Now as of 03/26/15
Connor aka 4Running Daily’s Build Thread
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Connor Rhoades, on Flickr
Personal info: I’m 19. I'm originally from Escondido, CA, but I'm currently studying Mechanical Engineering at ASU in Tempe,AZ. 4Running Daily is my username because it is my Daily Driver currently.
My Runner:
History: Dad leased it new, and then bought it with the intentions on me driving it to high school (successful). He took it up Black Bear Pass in Colorado, all stock. It was stolen out of my garage and was found about 16 hours later full of Candy and a printer that wasn’t mine.
Black Bear Pass in 1996
Washing it when I was 3
When I got it
Typical Stuff:
1996 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4x4
Evergreen Pearl with Blue/Grey Interior
5 Speed
155k miles
Terrible Clear Coat
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After a Few $$ and some blood, sweat, and tears
Mileage:
202,500 miles
Mods:
Re-Painted Evergreen Pearl
Toytec Front Coilovers (Replaced)
Superflex Rear Springs (Replaced)
Deckplate Mod
Alpine ILX-007 Headunit
Ferrari Leather Shift Knob
LC80 Wheels in Bronze
Borla Muffler
ARB Compressor
Yukon Grizzly Zip Air Locker
315/75/16 Goodyear MTR's
Savage Off-Road Sliders
Savage Off-Road Front Bumper
Savage Off-Road Full Skid Plates
Camburg Uni-ball Upper Control Arms
Any7 Off-Road Gas Tank Skid
Toytec Rear Adjustable UCA's
Custom Rear Adjustable LCA's
Wheeler's Front Superbumps
Big 3 Upgrade
Icon 2.5 rear shocks with piggyback Resi
Savage Off-Road Rear Bumper with Swing-out
ADS 2.5 Coilovers with Reservoirs
LC 8 Wraps in the Rear
Maintenance
-02/02/12 New Rear Drum Brakes
-03/31/12 Repainted Evergreen Pearl
-05/12/12 157,299 miles New front rotors
-07/26/12 158,623 New Clutch Master Cylinder and Slave Cylinder
-159,500 New Toyota Fuel Filter
-159,500 Oil Change with Toyota Oil filter
-159,500 New Toyota PCV Valve
-159,500 All new fluids in both differentials, the transmission, and transfer case
-159,500 New air filter
-159,500 New Borla XR-1 Muffler
-159,500 Spark plugs and wires replaced with new NGK ones
-159,500 Throttle Body and MAF cleaned
-162,500 Oil Change with Toyota Oil Filter
-163,684 New Front Brake pads
-164,444 Newly rebuilt passenger head installed and new head gaskets
-165,400 New Air Filter
-167,362 New Starter Contacts and Sunroof Motor
-05/29/13 New Power Steering Pump Bearing/Seal and fluid flush
-07/23/13 New Suspension
-07/27/13 New Tires
-07/29/13 New Clutch Master Cylinder
-168,500 Oil Change
-168,600 Alignment at The Truck Shop in Miramar
-169,000 Tire Rotation
-169,000 New Rear Main Seal
-169,000 New Flywheel
-169,000 New shifter bushings
-169,000 New clutch disc
-169,000 New pressure plate
-169,000 New pilot bearing
-169,000 New release bearing
-172,000 New Hella Horns
-172,000 New Front Sway Bar Bushings
-172,220 Oil Change
-172,562 New Outer Tie Rods
-172,562 Reman'd Power Steering Rack
-172,562 Power Steering Fluid Flush
-172,562 Alignment
-173,148 Coolant Flush
-173,148 Thermostat and T-Stat Gasket Installed
-175,000 Rear Hatch Lift Struts Replaced
-175,500 New Toyota Lower Ball Joints installed
-175,500 Used Camburg Uni-Ball Upper Control Arms Installed (8,000 miles old)
-175,900 Oil Change
-175,900 Tire Rotation
-177,154 Engine #2 Installed
Mileage of Engine #2 on time of install 92,000 miles
New Toyota Genuine Parts installed at install of Engine #2
-6 Rebuilt Injectors
-Water Pump
-Thermostat and Gasket
-Timing Belt
-2 Timing Belt Idler Bearings
-6 Spark Plugs
-2 Camshaft Seals
-2 Crankshaft Seals
-Oil Filter
-Release Bearing
-Valve Cover Seal Washer
-6 Spark Plug Seals
-2 Valve Cover Gaskets
-PCV Valve and Grommet
-3 Belts
-Oil Pan
-178,250 Safari Steering Rack Installed
-178,250 Power Steering Fluid Flush
-178,250 Alignment
-180,000 Air Filter
-180,500 Diehard platinum Battery installed
-181,800 Alignment
-182,288 Oil Change
-182,288 Coolant Bypass Pipe
-185,555 Brakes bled
-185,555 Oil Change
-186,700 Tires Balanced
-188,400 New Front diff oil
-188,400 New Driver CV Axle
-188,400 4 New Toytec Coilover bushings
-190,000 ADS Coilovers Installed
-191,600 Alignment
-192,000 New Air Filter
-192,000 Oil Change
-192,000 Re-sealed Rear Diff
-193,000 New Brakes
-195,000 New Rear Axle Seals
-195,000 New Rear Wheel Bearings
-195,000 New Rear Brakes
-195,600 Tires Balanced and Rotated
-196,900 New Front Brakes
-196,900 Total Chaos Spindle Gussets Installed
-196,900 New Lower Control Arm Bushings
-196,900 New Front Wheel Bearings and seals
-196,900 Alignment
-200,000 Air Filter
-200,800 Tires Rotated and Balanced
-201,300 Oil Change
-201,300 OEM CV's rebuilt and installed
-201,300 New Front Diff Oil
-201,300 New Front Diff Output Seals installed
-201,800 New Flywheel
-201,800 New Clutch
-201,800 New Throwout Bearing
-204,000 Rebuilt OEM Starter
-205,738 Tire rotation and balance
-205,738 New OEM spark plugs
-205,738 Cleaned TB
-205,738 Installed Oil Catch Can
-205,738 New NGK Spark Plug Wires
-206,380 Oil Change
-213,100 Oil Change
-215,000 New Steering Rack
-215,000 New Power steering pump
-215,000 Alignment
-216,500 New Radiator
-216,500 Alignment
The Best Off-Road Companies in the Game:
-Roy @ Savage Off-Road
-Micah @ DownSouth Motorsports
-Brian @ ADS Racing Shocks
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