Fightman's Build Thread

[LittleCaesar]

Looks good Fightman. I do like the lights on the rear bumper; I don't know if I have caught them before.

Good luck as well with eradicating the skin problem.

Maybe you will get around to changing out those steering rack bushing before me then.

 

[BrianSD_42]

Nice! I just washed mine as well. Sorry to read about your health issue, hope you get better soon.

 

[fightman80]

Looks good Fightman. I do like the lights on the rear bumper; I don't know if I have caught them before.

Good luck as well with eradicating the skin problem.

Maybe you will get around to changing out those steering rack bushing before me then.

Thanks for the comment man! The bumper lights are actually mounted on my rear tire carrier, and are used as Auxiliary Back up lights. I mounted those several months ago, and it can be found in my build thread in previous pages.

As far as the steering rack bushings, I've been pretty busy lately, and haven't really noticed any reason to replace them. THe truck tracks nice, and rides better than ever, so not sure if it's worth tackling at this point.

Nice! I just washed mine as well. Sorry to read about your health issue, hope you get better soon.

Thanks man, unfortunately, I'm predisposed to these kinds of issues from time to time. I'm hoping to get off of these Anti-biotics soon, as they are the root of some other issues that have been plaguing me for a while.

It's been about 2 years since I've had any really issues like this, so I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things in the next week or so. I'm attempting to go back to work on Thursday, and go from there. Really sucks, as I have just started this job on a Casual Basis, and don't get paid for sick time... so getting back ASAP is important, if I want to pay my bills!!! Ha ha!

 

[GottaBeTRD]

good to see some updates man! and of course that gorgeous rear on your 4runner lol, here i made it shiny

 

[fightman80]

Funny you should mention my rear end..... lol! I got rear ended today while taking one of my daughter's to the in-law's so that my wife and I could go to dinner and a movie!

Driving down one of the City's main arteries, I was stopped at a stop light when all of a sudden... I feel a bump!

When I got out, I immediately notice a lady get out from a Charcoal Colored Pontiac Torrent, and another lady behind her who was driving a Silver Ford Taurus. It seems as though the lady in the Taurus rear ended the Torrent, who in turn rear ended me!

Initially, I saw no damage to my vehicle, and noticed only the lady in the Torrent had punctured a hole into her front bumper with my Tow ball! Once we determined that nobody was hurt, I suggested we all get off the road, as the damage was minimal, and there were no injuries to report. While doing so, my wife... (who had already called the Police to report the incident), also advised that the Police wanted us to move off of the busy roadway, and into a nearby Restaurant's parking lot.

Once there, we surveyed the damage further:

The lady driving the Taurus, ended up with small damage beneath her licence plate, and the plate itself was bent.

The lady in the Torrent, had the damage from my tow ball present, but we then noticed that the front of the hood had been dented as well:

After observing the dent on the hood... I immediately checked over my truck again... and found that the spare tire had made contact with her hood... and in return, buckled the hood in two areas.

Here:

And here:

I'm a little disheartened to see this... but am hopeful that this will end with a brand new Hatch, and my 4Runner being repainted with a blend to the front of the vehicle.

I'm off to the Collision Reporting Center in the morning, in order to give a full statement to the police. Wish me luck!

 

[JWaldz]

Bummer man.... Glad everyone was ok, look like it was low speed for sure. I'm sure everything will get fixed up like new.

I know I'm probably going to hell for saying this, but I'm still waiting for someone to rearend me, of course only messing up my bumper. That way I can take a check With my luck though, and as high up as my truck sits, some little car is gonna scoot it's front end under my ass end and tires causing me to flip over. Knock on wood, sure hope that doesn't happen.

 

[fightman80]

Yeah for sure man.... It definitely was a small hit, and hardly noticeable until I fold down the tire carrier.

Some have suggested I get a new rear bumper, and go with some armor, but my stock bumper is fine... no damage whatsoever. Not to mention, it's not the direction I'm taking with this truck... I want it to look stock... yet not... so NO armor for me.

I'm still waiting for confirmation from the Insurance Company, as they have not found out yet if the lady who caused the accident even has valid insurance. Her insurance card was current, but she could have cancelled it after getting it done....

I'll keep everyone posted on what happens... I may be looking into getting the hood and front painted at the same time, as I could end up saving on materials if I do them both at once....

 

[GottaBeTRD]

That sucks to hear that! but hopefully some good stuff to come out of it? I remember that feeling when I got rear ended. My heart dropped. I gotta stop luvin so much lol

anyway good luck with all that, You deserve a good payout man!

 

[LittleCaesar]

Take the school bus next time. Ha!

Glad everyone is OK though.

So if the lady does not insurance, where do you go from there Rob? I am not sure how insurance works north of the Border.

 

[blcktpgsr]

I'll send you my black 4runner hatch if you'd like?

