I just realized I never did a build thread on my junk. I remember when I bought the truck I looked for ever at pics and ideas to add to my own rig. I thought I would share.


The Beginning:



I added a bunch of bolt on stuff Don't be jealous I picked up some Pro Comp Xterras 31's and some SWEET Dick Cepeck DC1 rims I thought they looked nice . Most thought they were hideous





I did some dual cases with twin stick and a hand throttle . This was a GOOD add on




Well I thought to myself ,What could a tired 22re motor need ? Yep, a set of 35" boggers


I custom cut them for better traction.


I wheeled it like this for a bit . Old man emu torsion bars and springs and a 4 crawler bj lift . The IFS did not like the 35"s so I did the IFS eliminator front and rear matching lift 4" springs, and some Dirty 30's Huge improvement! A little tall , but it rocked offroad and rode really nice and soft on the road.

This was before the rear lift. Saggy bottom


I bought some tube doors and rocked it!


I added a on board air system for airing down


Baby air tank!

Rear outlet

Front outlet

Did some cool diamond plate floor mats

I bought a 4x innovations cage kit in dom and had a better welder than me burn the welds . I did tack them




seat belts for the kiddo's





I did manage to get it stuck every once in a while!



Most of the time it rocked!





I even helped a Jeep out!


I wanted new shoes for it so I went big ! 39.5 Pitbull Rockers



They needed some beadlocks so I went with Trailworthy Fab recentered H1's. By the way these are the cheese!!!!! I can air down to 0psi if I want. I cut the living daylights out of the fender areas and firewall and finished it off . I also added some tubing to the fender areas for added protection.



I was tired of dragging my butt on every obstacle so Off with about 12" of rear!



No turning back!




welded and primed



Done!



This mod was not fun! I also moved my shackles back 1 1/2 " for a better angle and so the tailgate will open.





I cut my factory doors too !

Before, TOO LONG!



After, Just right!



The doors cut



She rocks now!










That's It for now .

 

Wow! I'm speechless. I love it. More pics please

 

Super nice rig man. A++

 

Thanks! I like the truck a lot. It is very capable now and so far is still clean and not ugly.

 

thats a serious piece of machinery. ive seen a few people go dual transfer cases... thats that all about? whats the purpose and what do they do?

 

Subscirbed! Probably one of the coolest 4Runners on this forum.

 

The dual cases allow you to crawl in a lower gear. It makes my truck able to have power and not kill my clutch. Excellent mod to do !

 

those wet okles seat covers?

 

They are. I cannot say enough good things about them ! They fit like oem and give the seats a nice cushion. They also look great! A little pricey but well worth it!

 

You do all the work yourself?? Nice!! Love the color

 

I was thinking it would be cool to use the piece I cut for the 1/2 doors and make them whole again. I welded 1/4" rod to perimeter of the insert (after trimming 1/4" off the entire cut for clearance) . Then I welded 2. 1/4" rods for locating pins . I drilled matching holes in door and used plastic snap grommets The top will have a spring loaded lever to pop them into place. I will make some jeep style vinyl window inserts for the top and hopefully I will have convertible doors.




The backside

 

Yeah, I do all the work myself. I enjoy working on it and seeing an idea come to life. The color is the stock color ,I got lucky . . I really like it .

 

Here is my truck next to a buddy of mines Tacoma on 31"s. His truck is sick! It's a long travel with a bed cage ,supercharged 3.4 with bypass fox shocks all the way around. It is a dune screamer and excellent Offroad . He cant follow me through the rocks but pretty much everywhere else! Mine not as tall as you think . I still easily fit thru a standard garage door.

 

I finished the door inserts by fiberglassing the handle opening and keyhole. Then used some duraglass filler for the next layer and finished it off with some rage gold filler . Sanded it all smooth and primed and painted them. They turned out great.

 

I also was worrying about my motor mounts breaking so I welded some chain for some insurance.

 

ive never seen anything like that for the doors. well done. thats truly impressive.

 

Thanks ! I thought it would be kinda cool if I could pull it off.

 

Here is the back side with the latches.

 

Love the doors

 

Thanks I still need to do the top of the doors . I havent figured out if I am going to take them to a upholstery shop or try myself. I'm leaning towards the shop, cause I dont want them to be bootleg