I'm Back!

[MrSeth]

Hey friends,

A few of you are aware of what happened to my last 4Runner, but long story short, my ex-wife gave me the option of her or the rig. I chose her.

After buying the Mini Cooper S she wanted, we split and I sold it. Bought a Jeep, sold the Jeep, bought a Sequoia, sold the Sequoia, bought a Lexus, just sold the Lexus and picked up another clean 2006 4Runner! I moved through cars flipping them in order to get back to what I love, and here we are- just shy of 2 years later!

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

2006 4Runner! by Seth Schueller, on Flickr


She has 264k on the odometer, I have all Toyota maintenance records for it with 90% of the major services done within the last 50k miles!

I am the third owner, and I purchased it for $8,500.

It needs some paintwork on the front bumper, I'll be drying and changing bulbs in the headlights (they are super loose), I have 33" tires coming next week, it has the Rancho RS9000XL lift (the same lift I started with in 2015), and the frame is immaculate.

Its a V6, 4x4 with center diff lock. It looks like the previous owner installed the double din entertainment system complete with a working reverse camera. The inside is spotless and the dash isn't cracked. The previous owner also put on the RockTrix beadlook wheels that have zero rash on them!

I am excited to take you along with my build progress as I did on my first 4Runner. We won't be going as crazy with this one, but I'm happy to be back

(My first Build)
20201020_110701 by Seth Schueller, on Flickr

Thanks!!!

 

[awhitney1]

Welcome back!

 

[AuSeeker]

Welcome back!

Hopefully the "Build Date" on the VIN sticker is 12/05 or later so you don't have to worry about it having the old design head gaskets.

 

[MrSeth]

Welcome back!

Hopefully the "Build Date" on the VIN sticker is 12/05 or later so you don't have to worry about it having the old design head gaskets.

I just looked! Mine was made 07/06. Did the old design rupture or leak pretty badly?

The engine bay on this thing is immaculate, I don't see oil dampness ANYWHERE and yes, I did make sure it had oil in it :dance:

 

[AuSeeker]

I just looked! Mine was made 07/06. Did the old design rupture or leak pretty badly?

The engine bay on this thing is immaculate, I don't see oil dampness ANYWHERE and yes, I did make sure it had oil in it :dance:

There's an issue with some but not all of the 4th Gen T4Rs V6s built prior to 12/05 having the head gasket/s blow out causing the owners to either abandon/sell the T4R or having to have the gaskets replaced at great cost or DIY them to saves some money, the new design gasket has seemed to fix the issue, also all head OEM gaskets sold after 12/05 to replace the old design that did fail is of the new design so anyone who had to replace the gaskets after that date and bought OEM gaskets should be good now having the new designed gaskets.

You should be good to go since there haven't been any reports of the new designed gaskets failing....unless there was a bad overheating of the engine, which is usually not the gaskets failing per say but instead the heads warping from the high heat.

 

[sr5dan]

Nice runner man!

 

[MrSeth]

Build Progress

Just wanted to update this build a little bit!

Odometer
293,550mi

Suspension
Rough Country N3 3" Lift
Fox UCA's (2nd Gen Tacoma)
New Lower Control Arms

Body
1.5" Delrin/Poly Body Lift
Grade 8 Extended Bolts
Nyloc Nuts
Center Exit Exhaust
TRD Pro Style Grille

Drivetrain
New Detroit Axle CV's
New Detroit Axle Front Wheel Bearings
New Duralast GOLD High Carbon Rotors
Greased U-Joints
T-Case MOBIL 1 Fluid Change
Rear Diff MOBIL 1 Fluid Change


Electrical/Interior
Speedo Healer V4
2x Center console USB Charging ports (1 to power ON 1 to aux battery)
Jensen Double DIN radio
Kenwood Door speakers
Renogy 100ah 12v Aux battery
Renogy 40a Charge Controller/Cutoff
Renogy 100W Solar Panel
Renogy Wanderer Solar Charge Controller
Renogy BT-1 Module
Multi Fuse Block (rear storage area)
Multi Gang Accessory Charger (cargo area)
Marine Manual Cutoff Switch (engine bay, next to aux battery)
Carhartt Dove Grey Seat Covers
Interior LED light upgrade

Electrical/Exterior
Amazon Special LED Rock Lights
Silverstar ZXE 9006 Headlight Bulbs
4x Big Lion 7" 210W LED Spotlights
2x Big Lion 3" 80W Fog Lights
LED Marker Lights
LED Raptor Lights
Amazon Special Air Compressor

Exterior Accessories
Dobinsons 4x4 Snorkel
Amazon Snorkel Pre-Filter
Schueller Industries UniStrut Roof Rack

Communication
Midland MXT275
Midland MXTA25 Antenna

Armor
Hooke Road 2nd Gen Tacoma Front Winch Bumper
Vijay 5th Gen 4Runner Rear Tire Carrier Bumper
Universal Fold Down Table
10lb Propane Tank Mount

Wheels and Tires
Rock Trix RT110 -12mm 17" Wheel
SpiderTrax 1.5" Wheel Adapters
Goodyear Territory MT 315/70r17

Removable Accessories
REI Trailgate Sleeping Platform
F40C4TMP 12V Refrigerator
10lb Propane Tank with Gauge
Pelican Vault Rooftop Storage













I have been pretty busy with this build over the last year or so and am finally at a point where I feel confident, she will be "good-to-go" for the next 2x years a least while I'm in Nursing School.:llama: