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Mac & Amy's 1991Mac & Amy have a '91 ET Cab, SR5, V-6, auto trans w/ performance heads by DOA Racing, 3" Rancho front/Downey rear, Rancho 9000 shocks, K&N filter charger, Warn Premium hubs, rear Detroit/front EZ locker w/ 5:29 gears pushing 33x12.5 BFG MT's.  Currently in Ft. Hood, TX we enjoy rock crawling and any other type of off-roading to include occasional air time.


Josh Little's 1983Josh has retained the 22R and 5 speed manual for reliability, but boosted the H.P. with a K&N filter, Downey header, and a 2 1/2 inch aluminized exhaust.  Height is acheived through the use of 4" Trailmaster springs and a 3" body lift.  This allows the 33-12.50-15 BFGoodrich Mud Terrains on 15x10 American Eagle alloys to move freely under the control of Doesth Tech shocks.  The use of 5.29 gears allows the 4 cylinder have an easier time turning the rubber.  A custom brush guard/tow bar mount protects the front end, while a custom wood flat-bed with adjustable stake racks and a big ol' toolbox allow it to look as offensive as possible.  Josh painted the truck "1989 Jeep Wrangler SAND" so it would blend in while he is enjoying himself at his favorite sandbox (Silver Lake Sand Dunes in Michigan).


Joe's Locktup Toyota 1991Joe's Toyota pickup, 22RE w/custom snorkel, custom cross over exchange tube, MSD wires, K&N filter, on-board air system, 5.29gears, Lock  Right front, ARB rear, 34" Buckshot tires, custom front suspension lift, 3" body lift (5"total lift), custom T-case cross member, custom bumpers, custom IFS cross member,  Warn XD8000i front, Warn Z3500 rear, custom hand throttle, in cab roll cage,  custom roof rack and  much much more. See His Web page
 

Mike Spangler's 1994Mike's truck, from Pittsburgh PA is a 1994 X-Cab SR5 3.0L V6. Modifications include: 31X10.5 BFG AT's on 15x7 American Racing rims, Black Diamond AT Shocks, Warn Manual Hubs, Dynomax Super Turbo muffler, K&N Filter changer, Manik brush guard, PIAA Pro 90 series lights, Jason truck cap, swaybar disconnects,  low profile bumpstops and differential breathers. Many upgrades are planned for the future!


Patrick Ingraham's 1984My toy is a 1984 Toyota SR5 4x4 pickup. It has a total of nine inches of lift and rides on 36x16.5 Dick cepek fun country radials, mounted on 15x14 chrome Bart wheels. Both the differentals sport 5:29 gears and detroit lockers, front and rear. The motor is a 4.3 Chevy V-6. It boast 200 H.P. It has an eddlebrock intake, a modified quadrajet carb, board .030 thousands over, 350 flat top pistons whitch bring the compression up to 10.5:1 compression. It has a roller cam, roller lifters, roller rockers and a double roller timming chain. The exaust is the Chevy tube headers lengthened to pass the frame. Then goes down to dual flowmasters. The power is routed through a turbo 350 tranny with a shift kit.


Philip Lonergan'sI live in Tasmania which is an island state off the southern coast of Australia. My Toyota Ute (Hilux we call them in Oz) is generally standard (We're not allowed to do much to them down here) apart from 33" X 12.5" Trail Marks on 10.5" X 15"  alloy rims, Limited Slip Diff, Body Lift, Dual batteries, extractors and a mean sound. I use my ute for carrying my bike and diving gear around and exploring
Tassies wilderness.

