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2007 Toyota 4Runner Sport 4WD for sale $18,500 - Mileage 158,977 - Locking center diff - Power everything - All the usual 4Runner comfort and reliability attributes This 4Runner was built for overlanding and has done an excellent job for me. Here are some of the features that make this...

Installed my CB and Ham radios I have a more complete write-up in my build thread starting at post #219 Here is what the end result was for my Ham and CB radio installation. 20180503_110930 by sunpilot1, on Flickr 20180503_105415 by sunpilot1, on Flickr You can go to my thread here...

After the cover was off I made a nice bracket that will sit overtop the cover about a half inch high. This metal bracket will be the main support for the radio mounting bracket. I didn't want to drill holes in the top of my armrest, so I opted for this type of mount. I had to drill 4 holes in...

CB Radio Mount Here is how I mounted my full size CB. As you can see, it is a large radio 20180412_085838 by sunpilot1, on Flickr The first step was removing the arm rest/lid from the console. It's very easy to do...just pop the cover piece off the underside of the armrest 20180501_105750 by...

To get the head unit securely in place, I cut a slot in the trim around the little compartment in my console. I also cut a slot for the cable to pass through. I can easily slide the mounting bracket and head unit in place and hook up the cable in two seconds, or remove it whenever I need to...

Ham Radio Install Here is a pic of the Yaesu FTM-100Dr/DE dual band Ham radio. This is only the remote head. The actual radio body is mounted under the driver's seat and was easy to do. I just removed the seat and bolted the mounting bracket to the floor. I'm not showing that because it's...

GPS and Radio Here is a picture of my radio installed in the dash. It gives me bluetooth, SD card slot, USB inputs, and has a nice Nav system built in. I use this nav for all my road driving. 20180503_105340 by sunpilot1, on Flickr Above the dash I have a nice Ram mount for my tablet, which...

4Runner Communications Installs I did a radio swap that now gives me a bluetooth and GPS radio in my dash. I'm not going to go through the whole install here because there are a bunch of threads outlining the procedures already. I also added a Ram mount to my windshield to house my Galaxy...

I'll try to finish uploading today.

Got a lot of the bumper build photos replaced. I'll pick up again tomorrow... time consuming... damn Photobucket!

Really? I'll go back and see what I can do. Photobucket changed their user agreement some time ago and started charging a fee, so I have to reload all the pics again from Flicker. I'll try to get them re-posted as quickly as I can

I installed a snorkel on my '07 Runner Did the job in two days. Complete write-up is in my build thread. It starts on page 14, post # 204. 20180420_101915 by sunpilot1, on Flickr 20180420_101850 by sunpilot1, on Flickr 20180420_101859 by sunpilot1, on Flickr

The last phase of the project is to securely bolt the snorkel to the fender, and to the windshiled bracket, install the top on the snorkel, and reinstall the fender molding and inner fender splash piece. I had to trim the molding about half and inch or so to get it back into place. I just took...

As an added measure of sealing, I used some Orbit pipe sealing tape, about two inches wide I think. It is a rubber type of tape that adheres well. I just wrapped the joints with the tape, although I don't think it actually needs it. Is this setup completely waterproof? I'm not sure, but I...

Now that the snorkel is located and the mounting bracket is in place the next step is to hook the snorkel to the airbox. Since the snorkel sits above the airbox inlet, I needed a way to make the transition. You can se in this pic that the angle is about 45°. 20180414_125926 by sunpilot1, on...