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Old 06-03-2016, 11:37 AM
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Armor is always nice.
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That is so funny...I'm looking at the bumper and loving it and then I saw it and just died laughing....I have like twentysomething of those tidy cats litter buckets in my garage I clean them out and use them for everything
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Originally Posted by habanero
Reasonable distraction...
thought it was reasonable too
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Armor is always nice.
yep, this thing needs some
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That is so funny...I'm looking at the bumper and loving it and then I saw it and just died laughing....I have like twentysomething of those tidy cats litter buckets in my garage I clean them out and use them for everything
I guess I have a few around too
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So what is the first thing you should do with your new Trail-Gear rear bumper?
Of Course you should chop it up

Before I could mount the bumper to test it I got a hold of Mark aka- Chefyota4x4 and he was awesome and took some measurements off his 4Runner's T-G bumper. His measurements were spot on.
I haven't finished welding it but here is what the tweaked bumper will end up as:

This will allow the bumper to still ofFer some great corner protection and allow the Toyota swing out tire carrier to work

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OK, I tried welding the bumper but my POS welder just didn't have the juice to do the plate so I sought professional help from my buddy Joe who runs http://www.journeyoffroad.com
He has built some cool rigs, currently building a power stroke Ford Expedition Van he converted to 4x4. It is a beast, will have about an 800 mile travel range.


Joe made short work of finishing it up. I got it home, test fit and mounted.

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Looks awesome!!!!
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Nice work, looks like it was originally designed to work with your swing out!
Old 06-12-2016, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 85toyman
Looks awesome!!!!
Thanks Don. I am probably gonna have to raise the mounting surface for the spare if I want to use the receiver. As it sits I will need to use a spacer to allow the 35" to clear the bumper..
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Nice work, looks like it was originally designed to work with your swing out!
Thanks Ed
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Looking good, I cant wait till i get my bumpers and winch and...so much lmao. Yours is eeally coming along.
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Originally Posted by SgtSuprman
Looking good, I cant wait till i get my bumpers and winch and...so much lmao. Yours is eeally coming along.
Thanks, I know what it is like to wait, I wish mine was coming along faster.

And since you were joking about the Tidy Cats buckets, I think Trail-gear used them for jigs on their bumpers. The two tubes fit perfectly in the indentations on the bottom of the bucket
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Wow...i thought you cut your buckets to fit them, thats awesome...
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The Dynomax 17418 Cat Back isn't exactly a direct replacement.

Sounds good but sort of pain to get it to work/fit correctly
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Note to self: steel toed boots when cutting scrap truck parts

I was actually wearing boots, just not steel toed
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Shut the hanger door!!!!! Ouch

Sorry bud! I hope you feel better soon.
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Going through random crap in the garage.
It is nice finding stuff that will help save a few bucks when it comes time to get the suspension done
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OUCH! I was wondering why your black n blue foot kept showing up in the album pics and now I know. Cushioning fall with toes not recommended, got it.
Love how this 4runner is living up to the thread name.
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Originally Posted by 85toyman
Shut the hanger door!!!!! Ouch

Sorry bud! I hope you feel better soon.
Originally Posted by habanero
OUCH! I was wondering why your black n blue foot kept showing up in the album pics and now I know. Cushioning fall with toes not recommended, got it.
Love how this 4runner is living up to the thread name.
Thanks, it has pretty much returned to semi normal colors..

It is nice keeping the cost down on this thing. I still have a stall out at my parents to go through, so I am sure I will found some more stuff
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A couple of days ago I picked up 66 pounds of 10ga sheet metal for $10. Thinking about making a plate bumper for the front

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Awesome find.

I need to find some for my rear!
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I should have taken care of this 6 months ago but I have until the end of the month to get it registered.
So finally tore into the spindle to put in a good CV axle.
I tell you what, some people shouldn't touch brakes...if you don't know what you are doing...ask!!
There are supposed to be 6 bolts holding the rotor assembly...Genius probably started out with 6 but only 4 survived and only one was tight.

Inside of the dust shield is destroyed

Off to the hard ware store for the right stuff

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