 

[fightman80]

Take the school bus next time. Ha!

Glad everyone is OK though.

So if the lady does not insurance, where do you go from there Rob? I am not sure how insurance works north of the Border.

The insurance game works differently from Province to Province, much like your's does from STate to State. In Ontario, we have "No Fault Insurance", meaning, eventhough you're not at fault, your insurance flips the bill for the damage. Your insurance in turn, sues the other person's insurance in order to get payed.

I'm still in the preliminary stages of this matter, but I'm told that should she not have coverage, I'm up the creek without a paddle, and will have to pay out of my own pocket to fix the repairs, OR sue her.... if you even has the money to pay me!

I'll keep you guys all posted on what happens.

I'll send you my black 4runner hatch if you'd like?

I may take you up on that man! I'll let you know what transpires with this....

That sucks to hear that! but hopefully some good stuff to come out of it? I remember that feeling when I got rear ended. My heart dropped. I gotta stop luvin so much lol

anyway good luck with all that, You deserve a good payout man!

Thanks man... I'm hoping I don't get screwed in this. I seem to have the worse luck in life sometimes. Getting sick with my disease the day of my wedding, to living 4 years of hell with 5 major surgeries, then losing my job in January, to getting this one but on my 1st week starting out on my own, I get sick and end up having to take a week off!!! Now this accident.... the second of which involving the rear end of my 4Runner (the last one happened 5 years ago when I was still sick with my disease).

I try to stay positive about things... but it certainly is funny to think of all the crap that has happened to me in the past 6 years. What can you do though.... just gotta keep :boxer: back! lol!

 

[fightman80]

Well, looks like the lady came through! We're getting the truck repaired, and I may be getting a bulge hood and some other front end work done at the same time!

I'm going to be paying extra for the work, but gonna be saving on a few things!

I'll keep you all posted on what transpires... but should find out on Monday!

 

[LittleCaesar]

Fightman,

I am glad to hear the good news, so to speak. No accident, no matter the outcome, is pleasant.

Dealing with insurance companies is not fun at all. I count my lucky stars that my agent is a childhood friend and steers me in the right direction at all times.

 

[fightman80]

Fightman,

I am glad to hear the good news, so to speak. No accident, no matter the outcome, is pleasant.

Dealing with insurance companies is not fun at all. I count my lucky stars that my agent is a childhood friend and steers me in the right direction at all times.

So far, the claims agent I'm dealing with has been great! Even told me to buy an car seat for my kid, as it's been "compromised" in the collision. I sent him the receipt, and he says he sent me the check in the mail! SHould get it in the coming week!

 

[James Perez]

What kind of bug deflector do you have?

 

[fightman80]

It's a 8yr old AVS..... the first Mod I did......

 

[fightman80]

Well, we dropped off the 4Runner yesterday to get the work done. After being promised either a New 4Runner, a Cherokee, or a Ford SUV, Enterprise Rent A Car decided that this would suffice....

I guess the wife is driving this until we get my truck back! I hate Liberty's!!!

I'm still waiting to hear from the shop for an estimate on the front end work I asked to get done....

Looking at getting some rust fixed on the windshield frame, a couple of small dings fixed on the front fenders, and a new Sport Hood.... I'm really hoping that the price will be reasonable!!!!

 

[crish]

Amazing 4runner. I really like the wheels. I want to get the same ones, just don't know if i want firefox or dark. I name all my toys and games too lol. Known as my dirt biking bicycle Big Birtha. Still trying to choose what i want to name the 4runner. Anyway, how does it journey on the street with the 3 inches raise and gnarly tires? I strategy to do the same factor to my own, but im inquisitive as to how it impacts the journey on street. Thanks

 

[fightman80]

Amazing 4runner. I really like the wheels. I want to get the same ones, just don't know if i want firefox or dark. I name all my toys and games too lol. Known as my dirt biking bicycle Big Birtha. Still trying to choose what i want to name the 4runner. Anyway, how does it journey on the street with the 3 inches raise and gnarly tires? I strategy to do the same factor to my own, but im inquisitive as to how it impacts the journey on street. Thanks

Rides pretty good on the street, however, I did recently change all my Ball Joints, Tie Rods, and changed all the Stabilizer bushings to Poly Urethane. Corners pretty good for a lifted truck!

 

[rajuncajun]

Sorry to hear that man, but as you said you may be able to work it out pretty good for yourself in the end. Hope everything goes well for you.
Any damage to your spare or tire carrier?



Side note:
I noticed that you recently did all your tie rods and ball joints. I just ordered all new ball joints, steering rack, poly bushings and inner and outer tie rods, perhaps even a new ps pump as mine squeels every day...

I'm getting the steering rack replaced at a shop because there's no way I'm doing that in my driveway. Do you think it would be worth getting them to replace all the ball joints as well? Any input would be appreciated.