ExPo 3rd Gen 4Runner Registry

[MandAtaco]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
2000 Black Limited 4x4

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Mike / MandAtaco / KatieD

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
I've had this Runner for a little over a year, it was bone stock when I bought it! This is my 2 3rd gen, and my previous truck was an 01 Taco.

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
I love the 1st gen taco/3rd gen 4Runner platform, I've beat on them for the last 10 years when virtually no issues. When I decided that my Taco was just to small for my family (extended cab with 3 kids), I knew I wanted a 3rd gen to replace it. In addition, I knew I could use a ton of my parts from the taco I was running, on the Runner.

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
193K when I bought it, 203K now.

6. Your favorite mods...
Three car seats across the back! Also the sliders, rack, and rear bumper, because I built them all myself.

7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
It's reliability, and ease to work on.

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
DD, weekend warrior, over landing in Nevada.

9. Build thread Linky...
I keep meaning to bring it over here, but right now my build thread is on T4R.org..... http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/190607-mandataco-manda4runner-build-thread.html

10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like... (please keep the photo size reasonable, We don't like scrolling left to right because somebody's photo is too friggin huge, thanks!)

 

[MTWheeler]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
-1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
-MTWheeler
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
-My first Toyota. About 4 months!
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
-Price, reliability, and large aftermarket support!
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
-155k when I bought it. Has 157k now
6. Your favorite mods...
-ARB bumper and warn winch. Love my RTT as well!
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
-I love my 4Runner! Wouldn't trade it for the world!
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
-It's my DD, and weekend wheeler.
9. Build thread Linky...
-None yet.
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

 

[LUGS]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
2001 SR5, Thundercloud metallic

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
LUGS

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
First Toyota, had it since April 2011

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Toyota reliability, and back seat room (just had a baby at the time) :av-7:

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
86,000km when bought, 225,000km now

6. Your favorite mods...
A good set of tires, the rest is mostly preventative maintenance

7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
What's not to love...

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
All the above

9. Build thread Linky...
Nothing yet

10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

 

[runnerxa]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1999, Desert Dune, Limited with e-locker, 4.3 diff
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Mike/runnerxa/none
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Since Feb 2005. First one and eventually that led me to also owning a GX470 (also slightly built).
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Back in 2005, it was price and QDR. Plus one of my friend owned a second gen and kept telling me how reliable it was. Mechanically it has been pretty much on the spot.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
(Feb 2005) ~60,000 miles and now (May 2016) ~175,000 miles
6. Your favorite mods...
TRD Supercharger (black) with URD mods, IPT Valve Body upgrade, Radflo shocks, Fumoto drain valve, and home built aluminum flat roof rack (now I am very close to my stock mpg vs my Yakima Loadwarrior)
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Stock capability with little to no modifications, small enough to fit on trails that my GX470 can't, and cheap enough that I can easily repair and find parts. My main complaint is the rear axle seal leaks and working on greasy rear drum brakes.
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
DD, family adventures, and overland travels in the future (kids are too young for me to take them on extended trips, plus my wife prefer to take the GX470 for long trips).
9. Build thread Linky...
None, lightly built through the last 11 years starting with the supercharger in 2008, minor suspension upgrade in 2012, and finally a home built roof rack in Feb 2016. Vehicle in stock form has performed very well as I have travel across the US 4 times, took numerous family trips to the backcountry, and driven in the desert, through rainstorms and snowstorms.
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

 

[Utah KJ]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1997 SR5 some kind of green

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Not sayin/Utah KJ/D.A.V.e

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
5 years. One.

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Was cheap and it ran.

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
190k - 260k

6. Your favorite mods...
ARB Fridge

7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Cheap and runs

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
All manor of land transportation from coast to coast

9. Build thread Linky...
Please.

10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like... (please keep the photo size reasonable, We don't like scrolling left to right because somebody's photo is too friggin huge, thanks!)
No graven images

 

[SnoViking]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1999 Silver SR5 3.4l Auto

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Patrick / Snoviking / "The Truck"

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
13 Years. Only owned 1... only needed 1...

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
I looked for 6 months for a 5-speed 4Runner within 500 miles. Every one I found was sold before I got to check it out. After 6 months, all the autos I passed up were gone also. I found this one about an hour away and bought it on the spot in about 20 minutes.

