gaterose build thread

Miss you around here buddy. Not that I'm very active on the boards any more but I do still check in often. Just ain't the same now that all the OG's have moved on.

You're right though. The Subaru boards were meh, for me. I tried to mess around in there when I first got the car, but it just wasn't the same. Lot's of trolls in there believe it or not. Even more than the Mustang forums if you can believe that. The 4R community is truly special.

NAISOC is an absolute joke. Majority of them are just kids who don't know a thing about basic car maintenance. Fortunately I never had to deal with the mustang forums, but I mean if the forums are anything like the general driver leaving a car show. . .they must be killing it....:zoom:

Besides what you said (and what momo said) not much, since it's not an actual vehicle in our possession yet. But yeah similar stuff to what's on the '03. Hopefully we end up somewhere armor will come in handy but if not it'll probably just be sliders and the front skid. Doubt I'll do a rack again (since I have a truck bed now) unless we have good reason to use it. I see lots of good builds on random FB pages so I have a lot of ideas.

[MENTION=165]momo.75[/MENTION] funny thing - before we flew out to SA I left my Man Card in her parents car so it didn't set off the scanner at security and she got it and carries it in her wallet now to give me crap.



I miss a lot of the OGs here too, friends with some on FB but not everyone. Lots of trolls in the GM forums I'm in too. Don't get a ton of activity on my build, possibly because it's a modest utilitarian build and not a squatted bro dozer.

I tried to spend some time here after I left but slowly stopped coming back as I didn't recognize the builds and the builds I know weren't getting bumped as much since we were all essentially at the boring slow progress stages. I follow the "4th gen familia" page on FB but it seems like a lot of kids with poser rigs or kids kissing @$$es of the poser rigs. There are definitely a few builds I like on there like Nick and Sam but more crap than good.

I think you should drop pictures of your wifes ride and just say its a total chick car on the FB page and see the flack you get haha.

But I really do like what you did with your truck, thought out, clean and practical.
Just a forewarning about those crazy 5th gen folks. A bunch of yuppies...and I'd be nervous about talking with the TRD BRO owners hahah
 
Bittersweet day today, parted with the old girl after 7 good years together. 240K on the odometer. /thread

edit - let's call it 6.5 good years
 
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I figured I might get one of those.

My wife is starting a new job tomorrow and since we moved to San Antonio there is a lot more highway driving than what we did back in T-town so we wanted to get her something newer and more reliable.
 
They’re coming to pick her up tomorrow. I just hope she’ll be loved and not sold for parts
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This makes me so sad! When I was in high school I would read this thread over and over again of all the things I wanted to do to my 4runner when I got it, and now as soon as I start working on mine you sell yours!!
 
Super late to the party but just want to say thanks [MENTION=50591]gaterose[/MENTION] appreciate this thread I've enjoyed reading it and making plans. :)
 
I figured I might get one of those.

My wife is starting a new job tomorrow and since we moved to San Antonio there is a lot more highway driving than what we did back in T-town so we wanted to get her something newer and more reliable.

What could possibly be more reliable than a 4th gen? :lol:
 
Glad to see people still finding useful info in this thread!

What could possibly be more reliable than a 4th gen? :lol:

The only thing we could think of was a 4th gen with lower mileage and since those are hard to find we got the updated 4th gen. Haters will call it a 5th gen though.

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Just hope this new taco drivetrain turns out to be as reliable...

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Wow, I haven't been on here in awhile! Come back for a few and see all sorts of the old guys! Hope all is well! [MENTION=165]momo.75[/MENTION] I'm still waiting to do that cluster LED job!
 
Haha. I found this a few nights ago while randomly scrolling through Ebay. I was in the middle messaging [MENTION=72620]A_HuL[/MENTION] about his lights so sent it to him asking if it looked familiar. Lol. I cracked up with the crooked emblem and "improved" exterior lighting.
 
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