new guy from VA

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  1. 78lowlux

    78lowlux Newbie

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    Hello everyone, I'm Charlie. I am from the NRV region of Virginia. I am the proud owner of a few toyotas. My wife and I are currently building a 78 hilux. She has an '01 4runner as her daily driver. I also have an '88 4runner, as well as an '87 4wd ex cab that has been swapped to a 5L diesel with an aftermarket turbo setup.

    I have been in to minitrucks since my teens in the 90s. I have been to hundreds of truck shows here on the east coast including back in the days when minitruckin was in Pigeon Forge and Freak Show still happened in Kinston. My first vehicle was an '86 S-10 I bought in '96. I drove it for a while before buying a 2nd gen S-10 to drive daily and ended up building the '86 from the bare frame up to full show truck. I sold it a few years ago now when we started building the hilux. I am a long time member over on s10forum (pushing 20 years) but I haven't been active there for the last few years.

    What do you guys do for image hosting? I would like to post a build thread on the 78 and maybe some pictures of the others. I used photobucket in the past up until they decided to start charging. As far as I know all the pictures I posted from the past are gone.

    I also have the remains of two 75-78 trucks if someone needs parts.
     
  2. jetas

    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Ive had good luck with IMGUR
     
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    TRUCK ACTION Grand Toyotaholic

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    Welcome aboard
     
  4. 78lowlux

    78lowlux Newbie

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    Thank you both. I forgot that I had set up a Flickr account after photobucket went away. Flickr is not at all mobile friendly so I have to email pictures off my phone to my self and then upload off the computer. I will get some pictures up soon.
     
  5. Erwin Merida

    Erwin Merida Toyotaholic

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    Idk how much you guys play with your phones, or what phones you have but I've had great luck by just cropping the picture a bit and it reduces the file size drastically.. should give it a try.
     

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