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Old 04-19-2011 | 10:52 AM
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well at least you got out there and played a little. you should look into raising you're rear bumper up instead of taking it off you know in-case a stump or something should sneak up on you. don't want to ruin the bed and end up with a lot of body work
yea i here ya man, My cousin is hooking me up with some C channel and im making new bumpers with that
Old 04-19-2011 | 11:07 AM
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good deal also thinking you could cut up the old rear bumper and possibly make a new front bumper you know recycle the tubing and what not
Old 04-19-2011 | 01:07 PM
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good deal also thinking you could cut up the old rear bumper and possibly make a new front bumper you know recycle the tubing and what not
hmmm, i didn't even think about that, thats a great idea, I have to take it to my uncles and use his torch bc my grinder and sawzaw just aint cuttin it haha, but thanks for the good idea
Old 04-19-2011 | 05:18 PM
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this happened about a month ago[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG]
I guess everyone is trying to avoid it; how exactly did this happen??!!
Old 04-19-2011 | 06:16 PM
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I guess everyone is trying to avoid it; how exactly did this happen??!!
hahaha well, My cousin and I were out wheelin and we were coming back up a trail we just went down and there was a pretty big hole full of clay and my front end got buried almost all the way to the hood. So I called my dad to pull me out. He brought his 06 F-150 FX4 and I tied a chain from his tow hook to my tow hook on my brush gaurd which was just welded to the frame (bought it used and it didnt come with brackets) and I guess my uncle did a tack weld to my bumper that I didnt know about. Anyways when my dad gave a little tug it just popped off hahaha. I didnt even know it happened until my cousin yelled "stop". Oh well Good times
Old 04-21-2011 | 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 4x4jeffyota
hahaha well, My cousin and I were out wheelin and we were coming back up a trail we just went down and there was a pretty big hole full of clay and my front end got buried almost all the way to the hood. So I called my dad to pull me out. He brought his 06 F-150 FX4 and I tied a chain from his tow hook to my tow hook on my brush gaurd which was just welded to the frame (bought it used and it didnt come with brackets) and I guess my uncle did a tack weld to my bumper that I didnt know about. Anyways when my dad gave a little tug it just popped off hahaha. I didnt even know it happened until my cousin yelled "stop". Oh well Good times
tht sux but at least you had a good time.
Old 04-21-2011 | 09:16 AM
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rear bumper brackets.

Nice to see guys building there own stuff. The other guys are right though, you don't want to run a 4Runner with no rear bumper. With the trucks you at least hjave the rollpan to screw up, but with the 4Runners, thats your tailgate and window riding low.

Free is always better, but if you find yourself having trouble building stout brackets for the rear bumper, Padgett Fabrication, LLC builds and sell them (and builds complete bumpers too).



Take care, and have fun.... just remember, safety first
Old 04-21-2011 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by PadgettFabrication
Nice to see guys building there own stuff. The other guys are right though, you don't want to run a 4Runner with no rear bumper. With the trucks you at least hjave the rollpan to screw up, but with the 4Runners, thats your tailgate and window riding low.

Free is always better, but if you find yourself having trouble building stout brackets for the rear bumper, Padgett Fabrication, LLC builds and sell them (and builds complete bumpers too).



Take care, and have fun.... just remember, safety first
those are some beefie looking brackets, I may have to invest in a set.
Old 04-23-2011 | 11:00 AM
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so how is the recycling of tubing coming just kidding man yeah those are some serious brackets
Old 04-23-2011 | 01:13 PM
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Brackets...

Originally Posted by nvtoyota
so how is the recycling of tubing coming just kidding man yeah those are some serious brackets
Anthony at Padgett Fabrication builds the bracketry. Just giving the Original Poster options...

(Padgett Fabrication, LLC builds mainly Rear bumpers, but we also build front bumpers, roof-racks, trailers, small shop equipment such as presses and brakes, and basically anything thats built from steel. Padgett Fabrication, LLC is operated by Anthony and Samantha Padgett, and both are Honorably Discharged veterans)
Old 04-25-2011 | 11:38 AM
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About an hour ago I picked up a set of bucket seats from a 2000 Cavalier for $20. I have to wait till tonight to post some pics but they're in descent shape. I have a steam cleaner im going to clean them with. But pics tonight, I promise.
Old 04-25-2011 | 12:10 PM
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Whahoo new seats
Old 04-25-2011 | 02:08 PM
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Whahoo new seats
yea man seriously. My old bench seat is way beyond shot. I replaced my tranny with one from an 85 and the shifters are 3 inches back farther than and my stock tranny. So I had to cut a big hunk out my seat bc it was causing the 4wd shifter to pop into N. And it looks awefull haha
Old 04-25-2011 | 02:19 PM
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That dose suck any reason you used the 85trany what was wrong with yours
Old 04-25-2011 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nvtoyota
That dose suck any reason you used the 85trany what was wrong with yours
$350 for the tranny and t-case was the best deal i could find around here. My shifter was locked up in reverse in the old one. I wish I would have checked the clutch fluid before I pulled the tranny bc a couple weeks ago my tranny wouldnt shift and found out the container was completly empty. I bet my that was the reason the old tranny wouldnt shift. but o well.
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the thing about the tranny sux. but heyy gret to hear about the seats waiting on seeing them, good luck.
Old 04-25-2011 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by twistedyota
the thing about the tranny sux. but heyy gret to hear about the seats waiting on seeing them, good luck.
Thanx man. Im at work now but as soon as I get hme i'll post a few pics. It'll prolly be Saturday until I can install them.
Old 04-26-2011 | 08:21 AM
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They need to be cleaned up really good. What do you expect for $20 haha


Old 04-26-2011 | 10:41 AM
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Hey cleaning them ain't that hard and now you can mount a center console
Old 04-26-2011 | 10:52 AM
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Hey cleaning them ain't that hard and now you can mount a center console
That's exactly what I told my wife, "Now I can get a center console!"haha



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