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vonrunner's 2006 V8 Build & Adventure Thread
vonrunner's 2006 V8 Sport Edition https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...05593dde_o.jpg Tires & Wheels 285/75R17 Toyo Open Country A/T III Method NV 305 - 17x8.5 - 0mm Offset Spidertrax 1.25" Spacers Suspension Camburg UCA's Fox 2.5 Ext. Travel Coilovers w/ DSC Eibach 14" x 650lb Springs Front Sway Bar Removed Eimkeith Panhard Correction Kit Fox 2.5 "Tundra Spec" Rear Shocks w/ DSC Dobinsons C59-677V Rear Coils Overland Custom Design Ext. Rear Sway Bar Links Durobumps Front & Rear Armor Nguyen Works Dual Swing Rear Bumper Demello Offroad Stealth Series Front Bumper Demello Offroad Hybrid Sliders Eimkeith Lower Link Reinforcements SDHQ ABS Guards Stock Skids Lighting & Electrical Baja Designs S2 Pro Ditch Lights Baja Designs Squadron Sport Fog Lights Baja Designs S8 30" Light Bar Switch-Pros 9100 PowerTrays Switch-Pros Mount Performance & Recovery MagnaFlow Overland Series Exhaust Metal Tech Extended Brake Lines ARB Dual Compressor Warn VR EVO 10-S Winch Factor 55 Fairlead & Flatlink E Misc OFFROAM 4th Gen Phone Mount Prinsu Roof Rack WeatherTech FloorLiners ARK Splash Guards Four Cam Engineering Cab Vents |
Woo looking forward to seeing this one!! Subscribed!
Looks like a NICE build! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
December 2021
After what felt like it would be a never ending search, I finally found a 4th Gen that met the requirements I was looking for. I put up a WTB ad here as a last ditch effort and to my surprise it worked. Seller was in Arizona, so I jumped on a plane and drove it back to California. This is the first Toyota I've owned after many years of looking, and I'm definitely drinking the kool-aid now. First photo after taking ownership. 2006 V8 Sport Edition 4WD with 99K on the clock. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8089cba4_o.jpg The drive back was about 400 miles, but it could have been 4,000 and I would've been smiling the whole way. Pulled off a random side road in the middle of nowhere to grab some sunset photos. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dd81f36d_o.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b4f36b9e_o.jpg |
January 2022
The next few weekends after I picked it up were spent doing some smaller things in between all the busy holiday/family stuff. First I removed the steps, swapped the V8 tow hitch for the V6 version, and installed the MagnaFlow exhaust. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...430b8fc9_o.jpg Next was a fresh set of WeatherTechs to clean up the interior. It came with a pretty beat up set of tan WeatherTechs, so this made a massive difference in the interior appearance. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...952821d9_o.jpg Finally I gave one of those headlights restoration kits a go because the headlights definitely had some haze going on. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5b46dfd8_o.jpg |
February 2022
This is when the fun stuff started to arrive. I was able to get two desert trips in before the suspension and wheels showed up which was cool because I got to experience how capable it already was in it's (basically) stock form. Also, it gave me a good feeling of my starting point and what things I felt it needed the most... Which was of course suspension and tires haha. Had a couple good mail days to start the month off. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e749f004_o.jpg Everyone likes some good before and afters right? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...38b146e5_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...17a653a9_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...825c6df7_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0870c739_o.jpg Suspension, wheels, and tires on. After running into the typical unplanned stuff along the way, I decided to call it there for the weekend. This is before the Dobinsons rear coils went in and with almost no preload added to the coilovers. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b67fcd54_o.jpg |
February 2022
Then it was time to finish up the remaining stuff I didn't get to the prior weekend. Put in the Dobinsons C59-677V rear coils, the RIG'd ultraswing, and the spare. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...edbf2e47_o.jpg Threw on the Spidertrax 1.25" spacers and painted the rear hubs. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f0d43790_o.jpg Since so much time was spent working underneath it, my OCD kicked into overdrive and I applied a little elbow grease to the rest of the undercarriage :shrug: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dcea1f67_o.jpg |
This is some inspiration right here for mine. Great looking build!! Looking forward to seeing more of it.
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Shout out to titanium metallic 06+ Sport V8s! That thing is minty. Mine has 215k on the clock
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March 2022
First shake down trip after the suspension install was Mojave Road. Got in some solid dirt miles over the course of a day and a half, and there were a lot of cool things to stop and check out along the way. I'd really like to run this route again to explore the area more... Next time I won't be detailing the undercarriage right before the trip though. Couple murky water crossings and some muddy streams quickly undid my work lol. It was insanely windy the weekend we ran it, so between that and all the driving not many photos were taken unfortunately. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1b9d0d9a_o.jpg |
April 2022
Picked the Demello bumper up from powder coat. I never got to see it before this as I drove it straight from Demello to the powder coater and never took off the wrapping. Upon seeing it finished I was impressed with the build quality and design. Here's a photo of the side you don't usually get to see. Thought it was cool the way they used skeletonized internal supports for extra strength where needed while also keeping weight reasonable. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1849fbb7_o.jpg Before and after. Bumper, Baja Designs, and SDHQ billet ABS guards were added. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...610ac02e_o.jpghttps://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a201b1e0_o.jpg |
April 2022
And here's a couple side shots from after the winch install, new tint, and additional rake from the newly added weight haha. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4c1e0cb9_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2bfe820b_o.jpg |
Good looking bumper. Love the simplicity and the hidden winch!
How bad is the rake? It’s hard to tell from the photo. I’ve been wanting a new bumper but was concerned about this. |
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Sweet! I've always been curious how one of those bumpers would look if it were color matched
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