"taking the top off" my 2nd gen 4runner

4rnnr33 · 08-09-2008, 06:39 PM

well after wanting to do this forever the time has come. the plans are to get the top chopped off and sealed, bob as far as possible, and eventually an exo. today i got the top all off.
heres a before picture

and what it looks like now

i only had time to take 1 picture but when i go work on it tomorrow ill be sure and lots

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***Corey*** · 08-09-2008, 06:52 PM

Looks like a start to a very rewarding project.
Looking forward to the end.

4rnnr33 · 08-09-2008, 06:53 PM

ya it should be a fun one thats for sure

84RNR · 08-09-2008, 06:56 PM

You my friend will have the best looking 2nd Gen I've seen in a long time. I love that look. I've seen it before but not for awhile. Awesome....

84RNR · 08-09-2008, 07:01 PM

I tried soo hard to win a 2nd Gen 4runner with the back cut and welded very nice in the back on ebay before I bought my 84. I was outbid in the very end at the last minute.

84RNR · 08-09-2008, 07:02 PM

I'm waiting for the day I see a 3rd gen with the back cut off. I may have to sell the 84 for something like that.

**Tofer** · 08-09-2008, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 84RNR

I'm waiting for the day I see a 3rd gen with the back cut off. I may have to sell the 84 for something like that.

MossyRocks did it...

84RNR · 08-09-2008, 07:25 PM

WHAT! I'm going to have to do a search....

881stGenRunner · 08-09-2008, 10:29 PM

search the pirate4x4 forum.

To the OP, nice man looking good. good luck with it

4rnnr33 · 08-09-2008, 11:05 PM

thanks guys. ya i would definately look at mossyrocks rig it is by far the nicest chop top 4runner ive ever seen. actually its what made me want to do mine so bad

**Lysmachia** · 08-09-2008, 11:07 PM

4 Hummer did it too. I will be doing it when I finally get my frakin' 3.4 in ther (It is sitting in the garage) To get rid of that extra weight not to mention that rear glass that gets so easily broken is WAY worth it!

4rnnr33 · 08-09-2008, 11:12 PM

ya when we were lifting off the top it was alot heavier then i expected so that should be nice, and i am also going to gut the tailgate which should also get rid off extra weight since that thing is pretty heavy

4rnnr33 · 08-10-2008, 07:16 PM

i got a little bit more done today
back ready to be welded back on

4rnnr33 · 08-10-2008, 07:18 PM

tacked in place

one side all welded up

so thats where im at so far. i have to work all week so it will probably be slow going until next weekend

fillsrunner4 · 08-10-2008, 07:33 PM

Nice youll love it on the trail

4RunnerKid · 08-10-2008, 07:41 PM

looks good man, can't wait to see the finished product. i'll more than likely go this route when the time comes... good to see more people doing it.

STEVE_R · 08-10-2008, 11:48 PM

looks great, i'm planning on doing this as well. but i'm wondering, what did you do with the seat belts as far as relocating them?

**Lysmachia** · 08-11-2008, 12:07 AM

I'm so jeolousE!

4rnnr33 · 08-11-2008, 06:12 PM

i gotta a little bit of welding done today but not anything worth putting up a pic of. about the seatbelts, well i havent really got to those yet i will probably just find some seatbelts that only go across your lap until i figure something better out. i have also been thinking about putting in bucket seats in the back but im not really sure if i could with the hump that the bench seat sits on but if i do figure out a way then i would probably stick 5 point harnesses back there and make some custom mounts

**Tofer** · 08-11-2008, 06:18 PM

where in Castle Rock are you? i'd love to swing through on my way to or from portland and see this in person and have a couple

4rnnr33 · 08-11-2008, 06:27 PM

im not to far out of downtown its hard to explain if you dont know the area. but it might be kind of hard to catch me since i work 6 days a week but who knows maybe we could figure somethin out. oh and id love to tip some back with you but theres only 1 problem......im only 17

**Tofer** · 08-11-2008, 06:30 PM

oh.. ok. we'll figure something out.

yotasavg · 08-11-2008, 07:05 PM

boy am i jealous!!! nice work man!!!

4rnnr33 · 08-11-2008, 07:46 PM

does anyone know if 3rd gens are the same width as 2nd. im almost thinking of putting the window part from a rear hatch out of a 3rd gen kinda like mossyrocks did. i was also thinking about maybe cutting the back section off of the same gen pickup. what do you guys think.

yotasavg · 08-11-2008, 07:53 PM

back of a pickup is what i'll be doing at some point. i'd like the sliding window.