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
Bought in 2003 with 39k. Its sitting right at 240k.

6. Your favorite mods...
OME/Bilstein Lift combo.
Roof top tent.
Tacoma wheels (I always hated the split 3 OEM wheels).
Scooped hood (drove to Georgia for it)

7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
The truck (and it is a truck) is bomb proof. In 13 years and 200k miles I've only done oil, fluids, brakes, tires, water pump and belts, an O2 sensor, and a radiator. The truck has taken us all over from Florida to Maine to Missouri. Could use a bit more interior room but not too many complaints.

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
I recently retired it as my DD (picked up a cheap IS300 for blasting back and forth to work). It's our travel rig now. All our longs trips/camping trips/exploring is done in it. But it's still my baby.

 

[toy_tek]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1997 white. ARB locked front & rear, Icon suspension, 255/85/16 BFG, Irbis rear bumper, Warn 8000, blah blah blah
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Jon
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Bought in 2002... almost 15 years ago! :Wow1: 3rd Toyota, only 4runner
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Was looking at 2nd Gen but liked the larger 3rd Gen interior and 3.4.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
49k Current: 230k
6. Your favorite mods...
Top-Spin "snorkel" and my camping platform with homebuilt fridge slide, 7 gallon water system, CO2 holder, and bi-fold table. All cheap experiments (except for the actual fridge) that work way better than expected.
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
No maintenance!
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
Was DD until 3 years ago, now its the long-distance go-anywhere camper.
9. Build thread Linky...
none, too busy camping.
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

Imogene Pass CO 2015

Baja 2014

El Camino Del Diablo / AZ 2011

 

[devero4]

1. 1999 SR5 Desert Dune 4WD Auto.
2. Chris
3. Going on 3 years of ownership
4. I originally wanted an 80 Series, but these are easier and cheaper to fix. Plus better MPG's
5. 217k, now has 269k
6. Fav mod is my HD suspension
7. I love the way the look even stock. Ever since I was a kid I wanted one. Plus they are so easy to fix, even on the side of the road (which is rare)
8. Daily driven, weekend camping warrior, "Overland rig"
9. No build thread, keeping it stock as possible
10.

 

[Dirtco]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1999, Autumn Blaze, Limited, E-Locker, Supercharged
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Jeremiah/Dirtco
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Bought in 2011, had 1st Gen 4Runners before this one.
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Thought about a 3.4 swap, but decided to buy the vehicle that came with the engine and build it.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
Bought with 115K, now 138K (a majority of those miles are dirt)
6. Your favorite mods...
The whole package (it all works together), followed by the trailer .
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Taking it places people won't believe, in comfort!
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
Started as DD/Weekend wheeler; graduated to street driven trail rig.
9. Build thread Linky...
4Runner: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/95322-dirtcos-1999-4runner-build.html
Trailer: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/gener...dirtco%92s-camping-trailer-version-1-2-a.html
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

 

[Richie]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1998 all black limited. Leather, sunroof, e-locker

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Richie/Richie/"The rig" or my favorite, "daddy's truck"

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Since Easter weekend '16. It's my 2nd 3rd Gen and 3rd 4Runner. Plan on keeping this one though

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
I tend to like older rigs. Its old, but not quite vintage yet. Oh, and its a Toyota!

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
149k when bought. It currently has 174k

6. Your favorite mods...
The lift of course!


7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Not too big, elocker(even though I haven't used it yet), its high stance, very capable and awesome fishing/camping rig

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
A bit of it all, but mainly hauls my 2 and 4 year olds around

9. Build thread Linky...
none

10.

 

[AxleIke]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1999, one of toyota's 100 shades of Millennium Silver, SR5, Factory options were tinted front windows, heated mirrors, no sun roof, rear locker, 5 speed.
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
AxleIke, Baby Beast 2
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Owned for 5 years, first one I've owned
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Didn't consider anything else. Wanted the 96 and up suspension, didn't want the 03 and up body
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
201,000/275,000
6. Your favorite mods...
Dual cases, front locker, compressor, various supercharger goodies
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
The look on people's faces when it drives by them on trails they didn't think were possible.
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
All of it except overlanding. I camp.
9. Build thread Linky...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/112228-1999-4Runner-SR5-Baby-Beast-2

10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like... (please keep the photo size reasonable, We don't like scrolling left to right because somebody's photo is too friggin huge, thanks!)

