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Old 10-06-2013, 10:59 PM #1
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the " i never thought i'd do this with it" build thread

As the title states, ha I bought this my senior year of high school as a all stock 1999 SR5 with no intention of wheeling it at all (I never even knew of this wheeling community). My dad had always had Yota trucks and neighbor had a 4runner, so I knew once I saw one I had to jump on it. Tomorrow I've had it for 3 years and its come a long way and still has a lot to go. Thanks to everyone on here who I'm sure I've bugged with questions along the way!
I bought my 4runner with 126,000 miles on it, I currently have 181,000. Right after buying it, I replaced the exhaust, put refurbished OEM rims on it, and found a OEM sport hood for it. I have only been modifying it for the past year or so, but here's my list of current and future mods. If anyone has any suggestions, please leave them below.

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- OME n91s comfort ride shocks
- OME 891 coils up from
- LC 9 wraps paired with LC shocks in bacl
- Toytec diff drop
- Cooper Discoverer STTs 285/75/16
- American Racing steelies
- K&N filter
- Flowmaster super44 muffler
- 1.25 in spidertrax spacers in the front
- 1.5 all pro spacers in the rear
Exterior
- ARB Tacoma bumper
- Sport hood
- Satoshi grill with Hilux badge
-custom made tire swing out back bumper
- ARB safari 4ft awning
- bed lined all of the plastics
- custom made, full length roof rack
- 4 foot Firestick CB antenna
- Outdoor Logic CB mount
- Ryno All Terrain Products full skids
- custom built sliders (60")
- Hella 500 Back Magics with 35w 6000k HIDs
- projector retrofits
- LED rock lights
- LED under hood lights
- Hilux 167 series snorkel
- 4 6" Blitzpro LED lights on the back of the roof rack
- 1 6" Blitzpor LED light mounted for a reverse light
- 2 10" Lifetime LED bars on front of roof back
Interior
- Weathertech floor liners
- Husky cargo liner
- LED dome/map lights
- Eagle eye lights in the cargo area
- FM modulator for AUX input
- Cobra CB radio mounted in the ashtray space
- LED gauge cluster




first weekend with it

sport hood added/bye bye running boards

first time wheeling with MO4WD (Mo4wd - Index) at Sayersbrooke Bison Ranch in Potosi, MO

mud mud mud

lift kit installed of June this year

new tires and wheels


How the rig currently sits
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awesome! more pics!
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Can't wait to see that bumper, tire swing and ladder! TRD looks really good too!
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Lookin good!
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Thats impressive for only having it 3 years! I was into my 7th year of ownership before I even started working on it!
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Looking good.
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Looking good man. . . custom ladder eh? can't wait to see your armor.
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added LEDs to the gauges, dash, and shifter
also went wheelin' last weekend with MO4WD at Sayersbrooke Bison Ranch in Potosi, MO.


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a few weeks ago I also Rustoleum rattlecan bedlined the rear frame and axle
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not 100% perfect, but it'll do for now, I'll have to touch it up as time goes on
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Cool build man... love the wheelin shots!

Keep up the good work-
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On your retro fit headlights does the guy you bought from make them or did you buy his used pair? Thanks!
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On your retro fit headlights does the guy you bought from make them or did you buy his used pair? Thanks!

he made them. he used aftermarket headlights (still glass though) and an offbrand projector. One projector is now stuck on bright, so I gotta get in there and put a new one in. Although I saved money, now I'm having to redo it, so I'd stick with the Retro fit source if I was going to do it again
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Thanks for the info on the headlights!! Your rig is looking good!
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