Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (T4R Edition)!

2018 Limited


June 10th, 2022:

Oaks, Pennsylvania

 

I saw this at the 20th Annual Grounded 4 Life One Day Slam yesterday; The owner drove all the way from New York, even though the show was almost rained out. The owner bought this truck already completed and knew very little about what it was like prior to the build, including whether or not it was 4WD. I have some 3rd Gen T4R brochures, and at least two of them say that the 2WD V6 was not available with a manual transmission, so if is a factory 5-speed then it was definitely a 4x4 model in a prior life; Yes, this is a stick shift! The back half the of frame is from a Toyota truck, and the frame as a whole has been heavily modified to accommodate the lowered stance. Under the hood is a 4-cylinder engine from a Toyota Altezza (JDM Lexus IS300), mated to the aforementioned 5-speed manual transmission and factory rear differential; The A/C was removed, but the truck does have heat, and everything else works! I had never seen a lowered 4Runner prior to seeing this one!


June 12th, 2022:

Bristol, Pennsylvania

 

i always admire the raw dedication that goes into this

 

Not my cup of tea, but still pretty cool. If I understood correctly, this is a 4wd vehicle that runs as a front wheel drive with the rear drive train removed?

 

No, it's RWD...

 

It's got a 4-cylinder engine from a Toyota Altezza under the hood; The Altezza is the JDM equivalent of the Lexus IS300, which is RWD...

 

I musta read that wrong. Thought you said the factory diff was removed, but you said it's running the factory diff with the AC removed. I'll see myself out...

 

Yeah, the air-conditioner was removed...