t4rFL's Build

[t4rFL]

here is a video i made from last weekend, along with some pics; that day i used my winch on the FJ, the FJ used his winch, tore a cv boot and dented his roof, i used my hi-lift and cracked the grill on my snorkel :laugh:

https://youtu.be/gYHZaYEdhRI

 

[t4rFL]

paid $20 for a more solid snorkel grill from Sierra Expeditions. this one is metal, whereas the other is plastic.

 

[Donny Voodoo]

here is a video i made from last weekend

Looks like fun - where was that?

 

[t4rFL]

Looks like fun - where was that?

suburban estates; first time going, was great.

 

[stever1000]

Those level gauges are cool!

 

[t4rFL]

got some more wheeling time in today. was about to head home until it started raining, then decided to stay out longer. it's fun riding in the rain. i also think my next major mod is to upgrade my suspension, i thought i could wait a bit longer, but it is really soft on the bumps, and my rear end is sagging already.

https://youtu.be/2Xa1h2i0T2U

DSC_8465 by Mike, on Flickr

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a grave i found from the 1800's
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[t4rFL]

went camping this past weekend and then met up with a group

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no headlights
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[t4rFL]

some pictures i came across:

 

[t4rFL]

my suspension was really worn out with the added weight, the smallest bump, the 4runner would bounce like crazy, so i looked for a small, 1-2" lift. decided to go with the OME 891/906 w/ 10mm trim packers.

had a buddy do it for me. ran into a few problems i would not have been able to do myself, so that was a good choice. one of the skid plate bolts' head broke off and one of the cam bolts was extremely difficult to remove with his air gun, i don't even have air tools. plus he has a lift which makes things so much easier.

Before
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After

i measured a before/after and its right at 2".

Before: F-21" R-20"
After: F-23" R-22"

flexing the new suspension

 

[Road Bull]

That's a pretty snazzy canteen mug you got there.

 

[t4rFL]

That's a pretty snazzy canteen mug you got there.

that's my brother's setup...we go backpacking, mostly lightweight.

 

[t4rFL]

today i mounted my 3 gal. Rotopax and my Trasharoo

 

[t4rFL]

just testing the rotopax out, no plans to keep it up there all the time like most people do lol

DSC_8600 by Mike, on Flickr

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quick before/after i put together
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[t4rFL]

Took a 3 day trip to North Georgia....drove up with a 1st gen 4runner, as he was on his way to Pennsylvania. We past through Helen, GA and went up Tray Mountain, camped near a creek, hiked to a waterfall, after some more riding around we split ways, he went north and i headed south. on the way back to Central Florida, i went to check out Apalachicola National Forest near Tallahassee, FL. From there i met up with a 4th gen 4runner in Citrus WMA. Just some pics from that trip.

leaving around 5am, packed up ready to go:

Driving on I-75

gassing up
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the start of the trail
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stopped to air down
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[Negra]

Where are you in fl? and which new ball joints are those? Moogs? I just bought a clean 99 in fl(surprisingly) and am driving back out west soon. Just enjoying the home sunshine and doing a few things to the rig before the long haul toward the rockies. Nice Rig!

 

[t4rFL]

found a nice camp spot right next to a creek with a nice fire pit and pre-cut firewood. i slept in the tent and it was windy and 40 mph gust through out the night. in the morning it started to rain.

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hiked 2 miles round trip to High Shoals Falls

eventually parted ways, i took mostly backroads headiing south
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somewhere in Florida got into a little bit of trouble. Florida hasn't had much rain in months, so the trails are pretty dry. i found this one trail that had some water, well it had a very soft bottom that i just sunk, and had offset holes to which i was stuck. ended up winching out, but even the winch felt like it was struggling.
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headed more south along the west coast to Citrus, met up with a buddy.
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https://youtu.be/nEWxhJxCPFo

 

[t4rFL]

Where are you in fl? and which new ball joints are those? Moogs? I just bought a clean 99 in fl(surprisingly) and am driving back out west soon. Just enjoying the home sunshine and doing a few things to the rig before the long haul toward the rockies. Nice Rig!

thanks, you came all the way here just to buy it? i'm in the Orlando area.

 

[Negra]

thanks, you came all the way here just to buy it? i'm in the Orlando area.

I grew up in Cocoa Beach. Typically I wouldnt come back to Florida to buy a rig. Especially given how bad salt and humidity is on vehicles. It was a miracle, actually. haha. One owner, garage kept. I was down here snow-birding for the end of winter and caught it on CL. In Colorado, I could get 2x what I paid for it. Im going to keep it, though. Always wanted a clean 3rd gen but couldnt afford one out there.

 

[t4rFL]

I grew up in Cocoa Beach. Typically I wouldnt come back to Florida to buy a rig. Especially given how bad salt and humidity is on vehicles. It was a miracle, actually. haha. One owner, garage kept. I was down here snow-birding for the end of winter and caught it on CL. In Colorado, I could get 2x what I paid for it. Im going to keep it, though. Always wanted a clean 3rd gen but couldnt afford one out there.

nice, good luck with it.

 

[t4rFL]

winch solenoid crapped out, smittybilt sent me a free one. i also replaced the switch on the control box for a waterproof one. common failure on these winches.