Ripcord's 2002 4Runner Sport Ed.
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4Running Daily
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No I didn't. Haha. The only thread I read is the photoshop thread on Tacoma World.
Scat Adams
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Wow that bumper looks great and that cargo box came out very nice. Might have to make one of those down the line.
4-Ripcord
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Oh, I thought you had saw those pics on my photobucket account..
Thanks! The box is a great addition and a fun project.
4-Ripcord
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New Radiator & other Pro-MOAB stuff
|May 15, 2012|
In Preparation for MOAB, there were lots of maintenance items I needed to take care of.
The most important of which was the radiator..
There were a few reasons I wanted to change the radiator before this trip. Reasons like:
-I was already running temps I would consider "too high" during the winter.. The summer would only make that worse.
-I wanted to put the trans in series with the radiator and the B&M, and I couldn't do that until I had a new radiator.
-I wanted to also install a cooler thermostat to help with temps, and the perfect time to do that is when you already have the radiator out.
Yes I use green coolant. I like apple milkshakes..
Old vs. New.
Old 180* thermostat out, stant 170* is now in.
Dang stripped bolt was a pain..
B&M install is much easier without the fan shroud in the way!!
B&M back on.
My new setup with the trans cooler is:
Hot from trans > Temp sensor for gauge > Radiator cooling > B&M cooler > In-line filter > Back to trans.
Having driven around for a day or two with this setup, my temps are much lower! Where I used to see 197 for water temp I am now seeing 185. And where I used to see 170 for trans temp, I am now seeing 150s.
I am confident that without this setup, I would easily overheat the transmission in MOAB. I am now not worried about it at all.
Other little stuff I did was:
-Lubed drive shaft.
-remove snowboard rack for better mileage.
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Low profile wheel well bolts..
Taking the initiative from BigFishAllDay yet again, I installed low profile wheel well bolts.
These are the ones you want, but you don't need them quite this long..
BEFORE:
AFTER:
This should take care of my rubbing.
|May 15, 2012|
In Preparation for MOAB, there were lots of maintenance items I needed to take care of.
The most important of which was the radiator..
There were a few reasons I wanted to change the radiator before this trip. Reasons like:
-I was already running temps I would consider "too high" during the winter.. The summer would only make that worse.
-I wanted to put the trans in series with the radiator and the B&M, and I couldn't do that until I had a new radiator.
-I wanted to also install a cooler thermostat to help with temps, and the perfect time to do that is when you already have the radiator out.
Yes I use green coolant. I like apple milkshakes..
Old vs. New.
Old 180* thermostat out, stant 170* is now in.
Dang stripped bolt was a pain..
B&M install is much easier without the fan shroud in the way!!
B&M back on.
My new setup with the trans cooler is:
Hot from trans > Temp sensor for gauge > Radiator cooling > B&M cooler > In-line filter > Back to trans.
Having driven around for a day or two with this setup, my temps are much lower! Where I used to see 197 for water temp I am now seeing 185. And where I used to see 170 for trans temp, I am now seeing 150s.
I am confident that without this setup, I would easily overheat the transmission in MOAB. I am now not worried about it at all.
Other little stuff I did was:
-Lubed drive shaft.
-remove snowboard rack for better mileage.
=====================================
Low profile wheel well bolts..
Taking the initiative from BigFishAllDay yet again, I installed low profile wheel well bolts.
These are the ones you want, but you don't need them quite this long..
BEFORE:
AFTER:
This should take care of my rubbing.
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4-Ripcord
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Bumper & Sliders
|May 15, 2012|
Bumper..
Also in preparation for MOAB, I ordered a plate bumper and tube sliders from Adam at 4xinnovatinos.
The bumper and sliders arrived in 4 weeks. I was disappointed with how he shipped the bumper. I payed a lot of money for shipping and all I got was the bare bumper with a shipping label stuck to it. No plastic wrap or anything.. The sliders were wrapped though.
Once I test fit the bumper, I saw the lines of the bumper were very nice and matched the truck nicely. But, I found that some of the bolt holes didn't align. The 6 bolts on the front-facing mounting plate all went in fine, but the 4 on the side wings didn't align..
Now, fast forward a bit..
No its not painted yet. But body color is close to what it already is, so you get the idea sort of....
Got some lights in.
