Recent content by SUMMIT CRUISERS JR

Pretty much done. Few odds and ends left like reinstalling the dash and rear bumpstops. I might go with some King hydro bumps, but I’m on the fence about spending that much.

Mostly done. Waiting on a double cardan rear driveshaft, cutting all mounts off new axle and turning it for the DC ds, sanding down the windshield to fit with gasket, building mud flap brackets/mounts, and final paint correction and ceramic coat.

Almost too much has been done to list since I last updated here but here’s the run down Front ADV fenders on. Probably took 15 hours just fitting them doing a lot of checking, measuring, finessing, and mount building. Rear hannemann flares are on. I’m probably in another 20 hours alone just...

I haven’t yet. At first my immediate thought was to and return them but they’d likely not refund me the bubble wrap fee and I’d be out probably $200 for that and shipping both ways. I’ve decided I’m going to wait until my front fenders come in and see how they look. I know they have a rise in...

Picked up a 4th gen rear axle. 63.75” wide so ~6” over stock. I’ve shaved all the link mounts off it and have some nice Barnes 4wd perches ready for it. I’m currently debating if I want to run a Nitro lunchbox locker or LSD in it it’s going to get 4.88s anyways. I’ve got a lead on a 4.88 front...

Interior pictures with CNC cut cargo panels. These took about four revisions to get right.

Well it has been an eventful year. Lots of little things done on the 4runner. I just hit 215k miles on it last week and it has only given me a couple minor issues. The interior apart from the cracked dash and cracked arm rests is done with all new black carpet with mass backing, front seats...

That was my original thought, but it is still charging within where it would be expected to be. It’s not like it’s spiking up to 16v or 18v which would indicate a faulty voltage regulator.

Been awhile since I updated here since image uploading is such a hassle compared to ExPo. Since I have owned it, I have noticed that there is a weird issue with the brake and battery light illuminating brighter as the RPMs increase. Normally, I would suspect the voltage regulator on the...

Thanks! It’s a 79-81 Toyota pick up grille I got from auto parts warehouse and the round headlights are some 7” Hellas I had sitting around. I used Dorman 42408 retaining rings to hold them into the original headlight buckets. They’re a little close on the grille, so I will be redoing it and...

Put my $50 soft top on. Figured out it is a canback so pretty stoked on that. I also cleaned out my AC/heater blower fan.

Went out the other evening and ripped around some gravel roads out in the middle of nowhere. New Bilstiens have it riding a lot better but it still rides like a truck with the leaf springs in the rear. Also put on the round headlights last night and gained a tremendous improvement in light output.

Put these in last night.

Yeah PB Blaster has been a good friend. To my surprise, a lot of what looked like rust actually washed off. It’s still has surface rust on things but you can see that the old blue shocks looked rusty but actually wiped off after working with them. I’d still like to eventually pull the body and...

A lot of work since I last updated. Both mechanical and cosmetic. Super impressed with how it drives. Took it on its first “long” drive tonight and got 21mpg over 50 miles. I know I can do better than that so I’m really excited. Short list is now: New cam bolts etc. couldn’t adjust. Seem...