99SR5's 88 4Runner build thread

[99SR5]

stock, not too long after i picked it up
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/random003.jpg

top off!
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner004.jpg

some winter fun
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner002.jpg

new rear bumper, made by donnie
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner007.jpg

1stgenrunnerdude's truck makin mine look terrible
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner006.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner008.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner009.jpg

you can only get so far when your auto hubs are slippin
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner011.jpg

me and 1stgenrunnerdude again
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner012.jpg

sorry if i posted too many pics but i figured it'll give everyone something to do

[BlueX]

looks good I all ways like those 1st Gen 4runners & pick up trucks.
the guy in my old '88 truck needs to get some Mud terrains :)

[HOODLUM]

Did you buy that from a guy named Tim Mabey? It looks exactly like the one he had here recently.If so He's the service manager at the dealership I work at.He kept it at his house in Ocean City MD.

[1stgenrnrdude]

looks good chris! cant wait to see it come together! and yea.. i kno i need some tires bad hahaha =(

[HOODLUM]

Disreguard previous post.Tim's didn't have any body stripes.

[99SR5]

the guy in my old '88 truck needs to get some Mud terrains :)

hahaha i know i keep givin him crap, tryin to talk him into it

[BlueX]

yea those tires become slicks when they packed up w/ mud. need to get some KM2s or MTRs..I have these on my Nissan can't wait to try them out in a few weeks @ Rausch Creek

[99SR5]

i like it. oh so what do you guys think about wheels. i was thinkin about getting more of the ones i have as a spare and paint those white and re-do my stripes but im gonna put truck bed liner on the bottom half of the truck. should i do the white wheels which are 6inch wide or should i get some wider rock crawlers ( i also plan on going to 33's )

[BlueX]

I have 33x12.5x15 on my Nissan w/ 15x8
so I would say to go w/ atleast 15x7 or 15x8 if you wanna run 33's
just depends if you want 12.5 or 10.5

[locknload]

Nice truck. Go with 15x8's, it leaves your options way open for tires now and later.

[99SR5]

yeah i'll probably end up going with 15x8's or something like that

[99SR5]

so i've been working on the body work on the truck. the rust is gone, and i am in the process of herculining it now, i have one coat down and gonna add another two tomorrow. ill get some pics asap. oh and also took off the red valance.

[1stgenrnrdude]

ill get some pics asap

uh huh

[99SR5]

uh huh

lol shut up, my camera is acting up

[locknload]

lol shut up, my camera is acting up


Are you sure it's not a bad connection between the camera and the ground?

[BeaterToyota]

Are you sure it's not a bad connection between the camera and the ground?

That's kinda funny. But, seriously, you're online at 4:54 AM?

[99SR5]

i have no idea. when i plug my camera up to my computer and turn on the camera it doesnt upload the pics like it used to

[locknload]

That's kinda funny. But, seriously, you're online at 4:54 AM?

I get up at 2:55am and a.m. on the road by 3:30.

i have no idea. when i plug my camera up to my computer and turn on the camera it doesnt upload the pics like it used to

Give me a call, we'll see if we can figure it out.

[99SR5]

I get up at 2:55am and a.m. on the road by 3:30.



Give me a call, we'll see if we can figure it out.

will do but probably when i get back from the beach next week. maybe ill be able to get some cool pics there with the truck

[99SR5]

ok time for new pics!

last shown it looked like this :
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner005.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner008.jpg

now!
:http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner015.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner018.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner019.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner020.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner021.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner023.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner022.jpg

let me know. i know the wheels gotta go, they look out of place. in about two weeks im gonna rotate the tires so those will be black wall out and the wheels will be painted black till i get some rock crawlers.

oh and i've been rockin the bikini for a while now rain and shine :clap:

[locknload]

Looks good, I never even noticed you blacked out the grill and bumper. Loose the rear center caps too :).

[PrezidentRedz]

Looking good Bro.

