[psraff]

Used to be a hardcore Yotatech fan, but that's faded over time. So, I'm getting into working on the 4Runner again, and wanted opinions and options... I'll be posting pics of current mods (past year or so) but I wont go past that, it's just changed too much and those are mostly just little things...

Here is what it looks like right after my OME 881/891 lift last year...







I drove it like that for a few months and then installed the front spacers to level it out....
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I'll get this posted, and going out to get recent pics. I'll be back in a few...

Older Pics of some of my first mods:

K&N FIPK:


Great Place for Flashlight:



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AS OF 05/20/2017:

Engine:
3.4L, Stock
Air Intake, Snorkel
Had High Output Alternator But Mount Broke, Stock In Place

Armor:
Front: CBI with Warn 8000 lbs. Winch
Rear: CBI with Dual Jerry Can and Tire Carrier
Rock Sliders by Grizzly Offroad (Local)

Suspension / Drivetrain:
Front:
SPC Adjustable UCA
OME 881 and Struts (to be upgraded)
Upgraded, Sway Bar End Links

Rear:
Springs: 861s
Shocks: Black Land Cruiser (Track Down Model Number)
Removed Sway Bar
Extended Rear Breather to Inside Cargo Area
Extended Brake Line
Gray Wire Mod

Transmission:
Bypassed Stock Cooler
Added External Cooler (Add Make \ Model Later)
Added External Fan to Cooler, Controlled manually (Want to move fan to rear of cooler to improve airflow)
Duel Temp Gauge (Want to move outgoing closer to transmission for higher temp reading)

Controls:

To Be Added Later:

Interior:

1st. Gen Roll Bar
Duel Amerex Fire Extinguishers
Pioneer Single DIN Stereo (Model Update Later)
Switch Bank (Getting added Soon)
Gauges
Volt Gauge
Dual Transmission Temp Gauge
Secondary Coolant Gauge (Removed at this time)
Engine Bay Temp Gauge (Removed at this time)
Cabin Temp Gauge (Removed at this time)

Cargo Storage Box
Air-Venith OB2 Air Compressor
2 Gallon Air Tank
3000 Watt Inverter
103 AH Secondary Battery
Air Pressure Gauge
Amp Gauge
Battery Status Gauge

More to add Later. Saving before I lose it.

[psraff]

Mounted my new bumper several weeks ago.



From the weight, I began to sag around 1/4" so I got those 10mm spacers from ToyTech and added them yesterday..







Oh Yeah... Had to repaint my shovel to match... It was Black and Red...

[psraff]

So as you can see... I'm changing from the "murdered" look to somewhat of a two tone with this gun metal gray. I'm thinking of using Monstaliner on my rocker panels to color match my rear bumper. I just asked my oldest daughter if I should change the color of my rear wind deflector from black to gray....

She says no, but she doesn't like the gray color anyway. So that leaves me looking for opinions.... What do you guys think? I want some gray on it, but don't want to go overboard. In the long run, I'll have the rocker panels and new front bumper color matching my rear bumper. I'll have rock sliders which I'll keep black.

Yes or No regarding my wind deflector?

[Trikz]

That's a pretty awesome rig you got. I'm slowly murdering out my 4Runner. Just retrofittted my headlights and I'm considering painting them and tinting the corners like yours. Personally, I'd keep the black wind deflector to tone down your theme. My suggestion, use gun metal Plastidip on the deflector to test the look. If you like it, do the final paint. If not, you can rip the plastic coating off. Man I wish I had a use for a similar roof rack and rear bumper. Overall, I think your 4Runner looks great.

[psraff]

Originally Posted by Trikz

That's a pretty awesome rig you got. I'm slowly murdering out my 4Runner. Just retrofittted my headlights and I'm considering painting them and tinting the corners like yours. Personally, I'd keep the black wind deflector to tone down your theme. My suggestion, use gun metal Plastidip on the deflector to test the look. If you like it, do the final paint. If not, you can rip the plastic coating off. Man I wish I had a use for a similar roof rack and rear bumper. Overall, I think your 4Runner looks great.

First off, Many thanks! I built my lights from a kit from the The Retrofit Source online: headlight upgrades for all applications



My corners and blinkers are coated with VHT Nightshade. It's held up great over the years. Even did my Amber Lightforce covers with it. I love those, and getting ready to put them back on, I think (I have yellow on now).

Thanks for your opinion! That's two for keeping it black!

[Trikz]

Very nice setup. Love the stance. Here's my retrofit.

