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Old 04-27-2024, 04:08 PM #1
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Back from the dead...sort of...


Hi everyone. Was an avid forum member several years ago with my "Desert Dawg" build; 2014 4Runner Trail Edition.



Afterwards, I moved on to building up my 2015 Tundra 1794 Edition with a ton of mods (pre Pro-editions).



Since then, I had some fun building up a couple of rigs including my Ram Rebel which strayed from my Toyota roots (but still had a lot of fun adventures).



But I recently came back to the fold with my latest project, a 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series. I am having lot's of fun with this current build even though I am just getting started. Already tore out the entire interior and sound deadened the entire flooring, doors, and fenders along with a new sound system and lot's of exterior and performance mods.









Been testing her out some on the trails at Moab and southern CO. She did awesome!





This is a heavy but extremely capable beast and I know I am going to have a lot more fun with it. Anyway, will be hanging out in the Other section and start sharing my build progress and off-road adventures if any anyone is interested.
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Nice looking rigs! Also looks like some fun trips.
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The biggest problem of getting rid of your Hemi powered Ram is the sound and power of the engine. I know from experience, but I do really like my new TRD Off Road. Your choice of vehicles does look very good and they look like a quality build.
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The biggest problem of getting rid of your Hemi powered Ram is the sound and power of the engine. I know from experience, but I do really like my new TRD Off Road. Your choice of vehicles does look very good and they look like a quality build.
Yes, really enjoyed the Ram and built it up with a great Fox system that let me take it up and over some gnarly 12K mountain passes in CO. Had a better build on the Tundra with its King setup and did the same. With both rigs, the Jeep guys told me that when they saw me coming up the trails, they had a good laugh and placed bets on the "moron" coming up in his full-sized rig. A few folks lost some money...lol.

I did finally break the Ram it a little in Moab.
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