NateMob
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Here's my 2006 Sport 4wd, she is a direct replacement for my 2001 4Runner that I built up from stock over the last two years. When I got back from my deployment in October of 2014, I went through some tough stuff here on the home front. My outlet and escape has always been my garage and vehicles, when the dust began to settle I knew a new truck/build what just what I needed for a reboot and to help me move forward. On to bigger and better things they say. So thats what I did.
November 4th I bought a 2006 Sport Edition with 76,000 miles on it. It was a one owner driven by an older woman about an hour from where i was stationed. It had always been Toyota maintained and the couple had every service record from when they bought it new years before, I wasn't sold on the color at first but it met all my other requirements for what I was looking for. My 01 went through many suspension iterations and changes as I learned the ins and outs of my first Toyota 4x4, I took all I learned from that truck and set out with a game plan to build an all purpose rig that would get me to the trail and back in comfort, along with all the capabilities I had gotten used to in the smaller and more nimble 3rd Gen.
I knew I wanted to build this one right the first time (crazy, i know) so I started planning the build with a couple friends and getting on the phone with my favorite companies in the industry. The following posts and photos will be my attempt to document what I have done and where my 4Runner takes me when I get the chance to get away.
This is how she looked for the first couple days before I removed the pinstripes, steps and window vents. Such a humble and lowly beginning.
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As great as it was having two 4Runners in the driveway, the 01 would have to go to a new home as it just didn't make sense to have two built rigs soaking up money and space.
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In stock form, the flex wasn't impressive but man that X-REAS suspension ate up the mountain curves. I drove it like a sports car for the first couple months. A couple trips to the east coast and back over the holidays and i knew it was time to get serious and give it the attention it deserved.
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Stay tuned.
November 4th I bought a 2006 Sport Edition with 76,000 miles on it. It was a one owner driven by an older woman about an hour from where i was stationed. It had always been Toyota maintained and the couple had every service record from when they bought it new years before, I wasn't sold on the color at first but it met all my other requirements for what I was looking for. My 01 went through many suspension iterations and changes as I learned the ins and outs of my first Toyota 4x4, I took all I learned from that truck and set out with a game plan to build an all purpose rig that would get me to the trail and back in comfort, along with all the capabilities I had gotten used to in the smaller and more nimble 3rd Gen.
I knew I wanted to build this one right the first time (crazy, i know) so I started planning the build with a couple friends and getting on the phone with my favorite companies in the industry. The following posts and photos will be my attempt to document what I have done and where my 4Runner takes me when I get the chance to get away.
This is how she looked for the first couple days before I removed the pinstripes, steps and window vents. Such a humble and lowly beginning.
<iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100545663@N05/15847574476/player/" width="1024" height="769" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>
As great as it was having two 4Runners in the driveway, the 01 would have to go to a new home as it just didn't make sense to have two built rigs soaking up money and space.
<iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/100545663@N05/15847571416/in/photostream/player/" width="1024" height="769" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>
In stock form, the flex wasn't impressive but man that X-REAS suspension ate up the mountain curves. I drove it like a sports car for the first couple months. A couple trips to the east coast and back over the holidays and i knew it was time to get serious and give it the attention it deserved.
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Stay tuned.
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