Idaho BS thread in the PNW

I'm considering a 'hoe myself... I need more room. I test drove an FJ80 this weekend and an old school FJ40, both were maintenance nightmares and high miles. Already did the 4runner thing (86) and didn't like it much. I kind of miss my 85 K5 blazer too. Who knows what I'll end up with, but this time I swear I'm going to leave it stock! Lol.

Oh yeah and you can't put an 8" elocker into an 8.4" housing.

 

can't help it if you are up in Washington, or we would be talking in person!


Also adam, for father's day we went out with le boat that my dad is now obsessed with. Get it all set up and ready to rock with the new trampoline. Just as we are about to get going the wind picks up and it looks like it's going to be a bomb ass day (wind advisory around 6) not 4 ft from the shore the rubber connector that attaches the rudders to the tiller arm snapped apart and there went our whole day. My dad was so pissed that just as the wind got good this piece broke and we had no steering. Such a waste of an entire day.

 

that does not look like a wheeling rig, looks like it's made to get groceries and haul the kids to soccer, not go to moab. Adam, i dont think the 4th gen isn't a good idea if you still want to wheel.



front race coil overs with resi and rear race shocks with resi...$2200......fawwwwwwwwk, where is my lotto ticket!

 

I still have my yukon civic and a few others back in maryland i may just go get one of those.

 

That's a sweet rig for sure but I'd prefer the v6 because it's not full time 4x4.

 

it may not fit right if it's a cheap chinese copy

 

Man seeing those Runner pics makes me almost wish I had bought one.

 

I just think they are too bulky.

What the hell is this! Everyone just jump shit why don't you!










Anyone going to the August MT meet?

 

I plan on having a 1st gen 4runner one day as a more hard core SAS trail rig.

I wish i could go to that meet! gonna be a super fun trail. But alas ill be in TN by then

 

Hmm. This rig has me rethinking 4runners.

 

I think that went pretty well for my first time using an angle grinder. haha. The air intake was in the way quite a bit on the far right welds, which is why they look so bad. I cut out the ABS module mount so I can mount my compressor there.

but but but... V8! haha

I'm not jumping ship on ya Mark! I just like the way trucks look compared to SUV's and such.

And nope I won't be going to that meet. I'll be in Boise then.

 

What r you going to be doing in boise? But so what! Ill be in boise, and I'm still thinking of going haha.

Once you get that diff all broken in wanna go wheeling!?

 

Making some noise for a couple weeks



I'm not sure how long it will take me to get some miles on the diffs. I don't drive all that often and I want to play it safe with this set.

 

Im probly going.

 

Anybody know a good way to cut Kevlar? I tried trauma shears, razor knife, benchmade, and regular scissors. Ruined both pairs of scissors just to get this small piece cut-

 

Hack saw?

 

Lol. No. It's just cloth, can't hack saw it.

 

I have no idea then. I can't believe trauma shears wouldn't do it. Those things cut pennies in half pretty easily.

 

Oh I wanna play

Debatable, aren't you guys a buncha party poopers

 

So I am trying to decide where to stick the compressor and locker switches and am kind of at a loss. I just found this though, I wonder how hard it will be to do. haha


So I was out on the freeway yesterday with the gears, they are nice with the cruise set at 75mph it takes a pretty good hill to make the tranny downshift, but when it does 4th runs at almost 4000 rpm. There was a shit ton of wind that day that probably accounts for some of this, but according to my ultraguage I think I lost 3-4 mpg on the freeway, not sure about the city yet. On a side note I am on my first tank of ethanol free gas, I was going to see how much it improved fuel economy and the gears kind of screwed that up. haha. I haven't put the throttle down yet, but it does have more get up and go for sure

As far as the install goes, I think the hardest part was pulling the cv's. Although removing the side gear from the old clamshell was a pain, just save yourself the trouble and take the old clamshell apart and push it out from the back, so much easier!

I am working on installing the compressor right now (at work at the moment though). That pump up kit uses larger fittings that the compressor does so I will have to get some adapters or something. I can't think of anything else to mention at the moment.

This message is mostly for Mike since he is thinking about doing a regear, but just some info for the rest of you if you are interested