the great him
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Yeah, I'm just not gonna build the GX like I did the Runner
the Rescue Runner build thread
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yeah yeah yeah... well luckly for me the GX is a 6 lug rig...
hopefully by this summer their will be some big changes and surprises for everyone... i have some big plans and hope to bring it all together
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What seat covers are those?
the great him
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Smitty built covers. They were junk
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Love the "stock look" of the LED switch!
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shallcallhimtim
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Did you buy it back?!
ChildrenOfBodom
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I know the answers... but I'll never tell 
4-Ripcord
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I sent the "thing". Let me know if you need anything else.
Now, what the hell is going on in this thread? I have not checked in on it in way too long apparently. I know for a fact you know better than anybody not to sell it, and you never explicitly said you sold it.. just that someone else drove away in it.
Now, what the hell is going on in this thread? I have not checked in on it in way too long apparently. I know for a fact you know better than anybody not to sell it, and you never explicitly said you sold it.. just that someone else drove away in it.
SRQ-Runner
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Your friend on FB gave away your secrets!!
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Well the rescue runner was spotted and I got an opportunity drive it again... It came out for a special event/occasion and it was great to see it on the road. There is most definitely a huge difference in driving characteristics between it and my Lexus. I can't believe I used to daily drive that thing, wow its underpowered. I think it needs a 1uz...
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ok ok ok so apparently the cats out of the bag, but in all fairness i never closed the bag or tied it off, i just left it alone...
so first things first, yes my runner was up for sale for a while -technically everything i own is for sale, if you have the right amount of money. i dont think $16k was too much to ask for my runner, i know others would argue or disagree and thats fine. but good luck building a rig like this for under that. and yes i did watch someone else drive off in it, they were taking it to their shop to do the light bar mounts, which never got done and yeah... im kinda bummed but what can i say or do. im not gonna mention the name of the shop, cause i dont think he intentionally ment to blow me off, i know how it goes, im a lower priority and very low volume order... and after all its his loss, he put all the hours into measuring and mocking up a template and putting it into CAD ect, he never calls me back to come get the mounts, he never sees any money. so im not out anything. and the light bar got put on the another vehicle. -so that was the post about watching my 4runner get driven away by someone else, and it was for the better or something like that.
i bought the GX back in Dec. as my new daily driver, as the 4runner was getting a little small for the family -kids grow fast, and it would be nice to have a second 4wd for winter(snow and ice) for the wife to drive. the 4runner was also needing some attention that i was not really ready to give it, nor could i afford to have it down. so the decision was made to get a new vehicle. that decision came with the agreement that it will not turn into "another 4runner", meaning no "big heavy bumpers and skid plates bla bla bla"(-wife).
anyhow it was a good thing we did get a new vehicle, as i was so used to driving the 4runner i didnt know how bad things really were. the back end was super lose(yeah i know leaving that open for a ton of puns), lets just call it a backdoor slut. anywhats it needs all new bushings in the rear links as they are im sure the originals that are from '97 and have 300k on them. then i discovered a pretty bad rear axle seal leak on the drivers side, and then one day when [MENTION=101823]Jaketino[/MENTION] was over at the house the 4runner had a meltdown/hissy fit about the GX and decided to piss her pants(blew the radiator) right in front of the house. so it got put in time out(locked up beside the house). anyhow yeah so not much had been done with it in the 6months other than a start up about once a month and run for a couple mins, and a few washes. then this SAR fundraiser/T4R meet n greet was happening so i decided to replace the radiator with one i had bought right after it blew but never installed. but there was this issue of me blowing out my back(again) last week 3 days before the event, so i loaded up on meds and made some calls, got a couple people who where dumb enough to come help me, [MENTION=101823]Jaketino[/MENTION] and my neighbor, and we had it done in a day -never work on your car high[on pain meds and muscle relaxers], you lose stuff and forget things like a 90yo with dementia... but we got it in and back together and also rewired my fans(origonal problem). but that still left me with a lose rear end, and blown head gasket(overheating one -or two to many times figuring out the cooling system last summer). but she ran and held coolant!
