Howdy y'all!
Here's info about my rig and why......
A little about the truck: I bought a 1988 4Runner with 230,000 miles on the clock in January of 2004. I bought it as a "Project Truck" and boy has it been one. I limped it home with warped head and 40psi of compression on the #3 cyl. Today it is my daily driver and my weekend warrior.
A little about my decision: I choose a 1st gen 4Runner because of it's "usability". It comfortably sits 4 and I can haul my stuff around. I wanted a 5-speed because I've had 2 different auto transmissions die on me. I wanted 4-wheel drive to wheel trails, go camping, and feel safer in the snow. The general theme for my truck would be 'Exploration' - I'm not into mudding or strictly rock crawling... but I want to be able to get over almost everything I encounter and have a reliable vehicle to take into the wilderness!
Right now it stands with...
ENGINE:
Rebuilt original 22RE
TRD Stage 1 Cam
Bored .2" Over
Balanced
Decked
COOLING:
GDI 3-Core Radiator
180 degree tstat
Taurus 2-Speed Fan Mod
PERFORMANCE:
Borla muffler
K&N Filtercharger
DRIVETRAIN:
Rebuilt 5-Speed thanks to Walnut Creek Transmission!
Custom lengethen rear driveshaft thanks to Drive Line Service in Concord, CA
$35 AutoZone Clutch
OFFROAD:
1" 4Crawler Body Lift
1.5" BJ Spacers, 2" Lift Blocks
6" Shackles from RuffStuff Specialties
33" BFG M/T's
Pro-Comp Shocks on all 4 corners
5 - 55 watt Rock Lights
2 - 55 watt Hella's on the roof rack
2 - 55 watt Hella's on the front bumper
BentUp Front Bumper with receiver hitch
BentUp Sliders
Smittybuilt Rear (Waiting for it to fall off, then it will get replaced with a BentUp w/TireCarrier me thinks)
ELECTRONICS:
Radio Shack CB
Wilson Lil' Wil
Aux. Fuse Panels and Distribution Blocks
Kenwood HU with 4-6x9's
Viper Model 300 Alarm
ICOM 207H (Dual Band with remote mount head)
Yeasu VX-7R Handheld (Tri-Band)
Lots of antenna's!!!
Here's info about my rig and why......
A little about the truck: I bought a 1988 4Runner with 230,000 miles on the clock in January of 2004. I bought it as a "Project Truck" and boy has it been one. I limped it home with warped head and 40psi of compression on the #3 cyl. Today it is my daily driver and my weekend warrior.
A little about my decision: I choose a 1st gen 4Runner because of it's "usability". It comfortably sits 4 and I can haul my stuff around. I wanted a 5-speed because I've had 2 different auto transmissions die on me. I wanted 4-wheel drive to wheel trails, go camping, and feel safer in the snow. The general theme for my truck would be 'Exploration' - I'm not into mudding or strictly rock crawling... but I want to be able to get over almost everything I encounter and have a reliable vehicle to take into the wilderness!
Right now it stands with...
ENGINE:
Rebuilt original 22RE
TRD Stage 1 Cam
Bored .2" Over
Balanced
Decked
COOLING:
GDI 3-Core Radiator
180 degree tstat
Taurus 2-Speed Fan Mod
PERFORMANCE:
Borla muffler
K&N Filtercharger
DRIVETRAIN:
Rebuilt 5-Speed thanks to Walnut Creek Transmission!
Custom lengethen rear driveshaft thanks to Drive Line Service in Concord, CA
$35 AutoZone Clutch
OFFROAD:
1" 4Crawler Body Lift
1.5" BJ Spacers, 2" Lift Blocks
6" Shackles from RuffStuff Specialties
33" BFG M/T's
Pro-Comp Shocks on all 4 corners
5 - 55 watt Rock Lights
2 - 55 watt Hella's on the roof rack
2 - 55 watt Hella's on the front bumper
BentUp Front Bumper with receiver hitch
BentUp Sliders
Smittybuilt Rear (Waiting for it to fall off, then it will get replaced with a BentUp w/TireCarrier me thinks)
ELECTRONICS:
Radio Shack CB
Wilson Lil' Wil
Aux. Fuse Panels and Distribution Blocks
Kenwood HU with 4-6x9's
Viper Model 300 Alarm
ICOM 207H (Dual Band with remote mount head)
Yeasu VX-7R Handheld (Tri-Band)
Lots of antenna's!!!
