The Grey Ghost Build Thread

[57buick]

Interior is starting to come together, got some of the plastics back from hydro dipping and I installed paracord grab handles in place of the factory plastic ones. Love the handles they are so comfortable to grab onto.

 

[57buick]

So got my bumper back from powder coating. Didi it over a couple days a little each night after work.

Looking better once I started getting accessories mounted. The C4 bumper is a bit heavy at 250 pounds but it is also the most bullet proof one made on the market I think. The details of how its built and reinforced impressed me.

I love the camp table that folds down that will be handy. Still need to get some maxtrax which will mount next to the rotopax containers.

I relocated my factory camera and C4 includes a bracket for relocating the camera and the view is great.

 

[57buick]

And I also got the rest of my interior pieces back from getting hydro dipped. Let the online haters ranting begin lol

I think it looks great and will not look like every other 4runner on the road. And it's not the typical rice burners carbon fiber. So they can piss off lol

 

[57buick]

Im thinking the filler pieces under the tail lights that come with the c4 bumper I might go back and do those in body color. Im not sure I like those in the hammered grey. Think it might look better

 

[KingTaco]

[MENTION=216234]57buick[/MENTION] When I say this build is truly obscene, I mean that as a compliment. If I ever see you driving around the PNW, I'm going to flag you down so I can check out that interior in person.

 

[57buick]

Just ordered complete front and rear diffs built from East Coast Gear Supply. Decided to go with 4.88 gears for the extra pickup with the bigger tires and I am planning on going up to 35's later.

They build a front and rear diff ship them to you and you just swap it and ship the old ones back to your core charge back, It was $2925 shipped then you get about $1300 back for the core charges once you ship them back so $1625 isn't too bad in the end

East Coast Gear Supply

 

[bigmace]

Thumbs up for another salem member. Ill have to keep an eye out for your rig. Looks good

 

[16RedRunner]

And I also got the rest of my interior pieces back from getting hydro dipped. Let the online haters ranting begin lol

I think it looks great and will not look like every other 4runner on the road. And it's not the typical rice burners carbon fiber. So they can piss off lol

Really like how they came out! Total custom!I would love to find someone local to me that does hydro dipping.

 

[57buick]

Really like how they came out! Total custom!I would love to find someone local to me that does hydro dipping.

Im sure there are places near you. Mine is actually a gun shop because they also do cerakote for firearms which is even stronger than powder coating.

Any design you can think of they can make. Or a picture if you want

I was debating a snorkel soon and doing some kind of design like this? I think it would look sick against the magnetic gray body.

 

[57buick]

Thumbs up for another salem member. Ill have to keep an eye out for your rig. Looks good

Yea Im in South Salem. What does your rig look like? Have you joined up with any local groups yet on facebook?

 

[57buick]

Ordered some Dobinsons 3 " lift rear springs to replace the spacers I have now in back. I just ordered the soft ride ones

C59-675V Rear Variable Rate Coil Springs

 

[bigmace]

Yea Im in South Salem. What does your rig look like? Have you joined up with any local groups yet on facebook?

Ill have to take some new pics and post them soon. Im located out in Aumsville. Technically the rig is my wife's car but if we go any where im the one driving. We got a 2019 SR5 Premium. So far we added a daystar leveling kit, upgraded to 285 KO2's, china trd pro grille, remote start, and nfab step bars.

Haven't joined up with any local groups though.

 

[atchcraft]

Next, I installed a Kenwood 994s headunit, it is "dashcam ready" and has two inputs for rearview and frontview cameras also.

Using the integrated dashcam I can easily look at videos or just turn on front facing camera at anytime and best of all it plugs directly into headunit and I dont have to fiddle with stupid little buttons directly on a dashcam and remember how to use them. I can just easily watch the videos directly on the headunit and change settings etc...

Oh and once you use a Garmin GPS headunit you will wonder how you got by with the factory one. Factory one has so much lag, is not intuitive.

KENWOOD 994S

DNX994S | eXcelon | CAR ENTERTAINMENT | KENWOOD USA

Kenwood DRV-N520 dashcam

https://www.amazon.com/Kenwood-DRV-N520-Recorder-select-receivers/dp/B0711CB4M1

I have the 694 and I’m looking at getting a dash cam. How do you like the N520 so far?

 

[57buick]

I have the 694 and I’m looking at getting a dash cam. How do you like the N520 so far?

I love it, Ive used several amazon dashcams that supposedly got good reviews but they all failed after a few months. The Kenwood dashcam and has never let me down and I love being able to easily look through the videos on the head unit and not fumble with a bunch of little buttons on the dashcam

 

[atchcraft]

I love it, Ive used several amazon dashcams that supposedly got good reviews but they all failed after a few months. The Kenwood dashcam and has never let me down and I love being able to easily look through the videos on the head unit and not fumble with a bunch of little buttons on the dashcam

Right on, thanks. Do you have anything for the rear?

 

[57buick]

Right on, thanks. Do you have anything for the rear?

I don't have a rear one yet, it is something I've thought about doing in the future

 

[57buick]

Today I installed the Dobinsons 3 inch lift springs and airlift bags. I got the 3 inch for stock weight 4runner because I wanted a soft ride so they sag a little with the weight of the bumper but with the airbags in too I should be able to adjust the height. We will see how this goes. I might find out I should have gotten slightly heavier rated springs.

 

[57buick]

While I was doing the springs it was easy to replace the sway bar links with longer ones. I can't remember for sure but I think these were for a 4th gen 4runner? which are one inch longer so it levels out the sway bar closer to factory spec so it works like its supposed too.

Anyway they are an exact fit and went right on easily, could have swapped these out in 10 minutes a long time ago. Either way best and easiest $25 I've spent on Amazon lol

 

[57buick]

Just a few more pics of them installed. The longer sway bar links just make the sway bar sit parallel to the ground like its supposed too.

 

[57buick]

You'll probably notice too I still have the bilstein shocks on the rear even though I have the KINGS up front. Doing all this in stages so havn't ordered the rear Kings yet. But soon