Zstampe's OFFICIAL build thread finally!

love your runner man, you've done a great job with it! like those HID heads over the stock halogens?? i've considered upgrading!
EDIT:hey man, still have that Thule rack in the garage?? i may need to take that from ya :bigok:
 
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love your runner man, you've done a great job with it! like those HID heads over the stock halogens?? i've considered upgrading!
EDIT:hey man, still have that Thule rack in the garage?? i may need to take that from ya :bigok:

Thanks man!

Dude step your lighting game up! HID's are fantastic compared to halogens and super easy to do.

I wish I still had the Thule to sell ya but I sold it to some weirdo locally, the guy was super sletchy ha ha. I might have gotten raped!!!!!!
 
Tires...

Very nice build man!! Quick question, do you get any rubbing with the 285's? I'm getting ready to lift my Runner and was looking at 285/70/r17 as well.

Thanks
 
Very nice build man!! Quick question, do you get any rubbing with the 285's? I'm getting ready to lift my Runner and was looking at 285/70/r17 as well.

Thanks

They rub slightly when I turn right sometimes but they only barely rub on the bumper.

Thanks for the compliments as well.

What lift are you going with?
 
So how do you like mounting the bikes on the roof? Mine's light enough, but my wife & daughter's would be a PITA to roof-mount. Thus, I got the Thule 9029 (Vertex 4) hitch-mount. Haven't used it yet tho, so I could still return it if you think the roof-mount is better.
 
Aaannnnnddd back to the Thule rack, I also learned some new photography techniques....
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How do you take pictures like that? Very interesting. What is the technique called?
 
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So how do you like mounting the bikes on the roof? Mine's light enough, but my wife & daughter's would be a PITA to roof-mount. Thus, I got the Thule 9029 (Vertex 4) hitch-mount. Haven't used it yet tho, so I could still return it if you think the roof-mount is better.

It was a pain after a long ride honestly since my truck sits fairly high. My bike is light enought to where it isnt a HUGE issue though. If I were to buy a new bike rack today it would be the hitch mount type. Either way has its advantages though.

Zach
 
How do you take pictures like that? Very interesting. What is the technique called?

It's called HDR or high dynamic range. The pictures are 3 imaged layered together with different exposures. The software I use to merge them is called photomatix.

Zach
 
One of the nest mods I have done yet was adding the car seat for my infant daughter.

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Aaannnnnddd back to the Thule rack, I also learned some new photography techniques....
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And that's about how she sits as of today and will have a lot more changes coming in the near future. I ordered sliders today then who knows what. I have pics of the new BajaRack but they arent in my photobucket so I will have to add them later.

Zach

It's called HDR or high dynamic range. The pictures are 3 imaged layered together with different exposures. The software I use to merge them is called photomatix.

Zach

Interesting, I think I might give it a try
 
Thanks man!

Dude step your lighting game up! HID's are fantastic compared to halogens and super easy to do.

I wish I still had the Thule to sell ya but I sold it to some weirdo locally, the guy was super sletchy ha ha. I might have gotten raped!!!!!!

haha! i haven't felt the need to honestly! these stock halogens are amazing on mine, and the brights turn night into day! and the fogs accent nicely:naughty:
I may go for some 4300K soon just to get the white and yellow goin. Like 5000K but my buddy's mustang 5000K ddm's didn't turn out real great:(
 
haha! i haven't felt the need to honestly! these stock halogens are amazing on mine, and the brights turn night into day! and the fogs accent nicely:naughty:
I may go for some 4300K soon just to get the white and yellow goin. Like 5000K but my buddy's mustang 5000K ddm's didn't turn out real great:(

The hids are even better. Especially in inclement weather.

Theyll be awesome in your 4runner, the problem with the mustangs is that they have awful headlights to being with. They're almost like 2 candles in a headlight housing going down the road at night.
 
They rub slightly when I turn right sometimes but they only barely rub on the bumper.

Thanks for the compliments as well.

What lift are you going with?

Thanks for the info! I'm went with the ToyTec 3/2 coil and shocks. They just arrived today!! And thinking of going with Goodyear DuraTracs for the tires. I'm not a fan of goodyear, but I have two buddy's that have those tires and love them. Plus, all the reviews on those tires are great...
 
Thanks for the info! I'm went with the ToyTec 3/2 coil and shocks. They just arrived today!! And thinking of going with Goodyear DuraTracs for the tires. I'm not a fan of goodyear, but I have two buddy's that have those tires and love them. Plus, all the reviews on those tires are great...

The duratracs are supposed to be fantastic! I wanted them but got an awesome deal on my nitto terra grapplers. When are you mounting everything up?
 
The duratracs are supposed to be fantastic! I wanted them but got an awesome deal on my nitto terra grapplers. When are you mounting everything up?

Yea, from what I read and what my buddy's have said. I hope they are great tires. The lift and tires should be on within a couple weeks. I'll def posts some pics.
 

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