What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

I ordered it from Auto Anything. Here is the link.

https://www.autoanything.com/air-intakes/spectre-cold-air-intake

 

Neighbor needed to get rid of some dirt and I needed some dirt.

 

New tails or overlays?

 

new tails..

https://www.uniquestyleracingstore....ade-to-2014-style-tail-lights-tlty4run10leds2

 

I drove all the way to Seaside Heights, NJ for my first shot of the coronavirus vaccine! I also stopped by the boardwalk to take a walk and eat some pizza for lunch. Then I went over to Hobbytown in Toms River to pick up some model cement for that 1994 Ricky Rudd Nascar model I got earlier this year and some extra body clips for my RC Trailrunner.

 

Nice looking bike

 

Put some off road tires on that bad boy

 

Parked next to another 4Runner at work

 

Make that rig work

 

I got the Southern Style Offroad slimline bumper, X20 winch and 30" light bar installed this weekend. They had sent me an extra Toyota push switch by mistake but I still went 0 for 2 on the Mictuning brand switches. They work well went not clipped into the dash hole. Once you clip them into place they either only work as a momentary switch or stick on. Ordered some new switches from Air on Board, hoping they are better quality.

 

Bro!

Those are offroad tires!

They're just worn down to slicks!

 

Added a Heretic Studios light bar to the roof.

 

We all had to start somewhere! Looks solid enough, and that’s what counts most.

 

Hampton Roads area?

 

What the heck, what area has snow in late April?

 

I can roll dimes on a clean flat surface but I failed on this one for sure. I could grind it down and make it look nice. However, that just weakens the weld. We will see maybe I will take the wheel off next time.

 

4 years in the making! Finally was able to install my headlights and all the other lighting along with the C4 bumper ☺️

 

Nothing like a random snow storm nearing the end of April. My 4Runner looked just as disgusted this morning as I did. *laughs* I swear, the older I get the more I'm ready to move to the desert.

 

Friend of mine Ed from Ohio, is working his way west (overlanding) and stopped by yesterday. We hit some trails together off of Glade Top Trail in the Mark Twain National Forest. Mid trail we met up with Blue Line Overland, who was also running a trail ride.

Blue Line Overland consists of active and retired LE who donate all the funds from their swag sales to needy children. I met them previously at the MOORE event in Springfield, MO a couple months ago and bought a couple of their patches.
https://bluelineoverland.com/




It was cold and snowing yesterday, which is really rare for the Ozarks in April. The day before it was 75F.

 

Which is more important, looks or strength? I am not a welder.

 

Both.

 

I finally received my set of C4 full skidders just a few weeks short of a 6 month wait, guess they got real busy with all the discounted pre-order thingy they did at Thanksgiving time... No worries, it's all good!

Unboxed em, checked em all out, made sure everything was there and they were off to Maverick powder coating in Anaheim. They came out great with a less than a week completion time!

I put them on Saturday by myself with a lil help from my motorcycle jack, that front skid was a bit heavy and awkward for me to try and bench press that sucker up and get a bolt started! LOL

Took a couple hours, wasn't bad at all except for on bolt was a pain in the arse to get tightened down. And if you watch the install video, you'll notice they don't film them putting in that one bolt! I find it funny now but not when i was under the truck almost breaking my arm to get it done.

Anyways, here's a couple pics of the job completed. I rewarded myself with a burrito and a beer for lunch after.



As I told my buddy, "these things are super beefy with an extra side of beef!"

 

Strength... but often looks is synonymous with strength. You just want to look for good weld penetration and not a lot porosity.

 

Nice! Here is my RC4WD Trail Finder II.

 

Sweet! I like how that truck looks! Is it a hard body? It's way more detailed than my Tralrunner's lexan body.

Check out my topic about RC here. Don't worry, you don't have to be from NJ to join in https://www.4runners.com/threads/finally-some-legal-offroading-in-central-new-jersey.14668/

 

Sharp eye

 

Can you have one without the other or are both a prerequisite?
My wife, a retired veterinarian, wants to learn to weld.

 

Is porosity part of the weld itself and not the metal?
My wife, a retired veterinarian, wants to learn to weld.