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Thanks, we just moved to the Oakland Hills from San Francisco about 2 months ago. The commute is a bit longer, but I have a lot more room in the garage and the view was a big selling point. :) - Matt

Here are some pictures of the SF Bay off of my front deck. - Matt

:) Sliders... and need to retrofit an e-locker... and then we'll see how I like the stock transfer case gearing on slow trails. I'm slowly building this up to replace a ZJ. The 4runner is MUCH nicer to drive around town, I've yet to get it on the trail. - Matt

I put the SS 1.2 lift on my 4runner earlier this year and have been very happy with it. With any significant lift on the rear 5 link suspension the axle starts shifting to the side and in my own opinion it is important to correct for this by lengthening the trackbar. The SS adjustable trackbar...

Here's a more recent photo, still with the running boards on. I have my sliders in the garage ready for install, they should be ready for some trips we have coming up in July.

That's an interesting idea. I had ruled out normal velcro since the adhesive wouldn't hold up to the heat in the engine bay, will check out the industrial version. Thanks. - Matt

I've been playing around with high-power LEDs for a couple of years now, and when a friend of mine added a LED hatch light to his 4runner it was too great of an idea to pass up on. The base parts are a CREE XR-E LED, a current source driver that puts out ~650ma, a spare computer heatsink, and a...

I'm in the middle of setting my my 4runner and as part of the build I'll be adding IPF lights on the front bumper, rock lights, and a 12v compressor along with other electric accessories. It's always easier to keep things clean if you do some planning first so I've been working on a sealed fuse...

I got sick of the gaps and covered them with some 1/16" styrene. Laying out the template. Here is the pattern I built. Cutting styrene on the bandsaw. The "boomerangs". I attached the covers using 3mm metric hex-head hardware I have leftover from building an r/c car chassis. - Matt

In an isolated circuit the fuse could be on either the positive or negative lead, it makes no difference since the same current is flowing through both. In all vehicles where the chassis is at ground potential (almost all cars) then the fuse should always be on the positive lead and as close to...

I ran a D44A w/ 33" tires for 6 years on all kinds of trails and never had a single problem with the differential other than peeling the cover on rocks. If you can find one for a reasonable price I think it would be a very nice upgrade over the D35. If you were going to run 35" or taller tires...

I'd recomend staying with a 32" tire for gas mileage and reliability reasons, and to aim for a ~3" lift with fender trimming to keep the COG low. I ran a 96 ZJ w/ 33" tires and a 3" lift for 6 years and was very happy with its performance. - Matt

I got a great deal on a used ARB Prado bumper ($150) which solved the problem I was having deciding how to mount lights and better front tow points to the stock bumper. ARB never made an official bumper for the 3rd gen 4runner but both the Tacoma and the Prado bumpers fit. The Tacoma bumper is...

I just sold my jeep this evening, might as well post some last pictures. Now on to the next chapter with my 3rd gen 4runner.

Sold.

Let me know what you would like pictures of and I can post them. Here are are a bunch of shots on the trail: http://www.blankwhitepage.com/gallery/jeep_zj - Matt

I really need to sell the Jeep since I have nowhere to park it. My new price is $3200. Anybody know someone who needs a ZJ built for the trail? It make a great camping and exploring rig. - Matt

I've bought some fuse boxes from DelCity in the past and have been happy with them. They also offer decent prices on circuit breakers. http://www.delcity.net/ - Matt

These three are all from a trip through the South West in 2005. San Juan Islands in 2004

Stock on the way back from Kirkwood. SS 1.2 lift with stock tires. It's pretty tall at this point since I don't have sliders yet. SS 1.2 with 265/75/16 Maxxis Bighorns