so saturday morning comes and i had Brandon come over and drive the GX as while i drove the 4runner over to the meet n greet. had a good time talked with a few of the guys, but again i was in a lot of pain so i was not my self and didnt get to interact as much as i wanted. plus i was helping out with the SAR end of things and representing that end. -i totally spaced on taking pictures, but did have a nice talk with [MENTION=63700]Rcastle[/MENTION](thanks for that link) and [MENTION=94224]hooch goblin[/MENTION]. i also chatted briefly with [MENTION=54404]jbstrd[/MENTION], and [MENTION=100418]Orlyg1521[/MENTION] who is the owner of MetalTechs old 5th gen -such a awesome rig and such a "sleeper" too! it was also great to see [MENTION=88597]MyHigh[/MENTION] and your new lights, those are sexy!, i cant wait to get mine. and once again a huge thanks to Brian at @Top Shelf Synthetics for stepping up and helping out with some raffle prizes. ill get back to you and let you know how much we raised. but yes thank you again it was awesome and and we had a great time, i just hope next year it will be sunny and not raining.
anyhow yeah i still probably wont be driving the runner much untill its got new links in the rear, and new seals etc. in it. and then i still have to figure out what im gonna do with the motor. im down on power(not sure if i have a bad o2 or a plugged cat (acceleration isnt much different from 1/4 throttle to WOT other than the noise, and i can feel a hesitation...) so im at a cross roads now, do i replace the o2 and replace the headgaskets, or do i just source a 1uz and do the swap and forget about all my power issues for good. i have wanted to build a nice 3.4, but i just dont think the money is worth it, i mean i can have 4.0 v8 in there for the same price or cheaper as a build SCd 3.4. so thats where i stand. but for now the truck is back drive-able under its own power so if needed i can use it on a search or recovery
20150725_173209 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
20150725_175708 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
20150725_180446_027 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
this rock has moved so much... when this trail opened it was up at the top and the entrance to the trail, now its down about 40-50' into the trail...
20150725_180535_001 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
20150725_180548_012 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
20150725_180558_001 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
here it trys to take my flare off...
20150725_180608_030 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr
and here it rolls up and out pushing me over to the edge of the trail... the edge isnt quite a drop off, but if you got a tire off the trail youd probably roll, and me being up this high like that would have defiantly rolled down the hill till i hit a tree big enough to stop me or the trail below. that was scary.
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so first things first, yes my runner was up for sale for a while -technically everything i own is for sale, if you have the right amount of money. i dont think $16k was too much to ask for my runner, i know others would argue or disagree and thats fine. but good luck building a rig like this for under that. and yes i did watch someone else drive off in it, they were taking it to their shop to do the light bar mounts, which never got done and yeah... im kinda bummed but what can i say or do. im not gonna mention the name of the shop, cause i dont think he intentionally ment to blow me off, i know how it goes, im a lower priority and very low volume order... and after all its his loss, he put all the hours into measuring and mocking up a template and putting it into CAD ect, he never calls me back to come get the mounts, he never sees any money. so im not out anything. and the light bar got put on the another vehicle. -so that was the post about watching my 4runner get driven away by someone else, and it was for the better or something like that.
i bought the GX back in Dec. as my new daily driver, as the 4runner was getting a little small for the family -kids grow fast, and it would be nice to have a second 4wd for winter(snow and ice) for the wife to drive. the 4runner was also needing some attention that i was not really ready to give it, nor could i afford to have it down. so the decision was made to get a new vehicle. that decision came with the agreement that it will not turn into "another 4runner", meaning no "big heavy bumpers and skid plates bla bla bla"(-wife).
