djwantke 2016 White Trail build and travels

Having two Toyota's is nice but it's getting expensive. My wife's 4runners sliders and tire carrier come in this week and I just picked up a slightly used set of Icon 2.5 coilovers for it. Her build is keeping me from working on the Tundra

 

You gotta mount fake crows to your roof @Thacrow
This dude also had a skeleton on his taco grill and skulls mounted as ditch lights

 

I wish I could like your post more than once. Thats brilliant.

 

me next to a train

 

slapped on some thermo-plastic mudflaps yesterday from my autoparts store, fire sale $19.99cad (12”x25”)
I’m an irritable person - it was so frustrating in the rain, but it’s raining every day for eight months out of the year
I have 12” metal and poly KickBack flaps from Action Car & Truck I ran for a while, almost like these better tho.







Look at my gorgeous LT285/70 Kumho spare under there
Who names a tire Kum-ho

 

thumbnails I like

 

I dunno man…
With all those leaves you should probably go hijack a self serve wash n bang some metal

side note:
Sure it’s been asked n sure they’re new…almost bought a set of those tires that came with some wheels down here…they are the mix/hybrid terrains? N if you like em thus far?

 

home office view. front row spot
watching over her like a bird




new profile pic lol

 

They look ready for some mud!

 

pondering chopping 4R things again, thinking it over with a beer

 

I know I've seen that tube style before....I think it was some fellow down in the Los Angeles area whom makes it. See if I can remember who that was.

 

Ah, my bad. I was confusing with a different manufacturer but Nguyen Works has a very thin design that you could use as a guide?

 

newest work on the build.
rear bumper cover “clearance chop”
(future: dom tubing weld work)

 

Was gonna ask for a proper bootiepic in the other thread…throw some daylight on that thang

Feel like this gonna turn out great…n become the next big “how-to?” coming your way from the masses

Gonna move the lights up? Maybe a tab on top the DOM
Plans for the spare?

 

That's my biggest question here. I think it looks great and I applaud the balls it too to cut. I really want to know how it was done. I hope there are more pics.

 

Great craftsmanship and figuring out how to do this! I agree, big Kahunas cutting, well done!

 

Big thanks, gentlemen!!
@scottiezilla @Thacrow @Photon_Chaser
I just got home from after-hours work, I will elaborate for you shortly.

 

Looks good. Nicely done. I did the same to my GX but now considering doing the same to the 4runner.

 

That’s right, yeah man I remember. I’ve been brainstorming ever since, thx for inspiration

 

1. little bit brighter photos attached below
2. I like that idea of moving lights up, a tab on the DOM would be smart ya cuz there not much else
3. Plan for spare: I like maybe the rigid ultraswing tire carrier to get wheel out from under there on trips

 

@scottiezilla scratch that rig’d ultraswing is like $2300 haha nope

 

Way too much!

 

For sure. Love a good high clearance rear. I don’t mess around haha.

 

Guide:
Rear bumper cover “clearance chop”
2016 ORP

>This cut likely precedes dom tubing weld work
>To get out ahead of that did the bumper cover cut myself, so I’m to blame if it’s janky
>Note:
rear bumper cover was already was painted black on lower portion in a separate project.
factory rear mudguards previously cut off with a reciprocating saw.


1. YouTube how to remove bumper cover and do that. Unclip the valance easily from backside.


Mask off and then spray out flat black the lower half of the newly exposed painted metal that lies behind the rear wheels, and under hatch a bit.


Spray inner foam piece flat black. Add a couple 3M Velcro strips between foam and crossmember.


*I bent undercarriage fastening brackets UP with a rubber mallet, since they ain’t doing anything no more.



2. Tape off a straight line on bumper cover using masking tape, starting just under the third fastener from the seam with the body (12” down from seam), and line that mark up with the top edge of all the valance clip fastener slots in bumper cover. (If you don’t have valance trim, the cut is 1-3/4“ down from top surface of bumper cover step).





For the fender liner behind wheel, cut it in a straight line across starting from your cut line that’s just under third fastener from seam (12” down from seam)




3. Trace top edge of the masking tape with a dry erase marker. Remove tape and fix your cut line where needed. I tried to stay parallel with the horizontal bumper/body seam.


4. Fasten bumper cover upside down, to some kind of table or platform, using screws through inconspicuous existing holes.



5. Wear eye & ear protection. Cut your line with a corded Dremel tool, recommend cutoff wheel No. 409. I broke like 4 of ‘em. Let the melted plastic pelt your face!





6. Peel what you can off cut edge by hand. Sand edge quickly w/ 120grit, I used a corded multitool.



7. Reinstall bumper cover.



8. Install black automotive edge trim w/ heat gun, especially if you’re below 18°C/65°F. I bought at Canadian Tire.





Sink a self tapping screw through fender liner into a metal bracket area behind it, between the second and third fastener down from seam.



Extra angles:

 

I think all the photos work now ^

@scottiezilla @Thacrow @Photon_Chaser @raimieb @captrussia253

 

Nicely done!

 

Only thing left to do is to cut off that rear crossmember at the rear body mount and move it upwards…add a couple of flanges and gussets to reinforce.

Come on Dj, let’s see some welding skills!