Aeroneer1's Black 2001 Build Thread

[4runner001]

Dad I'm starving.

Nice choice on wheels! Now we match haha. Yours look like the -10 offset though.

 

[Road Bull]

I dunno, I'm not that picky with this kind of stuff. I think it looks sick.

I'm 90% mall crawler myself anyway, so an offroad bumper would mostly just give me peace of mind if I got into a fender bender on a packed I5 in Seattle.

Ha! That was a major selling point for me getting an aftermarket front bumper. I got tired of people parking by braille in front of my truck. On my 1994 4x4, they totally backed up into it hard enough to flatten the lower metal valance against the frame. Now, people will feel it and hopefully sustain body damage when they back up into my AOR front bumper. Take THAT Toyota Prius and Kia Optima! Eat it! Always be leery of parking behind people with pitted rear bumpers from their center to the left. They back up till contact, pivot, turn and repeat about 16 times.

To be honest though, I like the look of your rig with the stock bumper. That height and tires make it look very beefy. An aftermarket wouldn't hurt though, especially if you ever wanted to add a winch.

 

[taxed760]

Nice build, I like the blacked out look!

 

[LongBeach3rdGen]

Beautiful 3rd Gen

Awesome looking 3rd Gen!

 

[aeroneer1]

Awesome looking 3rd Gen!

Thanks man! It's been over a year since I've really thought too much about her , or posted an update -- kids, life, busy.

But I did put a CBI offroad front bumper on late last year, and I mostly use it o haul stuff, or when it's snowing these days. Still runs like a dream though.

Cheers.

 

[aeroneer1]

Well we're back in CO. Was in Seattle for about 4 years, and had a good enough job offer to move back to Denver metro area.

Haven't updated this thread in a while, but managed to update the first page pic. Company paid relo, so I had the runner shipped:


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Few more pics from over the last few years in the PNW:

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