JayBluShu's Build Thread

[JayBluShu]

I purchased my 01' 4runner in July of 2012 with 75,000 miles on it

The way she sits as of February 2014 with 95000 miles on it

2001 Toyota 4runner SR5 4WD V6 3.4L

Suspension
Full 3" Toytec Ultimate lift kit
600 Adjustable Front Coilovers
OME 890 Rear Coils
5125 Bilstein Rear Shocks
1/2" Body Lift

Exterior
Removed running boards, rear spoiler, and rubber mud flaps
Yakima Roof Rack w/ Fairing
Black Painted Emblems
Black Front Grille
Painted black license plate holder

Lighting
Clear Corners
Smoked Taillights

Armor
4xInnovations Front Plate Bumper w/ vertical stinger and headlight protector. Powder coated black
4xInnovations Rock Sliders (not installed)

Tires/Wheels
Bf Goodrich All/Terrain KO 285/75/16
Mickey Thompson Ultimate lock 16x8

Maintenance
ALL fluids changed when I purchased the car with 75,000 miles on it...
Since then I have had my oil changed every 3,000 miles and just recently around 90,000 I switched to full synthetic...
Bank 1 Sensor 1 O2 sensor replaced

 

[Hepar]

No muss, no fuss. I like your build.

 

[JayBluShu]

No muss, no fuss. I like your build.

thank you sir

 

[madbomber08]

Moar pics please! I like the looks of this

 

[JayBluShu]

Just getting some snow still completely stock.

Was driving from a job and smelled a very strong smell of paint.. looked back and realized the paint can lid popped off and completely soaked through the moving mat i had layer down. Replaced with new rear cargo mat and got most off the back the rear seat!!

Bringing cabinets back to homeowner!

 

[JayBluShu]

The Mods Begin

First I started with a removal of the running boards, rubber rear mud flaps, and the rear spoiler.

Didn't like it at the time but now I'm starting to re think me decision.. the holes on the roof were later patched and painted!

Looking good!

 

[JayBluShu]

Bum sauce

No more than two days later I was driving home from work in a residential area when this truck pull all the way to the left of the side street almost came to a complete stop and then as soon as i got close to him he immediately pulled right in front of my truck to go right into his driveway without using his turn signal... i was bummed to say the least...

When buying this truck i had planned on putting armor on the truck.. front bumper, rear bumper, rock sliders and skid plates.. but i wanted to wait until i did my lift first so i could save up some more money as it was not first on my list...

Luckily for me this horrible situation couldn't have turned out better! I got the bumper a little sooner that i Had planned.. This bumper was almost a perfect swap for what the stock bumper would have costed.. So basically insurance paid for my aftermarket front bumper! I got this made by 4xInnovations in Wisconsin.. i went a picked it up from them.. I also wanted to get the headlight protector because i had later planned on doing the retrofit projector upgrade and didn't want it to get ruined say this happen again...

Took her off to get powder coated!

 

[JayBluShu]

Then i took off the grill so that i could paint it black along with the emblem. At this time I also smoked my corner lights and taillights.

Here i attempted to plasti dip my emblems black but i did not go heavy enough on the coats so i had a hard time peeling off in the tight areas so ended up taking them all off and to paint them with real paint so that i could clean the rest of the plasti dip off the truck..

Yakima Roof Rack

Picked up some more cabinets that needed to be refinished! color on top is a sample that they may have wanted..

my 02 sensor went out so i got this off of amazon..