SinisterGrin's 96' UAV Build

SinisterGrin

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I am the 4th owner of this 1996 4Runner which was purchased from a former co-worker who started the restoration project. Prior to that it was owned by a Union Pacific employee who used the 4Runner as his work / travel vehicle. Most of the damage, hail, dents, and rust were from years of traveling through the Midwest working for the railroad. I did find out that he purchased the vehicle from a Texas police auction where it was seized near El Paso. Apparently this vehicle was involved in some human trafficking across the border...
 

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This is the first picture I have, after the ToyTec lift was installed and before the running boards were removed...
 

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More deconstruction...
 

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Bilsteins and the 231mm upgrade completed... New radiator, upper and lower radiator hoses, and new plugs and plug wires.
 

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Going in for a color change. No more radio antenna on the passenger fender, no more roof rack...
 

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Starting the tear down... no more fender flares...
 

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New hood... and lots of hail damage to repair.
 

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Lots of damage from previous owners, and more hail damage than I could have imagined...
 

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On to primer finally...
 

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On to color...
 

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I went with a Range Rover color... it looks green / gray in the sunlight, and goes to a dark gray at night. I added several grams of blue and green metal flake to the paint...
 

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Curing in the Texas heat...
 

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Wet sanding...
 

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