Ruggedly Elegant Golden Pearl Build

[96BladeRunner]

Your 4runner gives me butterflies in my stomach (the good kind). Its so beautiful and your rig is so perfect and exactly what I would do to mine if I had the same color. Keep up the great work!

 

[RUGGED Elegance]

Your 4runner gives me butterflies in my stomach (the good kind). Its so beautiful and your rig is so perfect and exactly what I would do to mine if I had the same color. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the kind words! I really appreciate it. Its been a huge work in progress.

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Nice one!

 

[A.Wilson013]

I may have already asked this... What's with the big brick wall above the garage doors in your neighborhood? There's no way the ceiling in the garage is that tall...

 

[RUGGED Elegance]

I may have already asked this... What's with the big brick wall above the garage doors in your neighborhood? There's no way the ceiling in the garage is that tall...

Yes sir it is, A little weird I know. I've been to the PNW and noticed the style of houses that you all have and its no way near ours. Not in a bad way. If you notice in a few other pictures, I use the space for storage, by way of the mounted storage racks.

 

[RUGGED Elegance]

As a mentioned in the previous quote above, i have some plans for the near future:







I picked this up last month, but before I slap it on, I want to get it rebuilt, add a URD Pulley, URD 7th Injector kit, Headers, Exhaust and have it tuned. With all of that and planning for a wedding next April, its going to be a little while before I get to it.

I finally had a chance to make it out to Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Hike up the Guadalupe Peak (Tallest Peak in Texas). By far the most rewarding hike to date. If you are in or around the area or willing to make the drive, I highly recommend it. It was totally worth it for the view.

















Always remember, Proactive > Reactive, especially in the middle of nowhere.



|Stay Tuned|

 

[HammerTime]

Sweet rig! Definitely going to be following. I actually just swapped my 5star limited rims for a set off a 2016 4runner trail, and they look like about the same as your FJ wheels, but are 17x7 instead of 17x7.5. I saw a pearl 3rd Gen the other day on the road! They are certainly rare. Mine's Natural White, but i think white and green have to be my favorite colors for the 3rd gens. You must put a ton of miles on to get to 150k that fast, but they are made to drive!

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[smallfry]

I finally had a chance to make it out to Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Hike up the Guadalupe Peak (Tallest Peak in Texas). By far the most rewarding hike to date. If you are in or around the area or willing to make the drive, I highly recommend it. It was totally worth it for the view.

I hiked that last Sunday morning - great views.

 

[RUGGED Elegance]

I hiked that last Sunday morning - great views.

It sure was, hopefully i'll be back out this this fall again.

Sweet rig! Definitely going to be following. I actually just swapped my 5star limited rims for a set off a 2016 4runner trail, and they look like about the same as your FJ wheels, but are 17x7 instead of 17x7.5. I saw a pearl 3rd Gen the other day on the road! They are certainly rare. Mine's Natural White, but i think white and green have to be my favorite colors for the 3rd gens. You must put a ton of miles on to get to 150k that fast, but they are made to drive!

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Thank you so much! I've seen some pretty sweet Natural Whites out there! Yea, i've put a lot of miles on it, but I like to do a lot of traveling. I tend to reciprocate when it comes time to do any kind of maintenance. I want nothing but the best service and parts. But hey, we've been on an adventure since Day 1.

 

[Scramble]

Sweet rig! Definitely going to be following. I actually just swapped my 5star limited rims for a set off a 2016 4runner trail, and they look like about the same as your FJ wheels, but are 17x7 instead of 17x7.5. I saw a pearl 3rd Gen the other day on the road! They are certainly rare. Mine's Natural White, but i think white and green have to be my favorite colors for the 3rd gens. You must put a ton of miles on to get to 150k that fast, but they are made to drive!

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They're the same exact wheel. Yours are 7.5 wide.

 

[HammerTime]

They're the same exact wheel. Yours are 7.5 wide.

Good to know! I think they sit a hair further out than the 5 stars, which makes for a good look with the fender flares IMO...I have no idea what the specs are or exactly how much difference it amounts to.

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[Falcon_Runner14]

Still have this beauty? I just picked up a golden pearl 4x4 of my own and your build has been an inspiration for me!

 

[RUGGED Elegance]

Still have this beauty? I just picked up a golden pearl 4x4 of my own and your build has been an inspiration for me!

Thank you so much for the kind words! I still have it, I've just been really busy with work and on other miscellaneous projects. I have a bunch of updates, I just haven't had a chance to sit down and post them up. I'll do so here in the near future.

Thanks Again!

 

[Scramble]

Thank you so much for the kind words! I still have it, I've just been really busy with work and on other miscellaneous projects. I have a bunch of updates, I just haven't had a chance to sit down and post them up. I'll do so here in the near future.

Thanks Again!

Lets go man! We want to see!!!

 

[alltimelows15]

I have a golden Pearl 3rd gen myself and I’m thinking of selling it but seeing this thread makes me not want to. Good stuff!