I did this better, but......

I think we need to get an actual video camera and mount it to our dash. These videos don't really show the true scale of the scenario.

http://gopro.com/

I posted these in another thread but I figured they should also be in my build thread. This is the second time I have gotten body damage from wheeling. I am more proud of this one because it wasn't caused by my stupidity and inexperience. This was caused by going in-between two trees that were a little bit close together.

I liked the idea of having an onboard air compressor, and for filling up just my tires it was fine. But If I had to fill up mine and someone else's rig, it would take a long time with both of us having big tires. Even with just my tires the air compressor would take about 5 minutes per tire unless I had a full tank of air. So, the air compressor had to go. I found a local dude on craigslist who had what I wanted, I had what he wanted... so here is the outcome:



Just for kicks, I deflated my tire and it took about 30 seconds to air it back up

About time, it was taking far to long for you to air up MY tires.

You can use the bike pump next time

Nice! That is the exact option I am looking at.

Oh man, I did a similar thing to a buddy's '85 4Runner... I felt horrible. His was clean. Like, clean enough to eat off the valve cover clean. Meanwhile, my hacked up '83 that I had just picked was far from pretty, really, a miracle it still ran at all! Anyways, I had parked behind his rig at his place, tossed it in gear, set the parking brake and hopped out. I made it to his front door, knocked on it, and as he came out, he was able to watch my truck roll forward about 10' down the slope and ram his ride. I felt horrible!

Don't feel too bad, Royisme--my sister popped the clutch and thumped my car...with me between the two! I was hooking up jumper cables, and she had a brain fart and launched at me--luckily the angle of the bumpers allowed my legs to fit without getting crushed. D'oh!

I told you not to name her in your will...

Yeah, but I didn't think she'd be in that big of a hurry for a Wii and a beat up old Honda Civic!

Whew! Now that does suck! Considering it was about 12 years ago now, I'm over it lol, pretty sure he is as well.. I'll find out if he ever rear ends my 2000 lol!

So with all this talk about me getting rid of my 4runner and swapping it out for a nicer and more comfortable 3rd gen, I decided it was time to button up my 4runner and see how I can make it a little quieter and more comfortable. After getting the top rolled down and doors put back on I decided that I liked it better without the so called "luxury".

Dear 4 Runner:

I'm sorry for ever considering getting rid of you. You have been a loyal and faithful 4runner. You have taken care of me when we were miles and miles from civilization. You have held your ground and made it up obstacles when a non-believer (wife) didn't think you would be able to do it. You have put up with my abuse day in and day out without ever asking for anything in return. For this, I apologize. I will never think about leaving you for another 4runner ever again!

Sincerely,
Your Owner


For those of you who don't know, today is National Love Your 4Runner Day! I I spend so much time taking this 4runner off road and making a mess out of her. I'm always finding ways to damage her and lately not really doing a lot to take care of her. I figured that since I was so harsh on her with the talk of cheating and all, it was time to give her a little bit of a rub down and show my baby that I still loved her!

First thing first... A bath!!

She cleans up really well!!



I also got rid of the hitch and the other emblems from the back of the runner:


Along with a bath was a little bit of some TLC on the CB antenna mount:





That's all for now! I have some polish for the aluminum wheels but I will take care of that when I get an adapter for my drill.