Scramble's "Metallica Truck" Build Thread

Good write-up. I don't understand how your Photobucket photos are showing up. Mine and everyone else's get the default stock Photobucket image.

My Photobucket pics were down for a while & now they're showing again? Weird. I was just going to start converting them to Flicker.
 
Aug 2015

When I installed the PIAA's I added these KnuKonceptz Ultimate Positive and Negative Battery Terminal's. They're perfect for my lights & amp but I'll need to add a fuse box if (when!) I add more accessories. I dont have pics but here are some stock photos & a link to Amazon. Paid $35.96

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JK9FTZI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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One of my favorite photo's.

One more photo for tonight, after the lift but before the SW front bumper. This pic is from my GF's iPhone & was taken in June of 2015 @ Warwick Valley Winery in Warwick, NY. It's the town next to mine in the Black Dirt farming district. They have a great Merlot & a Black Dirt Red which is cheaper than their Merlot & I like it better. They also have great brick oven pizza & is a nice place to go for a late weekend lunch when the weather is warm. Their Hard Ciders are really good too.
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery
 

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Oct 2015

I belong to a 4Runner Facebook group called "Northeast 4Runner Owners Association". (Among a few others) It's open to all gens & it's a great group of guys helping each other on installs & organizing wheelin' trips. It's a closed group so send a join request if you live between Delaware & Maine. https://www.facebook.com/groups/112149245532138/

One of our members was (still is) having medical issues so we had a fund raiser at Rausch Creek Off Road Park in Pennsylvania. We had t-shirts & raffles to help pay for his medical bills. Rausch Creek Off-Road Park

My GF is an amateur photographer & brought her Nikon DSLR D3000 along for the ride. I have over 500 photos but dont think I can post less than 100! LOL

We had all gens of 4runner's, Taco's, FJ's, Jeeps & even a Samurai.
This first pic is a group shot at the end of the day. We had about 40 trucks total but some people left already who had longer drives home. I was the only 3rd gen left & didn't get to wheel with any 3rd gen's because they got there early & left early. It seems all of the 3rd gens were from Delaware, Virgina & South Jersey. I work nights & never get anywhere early in the am. LOL I actually got to the camp ground around 5am after driving there after work. Fell asleep around 6am, woke up at 9, drove 15min to the park, signed up, paid & by 10 am was out on the trails looking for everyone.

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I'll start the next post with photos in chronological order.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/156035-nyc-runner-build-thread.html
 
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There are no effects or filters on these photo's as many people seem to use.

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Coming down that off camber trail is when my driveshaft first started hitting the gas tank skid. We couldn't figure out what the hell it was because it didn't sound like it was coming from the back.
We were looking for a rock between the dust shield & rotor??? Did something break???...anything??? I gave up & tried to take it easy for the rest of the day & not ruin anything.

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Jake & Kenny trying to listen for the banging as I rolled along.

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One to the next trail...

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Oh look, water, I'm in!

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Givin' my GF that look of, yep I'm doing manly stuff in my 4runner! She wanted me bad by the end of the day. :pimp:

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Are the pics in the above 3 posts too big? They look fine here at work on my I-Mac/Firefox/27" Screen. At home on my PC using Chrome on 26" monitor they look huge. I hate scrolling left & right to view pics in threads.
 
Are the pics in the above 3 posts too big? They look fine here at work on my I-Mac/Firefox/27" Screen. At home on my PC using Chrome on 26" monitor they look huge. I hate scrolling left & right to view pics in threads.

It's the resolution of the screen, not the size that determines how filled the screen looks. Laptops aren't generally bigger than 1366 wide x 768 tall whereas desktops are usually at least 1920x1080. You're larger pictures are 1600 pixels wide which is larger than the 1366 pixel laptop screen.
 
Are the pics in the above 3 posts too big?

Pic size seems fine on all my devices. So 5.5", 15" and 27".

Nice looking get together. The leaves turning was the first thing that really got my eye. I kinda miss it now that I'm reminded about it. Out here we have Aspens. Basically a White Birch but smaller. There starting to turn now. People flock to the mountains to see it. Here's the rub. They turn yellow. Yep, one color. Boring as hell. If these people could see the Hudson Valley from the top of the Gunks in October they'd probably pass out.
 
It's the resolution of the screen, not the size that determines how filled the screen looks. Laptops aren't generally bigger than 1366 wide x 768 tall whereas desktops are usually at least 1920x1080. You're larger pictures are 1600 pixels wide which is larger than the 1366 pixel laptop screen.

Thanks, I should have thought about screen resolution. I'll reduce them to 1024 × 768 like my previous pics.

Pic size seems fine on all my devices. So 5.5", 15" and 27".

Nice looking get together. The leaves turning was the first thing that really got my eye. I kinda miss it now that I'm reminded about it. Out here we have Aspens. Basically a White Birch but smaller. There starting to turn now. People flock to the mountains to see it. Here's the rub. They turn yellow. Yep, one color. Boring as hell. If these people could see the Hudson Valley from the top of the Gunks in October they'd probably pass out.

Yea, all of the city dwellers will be driving up here soon to see the fall foliage. That doesn't bother me, it's the weekend apple pickers that jam up the roads in my small town.
 
yeah charlie, i know of him. Hmmm i didnt see anything on that facebook page. Would of loved to come!! GRRRRR....

It was posted there but they also made an "Event" page & that's where most of the conversation was. You should join the FJ Northeasters group, they wheel more than our group.

Great pic of your get together! That looked like it was fun!

It was awesome & the first time I put my new lift & tires to the test. The T4R crawled over everything. The Green trails are easy. I did a few Blue's to improve my skills...no problem! My group of 3 ended up on a Black trail by accident we did half of it & then turned around & got out after I almost rolled her. LOL No pics because my GF was white knuckling the oh shit handles! LOL

I have more pics to post. You guys will like the Cherokee stuck in the mud & saved by a 4runner. :rockon: My truck went right through like a champ where he got stuck. :biggrin1:
 
Oct 2015

Here's the "4Runner recovers a Jeep" that we all see so often. :D

This hole is deep & there are warning signs on the trees.
To the right is the bypass (which isn't that shallow or easy for the inexperienced).

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-107 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-108 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Of course I stayed left because I'm not a pvssy. :D

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-109 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-110 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

This mud is evil. It's not thick but more like chocolate syrup & stains everything.

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-111 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Assessing the vehicle.

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-112 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

He saw me do it & thought he could. Big mistake. I have a bigger lift & taller new MT's. He was on some worn AT's. Can't put a body lift on a Unibody! :D

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-115 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

I was gonna pull him out but I figure let the younger 8cyl do it.

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-127 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-145 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-152 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-162 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-182 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-185 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr

And off to find another fun trail...to be continued...

Rausch Creek Off Road Park-187 by Mike Campbell, on Flickr
 
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