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Thanks! I wasn't sure where that brutal noise was coming from, but I'll definitely be installing come stop bolt covers as well!

A deposit had been made for Ryan at www.disturbedindustries.com to build a 22RE for us. :wings: This is the response I got from Ryan describing the details of the build: "Hi Rich, I've actually been following a little of your build on line. I would love to build you guys a bombproof engine. I...

I'd be showing some awesome photos of the truck with our new OME suspension right now, but instead it's rollin on the bump stops because of this: There weren't any new tbar adjustment bolts in town so you'll get a proper update in a couple of weeks!

Wow, thanks again RedSR for all of the info! Lots to read through when I get to work on Monday! errr... I mean when I get home after work?

The 22RE leaves something to be desired compared to my previous vehicles. My driver right now is a 2000 RCSB Silverado 4x4 with a 285hp 5.3L, before that I had a '73 Bronco with a 302, 88 4Runner with a 302/C4/SAS, and my first car was (is) a '67 Mustang with a 351W/T5. At least it should be...

Honestly, if we had to leave tomorrow, I probably wouldn't worry too much about it. The truck just inspires confidence for some reason. I expect that we'll rarely be "in the middle of nowhere", but fixing the truck in a mexican Walmart parking lot isn't exactly what I dream of either. I am...

And you won't have to wait too much longer for updates. I'll have a few solid days this weekend to spend wrenching on it. We'll see how much progress I can make... Getting the OME suspension installed is goal #1.

Great build! We'll be travelling south across the border sometime in late October. Looking forward to meeting you guys and seeing this thing in person! All of a sudden our truck is really small and really boring.

Love the idea of the V8 + Blazeland Kit... The Toyota guys would hate me, but I'd probably drop in an LS motor. Back to the topic of the 1st Gen 4runner... I had an '88 4runner V6 with 300,000kms and never had a problem with ANYTHING for the 5 years I owned it. I barely changed the oil...

Brenton, you know what? I think I just assumed the tire wouldn't fit in the original spare location. The chain mechanism got taken out because it was essentially a giant ball of rust. Assuming it fits in the spare location, does anybody have any ideas on mounting it under there? Maybe one of...

The plan right now is that we'll have a short lock box the width of the cab for our inverter/laptops/camera gear. We'll cover it with carpet and put the stock jump seat cushions on top to try and disguise it as much as possible. I'm thinking the Scepter water can(s) will mount in the bed on...

We contacted a few companies asking about scratch and dent specials or demo gear and many have offered up some awesome discounts or donated parts to help us on our way. The off-road/overland community have welcomed us with open arms! I like the price point of that compressor! We haven't...

Today we drove down to Renton, WA to pick up a pallet of goodies from ARB. They have been very generous and given us a ridiculously good deal on this stuff. Ashley and I truly appreciate the fact that they are stoked about our plans and wanted to help in whatever way they could. Thank you...

Wishing you good luck finding a 3rd Gen with a 22re. They seem to be bulletproof and go anywhere, even in stock form. I've got a 1" body lift and 265/75R16s on my truck now and wouldn't touch the suspension if we weren't taking it on a long road trip...

I haven't seen the BajaTaco build before, thanks! I was originally trying to persuade a buddy of mine to sell his 1984 BJ60 to us for this trip, but couldn't say no to the pickup when it showed up on the doorstep looking for a new home.

I've read through that thread a few times, it's been very helpful. I've also spent waaaaay too much time reading through the DinoEvo build. I think it's difficult not overplanning or overbuilding the vehicle during your prep... it's the only thing (other than working and saving money) that...

Thanks for the advice! Yeah, our shocks are shot and our rear springs already really sag with just a little load so we'll be definitely replacing all springs and shocks. The real reason we're adding rock sliders is so we have lift points for our hi-lift jack. Other than that, the main thing...

Nice job! Looks great!!

Maybe we can get a little convoy going!! Should be down in Mexico in time to see the Baja 1000... that's the goal anyway.

1" 4Crawler Body Lift Install We finally got started on the build of our truck. The first thing to do was to gain a little clearance for our new tires. We chose a small 4Crawler 1" body lift to do the trick. The other thing I like about a body lift is the increased clearance between the...