anyhow it was a good thing we did get a new vehicle, as i was so used to driving the 4runner i didnt know how bad things really were. the back end was super lose(yeah i know leaving that open for a ton of puns), lets just call it a backdoor slut. anywhats it needs all new bushings in the rear links as they are im sure the originals that are from '97 and have 300k on them. then i discovered a pretty bad rear axle seal leak on the drivers side, and then one day when [MENTION=101823]Jaketino[/MENTION] was over at the house the 4runner had a meltdown/hissy fit about the GX and decided to piss her pants(blew the radiator) right in front of the house. so it got put in time out(locked up beside the house). anyhow yeah so not much had been done with it in the 6months other than a start up about once a month and run for a couple mins, and a few washes. then this SAR fundraiser/T4R meet n greet was happening so i decided to replace the radiator with one i had bought right after it blew but never installed. but there was this issue of me blowing out my back(again) last week 3 days before the event, so i loaded up on meds and made some calls, got a couple people who where dumb enough to come help me, [MENTION=101823]Jaketino[/MENTION] and my neighbor, and we had it done in a day -never work on your car high[on pain meds and muscle relaxers], you lose stuff and forget things like a 90yo with dementia... but we got it in and back together and also rewired my fans(origonal problem). but that still left me with a lose rear end, and blown head gasket(overheating one -or two to many times figuring out the cooling system last summer). but she ran and held coolant!
so saturday morning comes and i had Brandon come over and drive the GX as while i drove the 4runner over to the meet n greet. had a good time talked with a few of the guys, but again i was in a lot of pain so i was not my self and didnt get to interact as much as i wanted. plus i was helping out with the SAR end of things and representing that end. -i totally spaced on taking pictures, but did have a nice talk with [MENTION=63700]Rcastle[/MENTION](thanks for that link) and [MENTION=94224]hooch goblin[/MENTION]. i also chatted briefly with [MENTION=54404]jbstrd[/MENTION], and [MENTION=100418]Orlyg1521[/MENTION] who is the owner of MetalTechs old 5th gen -such a awesome rig and such a "sleeper" too! it was also great to see [MENTION=88597]MyHigh[/MENTION] and your new lights, those are sexy!, i cant wait to get mine. and once again a huge thanks to Brian at @Top Shelf Synthetics for stepping up and helping out with some raffle prizes. ill get back to you and let you know how much we raised. but yes thank you again it was awesome and and we had a great time, i just hope next year it will be sunny and not raining.
anyhow yeah i still probably wont be driving the runner much untill its got new links in the rear, and new seals etc. in it. and then i still have to figure out what im gonna do with the motor. im down on power(not sure if i have a bad o2 or a plugged cat (acceleration isnt much different from 1/4 throttle to WOT other than the noise, and i can feel a hesitation...) so im at a cross roads now, do i replace the o2 and replace the headgaskets, or do i just source a 1uz and do the swap and forget about all my power issues for good. i have wanted to build a nice 3.4, but i just dont think the money is worth it, i mean i can have 4.0 v8 in there for the same price or cheaper as a build SCd 3.4. so thats where i stand. but for now the truck is back drive-able under its own power so if needed i can use it on a search or recovery
20150725_173209 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr20150725_175708 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr20150725_180446_027 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickrthis rock has moved so much... when this trail opened it was up at the top and the entrance to the trail, now its down about 40-50' into the trail...
20150725_180535_001 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr20150725_180548_012 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickr20150725_180558_001 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickrhere it trys to take my flare off...
20150725_180608_030 by Isaac Yocum, on Flickrand here it rolls up and out pushing me over to the edge of the trail... the edge isnt quite a drop off, but if you got a tire off the trail youd probably roll, and me being up this high like that would have defiantly rolled down the hill till i hit a tree big enough to stop me or the trail below. that was scary.
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TazzmanSR5
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Your snorkel
Hello I wante to ask u if u knew the specifics for ur snorkel where to get it was it for a Tacoma or 4Runner and is there a specific name
Hello I wante to ask u if u knew the specifics for ur snorkel where to get it was it for a Tacoma or 4Runner and is there a specific name
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