Meres McCarroll's 1981My truck is a 81 Toyota SR5 four wheel drive, 3 1/2" North West Specialties springs, 1" lifting Elite shackles with greaseable  pins and hangers, custom front torque rod, Rancho drag link, Steel braided brake lines, Rancho 9000/ Doetsch tech pre-runner shocks, 3"body lift, A.R.B air lockers front and rear, on board air compressor to run lockers and fill tires, Link Arc welder under the hood, 40mm Downey weber kit, Downey street legal header, Downey super clutch, 91 5sp Trans, Motor has been bored 20over with RV.cam , 40 channel Uniden CB & 250 watt linear amp, Bearcat scanner, Firestik antenna, Porsche 914 seats center console, 400 watt sound system with 10 disc changer, 250 amp alternator, 12"x 15" American Racing rims, 33" x 15.50" x 15" Super Swamper TSL/SX . See my web site

Bob Giconi's 1981My  Toyota has a 22R, which contains a Headman Header, and a high performance Weber Carb. I also have four RS5000 Rancho Shocks, and 15x8.5 Progressive Aluminum Rims, along with 31X10.5 Firestone Wilderness tires. I also installed a smittybuilt roll bar, and  pushbar, and a 4 KC light bar. I am planning to add Smittybuilt nerfbars, and stainless rocker panels in the future. I find alot of great offraod use here in Colorado.

Jeff Sturgeon's 1982I broke my frame this Feb. and I had another frame for a build up I was planning so I decided to swap frames. At first I was going to just swap the broken parts.. Well as I started the frame was sandblasted and every weld was re-welded for strength and looks.. then I painted it and I couldn't start putting on dirty or un-reconditioned parts.. So here is what I came up with in 9 1/2 weeks at night after work... Long nights? don't ask. Still married, yes..Frame: 1982, engine: 1982 rebuilt, tranny/transfer: 1987, bed: 1983, front axle: 1983, rear axle: 1987, SR5 interior/dash (stock with donor vehicle), new carpet, glass, paint, shocks, stainless brake lines, Ranch shocks, and stabilizer, extended shackles, 3" body lift. brushed stainless, tailgate panel (inside bed). This thing is my daily driver as well as, off-roader for now. I have an 80 stepside 4x4 I just bought so now I will have a daily and a wheeler..

Kris Hartviksen's1991Kris'  SR5 Toy rides on 36 inch Swampers under a 4 inch lift and heavily modified fenders & inners.  He also has 5.29 gearing stuffed with a Detroit locker in the rear and a Lock-rite in the front.  Other mods include a 2.5 inch exhaust, stereo, 600 watts in aircraft landing lights for the night runs, alarm, custom spring packs, Warn hubs, and Rancho 9000's, but the really cool mod on his truck is the custom 1/4 inch plate steel belly pan and custom built bumpers courtesy of his pal and fellow wheeler Mike P.  He likes to do most his wheeling in British Columbia near Vancouver, with these particular pictures taken in the Harrison Lake area.


Jeffrey Greenway's 1985Jeff's SR5 is equipped with a 4.3 chevy engine, a 700r4 tranny, 2.28 Dual case Marlin, 4.70 transfer case, 4.88 U.S gear ring and pinions, 5" Soft ride lift, 3" body lift, Warn 8274 winch, hand-crafted rear torque arm, '91 F-250 front upper shock mounts, and much more. Although hard to spot due to the paint, Jeff might be found tooling around at Tellico at the Great Smoky Mountain Trail Ride.
Ryan Archer's 1981 Ryan Archer's 1981Ryan Archer's 1981 has 3 inches of suspension lift, 2 inches of body lift, and Rancho RS5000's, all over 33" Goodyear tires. The heart and soul is a '95 Chevy 4.3 Vortec (the 200hp "w" version), a Fairbanks/GM TH-350 tranny, all hooked to the stock T-case. The motor has an Edelbrock intake, Holley 600cfm carb, and GM HEI ignition exhaling though a set of Flowmasters via Advance Adapters headers. To help his 25 mile commute from Woodbridge, VA to Washington, D.C. every day, Ryan installed a competition-worthy stereo consisting of components from Alpine/Soundstream/JL (too much stuff to go into detail about). His plans include 36" Super Swampers and one or two more inches of suspension lift.
 
Jon Gallegos's 1994 Jon Gallegos's 1994Jon's truck is a 1994 SR5 model and has the stock V6 motor, with a K&N filter. He is currently running 31x10.50 Goodyear Wrangler GS-A's on the stock 15x7 aluminum rims, dampened by Rancho RS5000 shocks. Many future modifications are in store for it. He uses his truck for commuting to work and school, and for 4-wheeling with his buddies around his hometown in New Mexico. Keep up on his latest improvements by visiting his web page.
 
