Influencer II
Steve’s 2016 Toyota 4Runner Modification and Adventure Thread
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Enthusiast I
Enthusiast III
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- Ken
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Great sticker set. I hope you're getting big royalties!
Seriously, many thanks for this thread. I'm jealously thinking of all the pieces I want (and don't want) to add.
Traveler III
Ha! The only free one was the New Belgium Brewing sticker. The Road Shower cost me a Road Shower 2, and the Overland Bound one has cost me a fortune spending money to #outfitandexplore ;) The rest I paid them to advertise for them.
Red was my second choice. Hey! It was one year ago today that I picked up my new 4Runner!!
Enthusiast III
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- Ken
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- Brown
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- GMRS: WRHZ939
We need the stickers of our youth. Where's my old STP and ESSO vinyl?
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Traveler III
Exactly! Here's the STP sticker on my first car. The other side had Moon Equiped, with the eyeball "O"s :) I can't remember what the diamond shaped one above it was. Maybe Sunoco?
That's your first car? Not that I'm judging or anything, but how old are you!? [emoji15]Exactly! Here's the STP sticker on my first car. The other side had Moon Equiped, with the eyeball "O"s :) I can't remember what the diamond shaped one above it was. Maybe Sunoco?
Traveler III
Yep. It was a 1929 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan. I bought it in 1967, when I was 14 years old for $80. I spent the next two years rebuilding the engine, cleaning off countless coats of paint, hammering out the fenders, spraying what seemed like gallons of primer and then lacquer putty. Endless hours with body files, and finally had it painted. I still have a spare Ooh-Gah horn, steering wheel, and marbled shift knob.
It was a blast to drive in high school when everyone else had an Impala, big ol' Dodge, or an occasional Mustang. I know for a fact that I could take me, seven girls, and a dog in it, and still drive. I even had a 6V jack on the end of the dash, and when parked somewhere, would plug in my portable record player. I warped my Chicago Transit Authority album beyond playability when I left it in the sun on the running board...
Sold it when I went off to college for $800, and bought the 1969 FIAT 124 Wagon shown in the "Your first adventure vehicle" thread.
My birth certificate says I'm 63, but my mind says I'm still a kid. My 20 year old daughter even says I'm immature...
Enthusiast III
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- Ken
- Last Name
- Brown
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- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- GMRS: WRHZ939
Ditto... Any pet dinosaurs in the childhood homestead?
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Traveler III
Lol. That's awesome. My first car was a '73 nova that I paid $300 for and drove the wheels off it. It was... transportation. [emoji846]
Traveler III
How can I get lost with all this? We like the Garmin 2797 much better than the 4Runner's OEM nav system, and I was looking for a solid mount for the iPad running Gaia GPS
Thanks to @Lifestyle Overland , I've got everything I need (and more!) He put together a video and build list using RAM Mounts, and I tweaked it for the Garmin instead of his HAM radio.
I'll rarely have the need for both the iPad and Garmin, but I can if needed. Or I can mount something else in the second spot if the need arises.
Thanks again, Kevin!
Thanks to @Lifestyle Overland , I've got everything I need (and more!) He put together a video and build list using RAM Mounts, and I tweaked it for the Garmin instead of his HAM radio.
I'll rarely have the need for both the iPad and Garmin, but I can if needed. Or I can mount something else in the second spot if the need arises.
Thanks again, Kevin!
I just installed the Gaia app to try it this weekend. Didn't work out well. I need to take the time to learn how it works and how to download maps ahead of time. I thought I had downloaded the right map, but was wrong. Good thing I had my Montana too. Did you use a tutorial to learn how Gaia works or just figured it out?
Traveler III
They have a bunch of how to videos on their web site that I watched, and sorta fiddled my way through.
Check out this article. One year of Gaia Pro free upon request. I emailed them a couple of months ago, and it worked for me.
https://www.4xoverlandadventures.com/navigation-app-choice-gaia-gps/
And look at this thread, as there's apparently a new version. Link --> #12
Traveler III
Traveler III
You'll be waiting a while. Lead times are approaching six months.