[TCMach]

First off sweet rig. Love your retrofit and the whole thing looks sick. On the topic of gray and black. If it were me, I would do the front & back bumpers, rock sliders, and skids that gray color. That would look pretty badass IMO. Once that was all done I would look at it and see if adding the gray deflector would be overkill or not. Also if you do it and hate it you can repaint it pretty easy. Mine was gray (fading not paint) and I just pulled it off and bedlined in no time at all.

[psraff]

Thanks everyone for the comments. It looks like I'll keep the deflector black for now. I like that... Less work on my part. I have too many other repairs to do right now. Yesterday when I added those rear spacers, I busted both end links (and they're only a year old!) Anyway, I found Chris on the 5th Gen Forum who just made some for them, and I contacted him.

Heavy Duty Rear Sway Bar Links

I'm working with him to make me a set for the 3rd Gen. After that, when I change over to winter tires, I have my front axals to change out. Then Monstaliner the Rocker panels, Might repaint my current front bumper to match, just because... I'm also thinking about some LED's right under the headlights... I'm currently thinking about moving the blinkers up to my corner lights, and then the LED's would be driving lights... Not sure, just started thinking about it...

Anyway, again thanks for the comments!

[muttbutt]

love your rig man i love cars with the murdered out look im a huge fan so i would keep everything black but thats just me.. if i had money id paint mine completely black... do you have a picture of all your lights on at night? im looking to get some fog lights but not sure how to mount them either on the bumber or next to my front plate. thanks! sweet rig!

[psraff]

Originally Posted by muttbutt

love your rig man i love cars with the murdered out look im a huge fan so i would keep everything black but thats just me.. if i had money id paint mine completely black... do you have a picture of all your lights on at night? im looking to get some fog lights but not sure how to mount them either on the bumber or next to my front plate. thanks! sweet rig!

Washed the truck today, road trip, sun is out! Hope to have pics. As for your lights, if you want fog, I would say mount as low as possible. Extra Driving lights... Upper grill area is nice.

And Thanks!!

[psraff]

Didn't get night pics... Sorry. But here are some during the day taken with the phone...



















This is an ice waterfall (Water still flowing under the ice)

[muttbutt]

Originally Posted by psraff

Washed the truck today, road trip, sun is out! Hope to have pics. As for your lights, if you want fog, I would say mount as low as possible. Extra Driving lights... Upper grill area is nice.

And Thanks!!

Im thinking about just some 3.5" fogs i guess theyd be considered haha but im thinking about mounting them next to my front plates like ive seen some guys on here do.. i guess we'll see when they come! sweet rig again and is that rhino liner on your front bumper or am i seeing things?

[psraff]

Originally Posted by muttbutt

sweet rig again and is that rhino liner on your front bumper or am i seeing things?

My original bumpers were sanded to roughen up the chrome and then did two coats of Rhinoliner (as instructed, rolled on). But that was so rough I actually had bloody knuckles several times after washing it. So after a year, I painted (with a brush) two coats of Duplicolor bed liner on it. That was a great combination. The Duplicolor smoothed out the Rhinoliner and it's stayed glossy for several years.

I honestly don't know if the Duplicolor would stay on the chrome as well, maybe, I have no idea. Maybe someone else knows... But I love how mine came out how I did it.

Here's an old pic of the front. That's the closest pic I could find of the bumper.

[shootmymime]

Rolling Stones - Paint It Black - YouTube

[psraff]

Small project, easy to do.

When I bought my Scangauge I used a piece of 1/4 round trim and double sided tape to mount it. That was a temp setup that became long term because it worked great!. But lately the tape was getting weak and it was time to redo it. I also am getting an idea of adding a second Scangauge and wanted to make it look clean.

Old setup:



New Setup:



Steps:

Take Back off Scangauge



Drilled two holes and secure 8x32 machine screws with nuts to the back.



Assembled again



Oh yeah... Note finger in above pic. That was using the proper tool (just poor quality to trim the length of the screws...



Anyway, back to the story...

Removed the vertical directors from the vent



Ok class, do you know where these came from? These are the clips from our headlights. I kept them from my old headlights. I knew I would use them for something!



Drilled a hole for the screw and test fitted all together.





Drilled a hole in the vent "cone" for the cable to run through. Put the cone back on the back of the vent after plugging the cable into the back of the scangauge. Everything else snapped back into place!



So now when I get my other Scangauge I will do the same to the other vent (or maybe below this one). Most likely over the other vent....