We purchased our Black Cherry FJ with the intentions of it being just my new daily driver. I wanted the Sun Fusion, but the wife was dead set against it. The Black Cherry was second choice, but had I known the FJ was going to find itself off the pavement, on the trails and in the trees, I might have gone with silver. In any case here is our picture story as it has progressed.
Hand picked out of the crop...
Before:
After currrent mods (as of 01/2010, new pics coming)
The first mod was a factory roof rack...
Followed by a level lift from extremetrucktoys.com
The factory installed Duncraps were an insult to the FJ. New shoes (Nitto Terra Grapplers 295/70/17) were a must and threw on a couple of Pro Comp lights to the brush guard...
I liked the look of the predator step bars and purchased them from a fellow forum member.
Picked up a SFX lightbar from another forum member who had won it at the Summit. Maybe one of these days I will get power to the lights (Lights work now and IPF's will be added when they release the stone guard to match the front 900XS's).
After our first group run at the Coon Creek Crawl, we learned the importance of having a CB radio. Found a diamond plate case that sorta matched the dash...
Looks are one thing, but quickly learned that the predator step bars did little to protect the body panels from the rocks and other obsticles while off-roading. Yes, off-roading. So much for staying on pavement. Met a great group of local 4 wheelers,
Toyota Trail Riders - Get Out and Explore., and began learning how to wheel. Off with the step bars and replaced them with the factory rock rails.
Although I was happy with the level lift, I decided on a little more clearance by installing a Rough Country 3" lift and mounted a HiLift jack on he back of the roof rack...
Dang it! I forgot to take a pic of the Demello Sliders, but here is a before and after of the body mount chop done by Rocktek in Grapevine. As requested I will get his contact info and post later today or tonight.
Before
After. I will take a closer side view later so that you can see the quality of his work.
By the luck of the draw, literally, I was the lucky winner of a set of Demello sliders (01/2010: replaced with Rocktek "kick-out" sliders) at the Lonestar Toyota Jamboree. Pics finally...
MODS: Rocktek tube front bumper with custom hoops, ARB rear bumper, Warn 9.5xp winch, Power Tank CO2, Rocktek DOM sliders, Safari snorkel, Camburg adjustable coilovers, Camburg UCA's, 16" aftermarket wheels wrapped by 35" Pro Comp Xtreme A/T's, 34x10.5x17 LTB's on steelies for offroading, factory OEM Sirius radio stuff, blacked out mirrors and replaced silver handles with the black Tundra's, Bushwacker flares, ARB Roof Rack, Bud Built full skids, Hi-lift jack, Hi-lift Handle All, VisionX rock lights, IPF's to light up the trails, Tuffy Security locking center console, ICON rear shocks, OME 896 rear springs, Cobra CB, 200 watt Whelen siren/PA and Metal Tech Tube Doors.
And the mandatory OUTRIDER SUSPENSION ARMOR all around.
NYPD/OIG 77 R.I.P.
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