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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 05:03 PM
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Home Made Toyotas....
Check it out!

http://w3.gorge.net/ebrown/dads_web/page1.html
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 05:08 PM
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I wonder why he would ruin a perfectly good toyota
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 05:19 PM
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I dont get it why not build it on a blazer frame or a suburban frame that got to be closer in size then a toyota???
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 05:22 PM
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That's what happens to people when they lose their jobs I guess...
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by lunatic14r
I dont get it why not build it on a blazer frame or a suburban frame that got to be closer in size then a toyota???
A company called "Bummer" did, but GM sued them and won, and that was the end of the so called "Bummer". They were pretty sweet trucks!
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:27 PM
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Toyota actually made a hummer-like vehicle in japan for a while. not sure if it's still in production. called the mega cruiser.
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:02 PM
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4 Wheel Steering and a turbo diesel, If you got one laying around I'll have one
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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Toyota actually made a hummer-like vehicle in japan for a while. not sure if it's still in production. called the mega cruiser.

I forgot all about these things. They are way cool. Looks like it has 4 wheel steering in this pic.
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 04:17 AM
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A company called "Bummer" did, but GM sued them and won, and that was the end of the so called "Bummer". They were pretty sweet trucks!
There are a couple of those rollin around SLC. They are easy to spot as a fake, but pretty cool.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 06:30 PM
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those look like portaled axles to go with the 4wsteer
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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that is a cool looking machine I wish we could get them over here.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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those look like portaled axles to go with the 4wsteer
I was thinking the same thing. I guess that begs the question - can I put portals on my IFS? Can I get my hands on Toyota portals? Hmmmm.
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Old Mar 23, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lunatic14r
I dont get it why not build it on a blazer frame or a suburban frame that got to be closer in size then a toyota???

Your pretty close. H2's are just glorified Tahoes anyway since they're built on the same platform....
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 02:36 PM
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The Bummer people were bought, not sued. Money talk$.
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 4x4Lamm
The Bummer people were bought, not sued. Money talk$.
I remeber like a couple years ago, Bummer was being sued by GM. Bummer settled and let GM take over(or something like that).
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