Bandit Runner's Build Thread
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Bandit Runner
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[MENTION=55891]Bandit Runner[/MENTION], I love your truck. With all your mods and weight + tire size, do you get like 12mpg though?
Also -- do you a high-output alternator to complement all those lights, or just the normal OEM alternator?
Haha, my mpg isn't quite that bad. More like 16ish.
I still have the OEM alternator (for now). The lights are all LED's so they don't draw that much power. I do have a good quality Odyssey battery though.
Bandit Runner
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I hit a rather unique mileage today, so my wife took a picture:
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Bandit Runner
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I got my inverter cables in the mail today. Man, 00 gauge welding wire is huge!
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Bandit Runner
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Talking about limb risers in MillerPKA's build thread reminded me that I never posted about the changes I made to my limb risers last fall. Hopefully [MENTION=8329]MillerPKA[/MENTION] can find this information useful.
I originally used 3/16" coated aircraft cable for the limb risers. That required turnbuckles, cable clamps and snap clips. All that hardware on each end of the wires was bulky and ugly IMO. I wanted something cleaner looking, yet easy to assemble/dissassemble.
Instead of wire cable, I decided to use solid 1/4" steel rod for the limb risers. The only hardware I needed was the turnbuckles to tighten the limb risers up. All I did was bend a small hook onto one end of the steel rod to hook onto my bumper. On the other end of the rod I cut threads with a die so that it would thread into the turnbuckle. For the other end of the turnbuckle I just used the threaded hook that came with it, and that connects to the roof rack.
All I have to do to install the limb risers is start threading the rod and hook into the turnbuckle. Then hook both ends into the bumper and roof rack, and then tighten the turnbuckle. This works really well and is very clean looking.
Hopefully this all makes sense. Here are a few pics of the two ends.
Bumper end:
Roof rack end:
The only thing I might have done differently is to use aluminum rod instead of steel. The steel is kind of heavy and sags slightly in the middle if I don't get the turnbuckle super tight.
I originally used 3/16" coated aircraft cable for the limb risers. That required turnbuckles, cable clamps and snap clips. All that hardware on each end of the wires was bulky and ugly IMO. I wanted something cleaner looking, yet easy to assemble/dissassemble.
Instead of wire cable, I decided to use solid 1/4" steel rod for the limb risers. The only hardware I needed was the turnbuckles to tighten the limb risers up. All I did was bend a small hook onto one end of the steel rod to hook onto my bumper. On the other end of the rod I cut threads with a die so that it would thread into the turnbuckle. For the other end of the turnbuckle I just used the threaded hook that came with it, and that connects to the roof rack.
All I have to do to install the limb risers is start threading the rod and hook into the turnbuckle. Then hook both ends into the bumper and roof rack, and then tighten the turnbuckle. This works really well and is very clean looking.
Hopefully this all makes sense. Here are a few pics of the two ends.
Bumper end:
Roof rack end:
The only thing I might have done differently is to use aluminum rod instead of steel. The steel is kind of heavy and sags slightly in the middle if I don't get the turnbuckle super tight.
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tyr0981
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i've been planning to imitate your greatness here for some time, i needed to fab up my attempt quickly last fall, using eye-let bolts mounted to the top tube of my ARB bumper, and hooks on either end of a cable from the eyelets to my roof rack:
unfortunate some larger branches kept on bending the front loops, allot. So i plan on using square steel tubing, one smaller than the other so i can colpse and store them inside when not in use. We'll see how it goes! love the idea, and mine worked well with smaller limbs....
unfortunate some larger branches kept on bending the front loops, allot. So i plan on using square steel tubing, one smaller than the other so i can colpse and store them inside when not in use. We'll see how it goes! love the idea, and mine worked well with smaller limbs....
Bandit Runner
Senior Member
i've been planning to imitate your greatness here for some time, i needed to fab up my attempt quickly last fall, using eye-let bolts mounted to the top tube of my ARB bumper, and hooks on either end of a cable from the eyelets to my roof rack:
unfortunate some larger branches kept on bending the front loops, allot. So i plan on using square steel tubing, one smaller than the other so i can colpse and store them inside when not in use. We'll see how it goes! love the idea, and mine worked well with smaller limbs....
Looking forward to seeing how the collapsing square steel tubing works out.
Dephcon
New member
What, no LEDs on them? J/K You have one beautiful 4runner there sir. Very well thought out and designed and a great build thread to help others with ideas.
BigFishAllDay
New member
Congrats on your T4ROTM win, Bandit!!! Very well deserved. It'll be nice to have some 3rd gen eye candy representing on the side bar this month.
Bandit Runner
Senior Member
absalom
New member
I'm glad to hear that you noticed no difference between the E load and the D load. That's been a big stumbling block for me lately. I so want the Duratrac's but I just can't wrap my head around another E load. Loving the updates and looking forward to more!
Bandit Runner
Senior Member
Thanks, Hope you at least had time to eat lunch!
Thanks, It took 9 years and a lot of dedication (and money).
MattJakobs
New member
Congrats on T4ROTM! Your build is great as I've spent hours looking/reading/admiring your 4Runner and your skills as a welder. I look forward to the day when I can hopefully be able to build my own bumper.
Trust me every bit of that work shows. Makes me wish I had went with 35's too.
:cheers:
