In 2016 Walt brought The Ranger Goat into the company fleet. The Goat is much more than a truck. More than a vehicle. It is a memory. A remembrance of a family member. A legend. The platform that everything TAV has been validated on. It is a memorial, a remembrance of Walt's cousin Vinny. When Vinny passed unexpectedly, Walt bought the truck from Vinny's wife.
Vinny had a plan to build the truck out into an epic off-road rig, but never had the opportunity to get started. The Goat has seen many iterations but all of these changes have been to validate what we do as TAV.
As 2022 progresses the final stages of the Ranger Goat will be happening. We are working with Bowen Customs in Colorado to develop a TAV Spec Bed replacement. Stay tuned to see the results of this project.
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YEAR/MAKE/MODEL YEAR/MAKE/MODEL
MILES DRIVEN 20,000+
EXPEDITIONS COMPLETED MEXICO 2019, THE GREAT PURSUIT 2019
build sheetBODY
- McNeil Toyota Tacoma 3" Bulge Besides
- McNeil Toyota Tacoma 3" Bulge Fenders
- Custom inner fender liners by TAV
ELECTRICAL
- Baja Designs LP9
- Baja Designs LP6
- Baja Designs Rock Lights
- Baja Designs S2 roof rack area lights
- Baja Designs S2 backup light kit
- Custom TAV electrical lighting on camper ussing Baja Designs Rock Lights
- sPOD SEHD
- Scan Guage II
- Spyder Signature Headlights
- Offgrid Engineering SXS Dual Battery System
- Dual Odyssey batteries
- DC Power INC 270W Alternator
- Alpine Halo 9 head unit
- WE-Boost cell phone booster
- Ravelco - Anti-theft Device
WHEELS AND TIRES
- Method 704 Titanium Trail Series wheels
- Yokohama Geolander MT 37” Tires
BRAKES
- Front SOS Performance Big Brake Kit with 6 piston calipers
- Rear SOS Performance Big Brake conversion kit 4 piston calipers
ARMOR AND RECOVERY
- Comue Up USA Seal Gen 2 Wireless 12.5 Winch
- TAV Custom Front Bumper
- CBI Rear Bumper with swingouts removed
- RCI Rock Sliders
- RCI aluminum Skid Plate Package
OUTFITTING
- Total Chaos rear bed stiffeners
- Goose Gear 60% Rear Seat Delete w/ Drawer
- AT Habitat Camper
- Frontrunner - Slimline II Roof Rack Kit
- Custom air compressor in Zarges case
- Custom mounted Viair 2.5gal air tank
- Wilco Bed Rail Tire Carrier
- 2 sets of MaxTrax
- DMOS Delta shovel
- Pro Eagle Jack and Mount
- LRA 33 Gal Replacement Tank
- TAV Spec TJM snorkel
DRIVETRAIN
- TAV Spec Currie F9 Rear Axle housing
- Rear Nitro Gears Billet Ford 9” Diff and 5.29 gears with ARB air locker
- Front Nitro Gears 5.29 gears with ARB air locker
- Magnuson Supercharger 4.0
- RCV chromoly CV axle shafts
SUSPENSION (FRONT)
- TAV Spec King 2.5” coilover with remote reservoirs and adjusters
- TAV Spec King 2.5” Triple Bypass Shocks w/ quick adjust knob on bypass tubes
- Total Chaos +3.5 Long Travel Kit
- Total Chaos Secondary Shock Hoop
- Total Chaos Cam Tab Gussets
- Total Chaos Spindle Gusset
SUSPENSION (REAR)
- TAV Spec King smoothbody remote reservoir shock with adjusters
- King 2” air bump
- Total Chaos airbump mount
- Total Chaos Shock Relocation Kit
- Archive Garage hammer shackle hanger
- Archive Garage fabricated shackles
- Archive Garage cross tube option
- Archive Garage U-Bolt flip kit
- TAV Spec Alcan leaf spring pack
- TAV Spec floating airbag setup