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Old 11-23-2009, 01:12 PM
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Truck sold, see page #8.

1998 4Runner SR5 Automatic V6 3.4L 5VZ-FE + RR Diff Lock
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• Suspension (3.5")
- Toytec/Bilstein 5100 Coilovers
- Procomp 9000 Shocks
- Landcruiser 8-Wrap Coils
- 1" 4Crawler Body Lift
- Front Diff Drop


• Tires/Wheels
- 285x75x16" Hankook Dynapro MT
- Procomp Series 98
- '06 Tacoma Wheels (Sitting in garage)
- 199mm Tundra Brake upgrade.


• Body Armor
- Tacoma ARB Bull Bar
- Perkins Performance Rear Bumper
- Trail Gear Rock Sliders


• Recovery
- Factory TRD E-Locker
- Smittybilt XRC8 Winch w/ Synthetic Line.
- Smittybilt 3/4" D-Rings
- Hi-Lift Jack


• Engine/Transmission/etc.
- True Flow Air Filter
- True Flow Air Intake
- Deckplate Mod
- Extended Differential Breather Mod
- Gray (Blue/Red) Wire Mod
- 18" Magnaflow Muffler
- 4:88 Richmond Gears


• Electronics
- Cobra 19DXIV w/ 4ft. Firestik
- PA Speaker
- FIAMM Freeway Blaster Horns (2)
- Ultra Gauge OBDII Scanner + Information Display


• Paint
- Front Grille
- Rear License Plate Surrounding
- Emblems
- All 3 rear lights blacked out


• Other
- Rola Roof Rack
- 4 Window Rain Guards
- Bug Guard
- Mudflaps (Kent Police Department, you're welcome)
- Wheel well trim pieces removed


• Next/future purchases in mind (no particular order);

1. Hi-Lift Jack mount.

2. Fog lights.

3. Supercharger

4. Snorkel.

5. Spare tire swing-out built on rear bumper.

6. Gas can + mount on rear bumper.

7. Solid Axle Swap (someday...)
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• Updates/Pictures/Videos;

- [February 25th, 2012] Landcruiser 8-Wrap Coils put on the rear!



- [October 16th, 2011] '94 Pickup Mudflaps!



- [September 8th, 2011] Back from my annual trip to Montana! Went mudding a little and hit an air pocket, because the place I was at was near the water, the ground is very soft underneath, even if its as hard as a rock and dry on top. Caused my front passenger tire to fall all 33" of my tire plus more up to my bumper in thick mud, after trying to tow me out from behind with my dad's 2WD Tundra (which failed), shoving wood underneath and at the ends of the tires, digging and digging out thick mud, I finally had the idea to just winch out to my left to a tree instead of going out behind, where I was thinking the whole time I should go. Made it out pretty safe, here are some pictures.



















- [August 31st, 2011] Re-gearing to 4:88 Richmond Gears finally installed and broken in, below are pictures of the front diff, the rear diff installed, and me doing the oil change on both diffs (after break in process) and t-case w/ Royal Purple! Didn't go with a front locker, I'll wait for the future when I throw a solid axle in the front. The bottom photo is the gear lever that is moved over towards the center of the rear diff which means it's locked. When I installed the diff the first time, the rear was accidentally locked, which messed with the computer because it was supposed to be reading unlocked. Just had to pop the actuator off and slide that over, was tough at first, but with the wiggle of the tires it loosened up a bit.









- [June 18th, 2011] Shot of me rolling up a hill at Tahuya!



- [May 28th, 2011] Sitting at camp over Memorial Day weekend in the hot Eastern Washington desert, I decided after doing some dune wheeling it would be a good time to do the Gray (Blue/Red) Wire Mod, so I went into town, picked up supplies, and got it done in 15 minutes! Really nice to activate the diff lock in 2wd and 4hi now!

- [May 18th, 2011] Exhaust welded on, stock pipes used. Here's a video of how it sounds when starting cold. Driving on the streets it sounds nice, on the freeway it sounds pretty stock. Has the mean growl when accelerating from a stop light though which I like!


- [May 15th, 2011] My 20th birthday, parents got me a 18" Magnaflow Muffler!



- [May 7th, 2011] Few pictures from a short wheeling trip this weekend on some trails at Wilkeson!







- [April 25th, 2011] Freeze shot from a video I just got around to uploading from a few months ago! Credit; vital22re



- [April 22nd, 2011] Added MotorSilk Engine Treatment, Gas Fuel System Treatment, and Automatic Transmission Treatment to my truck during my regular oil change. Already noticed a huge difference, usually getting around 180 miles per tank, I filled all the way up today, maybe 5 miles after my gas light had been on, and my trip meter read 219! That's almost 40 extra miles on a full tank. I did do about 3 hours of freeway driving, but that's still a huge jump!



