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Old 11-25-2002, 11:28 AM
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jumped my runner, blew out the clutch..

but it was worth it!
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Accident or Intentional.. if option 2 why do that to your Runner?
Reminds of my the video series by CKY . They are some of the guys from Jackass doing insane stunts. One thing they do is launch a 2nd Gen over a bridge and fly about 45 feet.(real low to the ground). They also jump it a bunch more times. It keeps rolling throughout the vid but I imagine the front end was pretty much toast.
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heh heh... this weekend, i found a bump right before a downhill in a grocery store parking lot.... we got a camera and decided to try it once, got to about 60 and hit it and i flew past the down hill, landed on the flat and the braked and stopped 2 feet away from another building... yeah, i wont be doing it again, but it was fun i have to say, didnt expect to get that much air...
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Originally posted by r2xj
heh heh... this weekend, i found a bump right before a downhill in a grocery store parking lot.... we got a camera and decided to try it once, got to about 60 and hit it and i flew past the down hill, landed on the flat and the braked and stopped 2 feet away from another building... yeah, i wont be doing it again, but it was fun i have to say, didnt expect to get that much air...
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you guys are crazy. you won't be seeing my truck in the air...
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Mr Intentional,

Yes I Launch my truck on purpose

r2xj- Sounds similar to my jump. At the edge of town theres a travel agency next to a grassy noll followed by a steep gully. I hit the noll landed on the other side clearing about 14' of dirt and braked while turnning at the same time to avoid being stuck in the gully. My friend hit his head on the rear view mirror and knocked it clear off. I found it in the grass yesterday I have no idea how it made it out of the truck.

Does anyone know how to fasten a broken rear view mirror on a 3rd gen? Crazy glue? JB weld?
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My friend hit his head on the rear view mirror and knocked it clear off. I found it in the grass yesterday I have no idea how it made it out of the truck.


My friend recorded my jump, hes just gotta hook the ol' cam up to the computer and he'll send me the clip, i'll find a place to put it online and post a link soon
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No one gets air like Mr Jim and Wrongway Bill on our last trip a few weeks back.

Jim's Pathy:
http://www.jimbennett.net/Highjump.jpg

Bill's '85 truck:
http://www.jimbennett.net/Pathfinder/4RunnerRun030.jpg

If you have not seen the vids yet, look on page II of my trip report.
http://www.pnw4runners.net/runs/11_9_02/11_09_2002.htm

Mike has some vids called air nissan, and Wild Bill linked from page II of my report.
Also watch this 20 mb video.
http://staff.washington.edu/~skrause/Greenwater.wmv

Best to right click it and save.
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That's insane.. I'd be affraid to damage my runner.. lol
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Corey- It looks like someone took those pictures a little to early. I hate it when that happens... was that a flat landing or was there a transition downhill?

Have you been to Trinidad near Eureka? Perfect sand dunes for jumping..awesome transition...
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It's a flat landing at the top.

If you watch the vids too, you will see the Nissan with all 4 wheels off the ground at once.

You will also see him roll his rig in another video.
If the tree had not stopped him, he would have gone all the way over.

Never been to the area you mentioned,
I have not jumped this rig, mor do I plan on it.

I had my '90 truck I had airborne a few times, but nothing like these guy's in the vids.
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Originally posted by Corey
I had my '90 truck I had airborne a few times, but nothing like these guy's in the vids.
The best I've ever done was get my front wheels a tiny bit off the ground coming out of a mud puddle.
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hehe this is a funny thread... Good links to corey. I jump my 1st gen almost on a weekly basis. Its not the air that breaks things, it comming back to earth hehe I have a rad rail road crossing right by my house, and i just cant resist the urge! It does have a nice sloped takeoff and landing.
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