[sn0wrunner]

Well I never had a "build thread" for my first 3rd gen, so I figured I should start one for my new one! I just picked up a 2000 with 102K miles on it over the holiday weekend. No rust on the whole vehicle. I'm really excited to start fresh with another one. I learned a lot from what I did with my '96 and I'm hoping this one will be better. Overall it will be a similar build, mainly going to be my wheeling rig/snow commuter. Going to try my best to keep the miles off of her and on my '91 corolla that only has 90K miles. I'm going to swap a lot of parts from the old one to the new one, and vise versa. Haven't decided what to do with the old one. Considering putting it back to stock and trying to sell it, or putting a tarp over it and maybe when the funds are available doing a SAS.

Here is the old one in her prime:




And here is the new one...

Bought 11/21/12 with 102K miles from Mercedes Benz of Oklahoma City











MOD LIST
Suspension
-Toytec BOSS Coilovers
-Toytec Diff Drop
-OME 851 Rear Coils
-ICON Vehicle Dynamics shocks
-1.5" Custom Toytec Body Lift
-Toytec Panhard Drop Bracket
-Toytec Adjustable Upper Links
-Lotus Development HD CV Axles
-Extended Rear Diff Breather
-Light Racing Upper Control Arms

Wheels & Tires, Brakes
-16" Anodized Bronze Konig Countersteer Offroad from FN Wheels
-305/70/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's
-1.25" Spidertrax Wheel Spacers
-Toytec Extended Front Brake Lines
-Toytec Extended Rear Brake Lines
-Tundra 231 Brakes, From NAPA. Part numbers listed below

• SE3263
• SE3264
• AD-7877
• 4886931 qty2

Armor/Recovery
-Bud-Built front skid
-Lil' Skips Offroad Belly Skid
-Outdoor Logic Front Bumper
-Toytec Bolt On Rear LCA skids
-Warn m8000 Winch
-Factor 55 pro link
-Toytec Fairlead
-Stubbs Welding Sliders
-Sonoran Steel Rear Bumper
-Lil Skips Offroad Tire Carrier
-Lil' Skips Offroad Belly Skid
-Lotus RCAMS (Rear Control Arm Mount Skid

Engine & Performance
-TRD Supercharger
-Denso IK22 plugs
-NGK wires
-URD 2.2 pulley

Lighting & Accessories
-HID Retro Fit
-Cobra 18WXSTII CB radio
-Alpine CDE-124SXM2 Stereo Head Unit
-ARB Fridge/Freezer
-WeatherTech floor mats

BLING
-LED Tail Lights
-Front windows 5% tint, rear windows 15% on top of privacy glass
-Scooped Hood
-Color Matched Grille

As she sits now:

[sn0wrunner]

A little progress today. Removed the running boards and the pin strips down the side. Running boards are for sale if anyone is interested.





Another update. 12/2/12 Nothing major, installed some new LED tail lights and swapped the rear spoiler. The one on the '96 was in much better shape (I'll paint it someday). Also removed the Bud Built and Lil' Skip skid plates from the old one. As well as the Lotus RCAMS.

[sn0wrunner]

reserved again

[sn0wrunner]

and another

[ChildrenOfBodom]

AWESOME! Can't wait to see the build my man!!

[downpour11]

Nice!! .... you better keep that TJM bumper! I love that thing

[4-Ripcord]

Subbed for sure! Looking forward to seeing the work!

[steezemcqueen]

We are SASing the 96. I'm sorry but that is final.

[Fishwerks]

Excited to see where the new one goes! And the old one if it gets SFA....

Why did you decide to get another one?

[SantaCruzRunner]

cant wait to see this thing become as awesome as your old one

[T4Rex.]

I was happy and sad to see this thread....glad u gotta new runner!! Sad to see the old one get put under a tarp...or sold !!! LoL, I really can't wait to see what happens with this one though....so what u waiting for start feeling up those reserved spots with some MODS!! Give plenty details too!! Oh and before u sale it wheel it one more time!!

[mcaz5]

I really like the TJM-15 bumper. Especially on your rig, they're just so hard to find!
Congrats on the new addition!

[LINY4Runner]

what did I miss? Why is the old one being retired? I loved that truck...I built my truck based on it

[DeTwizzle]

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing where you take both of them.... SAS, SAS, SAS! BOTH =) That is what the Corolla is for, daily commuting.

[sn0wrunner]

Originally Posted by downpour11

Nice!! .... you better keep that TJM bumper! I love that thing

Originally Posted by mcaz5

I really like the TJM-15 bumper. Especially on your rig, they're just so hard to find!
Congrats on the new addition!

Thanks guys! I already sold it. Pretty sure I gave fonerunner a really good deal on the TJM. It was sad to see it go.

Originally Posted by FR4R

Why did you decide to get another one?

Originally Posted by LINY4Runner

what did I miss? Why is the old one being retired? I loved that truck...I built my truck based on it

Well I had the old one since 2005. Put over 100K miles on it myself and I think its time for a change. I wheeled it hard and its seen better days for sure. It would make a great start for a buggy though. I really wanted to get another one with low miles and no rust before they become really hard to find. Plus it will be fun to start over again. I want to look at it and be able to say, "Dang that thing is really clean" Like I can with a lot of others here on the forum.