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Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by PreRunnerSeth, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Sep 30, 2019 at 10:45 AM
    Radarninja

    Radarninja Safety 3rd

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    New, never used. $300203B674F-8C31-4B16-B701-2C69778040A7.jpg
     
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  2. Sep 30, 2019 at 10:48 AM
    ian408

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    Why are you posting here?

    Happy Anniversary Don & Mrs. Don!
     
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  3. Sep 30, 2019 at 10:51 AM
    lil_buddy

    lil_buddy Well-Known Member

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    UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_294b.jpg UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_294a.jpg Many firsts achieved yesterday:
    1) Drove in 4WD both 4H and 4L
    2) Off road experience that was more than flat dirt/gravel. Others here have said the green easy trails are too easy, but my knuckles were quite white.
    3) Went to Hollister Hills
    4) Truck made weird annoying sounds on windy highway - probably passenger door seals described in a bunch of threads.
    5) Taught little girls how to torque lug nuts (they loved it!)
    6) Witnessed a taco stuck in the mud pit. I hope everything turned out ok for them.
     
  4. Sep 30, 2019 at 10:54 AM
    ian408

    ian408 Well-Known Member

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    The mud. You only do that once :D
     
  5. Sep 30, 2019 at 10:55 AM
    lil_buddy

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    Or zero - my plan
     
  6. Sep 30, 2019 at 12:28 PM
    Fernando

    Fernando Hammerdown

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    RAAAHH SIR!

    July.. Mexican word of the day


    You havent met me
     
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  7. Sep 30, 2019 at 12:39 PM
    Spizike231

    Spizike231 Pickin’ & Grinnin’

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    anyone seen crawl control used in this? Is it pretty much useless?
     
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  8. Sep 30, 2019 at 12:48 PM
    Twizted

    Twizted 1GR FE

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    stock af, but hover if you think you disagree... RV living: Vagabond Drifter (6' bed) Custom bed cabinet buildout 175w Renogy solar panel 40a Rich Solar MPPT solar controller 1000w Wagan Pure Line inverter Lavaner Pro 2kw diesel heat exchanger Suspension/wheels: Toytec Aluma 2.5 front shocks with resis 13x700 coils (soon 14x700) Toytec Aluma 2.5 rear shocks SPC UCAs Deaver Stage 3 rear leaf springs Wheeler's 3 degree axle shims Wheeler's U-bolt flip Wheeler's Super Bumpstops 18"x9" XD Monster (x5) 275/75/18 Cooper ST MAXX (x5) EBC Stage 3 pads/rotors Electronics: Kenwood DNX773S iDatalink - Maestro RR Stubby Antenna No-name Switchback LEDs Hella Sharptone horns (no relay) Relocated backup camera w/DIY bracket Armor/recovery: BruteForceFab Rear HC w/swingout BAMF Sliders (DOM, 10 degree w/kick out, rattle-canned) BAMF IFS Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Mid Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF TC Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF LCA Skids (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Rear Diff Skid (early model, powder-coated) BAMF CMC Plates US Offroad Winch Bumper Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic rope winch Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners ARB compressor w/air-up kit DIY cowl snorkel ARB rear air-locker Interior: Husky Floor Liners (F&R) Rear 40% seat-delete Hinged fridge platform in place of rear seat Exterior: CaliRaised Low-profile Ditch Light Brackets CaliRaised Side-projecting LED pods CaliRaised Faux TRD Pro Grille Morimoto amber LED fog lights One-of-a-kind 1GRFE plate (second iteration) Removed: OEM Bed Mat CaliRaised bed molle panels
    ...but, the marketing!
    #crawlcontrolsolveseverything
     
  9. Sep 30, 2019 at 12:50 PM
    LTDSC

    LTDSC 32oz of fun

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    works pretty good in sand, i will give it that. Mud sucks in general so i dont even consider that
     
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  10. Sep 30, 2019 at 1:52 PM
    Robmonster117

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    I mudded my truck once...
    7A63FC16-C0B2-4ED7-8D37-58C9C0FC938D.jpg
    Now its just perpetual dirt in the eye working under my pos
     
