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the " i never thought i'd do this with it" build thread

As the title states, ha I bought this my senior year of high school as a all stock 1999 SR5 with no intention of wheeling it at all (I never even knew of this wheeling community). My dad had always had Yota trucks and neighbor had a 4runner, so I knew once I saw one I had to jump on it. Tomorrow I've had it for 3 years and its come a long way and still has a lot to go. Thanks to everyone on here who I'm sure I've bugged with questions along the way!
I bought my 4runner with 126,000 miles on it, I currently have 181,000. Right after buying it, I replaced the exhaust, put refurbished OEM rims on it, and found a OEM sport hood for it. I have only been modifying it for the past year or so, but here's my list of current and future mods. If anyone has any suggestions, please leave them below.

Suspension/Tires/Technical
- OME n91s comfort ride shocks
- OME 891 coils up from
- LC 9 wraps paired with LC shocks in bacl
- Toytec diff drop
- Cooper Discoverer STTs 285/75/16
- American Racing steelies
- K&N filter
- Flowmaster super44 muffler
- 1.25 in spidertrax spacers in the front
- 1.5 all pro spacers in the rear
Exterior
- ARB Tacoma bumper
- Sport hood
- Satoshi grill with Hilux badge
-custom made tire swing out back bumper
- ARB safari 4ft awning
- bed lined all of the plastics
- custom made, full length roof rack
- 4 foot Firestick CB antenna
- Outdoor Logic CB mount
- Ryno All Terrain Products full skids
- custom built sliders (60")
- Hella 500 Back Magics with 35w 6000k HIDs
- projector retrofits
- LED rock lights
- LED under hood lights
- Hilux 167 series snorkel
- 4 6" Blitzpro LED lights on the back of the roof rack
- 1 6" Blitzpor LED light mounted for a reverse light
- 2 10" Lifetime LED bars on front of roof back
Interior
- Weathertech floor liners
- Husky cargo liner
- LED dome/map lights
- Eagle eye lights in the cargo area
- FM modulator for AUX input
- Cobra CB radio mounted in the ashtray space
- LED gauge cluster

first weekend with it
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...9.jpg~original
sport hood added/bye bye running boards
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...f.jpg~original
first time wheeling with MO4WD (Mo4wd - Index) at Sayersbrooke Bison Ranch in Potosi, MO
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...c.jpg~original
mud mud mud
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original
lift kit installed of June this year
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...9.jpg~original
new tires and wheels
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...1.jpg~original

How the rig currently sits
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...p.jpg~original

Can't wait to see that bumper, tire swing and ladder! TRD looks really good too!

Thats impressive for only having it 3 years! I was into my 7th year of ownership before I even started working on it!

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Originally Posted by Socco (Post 1499098)

Thats impressive for only having it 3 years! I was into my 7th year of ownership before I even started working on it!

thanks! Wasn't planning on doing anything with it, but when ya get into a group of guys who have modded their rigs, you wanna get yours done asap. worked the overtime and it began to come along. now that I've started...I don't wanna stop!

Looking good man. . . custom ladder eh? can't wait to see your armor.

added LEDs to the gauges, dash, and shifter
also went wheelin' last weekend with MO4WD at Sayersbrooke Bison Ranch in Potosi, MO.
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...6.jpg~original
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...5.jpg~original
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...9.jpg~original

a few weeks ago I also Rustoleum rattlecan bedlined the rear frame and axle
Before:
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...9.jpg~original
After:
http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original
not 100% perfect, but it'll do for now, I'll have to touch it up as time goes on

Cool build man... love the wheelin shots!

Keep up the good work-

nice looking rig. really like the stuff ya done to it so far. really like to find the sport hood and factory front skid like your's now has.

Your hood. I've got a 97 4runner and I love the sport hood (I don't have one), even though in most cases it doesn't do anything beneficial. Where did you get it? How much? Did you fabricate it yourself?:roll:

Good looking rig man.. Stay on top of that rust!!