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Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

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

  1. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:08 PM
    CalTacoma09

    CalTacoma09 Well-Known Member

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    A lot of crap and too much money spent
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  2. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:10 PM
    LTDSC

    LTDSC 32oz of fun

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    if it works, it works!
     
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  3. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:10 PM
    CalTacoma09

    CalTacoma09 Well-Known Member

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    A lot of crap and too much money spent
    [​IMG]
     
  4. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:12 PM
    snozberries

    snozberries is forever trying to find a campsite

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    Tires, Rack, LED bar, RTT, etc.
    Let me ask the lady if we have these at home :rofl:

    Do you have any clippers I can use on the thing? Haha, that thing looks like a little lion.
     
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  5. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:16 PM
    LTDSC

    LTDSC 32oz of fun

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    [​IMG]
     
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  6. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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    BAMF rock sliders with kickout, BAMF skid plate trilogy and transmission skid, BAMF front plate alumisteel bumper, Snugtop Rebel cap (Sportsman package with rails)
    X-100 is a trailer with independent axles for each wheel, IIRC (from discission with THE man). Looks nice.
     
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  7. Jul 31, 2019 at 2:22 PM
    lawless

    lawless the rent is too damn high

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    yesh! will probably have full plumbing with his/hers vanity sink made out of 3/8" steel.
     
  8. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:09 PM
    Don5352

    Don5352 Liberty or Death

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    You need this, too. Worked on my back.

    man-lying-on-a-foam-roller-while-doing-an-exercise-royalty-free-image-509421384-1545148853.jpg
     
  9. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:17 PM
    Jberti13

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    Yes.
    Anyone got any ideas for 1 person mounting a rtt on top of a camper who doesn’t even have enough strength to lift his own arms?
     
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  10. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:18 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
    Electric hoist
     
  11. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:24 PM
    LTDSC

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    friends
     
  12. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:30 PM
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    Little this. Little that 4x4 Swap’d PreRunner
    I got tired of asking a neighbor to keep helping. Doesn’t matter how strong you may be, it’s a minimum 2 person job.

    Look into a garage ceiling hoist. I have the Racor. My truck is my DD so having the ability to take the tent off when not using helps. Plus it stores on the garage ceiling so it’s out of the way. My bed rack is a BAMF ‘overland’ rack that breaks down pretty easily and stores on my side yard.

    This best shows what I did in my garage, only difference is I’m able to just fit the cross bars under the tent and not have to strap the tent under the cross bars.

    https://youtu.be/h4Dm-j0khes

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  13. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:32 PM
    Twizted

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  14. Jul 31, 2019 at 3:57 PM
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    Hoist was my first idea since my roommate told me about them since he works for a crane hoist repair company but I have a shell and a lift and the front runner clears the garage entryway by about 3 inches
     
  15. Jul 31, 2019 at 4:00 PM
    Jberti13

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    Those are a luxury nowadays
     
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  16. Jul 31, 2019 at 4:06 PM
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  17. Jul 31, 2019 at 4:07 PM
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    Make sure that you install a hoist in the rtt to pull you into it when it's time to camp :D
     
  18. Jul 31, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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  19. Jul 31, 2019 at 5:35 PM
    Don5352

    Don5352 Liberty or Death

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    Might be a couple guys here who have had their wives make this call.


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  20. Jul 31, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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