I finally decided to put my Runner build on the new SONTT.

We've owned this 4Runner for a few years. It started life in my family as a daily driver for my wife for about 6 years. Then we bought another car, and it became my toy. So here is the lowdown.

The way it was when we bought it.


Specs. When Purchased
1990 Toyota 4Runner 25th Anniversary Edition. 3.0l V6, A340 Transmission / Transfer Case. Stock IFS and Stock 8" Rear, 4.10:1 Gearing, and 215-75 R15 Goodyear Wrangler AT's.


Exterior Upgrades
1. Bronco 2 Roof Rack (to mount a rooftop carrier to)


2. 31" Michelin LXT on stock alloys


3. Bush Bar with 55w Baja Lights with 100w bulbs


4. 32" Roughrider AT's on stock alloys.


5. Quick Change CV (see write up in Cheap, Easy Mods (Will link a writeup) axles and Manual Hubs (note that the bolts are 1/2" x 1.5" grade 8 bolts with nyloc nuts - and the hubs I managed to find in Tafts a local pick'n'pull!





6. 33" Durango MT's on the same stock alloys and while in the process of painting (pay no attention to the date - it's wrong - new camera)


6.5. Had to replace the stock (rusted) front crossmember with 2"od 1/4"thick square tube.


7. Supposed to be OD Green Paint and 80's Mustang Hood Scoop



8. Stock 2nd Gen Tire Carrier and CB Antenna


9. YJ Front Bumper used as a Rear Bumper (soon to be changed/modded - side protection, raised and such)




10. Here is the way it stands as of September 06. (pay no attention to the date - it's wrong - new camera)


11. Extended Front and Rear Differential Breathers. Front runs up behind the wiper motor, and the rear exits 18" up the roll bar in the cargo area.
Front


12. Tube Doors. Well the weather was nice on Sunday so this is what I was working on. They are 1.5" od 1/8" thick square tube.


Painted - still not finished, but the handles work.


They aren't finished. I'm going to run another vertical bar from top to bottom closer to the hinge. I still need a padded arm rest to go from the vertical rear post to the upper bar. I may fill in the opening with expanded mesh, and maybe fill the door sill with diamond plate to keep crap in. I still need to cap off the top of the vertical post as well as the bottom bar.

Interior Mods
1. Removed Cargo Carpet - see second roll bar picture

2. 1st. Gen Roll Bar to mount Hi-Lift and Fire Extinguisher




3. Cobra CB in the factory ashtray location


Upcoming Mods
1. Welded stock 4cyl rear diff. Waiting install. (will be switched to an offroad camper trailer for spares after testing, Then installing a full spool.)

Yukon full spool waiting to be installed.


2. 2" Body Lift (homemade 2"x3"x3/16" steel blocks)

X. Roof Mount Light Bar and 4 more 55w Baja Lights upgraded to 100w bulbs (made the light bar - needs paint and lights)

Painted with extra set of fog that I have kicking around



Extra tabs for 2 more lights

They aren't finished yet - they still need a hoop to protect the lights from low hanging branches.

4. On Board Air and Auxiliary air tanks
X. Front Tube Doors
6. Reconfigure Rear Bumper
X. Homemade Winch Bumper and 8500lb winch - in progress.

With winch mounted/not finished.

The cover plates need to be regonfigured to ease the mounting of an old homebuilt tractor plow that I rescued from a neighbours.


8. Homemade Rock Sliders
9. 5.71:1 Gears (for front and rear)
10. 35"Mud Terrains
11. 2" Drive train lift
12. Homemade Safari Rack
13. 1.5" BJ Spacers (Thanks goes to Lee for the blanks) and Cruiser coils - longer shocks and Panhard Drop
14. Manually adjustable LSPV in cab for quick easy adjustment.


DISCLAIMER. I know the gear and desired tire size, but I'm not sure if I want to SAS or not.So the following order may be subject to change.

14. Front locker either way IFS or SAS
15. May SAS

nice truck

Id be worried if someone took the winch, heard stories of people torching them off

Thanks, it's getting there.

I'm not worried. As soon as the plates are finished it'll be alot harder/more things in the way to do it easily. Plus it needs to leave the driveway first... Need a fuel pump!

build looks good. That plow is a BEAST

Yes that plow is a beast - it'll make clearing snow so much easier!

Thanks goes out to Lee for the blanks....



Finally got the BJ spacers cut and drilled - tomorrow is the install day. That and to make some coil spacers for the rear! Install pictures to come!

I also decided that the tube doors only needed armrests, so I padded some, here they are!



Sorry for the crappy picture - my daughter took it!

nice work so far man keep it goin

Thanks, I'm working on it!

Ok, due to a busy week and a setback I finally finished the BJ Spacers...

Before.



After



See the rake....



I should add that the BJ spacers did a great job of getting the front back to where it was before the bumper/winch! 14" even!!!!

Now to build the diffdrop and the coil spacers...
Keep you all posted!

did you use a hole saw to make the big holes in the spacers? the slugs are used for the diff drop if you did, just enlarge the centre hole to fit the longer bolts required.

lee