I sold SURF RUNNER in early October and bought SURF RUNNER 2.0 on the morning of October 10th, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia. This near pristine 4Runner had 133,000 miles when I picked it up. Here is the link to my first build thread:
The SURF RUNNER Build: 2001 Stellar Blue Limited 4WD I will be referring to it from time to time, but please don't post on the old build thread. Buying this new 4Runner felt like being the guy who traded in his wife for a newer, younger model. I felt bad about it for about 3 minutes.
Anyway, when I put down the deposit on SURF RUNNER 2.0 and knew for sure I was going to sell SURF RUNNER I removed everything I wanted to keep from my old 4Runner and basically returned it to stock. I think that the only part I didn't remove was the Injen air intake - it was just too difficult and time consuming to find a complete factory intake system replacement and swap everything out. Parts I removed include the Sport hood, Sport grille, FJ Cruiser TRD Trail Team wheels, clear Hilux Surf corners, Weathertech floor liners, and square cargo shade brackets. The hardest part to find was the chrome 2001-2002 grille. It took me three trips to Houston to finally get the right one. The parts I had left over from my new 4Runner are listed for sale here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/sale-t...entral-tx.html
My plans are to modify my 4Runner to be a blend of everything I like about the 3rd Generation 4Runners. There will be some elements from the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) Hilux Surf, some TRD upgrades, some from the Mexican Baja 1000 race, a little bit of the California and Hawaiian surf theme, and other influences from here in the U.S and this forum.
The plans for SURF RUNNER 2.0 include:
- Rear Shrockworks bumper with tire carrier and jerry can mount (standard width; modified for 1" body lift); not mounting license plate in center of tire; fender flare extensions and mudflaps will be incorporated into the design
- Front ARB Taco Bumper (modified for 1" body lift and fender flare extensions)
- Rock sliders (probably Stubbs Welding)
- Gobi stealth full-length roof rack (sunroof option)
- Savage front and rear skid plate package (in aluminum if that option is available)
- 1" RB/4Crawler body lift
- 2.5" or 3" suspension lift to accommodate larger tires (Toytec front and Sonoran Steel 1.2 rear hybrid)
- Mickey Thompson Baja MTZs in the 285/75/16 size
- Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers
- TRD or Doug Thorley headers
- Warn M8000 winch
- Kenwood double din navigation/stereo head unit
- Hilux Surf JDM 185 Field Monitor
- Injen air intake
I'm going to paint the bumpers, fender flares and limited cladding Mini Cooper Horizon Blue... that should compliment the Stellar Blue factory paint. The flare extensions that cover the stock bumpers will somehow be incorporated into my aftermarket steel bumpers. All of the "bars" or "tubes" on the vehicle will be painted Millennium Silver. This includes the jerry can holder and the roof rack. I want to add some bars on the rear bumper that protect the rear quarters and tail lights. I will display my license plate on a 1990-1991 license plate holder (swing out tire carrier option). The skid plates and the recovery hardware (shackles, D-rings) will be painted Corvette Electron Blue which is my accent color. I'm buying the olive drab 20 litre Wavian jerry can from
20 Liter (Olive Drab) Steel Wavian Jerry Can. I think the army green will look good against the silver painted jerry can holder, but I might decide to paint it another shade of blue.
I was lucky to find the original window sticker in my owner's manual
Back in late 2000 or early 2001 a price of $40,321 was a decent chunk of change
Preferred owner's manual zippered folio
The folio was packed with information
This 4Runner came with four keys
The eight photos below were taken at the dealership in Richmond
I'm not a fan of all the wind screens; these were removed immediately
The running boards have since been removed
Notice the condition of the original driver-side Limited floor mat
The 4Runner I sold did not have the extra trim piece seen in the above photo; the missing bolt cover was found under the seat
I sold the cargo cover because I prefer the earlier version (1996-2000) for various reasons stated here:
The SURF RUNNER Build: 2001 Stellar Blue Limited 4WD
Notice how the Commonwealth of Virginia inspection/registration sticker is in the middle of the windshield
As you can see the engine bay is completely stock and very clean
The factory system will be replaced with an Injen air intake
Sport hood, Sport grille, clear corners and TRD rims have been installed
The front door windows need to be tinted