-PIAA ATP (all terrain pattern)
-Generic driving lights. fog pattern
When I first tried to mount the PIAA's in the recesses, I found that they would not fit becuase of the shroud around the PIAA lights. Without that they would have fit. Because of this, I decided to put the PIAAs in the center part of the bumper and get some smaller 4" fogs to fit in the recesses.
This is what that looked like:
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EDIT: Bumper is now Color Matched!
Follow this link: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...nner-build-photo-timeline-41.html#post1104918
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Lastly, with LED blinkers, there are problems with hyper-flashing. That is when the blinkers blink really fast because the system thinks there is a light out. When in reality its just the reduced resistance in the LEDs that trigger that.
The fix is to get a Tridon EP35 flasher relay that is meant to work with LED blinkers. After I put in the new relay, I found the blinkers worked perfectly!
The relay is kind of hard to find..
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Sliders..
Here is my friend steven building his own set, hes the guy that does all my welding..
My set after getting the legs and gussets welded..
4xinnovations welds vs. steven's welds:
Primer:
Paint
GO TIME!!
Obligatory Hi-Lift picture..
.
|May 15, 2012|
Bumper..
Also in preparation for MOAB, I ordered a plate bumper and tube sliders from Adam at 4xinnovatinos.
The bumper and sliders arrived in 4 weeks. I was disappointed with how he shipped the bumper. I payed a lot of money for shipping and all I got was the bare bumper with a shipping label stuck to it. No plastic wrap or anything.. The sliders were wrapped though.
Once I test fit the bumper, I saw the lines of the bumper were very nice and matched the truck nicely. But, I found that some of the bolt holes didn't align. The 6 bolts on the front-facing mounting plate all went in fine, but the 4 on the side wings didn't align..
Now, fast forward a bit..
No its not painted yet. But body color is close to what it already is, so you get the idea sort of....
Got some lights in.
-PIAA ATP (all terrain pattern)
-Generic driving lights. fog pattern
When I first tried to mount the PIAA's in the recesses, I found that they would not fit becuase of the shroud around the PIAA lights. Without that they would have fit. Because of this, I decided to put the PIAAs in the center part of the bumper and get some smaller 4" fogs to fit in the recesses.
This is what that looked like:
=================================
EDIT: Bumper is now Color Matched!
Follow this link: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...nner-build-photo-timeline-41.html#post1104918
============================================
Lastly, with LED blinkers, there are problems with hyper-flashing. That is when the blinkers blink really fast because the system thinks there is a light out. When in reality its just the reduced resistance in the LEDs that trigger that.
The fix is to get a Tridon EP35 flasher relay that is meant to work with LED blinkers. After I put in the new relay, I found the blinkers worked perfectly!
The relay is kind of hard to find..
=======================================================================
Sliders..
Here is my friend steven building his own set, hes the guy that does all my welding..
My set after getting the legs and gussets welded..
4xinnovations welds vs. steven's welds:
Primer:
Paint
GO TIME!!
Obligatory Hi-Lift picture..
.
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quicksilvr
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Shoot dang, there is a lot of goodness going on right now with your rig....!!
fightman80
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Looks great dude! BTW, I too use green coolant... never understood the big deal about the red stuff..... 
4ever4running
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That bumper is sweet! Its an Outdoor Logic right? I have always liked the look of the 3rd gen Shrockworks bumpers, but that one is just as cool!...I may have to change my mind...
MasonT4R
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4xinnovations I believe.
GottaBeTRD
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man i hate it! just when i think i can get over my addiction you post this. Now i want all this stuff again... and cant stop thinking about it again...
Looks sick man, especially the 4x4 innovation sliders.
Looks sick man, especially the 4x4 innovation sliders.
4ever4running
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Yeah you're right, its a 4Xinnovations. Definitely a nice looking bumper! Anyone know if they can modify it for a body lift?
Dirtco
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Looking good! It's always a mad rush to get everything done before a big trip like Moab, and for me it seems like I only get 75% of the stuff done.
Have fun out there, and take lots of pictures/video! I wish I could had made it, but it just didn't work out. Oh well, maybe next time.
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Have fun out there, and take lots of pictures/video! I wish I could had made it, but it just didn't work out. Oh well, maybe next time.
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t4r4life
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Looks great dude! BTW, I too use green coolant... never understood the big deal about the red stuff.....
green stuff is like the pepsi from the fast food store, and red toyota is like the nice glass bottle pepsi from your favorite childhood store. its like saying real chinese food and panda express is the same thing.
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