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4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	ya it should be a fun one thats for sure __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-09-2008, 06:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
84RNR Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 152	You my friend will have the best looking 2nd Gen I've seen in a long time. I love that look. I've seen it before but not for awhile. Awesome.... __________________ 84 4runner SR5, 5" suspension lift, 35" BFG's, 5spd 03 Tacoma Dbl Cab SR5, TRD Off-Road Package w/ E-Locker, Revo's

08-09-2008, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
84RNR Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 152	I tried soo hard to win a 2nd Gen 4runner with the back cut and welded very nice in the back on ebay before I bought my 84. I was outbid in the very end at the last minute. __________________ 84 4runner SR5, 5" suspension lift, 35" BFG's, 5spd 03 Tacoma Dbl Cab SR5, TRD Off-Road Package w/ E-Locker, Revo's

08-09-2008, 07:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
84RNR Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 152	I'm waiting for the day I see a 3rd gen with the back cut off. I may have to sell the 84 for something like that. __________________ 84 4runner SR5, 5" suspension lift, 35" BFG's, 5spd 03 Tacoma Dbl Cab SR5, TRD Off-Road Package w/ E-Locker, Revo's

08-09-2008, 07:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
84RNR Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 152	WHAT! I'm going to have to do a search.... __________________ 84 4runner SR5, 5" suspension lift, 35" BFG's, 5spd 03 Tacoma Dbl Cab SR5, TRD Off-Road Package w/ E-Locker, Revo's

08-09-2008, 10:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
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08-09-2008, 11:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	thanks guys. ya i would definately look at mossyrocks rig it is by far the nicest chop top 4runner ive ever seen. actually its what made me want to do mine so bad __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-09-2008, 11:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	ya when we were lifting off the top it was alot heavier then i expected so that should be nice, and i am also going to gut the tailgate which should also get rid off extra weight since that thing is pretty heavy __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-10-2008, 07:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	i got a little bit more done today back ready to be welded back on __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-10-2008, 07:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	tacked in place one side all welded up so thats where im at so far. i have to work all week so it will probably be slow going until next weekend __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

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08-10-2008, 11:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
STEVE_R Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NISSWA,MN Posts: 49	looks great, i'm planning on doing this as well. but i'm wondering, what did you do with the seat belts as far as relocating them? __________________ 93 4runner sr5-v6- chopped with custom soft top. 98 chevy malibu

08-11-2008, 06:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	i gotta a little bit of welding done today but not anything worth putting up a pic of. about the seatbelts, well i havent really got to those yet i will probably just find some seatbelts that only go across your lap until i figure something better out. i have also been thinking about putting in bucket seats in the back but im not really sure if i could with the hump that the bench seat sits on but if i do figure out a way then i would probably stick 5 point harnesses back there and make some custom mounts __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-11-2008, 06:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,899	oh.. ok. we'll figure something out. __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :)

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Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,899	where in Castle Rock are you? i'd love to swing through on my way to or from portland and see this in person and have a couple __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :)

08-11-2008, 06:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	im not to far out of downtown its hard to explain if you dont know the area. but it might be kind of hard to catch me since i work 6 days a week but who knows maybe we could figure somethin out. oh and id love to tip some back with you but theres only 1 problem......im only 17 __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-11-2008, 07:05 PM	#23 (permalink)
yotasavg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chico Republic, NOR*CAL Posts: 1,625	boy am i jealous!!! nice work man!!! __________________ -Andrew 94 4Runner 3.0 Auto. I got mods Now Back in Action!

08-11-2008, 07:46 PM	#24 (permalink)
4rnnr33 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: castle rock, wa Posts: 272	does anyone know if 3rd gens are the same width as 2nd. im almost thinking of putting the window part from a rear hatch out of a 3rd gen kinda like mossyrocks did. i was also thinking about maybe cutting the back section off of the same gen pickup. what do you guys think. __________________ 95 4runner, 5 in tg sas and rear leaf swap, chopped and tubed rear, mx6 reservoir shocks, 39.5 iroks, all pro front bumper, mile marker se9500c, hella 500's, rock lights, optima red top, glass fenders, tg 5.29's, lockright rear, detroit hp front, fuel cell 01 taco double cab, 3.4, 3" toytec, 33's, flowmaster

08-11-2008, 07:53 PM	#25 (permalink)
yotasavg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chico Republic, NOR*CAL Posts: 1,625	back of a pickup is what i'll be doing at some point. i'd like the sliding window. __________________ -Andrew 94 4Runner 3.0 Auto. I got mods Now Back in Action!

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