Dirtco's 1999 4Runner Build-Up Thread
01-25-2012, 03:47 PM
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01-25-2012, 04:07 PM
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Part of me feels sorry for Dirtco, his 4Runner is called Purdy and Bling Bling but the other side of me is jealous because he does his research and does it right the 1st time.
His is the kind of build I want to do someday. Cruise the narliest trails on the weekend and DD during the week..
His is the kind of build I want to do someday. Cruise the narliest trails on the weekend and DD during the week..
This 4Runner was a compromise; it's not a hardcore rock crawler, but it still does pretty good on the trail and does 80mph on the way there. It's comfortable, handles good, and is a joy to drive everyday. So far I'm very happy with the outcome!
Here is the complete trip report, there's a few more pictures in there.
http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184153
01-31-2012, 04:17 PM
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I finally got in some good snow bashing! My main snow wheeling area got shut down, so I went and checked out a new area. The snow wasn't that deep at the beginning, but it got deep fast! There was a good 1'-2' over most of the trail, and some area's were over 4' deep!
I only got a few pictures because I was alone, and I didn't feel like wading though the deep snow. I did get some good video on my GoPro, but I still need to edit the footage.
End of the trail; I really need to buy a chainsaw!
Time to air up
I only got a few pictures because I was alone, and I didn't feel like wading though the deep snow. I did get some good video on my GoPro, but I still need to edit the footage.
End of the trail; I really need to buy a chainsaw!
Time to air up
02-02-2012, 05:10 PM
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02-06-2012, 11:35 AM
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Not to sound like a jerk but I doubt DIRTCO will reveal the location of this trail. It's a legit trail so it's not like it's not a publicly known place but all of his killer snow wheeling trails in Summit CO have gotten shut down or gated during the winter. He's just trying to keep this trail from getting shut down as well. DIRTCO snow wheels more than most of us on the dirt & rocks 
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Oh yeah! It got a work out.
That storm missed us, it's been a crappy snow year for us. Hopefully it gets better, we are only at 70% of average. It could still turn around, we can get a lot of snow in early Spring.
That storm missed us, it's been a crappy snow year for us. Hopefully it gets better, we are only at 70% of average. It could still turn around, we can get a lot of snow in early Spring.
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Not to sound like a jerk but I doubt DIRTCO will reveal the location of this trail. It's a legit trail so it's not like it's not a publicly known place but all of his killer snow wheeling trails in Summit CO have gotten shut down or gated during the winter. He's just trying to keep this trail from getting shut down as well. DIRTCO snow wheels more than most of us on the dirt & rocks
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I dont blame you man, had alot of issues with that out where I am from. Its tough.
02-07-2012, 12:41 PM
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Not to sound like a jerk but I doubt DIRTCO will reveal the location of this trail. It's a legit trail so it's not like it's not a publicly known place but all of his killer snow wheeling trails in Summit CO have gotten shut down or gated during the winter. He's just trying to keep this trail from getting shut down as well. DIRTCO snow wheels more than most of us on the dirt & rocks
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I finally did the fog light modification; I’ve wanted to do this for a while and I finally found the time. I have my Rigid Industries Dually D2’s wired to the factory fog light harness. As you all know the factory fog lights only work when the low beam headlights are on, they will not work with the running lights or the brights. I bought the amber colored D2’s for the extreme snowy conditions I live in (they also work great in dusty conditions), the amber color does not have the glare back that normal colored lights do. I wanted the option of running the D2’s with just the running lights, that way I don’t have the headlights creating glare back in white out conditions.
I saw Ripcord’s write up in his build thread, and I found a couple other write-ups.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...tml#post951268
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127...ght-mod-87997/
It seemed like a simple project, so I didn’t bother taking my camera to the shop. Once I tore into it I realized that the wiring was different, along with the fuse locations. For my 99’ Limited I had to cut the red wire w/ yellow tracer that goes to the fog light relay and soldier the relay side of that wire to the black tail light wire. It was still a simple project, but if I had my camera I would have snapped a couple pictures for you guys.
More info can be found here, but instead of the jumper wire I hard wired it inside the fuse box like the above links.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127...4runner-75177/
And here is the mandatory picture of the fog lights working independently of the low beams. I’ve been waiting to post pictures of all the lights in action until I got this project wrapped up, so I hope to have pictures and video of all the lights in action soon.
I saw Ripcord’s write up in his build thread, and I found a couple other write-ups.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...tml#post951268
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127...ght-mod-87997/
It seemed like a simple project, so I didn’t bother taking my camera to the shop. Once I tore into it I realized that the wiring was different, along with the fuse locations. For my 99’ Limited I had to cut the red wire w/ yellow tracer that goes to the fog light relay and soldier the relay side of that wire to the black tail light wire. It was still a simple project, but if I had my camera I would have snapped a couple pictures for you guys.
More info can be found here, but instead of the jumper wire I hard wired it inside the fuse box like the above links.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f127...4runner-75177/
And here is the mandatory picture of the fog lights working independently of the low beams. I’ve been waiting to post pictures of all the lights in action until I got this project wrapped up, so I hope to have pictures and video of all the lights in action soon.