Picture credit; http://www.evergreenamerica.com/inde...cts/motorsilk/

- [April 21st, 2011] Took the open spot in between 2 stock 3rd gens, had to take a picture.



- [April 19th, 2011] Looked to see how the Tacoma wheel looked against my truck, mounted on a 34" Toyo A/T (free set, about 40% tread), thinking I'll probably just leave them with alloy color, instead of painting black.



- [April 10th, 2011] Received my Ultra Gauge, plugged it in, programmed, and mounted! I love it so far, the gauges I have displayed currently are; Engine temperature, MPH, average MPG, fuel level, intake temperature, engine load.



- [March 20th, 2011] Found this really cool graffitied building in downtown Seattle, had to snap a few pictures!



- [March 17th, 2011] All new brake calipers/rotors/pads. Still the 199mm Tundra set-up.



- [February 2nd, 2011] Picked up a set of 2nd Gen Tacoma Wheels! Going to paint them black sometime soon!



- [January 12th, 2011] Smittybilt XRC8 Winch w/ Synthetic Line and Trail Gear Rock Sliders installed! Huge thanks to Levi (Truckfiend), Vitaly (vital22re), Josh (DeathCougar), and Jason (kiyobrown) for the help/support!













- [January 3rd, 2011] Winch package came!



- [December 26th, 2010] Ordered a Smittybilt XRC8 Winch w/ Synthetic Rope and Aluminum Fairlead from Amazon. Currently out of stock but will ship as soon as it's available.

- [November 29th, 2010] Installed the horns a couple days ago, here is a before/after video.


- [November 29th, 2010] Picked up sliders from the powdercoater.



- [November 19th, 2010] Ordered a pair of FIAMM Freeway Blaster Horns



- [October 3rd, 2010] Ordered Trail-Gear rock sliders.

- [August 7th, 2010] Currently stands.





- [July 25th, 2010] Cleaned up!



- [July 7th, 2010] Couple more rear bumper w/ body lift pictures!





- [July 7th, 2010] Some pictures taken from Evans Creek on June 19th! Credit to Michael (forum name; arisythila) for the first 4 pictures, which I happily stole and edited! But really, I was so stoked when I saw the pictures he got of my rig, thank you dude! (Also, note that these were taken before my rear bumper and body lift were installed.)













- [July 2nd, 2010] Received the 1" body lift and got it installed (thanks for the help, Vitaly)! Definitely recommend 4Crawler products! No more hatch/bumper rubbing and front tires/fenders rubbing! Woo!







- [June 28th, 2010] Ordered 1" body lift from 4Crawler, will really help the rubbing of the new rear bumper and tire clearance.

- [June 28th, 2010] Picked up my spare wheel from 4 Wheel Parts, got it mounted on the tire. Waiting to mount it on the roof rack after I get my body lift, the less weight (on the back bumper mainly), the better.

- [June 25th, 2010] Picked up my rear bumper from Perkins Performance, it looks great! Just need that 1" body lift because the rubbing on the hatch is pretty bad.



- [June 13th, 2010] YotaTech sticker posted on the back window!





- [June 1st, 2010] Mock bumper from Perkins Performance.











- [May 13th, 2010] Snapped a few pictures after washing it at work, came out dark, but I like.







- [May 12th, 2010] Picked up my Rola Vortex Roof Rack! Spare tire to mount up there soon!







- [May 7th, 2010] Found a stock (2wd actually) 4Runner at the store, had to park next to it and snap a shot.



- [April 25th, 2010] Cleaned off at work. Front wheel well trim on both sides taken off, damaged at the moment.



- [April 14th, 2010] Deckplate mod completed!



- [March 28th, 2010] Blacked out tail lights. Will get pictures with them lit up soon. Yeah, there is a little lip on top that didn't get painted, but unless you're standing right above it, it isn't noticeable, so I think I'll just leave it without having to take it off, mask it, and paint that tiny line.





- [March 27th, 2010] Installed my new brakes, they work amazingly well! Definitely recommend the Tundra brakes to anyone that is needing new ones. Didn't get any pictures this time.

- [March 16th, 2010] Got my new Tundra 199mm sized Brembo rotors, Napa OEM pads and calipers! As well as a pair of 1.25" bolt on spacers from WabFab! Putting on this weekend.


- [March 14th, 2010] Right after washing at work, as it currently stands.



- [March 1st, 2010] Installed my PA speaker (zip tied down for now, until I get some screws to mount it down).


- [February 25th, 2010] Got my 4ft. FireStik w/ mount and heavy duty spring. Still thinking of drilling a 1/2" hole on the drivers side of the ARB to mount it, I haven't really decided yet. For now it's in one of the holes in the ARB where lights would mount to.


- [February 24th, 2010] Installed my CB where my ashtray was.


- [February 18th, 2010] Ordered a Cobra 19DXIV CB Radio, FireStik FL4-B 4ft. FireFly Antenna, SPC-5P 5" PA Speaker, and a FireStik 3 Foot AM FM Antenna.

