Last Updated 7/26/18
Hello all & welcome to my 4Runner's build & history thread.
I’d first like to thank everyone here for their inspiration & knowledge.
I came back to this site in March of 2014 after having my engine rebuilt to talk with other owners & had no intentions of modifying my truck to this extent. I blame
@
NateMob
&
@
4-Ripcord
. They were selling their trucks when I came back & I couldn’t stop looking at their build threads. I hope my truck grows up to be as bad-ass as theirs were some day.
You're probably thinking I'm a huge Metallica fan by the name of my truck but my friends named it that. I did like them a lot when the first 3 albums came out but it was all downhill from there. See post #2 for the story of the "Metallica Truck". I don't want to clog up the first post with too much text.
I'll post repairs, road trips, pics & mods in chronological order so hopefully it wont take me too long to get the thread current.
I am the original owner & have all of the paperwork from the sale including the window sticker. I purchased this truck from Sunrise Toyota in Oakdale, NY. Great dealership & always had a great experience when I went there. Plus I was sorta like a celebrity when I went there because the employees were like, "Hey! there's the guy who won the 4runner." I have every maintenance & repair receipt since I took possession of the vehicle. All scheduled maintenance is stamped or marked in the "Scheduled Maintenance Log". I had the truck serviced at the dealer for the first year because I purchased the "Lifetime Oil Program" for $100. It's was a great deal at the time but the dealer was a little too far from my apartment. I had to drop it off at 7am, get a co-worker to meet me there & drive me to work. Then get a ride back to pick it up after work. It was just a pain & the dealer was a zoo on the weekends.
Specs from the factory:
(I picked it off the lot because any special orders were a 3 month wait & it was just about the cheapest 4Runner they had!)
1999 Base model 4WD - 5 Speed Manual Transmission
3RZ-FE 4Cyl. 2.7L - 17 City - 21 Hwy
Desert Dune Metallic/Oak Interior
4 Wheel Anti-Lock Breaks, Rear Heater
16x7 Alloy Wheels, 265/70R16 Tires
Upgrade Value Package #1
Convenience Package
Modifications:
Suspension:
Sonoran Steel 7.2 Lift Kit (2014)
(Purchased new from a member who never installed it, $1200 Shipped)
Installed LC 80 8 Wraps instead of the OME 890’s.
Purple-Purple/Blue/White
Purple/Green/White
Front:
TRD Tundra Coilovers
Bilstien Tundra 5100’s
All-Pro UCA’s
1" Differential Drop
Mstudt Extended Disco Swaybar End Links
Energy Suspension Steering Rack Bushings
All OEM Tundra Brake Upgrade
Stop-Tech SS Extended Brake Lines
Rear:
Swapped in E-Locked rear housing from a 2000 Limited.
80 Series LC 8 Wrap Coils
Bilstien Tundra 5100’s
Daystar extended bump stops
Extended SS Brake line
Extended parking brake bracket
Adjustable Panhard bar
Extended Swaybar End Links
Extended Rear Diff Breather
Fat Pats 1” Body Lift
Armor
Shrockworks Front Bumper w/ single hoop
Custom Stainless Steel "4Runner" Engine skid
BAMF Sliders w/kickout & top plate. (need to install)
Shrockworks Rear Bumper with tire carrier on order!
Exterior
Desert Dune Sport Hood
PIAA 510's & 520's in front bumper
AVS Hood & Window rain guards
OEM Black Pearl Emblems
TYC headlights w/ GE Sport Bulbs
Rain-X 18" Latitude Wiper Blades
Toyota Hilux Surf Clear Corners w/ Amber LED's
Performance/Drivetrain:
Marlin Crawler HD Clutch & Flywheel
Doug Thorley Headers
JBA Stainless Cat-Back Exhaust
Magnaflow High-Flow Catalytic Converter
Quality Power 160 Amp Alternator
Tom Woods Custom 3" Driveshaft w/ 1310 U-Joints
ARP for Lexus wheel studs
K&N Cold Air Intake
Exide Extreme FX-24 Battery
Red Line Fluids in Diffs, TC & MT
TRD Supercharger & LCE High Boost kit (need to install)
Wheels/Tires:
285/70R17 Hankook Dynapro MTR’s - Load Range D
2014 T4R Trail Edition Wheels
265/70R17 Spare on a 4th Gen Sport wheel-fits in the stock location
4Runner Car Wash 021 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr
4Runner Car Wash 019 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr
Rausch Creek Off Road Park-410 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr
Rausch Creek Off Road Park-294 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr
Rausch Creek Off Road Park-111 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr
Rausch Creek Off Road Park-042crop2 by
Mike Campbell, on Flickr