2010 VW Treg TDI (now 2015 SR5 4runner) build threadery

[wigsajumper]

yes, I bought the plans from etsy, got the steel plate CAD file burned locally at maine fabricators in gorham and welded up by a friend
who is a great TIG fab guy.

the maine fab. guy even tweaked a couple of small things on the burn file for me before that sent it over to production...good shop.

Awesome thanks. Will have to keep them in mind as an option.

 

[TTFR]

That's sad. Ironically, a second front end wreck is what started my build, which is almost complete.

taking it on a 1500 mile shakedown cruise soon. Not a rock crawler, but a 600 mile range glamper !

 

[Broken Yoke]

That's sad. Ironically, a second front end wreck is what started my build, which is almost complete.

taking it on a 1500 mile shakedown cruise soon. Not a rock crawler, but a 600 mile range glamper !

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That's sad. Ironically, a second front end wreck is what started my build, which is almost complete.

taking it on a 1500 mile shakedown cruise soon. Not a rock crawler, but a 600 mile range glamper !

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nice, very tasteful Q7 sir. I love the hidden winch, kinda amazing that you could hide in in there behind the bumper on that Q7 or any other modern audi . I almost bought a Q7. I test drove a couple and there was a lot to love. the major issue for me as I have owned a bunch of audi/vw's already is they are only as good as the previous owner treated/maintained them. the couple Q7's I test drove looked mint but I dreaded hooking up VagCom and running a full system scan knowing what I might find. I really miss my stage 2 tuned TDI treg, massive power, excellent handling and 27mpg highway compared to the 4runner which has zero passing power, usually 16mpg highway unloaded on a good day and handles like a frozen potato balanced on toothpicks. all my 4runner complaints vanish when I drop it into 4low or I remember how boring, stupid reliable and cheap it is run overall. that said I still have (now the wifey's car) a 1.5" lifted on koni's stage 2 2013 Golf TDI with a bunch of 034 parts on it I rip around in once in a while...wwweeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!

 

[Broken Yoke]

...and who needs a tacoma work truck when you already have a 4rrunner?

 

[Broken Yoke]

all kinds of projects starting and restarting. I am looking forward to spring!

 

[Broken Yoke]

 

[wigsajumper]

Good looking Rims!

 

[Broken Yoke]

out of the blue today I decided to install my front winch solo at the condo, HOA be damn! now there is one less thing to trip over in the livingroom.

 

[Broken Yoke]

first trip of the season to the Maine North Woods, 708 miles total (includes a 6 hour, 120 mile total side trip to get coffee creamer on day two!). it rained wicked hard on the way up to the MNW that first night. visibility was bad, never got above 60mph on the highway and at one point it actually started to hail.
it was def not the best way to kick off a trip.

it rained for 3.5 days of my 4 day trip and it was still the best trip ever! just me, the dog, three tents, a small woodstove and a ton of dry firewood. the new kenda MT's tires were great and even better aired down and in 4 wheel high! I felt pretty goofy putting a shiny new shovel
on my 4runner roof but I actually used it twice...once to shovel out a huge massive pile (one of three piles) of moose poop next to the fire pit and to dig out/clean out the fire pit later in the weekend. exactly the stuff I planned on using my shovel for, excellent! other highlights included chasing the
fattest mouse I have ever seen around the picnic table while breaking camp down camp @ 3am in the dark and finding a spider on my left hand that was just over half the size of my palm (I wear XL gloves)!

next trip north again in one month!