Recent content by chap79

A little late to the game but figured I'd throw my .02 in too. Another thing to consider is total cost of ownership. Parts are more expensive. It's a luxury SUV. Gas mileage is going to suck. The sticker mileage is best case scenario. My 80 series was heavy, over 6k armored and lifted...

Slee Off Road The front bumper is a first gen Slee bumper. That bumper is no longer available. The rear is their dual spindle bumper. Both are only available for LandCruisers. Though I'm sure a competent fabricator could make something similar for you. www.sleeoffroad.com/

I don't park in the garage, but I do put a wide variety of crap on the roof from time to time (kayaks, lumber, plywood). So a roof mount antenna is out for my uses. I use a Gamiviti fender mount with a Diamond NR-770HBNMO antenna. Gamiviti Antenna Mounts Diamond Antennas Not my rig, just an...

The speaker is a MFJ-281, I think it's around $12 at HRO, including the cable. Its not hifi but it is a huge improvement over the built in speaker. I would definitely purchase one again.

So for the past month I've had my amateur radio mounted under a single DIN radio with some spacers to make it fit. It stuck out quite a bit and just didn't really look right to me. Being that there's not a lot of dash space and my radio has a detachable face, I mounted the radio under the...

Welcome aboard! Pretty clean looking rig you got there. From one vet to another, thank you for your service and devotion.

Greetings, new guy here from the San Diego area. New to this forum but not new to Toyota's. I recently pickup up a 2000 T4R, SR5, 4x4, 3.4L, auto to replace my '96 FZJ80. As much as I loved my 80 series it just drank too much gas. I've also had a '95 T4R and a '98 Tacoma. And now some pics...