86Original

This has been my vehicle since it had 11 miles on it. We put 7 of those 11 on it test driving. My father thought I was crazy buying a new "expensive" vehicle when I wasn't even finished with college. Twenty-two years and 286,000 miles later, he's asking me when I'm going to give up on it . I still have the factory window sticker! Original Configuration 1986 4Runner DLX 22RE (EFI) W56 5-speed manual A/C (converted to R134 refrigerant) Chrome package (most has been replaced with offroad gear) Back seat added at domestic port (to circumvent quotas on passenger cars at the time) Modifications Most mods were done between Oct. 2005 and Sept. 2006, except for the engine & exhaust ('03), and as noted. Drivetrain mods Overhauled at 212k miles due to leaky mains (used synthetic blend at about 180k) TRD Level 1 cam & slight bore during overhaul. (2003) Jardine 2.25" cat-back (removed bling tip) (2003) Marlin Crawler full T/C swap with 4.7:1 low range (with turtle knob ) Aussie Locker front and rear Diff breather relocation front and rear Suspension Mods SDORI Balljoint spacers front OME steering dampener Downey Idler Arm Brace (Gusset) Energy Suspension black poly control arm bushings (top & bottom) 32x11.50x15 Baja Widetrack A/T (Peerless Tyre store brand) on American Racing 15x8 rims for wheeling/summer 235/75/15 Bridgstone Dueler A/T Revos on stripped & repainted (POR-15) original rims for road/winter Alcan leaf springs rear (May 2008) 4Crawler.com LSPV extender bracket (May 2008) OME N94 & N98 shocks (June 2008) Brass idler arm bushings (June 2008) Armor & Recovery BudBuilt front skid BudBuilt T/C crossmember Budbuilt 1st gen 4cyl belly pan 4Crawler.com Sliderz TJM T17 front bumper channel Warn M8000 with solenoid box bolted to top of TJM Warn 60390 Roller Fairlead cover (keeps out the MagChlor in the winter) (forgot to remove before trail, fell off and got crushed) Marlin Crawler tube rear bumper Interior Rear seat shoulder belts in outboard positions Panasonic head unit with CD/MP3/WMA playback Polk Audio 3.5" speakers in stock front locations Infinity 6x9 in rear (inside roll bar triangle) Monster Cable to rear speakers SecondSkinAudio.com Damplifier sound deadener on floor surfaces and inner & outer panels, except doors Peel-N-Stick as deadener on outer & inner panels of doors Pillow batting between outer & inner panels from behind doors to rear panel access doors Husky floor mats Accessories (as needed) NATO fuel cans (May 2008) Yakima SST towers, Y-10 clips, bars, spoiler, Basketcase Bike & ski racks Warn rear receiver shackle & snatch block Tree protector & tow strap. QuickFist Shovel holder using Yak SnapArounds KillerToyTops.com soft top Removed TJ coil spring lift(aka: "Napo Coil lift") in rear (too stiff, wouldn't fully compress) SOLD Flygstein's old Sway-A-Way 25mm Torsion Bars (on a trial basis); Not enough articulation SOLD Smittybilt rear tube bumper w/ receiver (low departure angle) SOLD Airlift RideControl bags in rear with valves on bumper (left tubing, but Alcan's made bags obsolete) Future OME T-bars? Crawl box with triple stick or 4.88 diffs with 33x10.50x15s??? Slee HiLift jack mount HiLift Jack 2006 Colorado Montezuma Basin with my dad & his Rubicon: July 2006 Going over Jaws 1 on Blanca Peak road. See and hear my idler arm bending as my passenger-side tire wobbles around. Another video of Jaws 2 where you can hear my idler arm snap. Or you can watch the hi-lights of all of the road on a low-res WMV video (5.85MB, 3:37). Fortunately, I had a spare idler arm. Came home and ordered the Downey idler arm brace. We'll see how that holds up. Blanca Peak Road: Jaws 1, Jaws 2 approach, Jaws 2 Moab, UT Descending to the gully that leads up to Hell's Gate on the Hell's Revenge trail in Moab, UT, is a challenge in itself. Here's a video (MP4, 13.7MB, 2:15) of going down and back up the approach pitch to Hell's Gate. (Sorry, it was shot by my 12-year-old, who's still learning about videography.) No one in our group had done it before, let alone the actual Hell's Gate. There are many videos on the web of people driving Hell's Gate. The most famous is Tracy(?) rolling her Heep TJ at the '02 Jeeps Unlimited. MP4 Video Playing hint: Use QuickTime 6+ or RealPlayer 10.5+ to play the MP4 files, if you don't already have a default player for MP4.

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Updated much.

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Moab:

Poison Spider:
Waterfall


Golden Spike:

Wash Tub


Golden Crack




Golden Stairs


Ledge between G-Stairs & Double Whammy (Body Snatcher?)




Moab Rim:



Going up the lower part of Z-turn. Had to winch off the base of a tree to get above this w/o risking a tipover. Camera has been tilted to make it appear more level than it is.


Coming down the upper part of Z-turn


Going down the lower part of Z-turn, in the same location as the picture above. You get a better idea of the angle in this one, although I think the camera is still tilted, so it looks more level than it is.

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Hell's Gate on the Hell's Revenge trail (optional obstacle)







Moab Rim again. This time, no winching:

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Time to update with a few new pictures from the trip to the Maze District of Canyonlands NP.

Doll House camp spot 2 the first night. Slept under the stars. Beautiful walls to the "room". Dad's new red "Rubi".





On the trail out to Maze Overlook, the second day. This was the end of an alcove canyon off of Horse Canyon. My son having a "peek" over the edge...

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