DirtyD's 4runner build

[DirtyD61]

Took delivery of my 2007 4runner Limited on 2/17/16 and pretty much instantly went to work on it. Prob be a sorta mild build but idk, might do more on it.

This is my last vehicle build and it was a major major project so excited to have a little easier job on the 4runner.

 

[DirtyD61]

Here is my 2007 4runner Limited v6 the day i picked it up.

Current set up as of 3/07/2016

Electrical/lighting
Pioneer AVH-x3800BHS head unit
Esky backup cam
Dual USB charge port installed in center console blanks.
22" LED bar mounted on one of MohaveMadMan's tube style brackets.


Engine
Flowmaster super 50 series muffler
Hydrocarbon filter delete


Suspension/Wheels/Tires
Moog FJ coils front and rear
Bilstein 5100's front and rear set to 0.85 (over all lift 2" front 1" rear)
Tundra/Sequoia wheels w/ BFGoodrich A/Ts 265/70r17


Exterior/Outfitting
Satoshi Grill w/ 69-73 FJ emblem


Armor
N/A

 

[DirtyD61]

Well first things first, got in my FJ coils and Bilstein 5100's in and spent last saturday throwing those in.

End result was ~2" in the front and ~1" in the rear on the second setting in the front.

 

[4RunninMD]

Looks good so far[emoji1360] How do you like the 5100's

 

[HiVel-JR]

I like the ford... that is a really cool truck. Great job on that build.

I had a friend that had a 60 or 61 chevy 4x4 with a regular bed... strangest looking truck, like a 59 impala slammed on top of truck bed.

we gave it a nickname. "Heavy Chevy" Honestly it never really ran that great and you typically smelled like gasoline when you got out of it.

anyway...

cool Ford and good luck with the 4runner.

 

[wadle5]

Great looking truck. . .both of them.

 

[DirtyD61]

Decided to man up yesterday and cut my stock grill up and here are my findings.
1. Cutting the grill with a jig saw went through like butter, just used painters tap on the front side so the jig saw base would coast across that if i needed to cut from the front (which I did in a few places.)
2. The stock stand offs (both they keyed ones and the ones that just hold the self drilling screws) that support the metal frame were very brittle on my grill, just simply unscrewing them caused a couple to break. I repaired with Marine-Tex and then added two new bolts vertically through the grill mesh down through the metal frame for extra support. Seems very solid now.
3. This thread is very helpful for this mod click here

Very pleased with the final result imo.

 

[DirtyD61]

broken tabs and final cuts

 

[DirtyD61]

final results

 

[DirtyD61]

Decided to try out some plasti-dip today. Thinking about maybe painting the calipers red too, not sure yet had the wheels off so many times lately with these mods they neighbors probably think something is wrong with me.

EDIT: decided to revert from the red lug nuts. Theyre just basic OEM silver again!

 

[A.Wilson013]

Decided to try out some plasti-dip today. Thinking about maybe painting the calipers red too, not sure yet had the wheels off so many times lately with these mods they neighbors probably think something is wrong with me.

Those lugs nuts are... different...

Nice looking 4Runner- you're wasting no time diving into it!

 

[teerock]

Nice rims!

 

[DirtyD61]

Those lugs nuts are... different...

Nice looking 4Runner- you're wasting no time diving into it!

Yea wasn't sure if I'd like or not, it's dip so figured id try it out and see. Have the time and the money so decided to just do some project on it every weekend so far.

 

[CAMELPRO]

Have the time and the money

Damn, what's that like? :wof:

 

[DirtyD61]

Damn, what's that like? :wof:

The bachelor lifestyle haha :banana: Honestly it hasnt been that expensive, most of the mods are simply time, especially the grill. Maybe the time part is worth a bit more than the money tho haha my gf reminded me lately of that detail.

 

[tannerk15]

That '61 F-250 is my dream truck. :trophy: I love the look of the stakesides and the red just sets it off. How long did that project take all-together?

Can't wait to see what you do with the 4Runner. Looks like you are off to a good start with the satoshi. I started on mine last week but making the '06-'09 grill fit an '03 is tough.

 

[DirtyD61]

That '61 F-250 is my dream truck. :trophy: I love the look of the stakesides and the red just sets it off. How long did that project take all-together?

Can't wait to see what you do with the 4Runner. Looks like you are off to a good start with the satoshi. I started on mine last week but making the '06-'09 grill fit an '03 is tough.

Depends how you look at it. My dad bought it in the late 70's from a farmer in eastern Washington. He fabricated the bed frame and boxes in the early 80's and drove it on and off till about 2000 then it sat for a long time. I was given it when i was 18 ~2008 and I began to tear it apart as it was in need of a new engine and quite a bit of TLC. Due to not having a whole lot of money ending high school and through college it was sort of a snail project. Once I graduated and got a real job it started moving along much quicker and got all its bodywork and drive train completed. Same bed frame my dad made but I dressed the wood up a lot more then it was originally 2x12 and plywood sides to 2x6 tongue and grove with ripped 2x4 posts. Did a lot of resto work on the dash and other components (some OEM some modernization's) It's pretty far from stock at this point but in a good way.

There is a build for that thing on another site if you are interested in any pics Here

 

[CAMELPRO]

The bachelor lifestyle haha :banana: Honestly it hasnt been that expensive, most of the mods are simply time, especially the grill. Maybe the time part is worth a bit more than the money tho haha my gf reminded me lately of that detail.

You're right, it makes a big difference when you split your time with someone else. When you find the right one though, it's definitely worth the trade off.

 

[DirtyD61]

Think this will be my next goal with this thing. I have had this LED bar laying around forever from my truck build that I didnt use and I ended up with enough extra grill material from my Satoshi mod to do the the lower grill minus the 22" of LED bar.

Think it should look good with the light bar centered and mounted on the metal cross member right there and then matching grill material making up the additional side pieces. Will need to make a drop bracket to continue using the stock mounds and get it to center (no bumper cutting for me). License plate will need to be relocated, to the side most likely, that part I'm not sure of yet. That lower piece looks to be held in my some type of snap clip set up so it might be removable without taking the bumper cover off?

 

[DirtyD61]

crappy Paint rendition of what it may look like, think i like it. Still dont really know what to do with the license plate, gotta have one on the front in WA but it doesnt have month/year tags so I have seen people cut them down to a smaller size with just the number portion so that could be a concept here and just slide to too the side piece.