DanSt4R's Build Thread

[DanSt4R]

Figured id start putting one of these together now that my car is coming together. A big thank you too this site and everyone's build threads that have inspired me!

I have a 2002 4Runner SR5 that i bought for $6500 w/142k in great condition. Leather seats, limited flares, sun roof yadda yada everything worked perfect. it is my first car!
Mod List
Suspension/Tires/Wheels
Front Toytec Boss coilovers with Eibach springs(600lb)
Rear Bilstein 5125 shocks
Rear OME 890 coils
285/75/16 Goodyear Duratracs
1.25" Spidertrax spacers
Engine/Exhaust
Flowmaster 50 series
Spectre CAI
Andy Mod (VSC, TRAC, ABS off)
Interior
Scanguage II
Pioneer touchscreen Deck
Custom Cargo boxes w/locks
Sleeping platform
10" kicker sub
840 watt amp(amps speakers too)
Exterior
Plasti-dipped front/rear bumpers and fenders
4xInnovations Front Bumper
AVS bugflector II
TRD Decals/emblem
Limo Tint
Thule Snowboard racks(seasonal)

Future Mods
Rear locker (ARB)
Re-gear 4.56 or 4.88
Custom rear hitch gas can carrier
Roof basket rack

Here she is the day i brought it home in Oct of 2013


Here she is now 5/14

 

[SR5Runner97]

Do you like the 50 series? Wish you woulda got a deeper one like the 44? and whos the girl?

 

[Dee3]

Looks good. That day one pic was screaming lift me up! Looks pretty good now. Always liked that color on 3rd gens.

 

[morbidsanity]

were in nor cal are you located? im in san jose, that area looks familear...

 

[BasinRunner]

Woo another nor cal guy, nice rig it looks good man

 

[DanSt4R]

Do you like the 50 series? Wish you woulda got a deeper one like the 44? and whos the girl?

Sometimes I wish I had the 44 but then other times I'm really surprise how throaty the 50 sounds, kinda nice to be mellow when you want and loud when you wants. Ahh which girl the blonde or the green one?

 

[DanSt4R]

Looks good. That day one pic was screaming lift me up! Looks pretty good now. Always liked that color on 3rd gens.

Thanks man! Yeah I love the color on 3rds. Day one pic looks like a darn low rider now haha

 

[DanSt4R]

were in nor cal are you located? im in san jose, that area looks familear...

I'm in Morgan hill.. Right below ya. Moving to San Jose this July though!

 

[DanSt4R]

Woo another nor cal guy, nice rig it looks good man

Thanks man! Nor cal is where it's at

 

[morbidsanity]

I'm in Morgan hill.. Right below ya. Moving to San Jose this July though!

niiice, i usually go to morgan hill to find offroading spots or fishing at anderson...

 

[DanSt4R]

So one of the first things I did to my car after purchasing it was to take the running boards off. Insta lift! And I also re painted all the fenders and front and rear bumpers as they were starting to look not so good.





At that time I also ended up re painting my rims too, well actually I've painted them twice now. The pic is how they are now (5/14) just regular black plasti-dip and some high gloss clear coat and some metal specks metallic blue for the toyata center cap emblem. Also threw on the Cold air intake as well.

 

[DanSt4R]

JANUARY 18, 2014. The next major thing I did was to finally build my cargo boxes. This was something I always wanted to do and it was nice to finally get it going. My dad had built some for his old 85 Toyota 4x4 pickup with a shell back when I was younger so I had some good help. Especially since he's been a foreman and union carpenter for 20 years.