***As She Currently Sits***



Upgrades:
Toytec Ultimate Lift
Light Racing Upper Control Arms
Goodyear Duratracs 285/70R17
SpiderTrax 1.25" Wheel Spacers
Eezi-Awn K9 2.2M Roof Rack
StormRunner Designs Custom Rock Sliders
Powder-Coated Trail Edition Wheels
RCI Aluminum Skid Plates
TRD Pro Grill
TREDPro Traction Boards
Ellis Precision Shift Knobs
StormRunner Designs Custom Drawer System
TRAIL Badges (Shapeways)
Odyssey Group 31 Battery
PelfreyBilt Battery Cage
Blue Sea 12-Circuit Auxiliary Fuse Block
PelfreyBilt Fuse Panel
ARB 50Q Fridge

Modifications:
Painted Bumper Valences
Grand General 77650 Grill Lights
Interior LED Light Conversion
Differential Breather Re-Locate
Fog Light Independent Control
Sharkfin Antenna Delete
Dipped Fender Flares
National Park Headliner Patch Collection

***Now back to your regularly scheduled broadcast***

A little backstory; have always been into building vehicles, both street and off-road, and I usually get a new project every few years and sell the old one.

As far as old stuff I have restored a 1969 Camaro and a 1969 Nova; new stuff I have built up a 2003 VW Passat Wagon W8; and off-road I have built up a 2001 Dodge Dakota, a 2005 Jeep KJ, and a 2003 Wrangler TJ.

Most recently it was the TJ which I loved but it was time to move to something new. That brings us to my newest project, a 2015 4Runner Trail Edition!

This is her right after picking up from the dealership:



I have always loved the black and white look which I had on both my Nova and my Passat W8 so I decided to go that way again. This truck will be a mix of a 4Runner and a Stormtrooper.

Right away I wanted to get rid of all the silver so I used plasti-dip to do the bumpers, emblems and roof rack.



I knew I wanted to lift it immediately so I started doing my research and decided on a Toytec lift. After talking to a tech at Toytec, I decided on the Ultimate kit over the BOSS kit. I also got some spider-trax spacers



After the lift install I got some Duratrac's in 285/70R17. Lot's of rubbing so I adjusted my LR UCA's and pulled the front fenders forward.



I actually really like the stock Trail wheels so today I plan to plasti-dip them black. In the future I would love to get some rock sliders and a GOBI rack but that will have to wait a while as I have dropped a lot into this truck right off the bat. Now it's time to go play!