Mike's newest project is a 1985 4Runner. Mike acquired this 4Runner from a friend in the "Homegrown" crew. He has a lot of plans for it to fix it up & make it an even more capable wheeling rig. It got it's name accidentally when Mike was talking about it and accidentally combining the name of his last 4Runner "Ruby" and this one being blue and said "Boobie. In a shop full of guys, of course the name stuck.
Before we get into the details if what is to come, we should start out with what "Boobie" was equipped with before the work started. She started out with our ORS front coilover 3-link suspension, slightly modified with 2.5" body Racerunner Shocks on a stock front axle. Out back there are Alcan springs with an ORS rear long travel shock mount. On top of that is a 3" body lift. She is powered by a 22RE motor with an R151 Turbo Transmission, HD driveshafts, 5.29 gears, detroits front & rear, an IFS rear axle housing, v6 differential, high pinion front and Marlin dual cases. Finally for protection there was a Smittybilt front bumper, home made rear bumper and 37" MTR's for tires.
While most of us think "that sounds like an awesome rig"... Mike's mind works differently. He thought of just a few things he could do to improve her offroad capability and overall function.
Some of the plans include: removing the body lift and dropping the suspension lift height to lower the center of gravity, while improving the suspension with a rear 4-link, a fuel cell for added safety and function, a front ORS bumper, a custom rear bumper and a full interior cage to protect passengers, there will also be a new paint job and 42" Super Swamper TSL's.
Lets start with what "she" kind of started out like (I wasn't fast enough with the camera before Mike started chopping and working!) "She" is the blue 4Runner...
Rear shock mounts
Front coilover suspension
And the chopping commences.... at this point you can see the fender chops, and also the body lift has been removed, causing additional need for clearancing to the sliders
Before we get into the details if what is to come, we should start out with what "Boobie" was equipped with before the work started. She started out with our ORS front coilover 3-link suspension, slightly modified with 2.5" body Racerunner Shocks on a stock front axle. Out back there are Alcan springs with an ORS rear long travel shock mount. On top of that is a 3" body lift. She is powered by a 22RE motor with an R151 Turbo Transmission, HD driveshafts, 5.29 gears, detroits front & rear, an IFS rear axle housing, v6 differential, high pinion front and Marlin dual cases. Finally for protection there was a Smittybilt front bumper, home made rear bumper and 37" MTR's for tires.
While most of us think "that sounds like an awesome rig"... Mike's mind works differently. He thought of just a few things he could do to improve her offroad capability and overall function.
Some of the plans include: removing the body lift and dropping the suspension lift height to lower the center of gravity, while improving the suspension with a rear 4-link, a fuel cell for added safety and function, a front ORS bumper, a custom rear bumper and a full interior cage to protect passengers, there will also be a new paint job and 42" Super Swamper TSL's.
Lets start with what "she" kind of started out like (I wasn't fast enough with the camera before Mike started chopping and working!) "She" is the blue 4Runner...
Rear shock mounts
Front coilover suspension
And the chopping commences.... at this point you can see the fender chops, and also the body lift has been removed, causing additional need for clearancing to the sliders
Very nice! 
