2nd gen multi-purpose build for daily driving, offroading, and overlanding
- Thread starter fo' runnin'
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bagelsjustbagels
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I agree he's using the truck looks great. I have the door jam mount on my thread with the 4ft firestick if anyone is interested.
Scalded_Dawg
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I see several pics of it (nothing very close up though) but you never mention where you got it... :noidea:
bagelsjustbagels
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I will deliver tonight with links and up close pics! :rockon:
EDIT: crap i forgot last night. TODAY! lol
Here are the items all on Amazon!
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fo' runnin'
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Thanks for the compliment, guys!
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Well, got the install done over the weekend! COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! I love how it fits like it came that way from factory... Install was a breeze and everything works just as it should! PA speaker is mounted under the hood on the passenger side, no photos though...
Ass shot... (notice I refinished my rear bumper too! Scuffed it with 60 grit sandpaper then coated it with rattle can bedliner. Turned out AWESOME!!!)
(Also, don't mind the smashed in tailgate and don't ask what happend, LOL, that's the sort of stuff that happens when you actually use your truck and take it out on the trail... I'll be getting a replacement soon!)
Here's the links to everything I bought.
RADIO
Amazon.com : Cobra 19DXIV 40 Channel Mobile Compact CB Radio : Automotive Cb Radios And Scanners : Car Electronics
ANTENNA
Amazon.com : Firestick II 4 feet Tunable Tip - Black : Automotive Cb Radios And Scanners : Electronics
MOUNT AND CABLE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X39TQ0/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
ANTENNA SPRING
Amazon.com: Firestik SS-3H Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Antenna Spring: Car Electronics
PA SPEAKER
Amazon.com : PYLE PSP8 All Weather 5-Inch Trumpet Speaker : Vehicle Speakers : Car Electronics
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fo' runnin'
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Was looking through old photo albums and came across these! This was my first T4R. A 1991 22re 5 speed! I was young, dumb, and had no clue what I had at the time and sold it before my 17th birthday for $3,400! I've been kicking myself for selling it ever since...
fo' runnin'
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Well, as you all saw in the CB install post, I smashed my tailgate and busted out the back window a couple weeks ago... yesterday, on a random whim, I decided to go to the local pull-a-part down the street from my job... I searched the nearly the entire yard looking for a 4runner and had ALMOST given up hope when on the LAST row, in the VERY far corner, I came across this.... BINGO!!!!!!!! Same color and all!!! I pulled it off, took it up front, and it only cost me $66!!! SIXTY SIX DOLL HAIRS!!! Couldn't believe it! Other salvages in the area wanted $175 for a gate and everyone on Craigslist that was parting one out wanted $100+ for their gates! SCORE!!!
fo' runnin'
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Got to work last night and got the new tailgate installed, painted the license plate frame, and buffed the driver side! Hopefully get the passenger side buffed tonight...
My big helper and right hand man!
Before and after...
My big helper and right hand man!
Before and after...
fo' runnin'
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Went wheeling again! This is Camp Gruber ORV Park, just outside of Muskogee, Ok.
Poser flex shot...
Poser flex shot...
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fo' runnin'
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My family got me a roof rack for Father's Day! Going to pick up a mid-section extension tonight to make it bigger! Love it!
fo' runnin'
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Here she is with the extended roof rack and spare tossed on top!
I followed some of the others on here and made my own mounts, which eliminated the stock 130lb rated cross-bars!
I followed some of the others on here and made my own mounts, which eliminated the stock 130lb rated cross-bars!
ralatkins
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be interested in making another set of those mounts?
fo' runnin'
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The mounts are simply a combination of two pieces of angle iron bolted together and a couple parts from the mounting kit that came with the rack. I obviously can't provide the pieces that came with the rack, but I could make you the angle iron pieces!
fo' runnin'
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Wife asked me to go to the store... I made my own road.... lol
ralatkins
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PM me and let me know what I'd owe ya with shipping to 27127
Scalded_Dawg
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I followed some of the others on here and made my own mounts, which eliminated the stock 130lb rated cross-bars!
I've found making my own stuff yields a better product (I tend to "over build" things).
Nice work on the mounts! Looks like it lowered the rack down some too.
fo' runnin'
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Yes, it did! A couple inches! I'm still not 100% happy though, as I would like to eliminate the mounting hardware that came with the rack completely, which will lower it another 1" or so! I want it as low as possible!
fo' runnin'
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Well, I've got a big trip coming up next week and wanted to do a good tune-up on the rig beforehand, so I called the stealership and got prices on parts... Cap - $21.62, Rotor - $12.17, Plugs - $2.22/ea, and then the wires....... $120?!!?! I know all you guys recommend staying with factory Toyota parts on the ignition system, but I just can't bring myself to pay $120 for 6 wires... I called up Surfside Japanese Auto Parts and they got me some very nice NGK wires for $43... I'll trust Surfside over any big name parts store any day and they will stand behind their products, period.
I ended up getting my brakes all sorted out too, FOR FREE!!! Once I tore into them I discovered the my e-brake cable had a bunch of slack in it, so even if you pulled it all the way out it wasn't pulling the rear-brake auto-adjust lever far enough for the ratchet mechanism to click over another tooth... so they weren't auto-adjusting! The shoes had plenty of material, the springs were tight, and the cylinders weren't leaking... so I just adjusted the auto adjusters out to where the shoes were just BARELY kissing the drums, then tightened up the slack out of my e-brake, and now the rear brakes and e-brake both work like new and the auto-adjusters should do their job from now on! Can't beat an easy and free repair!
Also, got around to wiring up my power inverter, amp, and sub! Ran 4ga from battery to dist block, then 8ga to the amp and inverter! Please ignore the disgusting carpet... that's from the previous owner and is on my to-do list!
I ended up getting my brakes all sorted out too, FOR FREE!!! Once I tore into them I discovered the my e-brake cable had a bunch of slack in it, so even if you pulled it all the way out it wasn't pulling the rear-brake auto-adjust lever far enough for the ratchet mechanism to click over another tooth... so they weren't auto-adjusting! The shoes had plenty of material, the springs were tight, and the cylinders weren't leaking... so I just adjusted the auto adjusters out to where the shoes were just BARELY kissing the drums, then tightened up the slack out of my e-brake, and now the rear brakes and e-brake both work like new and the auto-adjusters should do their job from now on! Can't beat an easy and free repair!
Also, got around to wiring up my power inverter, amp, and sub! Ran 4ga from battery to dist block, then 8ga to the amp and inverter! Please ignore the disgusting carpet... that's from the previous owner and is on my to-do list!
fo' runnin'
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Got the tune up completed over the weekend!
While I was in there I found the ugly gremlin that had been making it surge and run rough at idle....
More nastiness...
Also, the wifey surprised me with a trip to best buy and she let me pick out a new stereo for the rig for my birthday!
AND she gave me this bad boy! It's a pocket power jump start pack, and it will also power just about anything... laptop, cellphone, or whatever, its got the juice to do it! that tiny thing can jump start a car 20 times on one charge!!!
While I was in there I found the ugly gremlin that had been making it surge and run rough at idle....
More nastiness...
Also, the wifey surprised me with a trip to best buy and she let me pick out a new stereo for the rig for my birthday!
AND she gave me this bad boy! It's a pocket power jump start pack, and it will also power just about anything... laptop, cellphone, or whatever, its got the juice to do it! that tiny thing can jump start a car 20 times on one charge!!!
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