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Mike those handles looks great.
I have idea how to make Jeep style handles, using paracord, mounting to a back of the headrest. As extra handle to help get in, ex my wife or kids.
Got to get out this summer with you guys at least Ardbeg.

 

I wanted the "tactical black" from the second I saw it and I waited til the local shop got one in and my friend who works there text me as soon as they opened the crate so I rode out and priced it. 11k! I think I shit. So I did some reading and it sounds like it flakes when scratched through to the fenders. So I passed. I decided I liked the camo more. Check out my sig pic, it looks great with the black Tacoma!

 

I sorry mike. I read the op and realized those are the winter set. damn moneybags. Haha I need to find this money tree everyone's using.

 

Very nice build thread Mike. Great pictures and videos. Looks like a lot of fun. I'm still looking for my first time being stuck (newbe). Think I'd better start packing a shovel.
Paul

 

Hey when I installed my snorkel it said never to turn in backwards like that because it can starve the engine. Any reason you have yours backwards?

 

Its a safari snorkel which is designed differently than the airflow snorkel allowing it to be turned backwards and be able to drive above 10 mph (I think that's the max speed for the airflow to be turned backwards and not F anything up).


Edit: website says 25km/hr which my trusty search engine tells me is 15.5342798 miles/hr

 

Hey Jack, thanks so much for supplying the paracord and showing me how its done. I decided to order 100ft of black 550 paracord and redo my handles. I think the black will tie in much better with the rest of my truck. I really love how your jeep style handles turned out! Wanna share a pic or would you like me to post one?


And Ardbeg is a MUST for you this year! Can't wait to wheel with you dude!

haha, gotta run two sets of tires up here, way to much snow and ice to trust my truck with MTR's on. That's a bit of whiteknuckler on the highway!


Money tree eh? I need to plant one out back! lol

Thanks Paul! Definitely pack a shovel because you'll need one soon enough. I always get stuck much more often in the winter so I usually carry two square shovels with me. Ones a full size so my back don't hurt too much digging out a whole truck. lol


Looks like you live in Ontario... Join up with SONTT for a local trail run this year, I promise you'll have fun doing so. *fingers crossed* but I'm hoping to go snow wheelin tomorrow.

 

Yea 11K is much more than I'd like to spend right now. Its $500 just for the Special colour of black. I think it would look really sick, especially to match the truck but flaking paint is a huge turn off. This machine will be ran hard in the woods, mudholes and rocky trails so I need something that's a little more durable. The camo colour is my second choice tho. After looking at yours, I'm really leaning on going that way.


Soooo guess what I got for Christmas!?! My first very own atv....























not exactly what I pictured but a start nonetheless! lol

 

La0d0g pretty much summed it up. Around here, during the winter time, everyone spins their snorkel around backwards, its a must. Driving through a snow storm with the snorkel facing forward will eventually leave the engine starving for oxygen.

 

Oh and I'd like to wish everyone on TW a Merry Christmas! Hope everyone had a great one.

 

Good times snow wheeling today

 

One of the many times I was stuck. In fact 6 out of 7 of us were buried deep many times today. Such a great time tho. More pics and videos to come.

 

Looks like a blast! Wish it would snow here! All we get is

 

Man, busting thru winch deep snow was so much fun. Had to travel a couple hours away to find the winch deep powder, since around here all we got is a few inches...

 

I'm sure the guys won't mind me posting a few pics of them...











The LC that saved us all... lol (sitting on tractor tires)

 

Mike if you want you can post hos pics of those handles. Soon will make another once just with different color. BTW MIKE WHY you now told me about snow wheeling.
I would love to go and have fun while use my Christmas gift Gopro camera.

Pics of snow wheeling looks great, would love to be there.
Next time.

 

Great pics Mike! Had a blast - I hope the video turned out that I took of you busting through the fresh stuff!

Hey, here's a link to some fender flares - they're off a '12, so not sure if the fronts are exactly the same... $250 though:

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-auto-parts-tires-auto-body-parts-2012-2014-Toyta-Tacoma-TRD-Oem-Fenders-Full-set-W0QQAdIdZ551164858