[1stgenrnrdude]

looks really good dude i like all the black now. i agree, you should just get new wheels eventho i tell you this everyday lol

[99SR5]

Looks good, I never even noticed you blacked out the grill and bumper. Loose the rear center caps too :).
i never thought about the rear center caps i guess ill do that too. but painted the bumper and grill the other day, thats why you didnt notice

Looking good Bro.
thanks!

looks really good dude i like all the black now. i agree, you should just get new wheels eventho i tell you this everyday lol

yeah i know, hey you should buy new ones and give me yours or we can trade:Hillbilly:(this smiley is pretty realistic because of my gap in my teeth lol)

[makitupthehardway]

dude why buy new wheels. Little scuffing of the chrome and some black spray paint will do the trick.

[99SR5]

dude why buy new wheels. Little scuffing of the chrome and some black spray paint will do the trick.

im pretty sure thats the new plan. i dont know what backspacing these wheels have so when i do 12.50's i dont know how they'll fit but till then im gonna paint the chrome ones

[99SR5]

update, got wet okel seat covers for the rear seats now, lowered the front about an inch so it doesnt look as goofy and painted the wood that the speakers are mounted to. ill try to get a pic tomorrow. oh and the wheels are black now

[makitupthehardway]

I saw it at the shop last week. It looks sweet.

[99SR5]

I saw it at the shop last week. It looks sweet.

thank you thank you. i made sure to park far away from your **** lol, that thing makes me look like a station wagon

[99SR5]

most current pics

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner027.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner028.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner025.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner031.jpg

still really needs a front bumper and some suspension work

[Sleepy Cannon]

Very nice. I like the whole red and black thing.

[99SR5]

thank you i try :Hillbilly:

[larc68]

updated pics? i didnt do all that work for nothing :flipoff:

[99SR5]

updated pics? i didnt do all that work for nothing :flipoff:

lol ill get some up when i throw in a radiator, km2's and new wheels and when the bumper is back on =) plus we should put them sliders on

[larc68]

lol ill get some up when i throw in a radiator, km2's and new wheels and when the bumper is back on =) plus we should put them sliders on

dammit your list is longer than erins list of things for me to do!!middle finger

[99SR5]

dammit your list is longer than erins list of things for me to do!!middle finger
hahaha yeah i know! its starting to piss me off. i wanna be able to drive my truck

[locknload]

Drive it? I'd just like to see pics of it. Come on man, is yer finger broken? Get some pics of the lift and tires up.

[99SR5]

Drive it? I'd just like to see pics of it. Come on man, is yer finger broken? Get some pics of the lift and tires up.

alright hold on. ill do it on tuesday when the 3rd gen is behind it so you can see how large it is

[99SR5]

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner037.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner039.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner040.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u103/chriszawacki/4runner041.jpg

the beefy shackles

[locknload]

Looks really good dude. Any rubbing in the front, did ya bash in your pinch weld with a BFH yet?

[99SR5]

Looks really good dude. Any rubbing in the front, did ya bash in your pinch weld with a BFH yet?

lol yeah it rubs a little and i took a hammer to it, not really a BFH, im gonna go back over the pinch welds again with the wheels off and a bigger hammer. im just waiting for michelin to be back on track with km2's.

now it just needs my sliders that are just sitting in donnies garage and my bumper thats in the same place lol

[larc68]

updated pics?

[1stgenrnrdude]

updated pics?

yeah for real wtf this thread fails

[99SR5]

yeah for real wtf this thread fails

shut up i dont get the motivation to get on the computer anymore lol. ill get some up with the sliders and roof off im just getting tired of the same pics at the same place so we're gonna have to go back to that field when your truck is ready and take some there

[1stgenrnrdude]

my truck is always ready.

[99SR5]

my truck is always ready.

yeah i bet with that blowing up diff and front axles that are about to snap.... :flipoff:

[1stgenrnrdude]

yeah i bet with that blowing up diff and front axles that are about to snap.... :flipoff:

is that why you were afraid to go back to that hill that kicked you ass? :flipoff:

[99SR5]

is that why you were afraid to go back to that hill that kicked you ass? :flipoff:

lol yup especially with tires that barely have traction on pavement