rickashay
Explorer
First of all I want to introduce myself to the forum. I have been lurking a while, finally signed up and though I would post a compressed version of my build thread. I am from Alberta Canada and love Toyota's. I love the outdoors and have a lot of experience outside but I am pretty new to overlanding and 4x4'ing. I joined up with CT4WD (Canada Toyota 4WD Association) last year and haven't looked back!
I will always keep a current picture of the truck on the first page, and keep my mods updated at this location as well to keep the thread more organized.
The truck:
95 Toyota Pickup Ext. Cab SR5
4x4, auto tranny, 3.slow V6
Mods to Date:
- diff. breathers F/R (routed behind taillight in rear and engine bay up front)
- 31x10.50x15 BFG A/T's (SOLD)
- Mickey Thompson Classic wheels (SOLD)
- 4.88 gears
- Aisin Manual hub rebuild and swap
- Intake silencer removal (ISR mod) or custom CAI
- Procomp ES9000 shocks all around
- SDORI 1.5 inch BJ spacers
- Procomp AAL
- ARB bullbar
- Hella Ecode H4 headlights
- Hella 500's w/ 4300K HID conversion (DIY here: http://www.ct4wd.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2590)
- Canopy w/4runner OEM roofrack
- Thule cargo basket on canopy
- and a WHOLE lotta maintenance, gotta make it reliable!!
MODS in process:
- new wheels/tires ----> procomp 8069 wheels 16x8 w/BFG KM2's
- Marlin Crawler rear bumper (hopefully by spring)
- LED interior instrument panel swap (from ugly green/yellow to red)
Current photo: (with my old school 80's pickup wheels Duplicoloured/winter tires)
When purchased: (145000 miles)
AISIN Hubs before rebuild:
after rebuild:
ISR mod: new next to the old
installed:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_60711.jpg[/IMG
New brakes up front: Brembo rotors and EBC Greenstuff pads (what an amazing improvement over stock braking!!!)
[IMG]http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_6166.jpg
BJ spacers, shocks, AAL installed. Testing out shock lengths etc. or... poser shots. lol
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_6498.jpg[/IMG
sittin' pretty:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/retrospectphoto/4712284776/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4712284776_eb09ef0785_z.jpg[/url]
Goodbye *******ty sealed beam headlights, hello slightly better hella h4 ecode's. (I need to do a projector retrofit or I will never be fully satisfied with my lights.)
A couple shots of my rig on the trail for the first time:
the next weekend (Crowsnest Pass AB, Canada)
sitting dirty: (Waiparous AB)
winter has arrived: Dupli-coloured steel toyota wheels, winter tires.
I will always keep a current picture of the truck on the first page, and keep my mods updated at this location as well to keep the thread more organized.
The truck:
95 Toyota Pickup Ext. Cab SR5
4x4, auto tranny, 3.slow V6
Mods to Date:
- diff. breathers F/R (routed behind taillight in rear and engine bay up front)
- 31x10.50x15 BFG A/T's (SOLD)
- Mickey Thompson Classic wheels (SOLD)
- 4.88 gears
- Aisin Manual hub rebuild and swap
- Intake silencer removal (ISR mod) or custom CAI
- Procomp ES9000 shocks all around
- SDORI 1.5 inch BJ spacers
- Procomp AAL
- ARB bullbar
- Hella Ecode H4 headlights
- Hella 500's w/ 4300K HID conversion (DIY here: http://www.ct4wd.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2590)
- Canopy w/4runner OEM roofrack
- Thule cargo basket on canopy
- and a WHOLE lotta maintenance, gotta make it reliable!!
MODS in process:
- new wheels/tires ----> procomp 8069 wheels 16x8 w/BFG KM2's
- Marlin Crawler rear bumper (hopefully by spring)
- LED interior instrument panel swap (from ugly green/yellow to red)
Current photo: (with my old school 80's pickup wheels Duplicoloured/winter tires)
When purchased: (145000 miles)
AISIN Hubs before rebuild:
after rebuild:
ISR mod: new next to the old
installed:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_60711.jpg[/IMG
New brakes up front: Brembo rotors and EBC Greenstuff pads (what an amazing improvement over stock braking!!!)
[IMG]http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_6166.jpg
BJ spacers, shocks, AAL installed. Testing out shock lengths etc. or... poser shots. lol
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j30/slideshow86/IMG_6498.jpg[/IMG
sittin' pretty:
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/retrospectphoto/4712284776/][img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4712284776_eb09ef0785_z.jpg[/url]
Goodbye *******ty sealed beam headlights, hello slightly better hella h4 ecode's. (I need to do a projector retrofit or I will never be fully satisfied with my lights.)
A couple shots of my rig on the trail for the first time:
the next weekend (Crowsnest Pass AB, Canada)
sitting dirty: (Waiparous AB)
winter has arrived: Dupli-coloured steel toyota wheels, winter tires.
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