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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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thanks! i'll get more pics up tomorrow. i put a new alpine mp3 player headunit thing in and took off the running boards. this is really my daily driver but for bumpers i think its more for looks, although i wheel a decent amount. i wouldn't mind a front for a place to mount a winch and looks, and a rear for a small hitch for hauling small lawn tractors and my dirtbike. with the running boards off it looks bigger but some rock slider or something would help cause it sucks a tiny bit to get into now.
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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So quick question for everyone. I want to get some 15x8 black wagons (cragar soft 8's or the like). I've researched backspacing but am slightly confused. Right now with the 32's they are about a quarter inch of less from my a arm. What backspacing should i go with on the wider rims? From what i read I think 3.75. I don't mind if the tires stick out a little more than they do now. Thanks!
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:11 AM
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 05:12 AM
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new pic dirty as hell. sorry crappy camera phone pic. thats minus the running boards and with some new cragar soft 8's. Just as a side note i loveeeeeee the dunlop mud rovers so far. they wear well, are quiet, and go through about anything.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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ur truck looks great
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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Love the runner I wish mine was white. give it up for PA baby
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:21 AM
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finally the day i've been dreaming of! first day with the roof off!



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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 01:22 AM
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also picked up a nice eastwood mig welder. anddddddd my addicted off road rock sliders should be here any day now
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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your truck looks great
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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looks really good...workin on building up my 87 4runner...have had it for about 6 months now...still working on sorting out the previous owners bull$h!t
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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thanks. temps were up around 70 but dipped in the 40's now so its a little cold doing 60 haha. my rock sliders came on saturday so this week i'll weld them up, paint em, and get some pics
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Okay made some more progress got my rock sliders from addicted off road and started welding the pipes on.

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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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Also picked up a new set of front fenders from rock auto, as mine were heavily rusted and had some horrible work done to them before.

fender off
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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New fender on. spray bombed white for now the truck will be getting painted soon.



look how nasty the old fenders were. expansion foam and wire mesh on the inside. they fell apart as i was taking them off

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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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And one more pic to show the truck and rock sliders on and painted black. Next up is replacements for the rusty rear quarters and then to the body shop for all its little blemishes and new paint. haven't decided on a color yet though.

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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 12:55 PM
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Rock the white!! Looking good!!
Did you need an alignment after the lift?

Woh, how'd your truck get so rusty? It looked clean it the first pics.

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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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Yeah def needed an alignment after the lift it was wayyyyy off. rides straight as an arrow though. Well the previous owner used half assed methods for rust repair and painted over it to make it look okay. All it took was for the paint to wear down til the rust came out. I'm fixing it properly now. And I think ill go all white I'm liking how it looks on the fenders
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 11:06 PM
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looking good
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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Hello Brian...Like what you are doing to the 4Runner. I would say it is fairly clean for your part of the country. That salt and I guess the new stuff called "Brine" is worse.

Im doing a white 4Runner also. I have been looking at different model cars with white paint for ideas. You will find there are 50 different shades of white as with any color. Looking forward to your build.
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Old May 14, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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hows it going? anything done recemtly?
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