Runner from KC reporting in

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Jan 12, 2014
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Location
Kansas City/Riverside, MO
Member from MO4WD club & T4R.org joining in since I've heard a lot about IH8MUD. I would introduce myself in the TAC section, but I'm not a member of their club....yet.

Biography-
Wheelin Wolf - Derek

I live in the Riverside/Parkville/KC area. Live with mother (wish I could move out) not married, no kids, no gf. I have a male brown labrador mix named Roadie.
The only real hobby I got is wheeling or working on my Runner. I work as a powder coat painter for now, but I want to change that...someday.

Vehicle 1987 Toyota 4Runner
I almost did a ground up resto mod to this truck.

Drivetrain
-New bored .020 over 22RE engine
-stainless oversized valves
-"crawler" camshaft
-Tri-Y header
-new W56 HD tranny
-new tcase w/ 4.7 gear reduction
-ARB rear locker
-4.88 gears in both front and rear axles
-extended diff breathers

Suspension/lift, wheels/tires
-3in. body lift (previous owner)
-1in. helper springs in rear (previous owner)
-25mm thicker torsion bars
-Budbuilt rear shock mounts
-U-bolt flip kit
-33x12.5x15 BF Goodrich KM2s
-15x8 American Racing Outlaw lls

Interior
-replaced old DLX seats with SR5 reupholstered seats
-slightly modified $30 Wal-Mart center console (on the list of things that's gonna be redone)
-SUV Cargo caddy storage drawer
-driver's side grab handle
-fabbed switch panel under stereo
-welded rust holes in floorboard with solid metal patches & lots of fiberglass putty
-Sprayed POR-15 truck bed liner all over floorboard & inside side panels in the rear
-LED dome light & added another couple LED lights to light up the cargo area
-Toyota 3-in-1 stereo
-Pioneer speakers in stock location in front (no rear speakers yet)
-other things including adding OEM SR5 options that my Runner didn't come with (i.e. map light, Inclinometer, etc.)

Exterior
-Davez off road front and rear bumpers
-Marlin Crawler rock sliders
-CBI off road tire carrier
-Bushwacker cut-out fender flares
-Warn VR10000 winch
-AmSteel blue 100' synthetic rope
-KC fog lights
-Softopper.com soft top (for warmer months only)

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Welcome. The annual club meeting is in a couple weeks. Come join us

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Nice looking rig! Hope to see it in person at the annual meeting.
 
Welcome Derek. Nice looking runner. The meeting is a great place to get to know some folks.
 
Thanks. I probably won't be able to make it to the February meet, but I'm going to do my best to make it to the Fall Crawl since I couldn't make it last year.
I got several projects I've been putting off for years that I need to do this year. I got plans to wheel SMORR sometime in April to get reacquainted with the place...after almost 9 years.
 
She's a beaut, Clark!
 
Oh man that makes me miss my 89 pickup. Good looking rig you have there. SAS in the future ?

Actually, gonna probably put in a long travel setup...someday. I don't wheel this thing really hard and the 4.7 gearing in the tcase with the rear locker has gotten me places I thought I'd never get to.
I've wheeled with Jeep guys who couldn't believe that my Runner could keep up with them. :D
 
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