stereoguy

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 .

Gizler00

iTrader: (1)

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

HighLux

Super nice rig man. A++

stereoguy

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

fordfanatic27

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?

93Xtra-Cab

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

stereoguy

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 !

HighLux

those wet okles seat covers?

stereoguy

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!

kornhuskerwizard

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

stereoguy

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

stereoguy

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 .

stereoguy

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.

stereoguy

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.

stereoguy

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

fordfanatic27

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

stereoguy

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

stereoguy

Here is the back side with the latches.

BigBluePile

iTrader: (3)

Love the doors

stereoguy

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