Thanks ChefYota! Yeah, you should def be very weary of taking ur top off in LA...people can be very shady. Fresno is, if not, just as bad as LA so I NEVER leave anything valuable in my truck. Always lock it and leave it but I'm pretty picky on areas that I go to so if when in doubt, I don't go where its too obvious. My top cost just around $70 (FJ40 top $55, $15 misc.) and was a very easy mod to do.

 

Here she is!!!! Hoping soon to get her back on the road....

 

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i want the doors on! thanks for that chef, i'll seriously take that into consideration. And i actually havnt seen that 1000 ways to die episode, i very seldom watch that show.

but to add on to what you said, it is a VERY dangerous job. machinery is not forgiving. Luckily, safety is our #1 goal on the farm. we have only a handfull of minor accidents over the 40 years its been open.

but on a note, when i first started working there, i was young and stupid, and i thought that it "wasnt cool" to play it safe....but now that i've grown up, i keep my eyes and ears open 24/7, i'm always anticipating the next accident, so that way i can give the guys a headsup like "hey, watchout, that bailer will be coming you way"

i seriously BUG the crap out of every single worker there non-stop telling them to do this or that. I know it annoys them, but at the end of the day i always get a thank you from all the guys, and they always watch my back for me too!

 

I ALMOST had my catalytic converter stolen off my 'Runner a couple of nights ago up here in Northern Cali. It sure spooked me, so I put my top back on.

 

here ya go, Lawrence, .........



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Why are so many guys mounting their spares on the tailgate? Nothing personal, but I can't stand the look of it. I myself would rather have it flush in the bed if I couldn't have it under. I know everyone has their own opinions and most people like the way that it looks and it's your truck so your opinion is the only one that matters. I understand that. Just my $.02.

Awesome truck otherwise, Hunt. I envy you.

 

my 88 and 85 getting prepared for irene...my ducks love this weather!! posted this pic because im guessing thats the greenest my grass will ever look

 

When are y'all supposed to start getting it?

 

Hunt, very nice pics/rig!!!!

Hey Badger, ..... I can't answer for Hunt, many others, but I'm kinda caught in the middle on it. For one though, most 4WD aficionado's I know want it there for two reasons... 1. Because when you bottom out in mud, with your axle burried.... or some other obscure position where the rear is buried..... WITH A FLAT? oooh, .....NOT FUN getting that spare off there mounted in the stock place. 2. Because the only real option, otherwise, is mounting on the roof with a rack or in the bed.... Far as the rack; Many don't like the idea of that for many reasons(MPG/clearance/etc.).... while some end up with both, cuz they need every bit of clearance underneath, storage outside and in, etc., and don't care about mileage/clearance, etc. 3. Well? Cuz many think it looks good, like you did mention.lol.

Having a 1st gen 4runner, myself... I'm kinda torn. I mean, I'd have to open it each time to get in the back, and where I camp sometimes, .... I sleep in there, plus, I back into very tight spots, ..spots where it would be a lil 'in the way' of how I like to set up my stuff with gear right to the tailgate, tables, in either direction for a couple feet each way. I've never got stuck on mine being underneath... but I guess if you go with 33's or bigger, maybe it's a problem storing them under there?

 

When your spare doesn't fit, I can see doing it. Not so sure about convenience, but to each his own.

 

It was not the original plan to have it back there. I knew a full size would fit in the stock location, but when I went to swap them out the "winch" was frozen and would not budge. Ended up having to beat and cut the whole thing out. I did not want to take up any more room in the bed so I decided to go a different route and gave C.B.I. a call.

 

Yeah, I hear ya... and like I said, "I'm torn on the whole thing" anyhow.... And in all honesty? Unless I can fab it up myself, no way I'd pay for that(that's just a personal 'savings vs. want-need relationship in my head, lol' .... ya know?

I know another guy who did it because he put an Aux Tank there, and another who I read put his second battery there and a small storage/lock box.(I wouldn't mind having dual batteries and an isolator, etc., ..... LOVED having that in my 70CST Blazer.... NEVER ONCE got stranded!

 

 

Vato, ..... STOP IT, ESE! lol. Seriously though, ... that thing makes me WANT a Second Gen, no doubt! Love it! Looks great with the lift and tires, bud!... (doesn't hurt that it's red! hahahaha)

 

Some older ones

 

Here is a few from yesterday