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Just found your thread and blog, holy inspiration batman! Subscribed!

Nice 1st gen! The more the merrier on the forums!

We have had really bad, rainy weather since we have started this project, so today we worked in the drizzle. The plan was to replace the front shocks and play some musical tires. Currently there are 29” street tires on it and we are switching them with some 31x10.5x15 AT’s. I really like the...

Hopefully, for budgets sake, we won’t have to deal with a swap for a long while. This engine has new plug wires, cap and rotor, and coil. What else should I replace? Air filter is on order and fluid change is in the works too. Any other suggestions?

This is a really cool build! Love the ammo cans!

There is currently nothing wrong with the 22RE so we will drive it and maintain it until it dies. When the time comes we will look at what's available. I have looked at the 4.3 swap and I might have to just do a Chevy 350 at that point. I like the idea of keeping a Toyota in this truck. That's...

We started on some body work and paint for the 4Runner this week. The plan was to repair and prep the fenders, quarters, hood cowl and hood and get them painted to make sure we liked the color and that our backyard paint booth was going to work. Prep was pretty simple as this won't be a show...

We have been watching the cooling system and will continue to keep an eye on it. Everything is operating now as it should (knock on wood) and it is hard to justify the cost of new radiator+hoses while building out the other components that don't work. It is on the long term fix list though.

Ideally we would like to get a rear swing out with tire, fuel and water on the rear bumper with the option for a hi-lift, but I don't know enough about welding to really tackle it. If funds allow we will try to get the rear bumper done before we leave for Mexico.

The XJ has always been high on our list of capable and affordable off-road rigs with classic looks. As of right now the only plans for off-road travel are the front bumper, suspension lift, and tires. About 90% of our off-road travel is forest service two-track so this truck will be more than...

I finally got my hands on the 4Runner after returning to Oklahoma from being on the road for a while. My father in law had already gotten started on removing the bedliner that had been sprayed on the fenders and quarters. He tried to sand it and angle grind it, with no success. He ended up using...

Thanks! We have always had an affinity for this truck (Father in Law has 2 in his yard). We are excited to get some work done on it.

Current Photo Year: 1986 Make: Toyota Model: 4Runner Trim: DLX/STD Transmission: 5-Spd Manual Engine: 22RE My wife and I have been searching for a clean-ish 1st gen 4Runner to turn into a full-time travel rig for several years and we finally found what we were looking for. We discovered a love...

After hiking through the Escalante River area, we cruised up the road to Bryce Canyon and camped in nearby Red Canyon. Red Canyon is Forest Service and BLM land that looks strikingly similar to Bryce. We really enjoyed Bryce Canyon and really enjoyed the Forest Service campsite that we had right...

This thread will pick right up from where our build thread dropped off HERE. I didn’t realize that there was a separate thread for on-going adventures. We are way behind on posting our travels on EXPO and we started this trip in April, so consider that while reading this thread. *A little...

Thanks! Banff made it easy, there is so much natural beauty! Another from Banff...

Next we moved on down the road South to Mexican Hat and Monument Valley. This was our first real "test" of taking our bus on some slightly off-camber and rutted roads near Mexican Hat and it performed well enough. We discovered very quickly that we should have upgraded the shocks and added a...

...The one that you have with you. When traveling in a vehicle I normally have a Canon 5d Mark 2 with 24-105L but when I am backpacking, bike packing, or paddling it is a GoPro or cell phone.