Sean Lawrence's 1986 Sean Lawrence's 1986Sean's 1986 SR5 features a 22RE motor with Doug Thorley headers and A K&N filter. Suspension is a 3" suspension lift, with Downey snubbers, Energy Suspension's A-arm bushings, Downey leafs and a 10" travel kit in the rear. The front sports a Auzzie bull bar and a bumper made of marine grade aluminium. The bed is a Stepside Industries fiberglass box.
 
Dan North's 1982 Dan North's 1982Dan's truck has a 3.8L Chevrolet V6 (like the vortec, not the buick) with a TH350 transmission. Lift is rearched factory springs and a Black Diamond 3" body lift. Tires are 35x12.50x15 BFG Baja on 15x8 aluminum slots. Fuel injection by AirSensors supplies the firewater, producing approx 180ish horse and 200ish ft.lbs of torque, thanks to a custom cam from W.J.Ellis Co. in Kamloops, BC.
 
Jimmy Hanes' 1982 Jimmy Haines' 1982Jimmy's truck, from Cocoa, Florida is a 1982 Toyota 4x4 L.B. Pickup 22R, 5 spd. It boasts 5.29 Gears, Lock-Right Rear Dynomax Super Turbo, 35-12.50-15 General Grabber M/Ts, Hi-Lift Jack/Homemade Land Anchor Extended Breathers, Cobra 29 LTD C.B., Energy Suspension Poly Shackle Bushings,Tuff-Box W/Shovel Mount. You can see more of Jimmys mods at http://www.geocities.com/baja/6397/
Barney McNamara's 83 Barney McNamara's 1983 Barney's '83 Short Bed has a rebuilt (stock) 22R engine, 5 speed transmission, a 3" body lift, 3" extended Confer shackles, and 31x10.5" BFG AT tires on 8" wide alloy rims. He has also added a roll bar, nerf bars, a CB radio, Mazda 626 bucket seats, and a Steel Horse center console. He lives in Santa Cruz, CA. Barney's Off-Road web page is at http://www.scruz.net/~barneym/barnhome.htm
Chris Lewis's 1984 Ken Emanuel's 1987Ken's '87 Xtra Cab SR5 is stock with the exception of some minor modifications including a Brahama Shell, Yakima racks, an upgraded stereo system, Rancho RS5000 shocks, a 1994 rear bumper and towing receiver, Dynomax exhaust system, and 10.5x31" Bridgestone Dueler A/Ts on polished SR5 wheels. Ken web page his lots of wheelin' pics, http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac75830/toystuff.htm
Ken Sigel's 1988Ken's truck is an '88 shortbed with a 3" lift and 32" BFG Mud Terrains. The front end has 10" of travel and the rear has 14". It has an ARB locker in the rear. The transfer case is Marlin's Crawler #161. Learn more about Ken's rig at http://www.c4wheelers.com/members/kens/myrig.htm
Andrew Matchim's 1988 Jeff Samida's 1988Jeff owns an 88 x cab that is in great shape with very practical mods.
 
 
 
 
Steve Hunt's 1986 Greg Hayford's 1989Greg owns a '93 Toyota 4x4 P/U . It currently has a 3" body lift and 33" Super Swamper Thornbirds. Other additions include 10 disc CD changer, Rancho steering stabilizer, K&N Airfilter, and Dee-Zee diamond plate mud flaps. Halogen H4 headlighst and covers coming soon. You can visit his website at http://www.geocities.com/baja/dunes/6290 to see more.
 
Tom Chartrand's 1986 Michael Traver's 1994Michael's emerald green 94 extra-cab V6 lives in Morgantown, WV. The truck is pretty much stock, and he says so far the head gasket is still intact. Check out his web page at http://wvnvms.wvnet.edu/~traver
 
Mark Hansen's 87 Don West's 1994Don owns a 1994 Reg Cab w/22RE and 5spd. It was totally stock when he got it, but since then he's added 31" BFG ATs, a K&N air filter, Jacobs wires, Bosch Platinum plugs, Hella headlamps, RS9000's, a camper shell, a Uniden CB, rear tube bumper, and low profile bump stops.
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