- [February 7th, 2010] Installed my True Flow air intake tube and filter! I immediately felt the difference when I hit the throttle, the timing is a lot better now than it was stock! I'm so lucky I found this package, they are pretty rare to find new now-a-days since they went out of business a while ago.





- [January 29th-30th, 2010] ARB put on!







- [January 29th, 2010] Stock bumper off.



- [January 22nd, 2010] Got my Tacoma ARB Bull Bar!



- [January 13th, 2010] Pictures from a wheeling trip me and some buddies went on, also a video of me pulling out my friend in his '96 Dodge Ram!














- [January 8th-9th, 2010] Lift kit is installed! Didn't get as many pictures as I wanted during the whole process, but we got kind of carried away with just getting it done, I only put a few up, one in the front and rear, and the panhard drop bracket.







- [December 21st-23rd, 2009] Painted back bumper black (few tiny specks I need go back and touch up, also need to paint the top plastic cover, it's fading).





- [December 3rd, 2009] Painted wheel well trim black.



- [November 28th-30th, 2009] Painted grill and rear license plate holder flat black, flat black emblems attached.










- [December 22nd, 2009] 16"x8" black Procomp Series 98 steel wheels, also new lugs, hub caps, lug lock set, 2 front 1/4" wheel spacers.


- [November 21st, 2009] As it currently stands.




- [November 18th, 2009] Painted the emblems (not wanting 'V6' and 'TOYOTA') flat black.


- [November 17th, 2009] All emblems/badges off (took the ugly gold license plate frame off after).


- [November 16th, 2009] Toytec Ultimate Lift Kit (Toytec Coilovers, Bilstein 5100's, OME 890, 650LB Front Coils, Rear Procomp 9000) + Panhard Drop Kit.


- [November 15th, 2009] Ugly gold emblems taken off.


- [November 12th, 2009] New 33" (285x75x16) Hankook Dynapro MT RT03.


- [November 4th, 2009] Running boards taken off.

- [Picture taken August 30th, 2009] Stock.


I'll keep this updated! Thanks for looking! Also, feel free to comment!

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Old 11-29-2009, 12:39 PM
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Added pictures of painted grill, rear license plate holder, and black emblems attached.

Edit; Painted wheel well trim and back bumper black, pics are up!

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Got my wheels! Pictures I took of them are up. Got them mounted onto the tires today at work. Just waiting on my lugs, locks, caps, and spacers from Wheelersoffroad which should be here in a few days. Then it all goes on the truck the weekend after New Years (should have my front ARB bumper ordered and picked up by then too)!
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Just ordered my black powder coated Tacoma ARB Bull Bar from Wheelersoffroad! Hopefully picking up within the next couple days at the ARB store right by my house! Lift, wheels/tires and bumper all going on this weekend! Tons of pics coming soon!
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very nice, hury up put it on and don't forget pictures....
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Originally Posted by yoda84
very nice, hury up put it on and don't forget pictures....
You know I will, I can't wait to put it on, just a couple more days.

Also, picking up the ARB on the 20th, which is when they get their next shipment of them. So it will be an extra 2 weeks, but at least I have it ordered!
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Got the lift kit installed + wheels/tires on! Got some pictures up!
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LOOKIN SHARP GOOD JOB.....
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Thanks dude! Got a video up too!
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that is very impressive.
keep up the good work dude.
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Thank you! Just put new plugs and wires in the rig! The power steering pump is making a really annoying noise, sounds like a cat whining. Still works fine, I just might need to flush that out soon.
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Got my ARB today! Going on this weekend, pictures to come then!
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Took off my stock bumper and put on the ARB! Some pictures up, a few more here; https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/a...ctures-202960/

Also, ordered my True Flow Cold Air Intake kit w/ Filter. I hope the company I ordered from still has them in stock (if their website is correct) because I know these guys went out of business a bit ago, but I've heard so many good things about them!
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Got my new intake and filter put in! The air flow difference and throttle timing is a lot better than it was before, I'm so glad I was able to find this! Also ordered my CB radio w/ antenna and a new AM/FM antenna, should be here in a couple more days.
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Where are you mounting your CB antenna? Im looking for a good spot on my runner.
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I actually don't really know yet. I am thinking of drilling a 1/2" hole on the left corner of my ARB, because I don't really want it in one of the 2 holes in the middle of it. My second option I've also been thinking of, is buying a mount and putting it in the back.
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Pictures up of the CB. Probably ordering my new brakes ('01 Tundra front calipers, rotors and pads) within the next couple days after I go through everything a few more times. Also getting a new water pump, timing belt, tensioner, pulley, bolt + seals in a few weeks. That'll be a fun job to do. I'll keep ya guys updated!
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Where's the pic of you overheating?










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Hey man, did you do the deckplate mod yet? I have a deckplate if you want it...


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