Adventures of 4RnR Grl (and build)
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blkhwk
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Yea... the scratch on the door is terrible.
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it'll buff out :hug:
OneGreenTaco
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Let me know when, and I'll bust out the buffing supplies and see what can be done.
4RnR Grl
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We need to plan for my body mount chop too if you're still up for it. [emoji48]
OneGreenTaco
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Ya know that gigantic scratch takes your eye right away from that bumper anyway...eep:
The right quarter panel's of both of our trucks got the beat-down on this trip.
Kamikaze Corey......BANZAI!!!!!!
Pretty sure the front bumper came up from the bounce it took off the ground coming out of the tank trap (AKA Sissy) the second time. Worth its weight in gold no doubt....well maybe not because its damn heavy, but you get the point.
OneGreenTaco
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Roger dodger....Don't think it will be too bad a job.
Jhalko
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jstim
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I mean you had to have seen the videos? I'm pretty sure I heard "Just hit it at 100 Corey, that'll do it"
Jhalko
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Not to muck up kamikaze Corey's thread but... I thought the cardboard worked well and antmans blow torch was entertaining if not effective.
I won't make next year but y'all come on out to Colorado sometime and we'll have some fun.
Antman
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Maybe I need to bring the BIG torch next year...That thing is scary...
Antman
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I'm not going there.....
thomasj1107
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Awesome build
Titanpat57
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Antman
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Maybe- but your wife has NEVER said that. :dance:
4RnR Grl
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This weekend we tried something different. We went to Summit Point Raceway in WV so my hubby could get his feet wet, road racing his EVO.
Instead of taking our tent, a.k.a. studio apartment, we opted to sleep INSIDE the 4Runner instead.
The first night we got to the raceway about 10pm. I set up the 10X10 canopy in the rear of the truck so the edge was just over the rear spoiler. We put up the walls of the canopy so we could have a place to change and a place for all the stuff we took out of the truck. I had purchased a truck bed mattress from Amazon and test fitted it the week prior to make sure it fit. It hung out the back end about 6 inches, so I knew we had to sleep with the hatch open.
Wellllll.... It probably got down to 40 or so degrees the first night and in my packing haste, I had forgotten our sleeping bags. Fortunately I had thrown in a heavy blanket. We still froze. During the day on Saturday the canopy decided to take flight over the truck, then getting caught on the firestik in the front (which amazingly did not break). One of the frame pieces did break, but I was able to bungee it back together for another night of use. My truck also earned a few more scratches from the somersaulting canopy. Meh. My own fault.
After tying down of the canopy, Saturday night we decided to remove a bit of air from the air mattress so we could stuff it in the truck and shut the hatch. This worked fairly well, even with a pretty heavy duty rain storm... except entry and exit, on slippery sliders, while trying to remove your shoes, with limited space, became a challenge. Since we went to bed at 7pm (it was dark) and my husband's bladder is the size of a mouse's, hilarity ensued as he tried multiple times to maneuver his 6'2" frame through the tiny door opening made even smaller by a 10" air mattress.
Overall, sleeping in the 4Runner was much more comfortable than in a tent. The walls of the truck sort of keep you contained to the mattress a bit better and it's really cozy in there at night. We were also warm enough with only the blanket at around 50 degrees. The truck is much more insulated, so when someone started up their race car at 6am it wasn't terrible.
Changes I would make... I think I would tint the back windows darker and probably bring a step stool to make getting in a bit easier. Leveling out the floor is most definitely a must if you plan to sleep regularly with the hatch open. My husband especially slid down during the night. With the hatch closed however, this was eliminated and he was still comfortably able to fit. The bump in the floor was not very noticeable with the thickness of the air mattress that we used. Sleeping in the 4Runner definitely had its advantages over sleeping inside a tent and is something we may continue to do on occasion in the future.
Napping inside during the day was super cozy.
Instead of taking our tent, a.k.a. studio apartment, we opted to sleep INSIDE the 4Runner instead.
The first night we got to the raceway about 10pm. I set up the 10X10 canopy in the rear of the truck so the edge was just over the rear spoiler. We put up the walls of the canopy so we could have a place to change and a place for all the stuff we took out of the truck. I had purchased a truck bed mattress from Amazon and test fitted it the week prior to make sure it fit. It hung out the back end about 6 inches, so I knew we had to sleep with the hatch open.
Wellllll.... It probably got down to 40 or so degrees the first night and in my packing haste, I had forgotten our sleeping bags. Fortunately I had thrown in a heavy blanket. We still froze. During the day on Saturday the canopy decided to take flight over the truck, then getting caught on the firestik in the front (which amazingly did not break). One of the frame pieces did break, but I was able to bungee it back together for another night of use. My truck also earned a few more scratches from the somersaulting canopy. Meh. My own fault.
After tying down of the canopy, Saturday night we decided to remove a bit of air from the air mattress so we could stuff it in the truck and shut the hatch. This worked fairly well, even with a pretty heavy duty rain storm... except entry and exit, on slippery sliders, while trying to remove your shoes, with limited space, became a challenge. Since we went to bed at 7pm (it was dark) and my husband's bladder is the size of a mouse's, hilarity ensued as he tried multiple times to maneuver his 6'2" frame through the tiny door opening made even smaller by a 10" air mattress.
Overall, sleeping in the 4Runner was much more comfortable than in a tent. The walls of the truck sort of keep you contained to the mattress a bit better and it's really cozy in there at night. We were also warm enough with only the blanket at around 50 degrees. The truck is much more insulated, so when someone started up their race car at 6am it wasn't terrible.
Changes I would make... I think I would tint the back windows darker and probably bring a step stool to make getting in a bit easier. Leveling out the floor is most definitely a must if you plan to sleep regularly with the hatch open. My husband especially slid down during the night. With the hatch closed however, this was eliminated and he was still comfortably able to fit. The bump in the floor was not very noticeable with the thickness of the air mattress that we used. Sleeping in the 4Runner definitely had its advantages over sleeping inside a tent and is something we may continue to do on occasion in the future.
Napping inside during the day was super cozy.
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Mistaken
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Can you post up some details on his evo? Any pics and mod list by chance? :thumb3:
4RnR Grl
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I don't know the exact list of mods.... [MENTION=132027]OneGreenTaco[/MENTION] can probably give you a better idea of what's been done. I know he isn't a fan of "stages" as each manufacturer calls different stages different things. There are a lot of Cobb parts on there, I do know that. lol! I will post up some pics here later this evening.
Mistaken
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Thanks!
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