BTW, ..... TJ88... lookin good, man! I gotta get a good one of mine... Got a crappy cell pic, but think us Red Yotas should stick together.... (shhhh, some haters out there, hahahaha).

 

What kind of street/bead lock or those ?

 

look like the procomp/cragar with teh rings painted. nice runner!!

 

recent trip

 

hah! it's true! unfortunately, i'm one of 'em...i have a hard time accepting that my truck is red. But i really hate unmatched paint in the engine bay, so red is what it will stay even when i finally get some new paint for it.

i restored a 78 convertible bug, also had to stick with the red. it looked like a big tomato. And my commuter is a 96 Civic hatchbk that's also red.

i'd trade my truck for a comparable build if it was some other color. i prefer EVERY other color 4Runners came in, except red. *sigh*

i look at THIS TRUCK a lot to remind myself it's ok to have a red truck:

 

THIS is a good lookin' red rig! i'm starting to lean toward wanting to add that stripe pkg. in gold to match my recently swapped in tan SR5 interior.

and i've got to get some of those bars that fit with the Canback as well.

AND a tire carrier too. ugh 4Runner building is never done!

let's see some more sweet red 4Runners!

 

Yes, love those stripes. Very retro handsome. Also red it my favorite color truck. Don't know what yall are complaining about. I'd paint mine red if I had the money to spend.

 

Tj88,
I think that is the guy that owns PowerTank, that is a sick rig. which reminds me to put tree rubbers on my list of mods to do.

thanks, i actually photochopped those dark grey stripes...mine are faded gold, really faded, cracked gold.

 

if his name is Steve, i believe you're right. i love that truck.

if you want to replace those stickers, jamesdeancreations is a good source. he's a member here last i heard.
http://www.jamesdeancreations.com/toyota.htm

 

If I replace the stickers, they will get painted on when I shoot the whole truck. Wifey keeps insisting she needs a new paint job to go with all the new mods.

 

I know you HATE red (although I LOVE it) but I have to be honest, your truck is one of my biggest inspirations and helped me create my truck to be the way it is today!

So...Rock on!

 

My old girl, that died(almost taking me with her!lol)...




My Roja, lol..



Before the front end lift...



I love red.. not sure whom was said to have hated it... I know, many do, but not me! lol.

 

Mark,

Seeing your old 4Runner like that makes me cringe. Thank god you are ok!

 

Yeah, thanks, man! Me 2! hahaha. Seriously though... it's a miracle I lived. It's NO miracle that I bought another one, considering I lived through that type of wreck. I think they're pretty safe! Here's another angle or 2... yeah,it was pretty sick!... I felt yucky for a while with my multiple breaks, lung punctured, yadda yadda yadda, lol....Seriously, THANKS, Brian... I'm very grateful to be here, ... just think, I wouldn't have met any of ya! lol.

 

Yeah that's really bad, I was only in one serious accident thank god. I hit a tree at 80mph after a "friend" grabbed the wheel on the highway after we missed an exit... Ever since then he hasn't been a friend.

 

uuuuuhhhhhh yeah. I think that would definitely be grounds for not hanging out with him too much.

Glad you made it through!!

 

For some reason, I find that Toyota red paints fade fast.....

 

I had put a TRD shift knob on my transmission shifter a couple of months ago, and my transfer case was starting to feel left out, so.....

 

There's some truth to that. They are a single stage paint, no clear. So they can be buffed back to shrowroom, well close.
Now the red cab is a different story, those fade to pink.

 

yep. all red paint cleared or not will fade. you can google it. even after knowing this. almost all my rides are red and garaged. the sun is what fades them