Hey guys, just picked up this 05 v8 sport a couple weeks ago. got it for $5k with 217k miles with a recent timing belt replacement. It had a roof rack with lights, upper hood lights (not sure what ya'll call those haha) and a high lift jack mounted on the bumper which I removed until she's ready to go camping. It has FJ take offs up front(not sure about the rear yet) which give it a rake due to the weight, but I'm working on it. I'm expecting my first child in about a month (holy shit) so I'm trying not to blow a bunch of money at the moment on suspension.

so far I've done:
Headlight restore
LED bulbs throughout
cleaned up the center console and painted it (it was severely scratched)
installed a 10" subwoofer/amp
cleaned up all of the auxiliary light wiring in the engine bay
installed a dedicated USB to the head unit for android auto
Replaced the hood struts with ones from amazon
this weekend: bank 1 sensor 2 (Throwing a code)
front calipers/rotors/pads (driver's side is seized of course).
Hopefully fixing the gap between the fender/ARB bumper.
Maybe tackling the seized 4lo/CDL actuator, yikes.

Anyways here's some pics. Other than the rake I think it doesn't look half bad, she definitely wasn't loved in the past and but I look forward to turning her into something nice!

Frist day I got it:




First wash, accessories removed:




Hopefully how it'll look soon, lol



Thanks for looking, cheers.