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  11. Sep 30, 2019 at 2:07 PM
    Robmonster117

    Robmonster117 Well-Known Member

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    Lol well in that case, you wanna see something horrifying? Stick a pressure washer inside one of your frame through holes and watch the brown water flow :puke:
     
  12. Sep 30, 2019 at 2:24 PM
    Twizted

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    stock af, but hover if you think you disagree... RV living: Vagabond Drifter (6' bed) Custom bed cabinet buildout 175w Renogy solar panel 40a Rich Solar MPPT solar controller 1000w Wagan Pure Line inverter Lavaner Pro 2kw diesel heat exchanger Suspension/wheels: Toytec Aluma 2.5 front shocks with resis 13x700 coils (soon 14x700) Toytec Aluma 2.5 rear shocks SPC UCAs Deaver Stage 3 rear leaf springs Wheeler's 3 degree axle shims Wheeler's U-bolt flip Wheeler's Super Bumpstops 18"x9" XD Monster (x5) 275/75/18 Cooper ST MAXX (x5) EBC Stage 3 pads/rotors Electronics: Kenwood DNX773S iDatalink - Maestro RR Stubby Antenna No-name Switchback LEDs Hella Sharptone horns (no relay) Relocated backup camera w/DIY bracket Armor/recovery: BruteForceFab Rear HC w/swingout BAMF Sliders (DOM, 10 degree w/kick out, rattle-canned) BAMF IFS Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Mid Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF TC Skid (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF LCA Skids (BAMF powder-coated) BAMF Rear Diff Skid (early model, powder-coated) BAMF CMC Plates US Offroad Winch Bumper Smittybilt X20 10k synthetic rope winch Total Chaos Bed Stiffeners ARB compressor w/air-up kit DIY cowl snorkel ARB rear air-locker Interior: Husky Floor Liners (F&R) Rear 40% seat-delete Hinged fridge platform in place of rear seat Exterior: CaliRaised Low-profile Ditch Light Brackets CaliRaised Side-projecting LED pods CaliRaised Faux TRD Pro Grille Morimoto amber LED fog lights One-of-a-kind 1GRFE plate (second iteration) Removed: OEM Bed Mat CaliRaised bed molle panels
    Frame enemas are no joke!
     
  13. Sep 30, 2019 at 2:34 PM
    Robmonster117

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    I had no idea there was a name for this :rofl:
     
  14. Sep 30, 2019 at 2:43 PM
    Kelvin

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    In that situation it’s probably about as useful as using Dodge’s “line lock”
     
  15. Sep 30, 2019 at 3:16 PM
    Radarninja

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    Been rode hard has patches but functional and no leaks. $150533CD6B1-6B8B-4584-BC7E-2579DE4198C0.jpg 4A77C8E4-D641-4523-B5AB-926AF5953320.jpg 96949E6B-0536-42B4-8339-810B099F2E07.jpg A8F8326B-E603-45A6-8003-2AF08EDD31D6.jpg 533CD6B1-6B8B-4584-BC7E-2579DE4198C0.jpg
     
  16. Sep 30, 2019 at 3:40 PM
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    Me: Siri, how hard is to clean mud off my truck?

    Siri: Really, you don't have to talk like that!
     
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  17. Sep 30, 2019 at 4:15 PM
    nDub

    nDub Kan kun være malet af en gal mand

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    #wrongthread
     
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  18. Sep 30, 2019 at 4:43 PM
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    Nice man, let's get a beer sometime! I do vineyard work so I am up and down the valley every day. Unfortunately you'll have to see me in my work truck.... but we can still talk about our tacomas.
     
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  19. Sep 30, 2019 at 5:15 PM
    MattJakobs

    MattJakobs Everything but a Tacoma

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    @Kelvin

    Looks like I got both. One old style, two new style. Gonna see if I can switch the old style out

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  20. Sep 30, 2019 at 6:07 PM
    lawless

    lawless the rent is too damn high

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    Fancy lights! What kind?
     

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