I'm gonna have to look into that. All the 2nd gen runners ive seen with rear tire holders have always been custom. Who knows maybe I'm wrong but if that is possible I'm definitely down to hit up a junk yard to find me one.

 

Yeah, but stock mounting is 'bolted right into the corner/rear through the body', and I THINK under the bed. Someone I know with a 2nd gen(assyrianrocker) said "I don't see any mounting tabs"... so it was 'CUSTOM', but from TOYOTA, as an 'add on' from the factory, from what I know. They have insert nuts, welded inside and the thing is SOLID FIXED, I couldn't shear one jumping up and down on it..... (it was wrecked in the rear, NO WAY would I do that to ANYTHING in pick-your-part, LOL... THAT'S ONE OF MY PEEVES!!!!! These guys who FLOOD those places DESTROY every toyota to get to stuff, ripping out the dash to get a sensor, etc.! GRRRRRRRR! hahaha).

 

Oh yea I know exactly what you mean. I've found so many parts I needed for my truck just broken or destroyed to the point they aren't useable just because people tore it apart and didn't take into consideration for other people who need the parts they break.

 

^ I hate that Chef.

heres some daytime shots.. yea my driveway makes my truck flex :p









and you can see my baby hiding behind the truck too :p

 

Dude, Blake, LOOKING SICKIJUWAIAH! Wow, what a transformation(like many on here, but yours is one I've watched every step of the way(and met the owner thereof! ) lol. NICE! Hey, wanna help me wire up my amps/fuse block/aux 12v ports/re-wire the trailer wiring? hehehe. JK, I know, you've got enough on your plate, and ....well, ....it's a bit of a drive(for either of us)! hahaha.

 

^^^PS> Gotta get up there if even just to chill by the creek and grill some burgers/dogs, yeah? Probably too far for ya, yet again(I mean, I'm sure the 'day trip for just chillin' is easier for you to head into the SD wilderness, yeah?)

 

I love doing electrical... but unfortunately I'm in the middle of moving my mom and sisters down here with my dad and I.. They were waiting to finish the school year. this weekend they finally come down! next week I'm heading up to Irvine for a 3-day class Lexus is paying for to give me "lexus specific electrical training"

 

eventually, I'm going to need some kind of road trip.. but I really do want to explore my surrounds a bit. ya know?

 

oh and technically you even contributed to the build! still rockin that intake.

 

Wow, well, .... RIGHT ON! lol. I would LOVE to head down there SOON! (If you have time for lunch or something) And my sister has a NICE Vacation home in Carlsbad, right on the beach! Soooooo, I've been wanting to head down and spend just a weekend with NO INTERRUPTIONS, ya KWIMean? lol... Not NO interruptions, literally... just from my NORMAL day to day! haha.

Sweet, glad you're enjoying the intake and rest of the stuff you've done!

 

Sick bro! Nice look even better in the daylight

 

much appreciation! I'm just finishing moving the whole family down.. Can't wait to get back to fixing my truck she's still a little leaky.. but I really dont wanna drop the pan. haha. brake spray and rags and its like theres no leak at all! :p Oh don't know if I mentioned it.. but my 9 month old windshield cracked on my way to pick up the wheels... she hates it when i spoil her :p

 

WOW, now THAT'S A HUMBLE RIG! lol.... Yeah, you mentioned, SUX! Another couple hundy and they'll be in your driveway like ticks on an Alabama Backwoods hound, GLASS IN HAND AND SMILES ON THEIR FACES! hAHAHAHAHAH!

 

wait i found my mention of it. hahaha my bad. long weekend.

 

It's to-do list time guys! (will update... slowly)

*windshield
*power steering pump leak
*rear main seal leak (possibly)
*oil pan gasket leak (possibly)
*SAS
*double din headunit with bluetooth audio/gps
*either handle the rattles of the plastic in the back, or replace the plastic.

 

i gotta say this is one of the nicest 4runners on here dude!

 

much appreciation!

 

so I've been degreasing and rinsing trying to find the exact source of these leaks... and unfortunately.. all i can see after 2 days of driving is drips on the flat spot of the transmission/bell housing. I've been looking for any reason to prove its not the Rear Main Seal.. but I'm pretty sure it is. dang.

 

not concerned with doing the seal... just concerned with finding time.. haha.

 

maybe its the oil pan? if you do drop the trans. look into doing the clutch just to save time