Outsane's 1984 4Runner Build Thread
Dec 21, 2011 | 04:51 AM
#224
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From: Bloodymore
What?!?....no...i mean yes.... i do believe we had this conversation already, lets not jeopardize future safety measures! Besides, i'm reducing my carbon footprint by recycling/repurposing a vehicle 20+ years old. .....it goes something like this....
example:
me(addict):i need brakes on the 4Wallet, and i'm going to put bigger t-100 anchors on her so that when you drive it you feel more confident in the pedal and stopping power. They are a little more $$ then stock, but you and the boy are worth every dime.
Sugar(the girl): Toyotas are great, why are you changing the original design
Me: because over the past 20 years leaps and bounds have been made to make vehicles safer, and because Yotatech is such a family driven community, i discovered that many guys are putting better brakes on their vehicles to keep their loved ones safer.
Sugar: Is that why you are welding all that steel around the truck(points at sliders and bumpers)
Me: Absolutely!
Sugar: well thats great, but why put the effort into a 20plus year old vehicle, lets just buy a newer one, that is already safer?
Me
resisting the urge to scream bloody heck)Because we are being responsible humans and reducing our carbon footprint by recycling, just like you do in the house.
Sugar: Really?(Rolls eyes)
Me:If we buy a new car, this one goes in the trash, and polutes as it rots...which is a great point, honey, we need to convert the runner to a newer clean burning diesel like the rest of the world is running. Plus better MPG, and that means a cleaner world
Sugar: (eyes glazing over)...well she needs a paint-job!
Me: exactly, you can choose the color and idea...
something like that...think safe!
example:
me(addict):i need brakes on the 4Wallet, and i'm going to put bigger t-100 anchors on her so that when you drive it you feel more confident in the pedal and stopping power. They are a little more $$ then stock, but you and the boy are worth every dime.
Sugar(the girl): Toyotas are great, why are you changing the original design
Me: because over the past 20 years leaps and bounds have been made to make vehicles safer, and because Yotatech is such a family driven community, i discovered that many guys are putting better brakes on their vehicles to keep their loved ones safer.
Sugar: Is that why you are welding all that steel around the truck(points at sliders and bumpers)
Me: Absolutely!
Sugar: well thats great, but why put the effort into a 20plus year old vehicle, lets just buy a newer one, that is already safer?
Me
resisting the urge to scream bloody heck)Because we are being responsible humans and reducing our carbon footprint by recycling, just like you do in the house. Sugar: Really?(Rolls eyes)
Me:If we buy a new car, this one goes in the trash, and polutes as it rots...which is a great point, honey, we need to convert the runner to a newer clean burning diesel like the rest of the world is running. Plus better MPG, and that means a cleaner world
Sugar: (eyes glazing over)...well she needs a paint-job!
Me: exactly, you can choose the color and idea...
something like that...think safe!
Dec 21, 2011 | 05:25 AM
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From: Bloodymore
funny you mention that.
My wife loves to cook, and she is quite the chef for not having any formal training. I recently took her on our first overnight in George Washington National Forest. We brought a cooler full of food, and borrowed a two burner stove from a friend. After lunch the following day, she mentioned that she would like to get a better stove and use it to cook meals at home on to get used to the camping stove quirks.
In other words, YES!
My wife loves to cook, and she is quite the chef for not having any formal training. I recently took her on our first overnight in George Washington National Forest. We brought a cooler full of food, and borrowed a two burner stove from a friend. After lunch the following day, she mentioned that she would like to get a better stove and use it to cook meals at home on to get used to the camping stove quirks.
In other words, YES!
Dec 29, 2011 | 05:51 AM
#235
Looks like you got your work cut out for you. Looks like the kid is having a blast inside the truck. Mine always like playing inside of trucks whether they were moving or not. Gotta get them started early.
Jan 4, 2012 | 01:10 PM
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