Has anyone here ever had a childhood pet that they grew up with? I had a Chihuahua/Jack Russell mix named Sage from 1999-2018. Her heaviest was 7lbs. Her departure in my 27th year of life left a void.




December 2018, I found two chihuahuas on craigslist that were born in early October, a boy and a girl, litter mates. I named them Jesse and Lily. Each weighed a single pound.






I started them off young and took them on their first trip in February to KOH.









We arrived and set up at night. It was a cold one, but we came prepared. Kyle @theking1163 came by too.






The next morning









I got paid to attend KOH this year, and the 4Runner spent a day in Hammertown perched on a cute little fake rock.








My favorite rig from the whole event was this:





Mid day, the camp site had become a compound
















We stayed a couple more days, checked out all of the sights. Our 4th day was our last and we packed up to head home.









Jesse is weighing 10lbs now




Lily at 7lbs

This is one of my favorite builds, especially like all of the pictures. Thanks for a lot of inspiration

Doing a manual and 4WD swap on my 02 V6 SR5 soon, this was a big help and I'm sure I'll be back to read more. Scared of the wiring, not gonna lie. Thanks!

sick build!

This rig still exists!! Thread updates, though, lol…

3 years of updates here we come


It’s always nice showing photos up along the way to Santiago Peak









But for a good long while, the more accurate reality is sitting in the driveway until the battery dies.





A used Jardine muffler came into my hands and sat in the garage for a few years. Jardine is known as a motorcycle exhaust manufacturer, but many years ago, they used to make automotive mufflers. This truck had a Jardine 14” muffler on it for a long time, which sounded excellent, but it really didn’t do much in the way of muffling. I ended up putting that Jardine on my red turbo 4Runner and it is much better suited on that truck. This was a lengthier unit that would probably bring down the decibels a bit.





The 3rd gen already had a TRD muffler, but it lost a battle versus a rock and started to crack. The ensuing rattles/exhaust leak were less than desirable. Here it is after a few thousand miles post crack.






B&M Exhaust Center, Garden Grove








That was all well and good until it became obvious why the previous owner removed it…








So like the soup nazi, my 4Runner yelled NEXT! Mufflerwise, aside from the original OEM, it has had 3 Magnafails, 2 cherry bombs, a TRD, and 2 Jardines.

A visit from driffter33.







My girl’s 3rd gen… 99 Limited 2WD









Off to the mountain with my friend Edward. He used to have a white 5th gen, but he upgraded to a 2015 Trail edition. The blue looks much better in my opinion.

Gone are the days of Whitson Metalworks, taken down by those ****ing loser *******s at Gobi. I wish I could have gotten one of Whitson’s racks before Gobi sued them the way they sue every up and coming roof rack manufacturer. **** your prices, **** your rack. I found a local to make me one. No way I’d put a Gobi on my truck, not even for free.

A simple design with tube frame and mesh center.









Up on sawhorses to paint Matte black

Rack picture dump!

Imperial Jade Mica












My friend’s P71






Picking up some business supplies














Moving an awesome couch, took two trips, but was nice to have a solid rack for transporting.




I learned a lot from painting the rack. Should have used another method. More on that later.










Picking up a core support for 92-95 2nd gen 4Runner, for my 89 pickup. Future 4Runner front end conversion possibilities

Ericson Dry Lake Bed with the Isuzu crew



























Great view of cock rock lol






We came back the next month for our friends wedding.

The alternator gave up and it was time for an upgrade. LCE alternator, new battery terminals.









I learned soon after that those battery terminals suck. Changed the ground to another style.


MJT holder for Blue sea auxiliary fuse box










The battery later slid out of the mount and rubbed against the supercharger pulley. It wore through the side of the battery and spread acid all over and peeled some paint. Bummer.





New battery

FuelFest 2021 with my friend Moe. We’re Supra buddies, but I wasn’t willing to leave my Supra in LA overnight… No way no how! Met up with our other friend Juan who has an F&F replica.

New PCV valve, grommet, and hose







Cleaned and oiled K&N







Finally, after 10 years, took off the red shackles. Liking the look without them.




My first warehouse!







Late night canyon runs














Caught some foliage… lol

New water valve









Turns out that the last set of plugs installed by the shop during the head gasket were of the OEM heat range. Pulled them and replaced with Iridium NGK’s, one step colder









Fresh NGK wires

Years ago, I had purchased a crashed 2000 4Runner SR5 for parts. It was white, 5spd manual, locked rear. Clean oak interior.

I’ve been hanging onto the interior door panels for a few years and its come time to upgrade. The seats in my truck came from this parts truck. The door panels have the same cloth pattern as the seats.








Replaced rear left door lock actuator.







Passenger door panel, remounted the speaker and cleaned and lubed window regulator and door lock actuator.







Back right, last panel to swap





These served me well over the years. The 1999 base model cloth style didn’t match the seats so I won’t miss them.






New Kenwood radio, KDC-BT778HD. Paranoid fab DIN switch panel. OTRATTW switches for the lights.






Replaced my well worn TRD shift knob. Takes me back! Bought 3 of them just for the future.














My homies girl striking a pose, lol