Recent content by The 4Runner House

The tan turd is still alive! A buddy of mine needed some temporary wheels after the 99 I built him got totaled in a highway rollover accident. I sold it to him earlier last year and turned it back into a daily driver. He has been driving it ever since and now it has trd pro wheels, 33’s and...

More from last weekend

So I took it out to Bridgeport OHV for the Maiden Voyage trail run. It did really well considering it is still running the factory springs and coils all around. My buddy brought his long arm Grand Cherokee on new 33" ATZ's so I had it for comparison. While his has a proper suspension I had the...

The engine bay needs a good cleaning which it will get when I pull the motor to do a major service. The 5k service was a bunch of random work which appeared to be a lot unnecessary stuff. I have the bill with all the details. I have about 20k in bills from Toyota. The drivers seat needs to be...

Took her home and parked her in the garage next to my show truck. It’s funny seeing these next to each other as the show truck is absolutely nothing like the TuRD. The one good thing about this 4Runner opposed to my 1980 is that I can enjoy it without the fear of scratching or denting it. I’m so...

Ya know thats funny cause when he sold it to me he said he didnt need the money and just to make him an offer. I thought to myself, one hundred dollars???? LOL But I didnt want to insult or offend him with something silly. He was just glad it was going somewhere that it would be taken care of...

Yes I will be looking to recover the seat with an original if I ever find one. I may even swap 2nd gen blue SR5 sport seats in for temporary as they are easier to find and much more comfortable.

LOOOOONG story short on that one. I had a picture taken with the truck in 1996. I didn’t see a trace of it again until 2 years ago this time after religiously trying to find just another picture of it. When I found the truck it was for sale locally. Biggest treasure find for me of all time. I...

That is first on the list. This truck has never had any paint work in its life. It’s a survivor valance LOL

Got its original plates and temp tag too

So for years I used to see the cleanest white 1st gen running around close to my neighborhood. I would always try an chase it down just to see if the guy would sell it. Was so clean it looked as if it had less than 100k miles. I was certain that it was a one owner truck. The guy was in his 60’s...

Yes in the next couple months I will either turn these to half doors or leave them and make tube doors. Right now being middle of winter it sure is nice having some cover while cruising in 30-40 degree weather LOL.

So I drove it home today and got a chance to really test it out on the road. It definitely carries its weight fine even on 35s. It will still spin the tires if you punch it at 20mph. On the highway it cruises 75mph with little effort. I will need to look over the front end as it seems to have...

A bunch of of are supposed to be going out Sunday. I’ve got a ton going on so if I can I’ll go this weekend. If not then we are going next weekend

When I got back from testing the truck before any fender work I noticed the washer reservoir leaked out. Due to the core support being shifted back from a wreck the reservoir was just close enough to the tire at full lock that it pulled the motor out. So I decided to relocate the washer...