Robmills72
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This is my 94 t4r that my father bought new and handed down to me when I turned 16. I've got baby pictures with it and have spent a lot of time in it onroad, offroad, and just rollin' around on the beach. I plan to keep it in the family and hopefully get my kids in it when the time is right.
Just a little background history; my dad bought the truck new in 94. He used the truck for everything, and one day when he was falling a tree on our land, he could not get a good enough cut with our small chainsaw, so he cut it the best that he could and chained it to the front of the 4runner. He pulled and it still would not fall. He gets out. Leaving me in the car and finally gets a good enough cut and the tree falls... Clipping the entire front grill, bumper, and valence, all the while with me in the car thinking I'm getting crushed to death LOL. So short story long, he throws a ARB bull bar on the front, and that's where it all began. My dad alway had a rule for himself which was to help people out because you want to and not because you want something out of it. He really embodied that rule, and used this truck to do it. He's pulled out cars from range rovers to prius's to f-150s on the beaches we used to frequent. I really envied that so I made it a challenge to follow that rule, because if I were in a situation like that, I would want someone to do the same for me. Anyways, back to the truck, it was DD'ed for a while but it eventually sat in my driveway waiting for me to get my license. When I did we gave it a fresh new paint job so the same pretty green that came from the factory and it has become my money pit ever since. The name green machine (as lame as it may sound) came about when me and my buddies first started riding around in it; it was slow,green, and the engine at the time sounded like a bus engine; someone called it the green machine and it stuck.
Here are some specs.
Suspension/drivetrain/engine:
3vze and Automatic transmission
Factory 4.88s
Spartan rear locker
OME coils and 1.5 in Bj spacers
Panhard drop
LSPV bracket
Vented brake rotors
Skyjacker monotube shock absorbers
AISIN Manual Hub conversion
Flow master 40 series
Tires/rims
33x1050xr15 general grabber red letters on steel procomp rims
Armor:
Arb front bumper
Extended rola rack
4xinnovations rock sliders
4xinnovations rear bumper with tire carrier
1st gen roll bar
Custom Skidplate
Lighting:
24" double row led bar on roof rack
21" single row led recessed behind the rear bumper.
Led rock lights
Speakers/communication
Dual head unit
Cobra cb with 4ft Firestik antenna
6x9 Pioneers speakers
Recovery:
Smittybilt xrc8
48" highlift
Heavy duty D-rings
Tow strap
Snatch block
Miscellaneous:
Blood
Sweat
Beers
Maintenance done so far:
Cleaned the throttle body
Replaced head gasket (factory recall)
Replaced timing belt
Replaced valve cover gaskets
Replaced most vacuum hoses
New cv's (more than just the 2, I twisted one clean off while wheeling)
Replaced brake booster, master cylinder, drums, and rotors
Fixed axle seal leak
Replaced all belts
Replaced Pitman arm, tie rod ends, and stabilizer
Replaced Ball Joints
Upcoming mods:
Front locker
Long-run mods:
TG SAS
3.4 swap: within 5 years or when the 3.slow starts circling the drain
Survival/bug out gear:
Extra clothes (khaki cargos, long sleeve OD green shirt, skivvies, socks, etc)
Sleeping bag
Blankets
Knock off action packer with tow strap, snatch block, jumper cables, spare fluids
Hiking boots
Six pack of water
120 piece tool set
Battery charger
2 MREs
Spare cv
Extra cb radio antenna
2 person first aid kit
About 150 ft of paracord
75' of 1/2" rope
Leatherman tool knife
Saber cut survival knife
Mag lite led flashlight
Fire extinguisher
Fire starter kit
Molle hike pack
Molle 2 day pack
Instantpop 2 person tent
Ratchet straps
Paracord bracelets
Compact air rifle
*when planned* mossberg 715t foregrip/flashlight/laser combo 12x-20x variable scope
Knives galore
Etc etc
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muXyXL47Olc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surS7BASdh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuT89L820ik
Just a little background history; my dad bought the truck new in 94. He used the truck for everything, and one day when he was falling a tree on our land, he could not get a good enough cut with our small chainsaw, so he cut it the best that he could and chained it to the front of the 4runner. He pulled and it still would not fall. He gets out. Leaving me in the car and finally gets a good enough cut and the tree falls... Clipping the entire front grill, bumper, and valence, all the while with me in the car thinking I'm getting crushed to death LOL. So short story long, he throws a ARB bull bar on the front, and that's where it all began. My dad alway had a rule for himself which was to help people out because you want to and not because you want something out of it. He really embodied that rule, and used this truck to do it. He's pulled out cars from range rovers to prius's to f-150s on the beaches we used to frequent. I really envied that so I made it a challenge to follow that rule, because if I were in a situation like that, I would want someone to do the same for me. Anyways, back to the truck, it was DD'ed for a while but it eventually sat in my driveway waiting for me to get my license. When I did we gave it a fresh new paint job so the same pretty green that came from the factory and it has become my money pit ever since. The name green machine (as lame as it may sound) came about when me and my buddies first started riding around in it; it was slow,green, and the engine at the time sounded like a bus engine; someone called it the green machine and it stuck.
Here are some specs.
Suspension/drivetrain/engine:
3vze and Automatic transmission
Factory 4.88s
Spartan rear locker
OME coils and 1.5 in Bj spacers
Panhard drop
LSPV bracket
Vented brake rotors
Skyjacker monotube shock absorbers
AISIN Manual Hub conversion
Flow master 40 series
Tires/rims
33x1050xr15 general grabber red letters on steel procomp rims
Armor:
Arb front bumper
Extended rola rack
4xinnovations rock sliders
4xinnovations rear bumper with tire carrier
1st gen roll bar
Custom Skidplate
Lighting:
24" double row led bar on roof rack
21" single row led recessed behind the rear bumper.
Led rock lights
Speakers/communication
Dual head unit
Cobra cb with 4ft Firestik antenna
6x9 Pioneers speakers
Recovery:
Smittybilt xrc8
48" highlift
Heavy duty D-rings
Tow strap
Snatch block
Miscellaneous:
Blood
Sweat
Beers
Maintenance done so far:
Cleaned the throttle body
Replaced head gasket (factory recall)
Replaced timing belt
Replaced valve cover gaskets
Replaced most vacuum hoses
New cv's (more than just the 2, I twisted one clean off while wheeling)
Replaced brake booster, master cylinder, drums, and rotors
Fixed axle seal leak
Replaced all belts
Replaced Pitman arm, tie rod ends, and stabilizer
Replaced Ball Joints
Upcoming mods:
Front locker
Long-run mods:
TG SAS
3.4 swap: within 5 years or when the 3.slow starts circling the drain
Survival/bug out gear:
Extra clothes (khaki cargos, long sleeve OD green shirt, skivvies, socks, etc)
Sleeping bag
Blankets
Knock off action packer with tow strap, snatch block, jumper cables, spare fluids
Hiking boots
Six pack of water
120 piece tool set
Battery charger
2 MREs
Spare cv
Extra cb radio antenna
2 person first aid kit
About 150 ft of paracord
75' of 1/2" rope
Leatherman tool knife
Saber cut survival knife
Mag lite led flashlight
Fire extinguisher
Fire starter kit
Molle hike pack
Molle 2 day pack
Instantpop 2 person tent
Ratchet straps
Paracord bracelets
Compact air rifle
*when planned* mossberg 715t foregrip/flashlight/laser combo 12x-20x variable scope
Knives galore
Etc etc
Videos:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=muXyXL47Olc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=surS7BASdh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuT89L820ik
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