Recent content by m4gery

Good question, I work at the Chelsea Proving Grounds, and luckily I get to drive calibration vehicles most of the time and live with a couple other guys who work there so the Yota stays home unless I need it. If you park in the back rows there's generally no issues, but my roommate had several...

Thanks for the kind words guys, this truck has been a lot of fun, and this next season will see the addition of a full set of skids and sliders. Hopefully it can be inspiring for people to get out in the garage and make something for their rigs!

amalik Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, took me a while to get used to referring to them as FCA instead of just Chrysler haha.

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Mod: Wind fairing - 3/32" 6061 Aluminum sheet I found in the drop section of Alro, made a cardboard template, added some weather stripping, and boom, a good deal less wind noise! And here she is, conveniently parked next to a stock SR5, loaded up ready to go out west to Colorado and Utah...

Mod: Dip a few things black Mod: Lets build a box! At this point I was going for a 10 day trip out west with my GF, so I wanted to be as prepared as possible. I took a lot of inspiration from Drifta drawers company, in that they use a lot of 1/2" plywood in their builds and friction...

The plan of attack of spacers and foot brackets: In the mean time: Mod: New shoes - FN f(x) Pro 17x8's Matte Bronze with 285/70r17 Toyo Open Countrys Finally - DONE, with and without the rack Mod: Bilstein 5100s at 2.5" in the front, and a 1.75" spacer in the rear

Look at that beautiful pile of stand-offs! Next: XM antenna bend Next: Plug welding - the finishing work with a grinder really smooths things over Hopefully, if you've been meticulous, it'll look like everything lines up: Quick mock up, starting to get excited: And this is how I...

Hi all! My buddies have been bugging me on and off to start a build thread on the Runner, so here it is. Story time: Been around Japanese cars all my life. Mom's had a 3rd gen since 2000, drove my father's FJ40 for several months in high school, fell in love with yota 4wds. We also owned...

A couple 2 wheeled things: 06 Speed Triple Not pictured 1980 Vespa P200, yeah it's dorky, but who doesn't like manual 200cc two stroke rockets? :banana:

I love those wheels ranchorat!

Sweet rubber! Whats up with the Snowboard?

Hrmm, I'm an odd mix: 25% Irish (Grandmother Murphy) 25% English (Grandfather Oldfield) 50% Korean Barney Oldfield was I think my most famous ancestor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Oldfield

I've thought about the same thing, moving from sunny Florida to down right horrifically cold (sometimes) Michigan. Balance is key, and nothing is set in stone. What's helped me in some of these decisions is a classic three category balance: What you do Where you do it How much you make...