Recent content by Summit Cruisers Jr

Big time slacking on updates here… i got a little fancier than I probably needed to for the lift, but the tops been secured up in the air since May now. Unfortunately the ceiling wasn’t high enough to get it into a position I could ever back under it but that’s not too big of an issue. I’ve got...

So sick. I love seeing all the goods and the evo corse wheels on there!

That looks perfect the way the hardware is outside of the top. I’ve got about 2-3” (maybe a smidge more with the softtop weighing the back end down a smidge more) before I won’t be able to put the back of the truck under the top

A friend and I pulled the top off several weeks ago and then I took it out to a KC Toyota meet where they snagged these sweet pics of it! I wanted to touch up one of the roll bar mounting flanges as water leaks in when I wash it and I didn’t want it rusting. I will say that the stainless...

For some reason my iPhone 8’s photos have been deemed too large by the upload process which has also been a slight reason why I’ve been updating less here, but I do have one more rather exciting update. A like new dash! I scored this and the inclinometer, along with an SR5 gauge cluster, map...

Ope I’ve been slacking on updating this. I swapped out the head back in October/November of last year. After getting some feedback from some others who had good success, I also decided to go with a new evergreen head paired with an oem headgasket. I also got their timing chain/guide kit, and...

I built a quick sleeping platform for the back and took off for a week + roaming around Colorado. The truck surprisingly handled everything pretty well, and I didn’t lose any of the bumpers so keeping everything in one piece was nice. Kind of random, but I’ve since installed new Prado taillights...

Exactly. I’d be more mad if it were the 3FE in my cruiser, but I don’t really have any attachment to the 22RE. It’s been good, but far from great and really restricts the fun that this truck is capable of...And the engine bay on this thing needs to look more like something in a Ferrari vs a...

Also just before the trip, i swapped out the leaky clutch master cylinder for a new Aisin unit, replaced the engine and t case oil, greased the drivelines, and gave everything a once over. I also had 70% ceramic tint installed on the front two windows to help block as much heat as possible, and...

Utah was pretty sick. The ol’ runner drove great up until the very end. I left work Friday afternoon and hit the road to get as much of the way through Kansas as I could. The goal for the evening was to get to a state park 45ish minutes southwest of Hays to meet up with my parents and brother...

I picked up my ‘11 back in January with 77k on it after nearly a year long search for the Peridot mica with Sepia interior combo. Just recently installed the BP51s, airlift 1000 kit, Eimkeith PCK, and some loaner wheels and tires from my dad’s tundra while I wait on my wheels to show up. Having...

Interesting on the 1UZ updates - I briefly looked at the 4.3s but saw more info on the 1uz’s with available wiring harnesses etc but I’ll definitely be doing some research on it if it really is the same size overall. I figured it would have been larger because of the larger displacement but 0.3L...

I’ve followed your thread on mud for a long time and it’s partially what convinced me on the 1uz. It’s a super great read so that’s for posting all that up. I’ll definitely be going with an R series when I do go down that path. One of my good friends is diving into his swap right now so I can’t...

I appreciate it! That was kind of my intention. An icon-esque 1st gen build to update aspects of it and make it a lot more fun and comfortable. It’s still got a ways to go, but for now I’m just enjoying it as is. It also helped scratch the “I want the new bronco” itch when ford unveiled it

Thankfully, everything seems to be good! It didn’t skip a beat driving down to OKC and then out to NWA and back to KC. I even hauled my old rear axle on a cargo carrier back up and sold that for a crisp benjamin which was nice. Other than that, I haven’t really had a chance to drive it. Home...