Luckily this 4runner has no body rust and only some very minor surface rust here and there. I did take the fender flares off while I was painting and painted inside and outside of fenders with POR15 even though there was no sign of rust anywhere.
I also installed a Blue Sea, 6 circuit fuse panel under the hood as part of the elocker modification. So far I only have two circuits coming out of it: 20A elocker circuit and 25A circuit for the IPF lights.
I have bought two 100 series Land Cruiser 12Volt outlets that I plan to install front and rear. I also plan on adding a roof rack to the fiberglass top and using the last two circuits for front and rear lights off the rack.
What else. Well I have an SR5 center console but the color needs changing to brown (it's grey). I also have some SR5 front seats but, again, the color is wrong on them and the frames are a bit rusty. I will install some SR5 front seats but I'm still weighing my options. I also have an upper plenum and throttle cable from a 1995 22RE that I wanted to install this year but didn't get around to it. It is on the list and I've already sourced the gaskets.
I want to install this Wilderness roof rack:
Truck Cap Wilderness Roof Rack (Off-Road Series)
I plan on bolting it through the fiberglass roof.
That's pretty much it for plans for now. Maybe cross-over steering at some point but I have mixed feelings about that. I have also been researching undercoatings. I will probably use some 3M Body Schutz but that's down the road.
When we move back to the US, this 4Runner will most likely go back to my in-laws place and be used for hunting. I've never been stuck in it but I guess with the lockers and winch I won't have to be quite as careful with my excursions.
One last thought. After 2 years of searching, mainly on ebay, I finally found a brown original 4Runner cubbyhole to go in the spot where the stupid dealer installed cruise control switch panel was mounted. It cost me a whopping 99 cents plus $4.95 shipping. No photos but for some reason I find that modification extremely satisfying!
Again, here's to everyone on Mud...you guys are great!
