they also needed it be ready for a three day off-road trip, in just about two months time. Ryan Lessig, owner of the 2016 Quicksand Tacoma you see here, was blessed with just such an opportunity. He was invited to display his Tacoma that he had only picked up from the dealership about a month earlier, in Bilstein’s SEMA booth. If you were given the opportunity to display your truck at SEMA, the preeminent automotive specialty products trade event in the world, in Las Vegas, Nevada but only had a couple of months to get your brand-new truck prepared for it, what would you do? Only hours after he finished his build, Lessig embarked on a 400-mile off-road trip through the Southwestern desert. ![]()
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