 

[Renegade_Medic]

In progress

1. Year, color, options, etc...
99 limited, started emerald green, now is Khaki semi-gloss finish. Rear diff lock, big brakes, auto, 4.30 ratios.

2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Roger, (Renegade_Medic), truck name is Mothra because there was a mother in the instrument panel and it's a Japanese truck, so it stuck.

3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen?
Owned for 5 months
How many have you owned?
First one

4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Was considering a WJ grand Cherokee and tacoma as well. Tacomas were at least twice the price as the 4Runner for the same thing basically, and I already have 2 trucks. WJs are hard to come by with V8 and 4x4 in my area, plus Chrysler quality is poor, have owned several jeeps.
Ended up with 4R because of great rep and parts/info availability is huge. Plus I always like the lines on these (closet SUV fan). And I got a good deal on this one....so far...

5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
248k at purchase and 254-ish now.

6. Your favorite mods...
Toytec front coils, OME rear 891s and Bilstein 5100s all around. It drives sooooo good.

7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Most 4Runners in my area are bone stock, nearly all 4x4s in central Texas are either trucks or JKUs (the new Honda Civic), so it's something different. I always get compliments on my rig.

8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
It is mostly a Weekend Toy/family adventure.

9. Build thread link: I stopped updating this, but this is the link.

*http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/163550-Another-Budget-3rd-Gen-4Runner-build

 

[owyheerat]

Another 3rd gen...

1. Year, color, options, etc... 1999, Silver, base model, 5spd, 2.7l 4 cylinder (3RZ)
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...Durwin, Owyheerat
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned? 4 years. This my 2nd 3rd gen, but 1st and only vehicle i have ever modded. I have really enjoyed the build and the vehicle. I love the little 3RZ motor. Just enough power (for me), and super simple to work on. Which I've only done PM, haven't had any engine repairs to make...knock on wood. I love Toyotas. I have owned several and they have all been great.
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...Build quality, size (I don't need a bigger SUV), realiability, styling, comfort. This rig is a perfect fit for what I like to do...get out with friends or just me and my dog, and explore.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...1/9/14, 197k...1/6/17, 217k
6. Your favorite mods... ARB compressor (I like to air down on trails) and lockers. Homemade rear bumper with dual swing outs.
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner... Toyota quality and realibility. It's 18 years old, still looks good, runs great, and has taken me everywhere I have wanted to go (and got me home without incident).
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc... Adventure/Overland/exploreration rig. It is not my DD.
9. Build thread Linky... none...yet.
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like... (please keep the photo size reasonable, We don't like scrolling left to right because somebody's photo is too friggin huge, thanks!)

 

[Arktikos]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
1999, Autumn Blaze, Limited, E-Locker, Supercharged
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Jeremiah/Dirtco
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
Bought in 2011, had 1st Gen 4Runners before this one.
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Thought about a 3.4 swap, but decided to buy the vehicle that came with the engine and build it.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
Bought with 115K, now 138K (a majority of those miles are dirt)
6. Your favorite mods...
The whole package (it all works together), followed by the trailer .
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
Taking it places people won't believe, in comfort!
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
Started as DD/Weekend wheeler; graduated to street driven trail rig.
9. Build thread Linky...
4Runner: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/95322-dirtcos-1999-4runner-build.html
Trailer: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/gener...dirtco%92s-camping-trailer-version-1-2-a.html
10. Poser shots, or real photos, whatever you like...

That's a gnarly looking 4Runner. Looks nice. I've never seen that color on this model before. It's a winner.

 

[4x4runner2002]

1. Year, color, options, etc...
2002 imperial jade with thundercloud, armor lockers suspension
2. Name of owner/screen name/truck name...
Zach
3. How long have you owned your 3rd Gen? How many have you owned?
About 5 years
4. What made you decide to buy a 3rd Gen over what other options you might have been considering...
Had an 05 Tacoma and wanted something different that still had a strong aftermarket.
5. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage...
130k then 190k now
6. Your favorite mods...
arb lockers with 4.88 gears and rear disc brakes. Trailer
7. What do you love most about being a 3rd Gen owner...
All the looks.
8. How your 3rd Gen is used; is it a DD, weekend Toy, family adventure, overland travel, etc...
All of the above.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/179851-4x4runner2002-build.html#post1820245

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