Chief's 07 sport 4RUNNER buildup thread!

[chief_yota]

Chief's 07 sport 4RUNNER bumper buildup

Well its my first post here at T4R.org, anyways lets get started:
for quick intro im just a welder who loves fabricating
a small picture of me

i weld mostly stainless steel grade 430,308 and 304L ,for comercial counters,kitchen hoods,and such

this is the shop

ok so lets get started;

FIRST

-custom made bumper(demello offroad style)
-hid fog lights inside bumper
-black powder coated,and everything else black(i hate chrome)

THEN
-DS lift kit 2.5/1.5(i know it sucks but for now until TC long travel)
-MT classic 2 black 17'
-280/70'S KM2'S
-Brake rebuild ,drilled zinc plated rotors+ceramic pads (the do it yourself stuff)
-VSC mod and wut i think about it
-Tacoma ARB Safari Snorkel - SS170HF (CUSTOM FIT) since they dont make one for 07 runner
-custom rear tire carier bumper

and many other mods to come ..


so for the front bumper i started to take apart my old one and mesured the distance of holes and patern on the part thats bolted on the frame,and i started doing my brackets;

at first i wanted to do it in satined steel 14 guage sheet

but then i opted for 1/8 galvanised steel plate,gonna be stronger

i started by cutting my holes for rad air,with plasma

then bented the front sheet

my frame was made out of 304l stainless 1/4 iron angle

then cutted side peices and tacked them to the front peice,and checked distance and clearance with everything on

on the side of my working corner

 

[TRDCal]

:welcome:...That's an awesome bumper, your lucky that you have such a talent. I wish I could fabricate something that would look half decent enough to bolt to my rig lol Don't forget to post pics with it all done!!

 

[YotaDriver]

Looks good. How much will it weigh when you're done and will you be able to mount a winch in there anyplace?

 

[chief_yota]

thx guys ! i will provide much much more pictures dont worry

How much will it weigh when you're done and will you be able to mount a winch in there anyplace?

i will put the entire bumper on the digital weight balance we got here! and it will tell exactly but if i had to guess i would say around 50-60 pounds already

yes i will mount a plate to fix winch on it,with aluminium hawse .theres alot of space inside ill take a picture of clearance betwen rad and bumper!

 

[momo.75]

That is going to be really nice! Can't wait to see what other cool stuff you come up with.

 

[Dusty Driftwood]

As far as first posts go, that one takes the cake! Nice work, can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[gaterose]

Wow that's great! I would love to have those skills.

I've actually been debating buying a welder and tube bender from harbor freight and just practicing.

Can't wait to see the final results, sounds like a GREAT mod list.

 

[snowbrdr033]

Damn that looks good! Guess your profession has its "perks"....I like it alot and will look forward to the final result.

 

[Casper421]

Nice work! Im interested in seeing a side profile shot to check out the approach angle, looks like you lost some. Keep up the good work!

 

[034RUNNER]

:welcome:...That's an awesome bumper, your lucky that you have such a talent. I wish I could fabricate something that would look half decent enough to bolt to my rig lol Don't forget to post pics with it all done!!

+1, that is some awesome skill to have.

 

[Dawg4Runner]

Awesome! I look forward to following this thread!

 

[chief_yota]

well thx guys really apreciate,i dont have much time thoe,working on my brake mostly,heres todays pictures and work

first cut the holes in the sides for fog lights looking foward to reeuse the oem ones front stock bumper

made the housings from 304l again but need to work on them but i still tacked them in place to see how it would look like

so i put it on the balance as promissed and looks like i was right

58.5 pounds

cutted side peices

quick look at the frame finished,just missing the winch plate (gonna add it later)

shots on just to check clearance and stuff

welded and grinded,even primed just for surface rust for carying around,i know i tend to do stuff twice just cause i wanna go to fast,but you know how it is, theres still sides missing and brakets for lights and the hawse lead for winch ,

sorry for night time pics ,its dark at 5 here,take some tomorow again

 

[A10MileHusker]

Holy...I love it!!

Check out toyota120.com. They'd love to see this as well!

 

[chief_yota]

thx bud ,i was just out came back from ordering my tires,my meats are on the way!
open country were my first choice but km2's were pretty badass,so i had to take a decision! i know i wont regret it!

lifting my ride this saturday,might be sunday,i post pics,
here we have strict laws about lifted trucks,and i wanna keep it in the limit im staying at 285/70's`looking more into a desert racing look slick profile

 

[chief_yota]

ok sorry for the delay but you know how it is hollidays comming,alright so i got my kit from daystar 2.5/1.5 and i gotta say im more than satisfied with the ride comfort now,didnt change the handling no nothing,and its even smoother when i take bumps and such,

ill take more pics soon

,i dont have a picture yet but i installed my 1 inch wheel spacers from rugged ridge lug centered and i gotta say no vibration AT ALL ,i meen ive heard horro storys about lug centered spacers ,maybe they just dont know how to install them properly or they had poor quality products.anyways tighten them by hand first and putted red tread locker,my tires are gonna be installed thursday 285/70/17 MK2'S

 

[zstampe]

That's an awful big tire for your lift but should fit with the front bumper and spacers. Can't wait to see how it looks when it's done.

 

[chief_yota]

ok so im sorry for delay and phone pics but heres the result,i had only 1 inch spacers and i have alot of clearance with stock sport 17 inch rims and 285/75/17 km2's does not even comes close to rubbing the uca's but defenetly need to change front bumper,my lift was only the 2.5 from daystar!

 

[Dawg4Runner]

Outstanding job Chief! That's some fine craftsmanship!

 

[BoSox2004]

Looks great!


Did you do your headlights yourself? Sorry to be off topic..

 

[Casper421]

I like the 285's! Can we see a side profile shot?