Anthony's 2002 Toyota Sequoia

[shocwav3]

With the extra time on my hands (Rona Time) I have committed to getting more involved in the community!

Here is my 2002 Sequoia. I am building it on a budget...aren't we all!

So far I have done all the heavy maintenance a 250k SUV should get. Did some sliders, custom winch mount and roof rack. I will organize each project and update the thread as I go. Looking forward to getting to know you guys and girls more!

 

[shocwav3]

When I first got her home...Sitting on the wrong size tires, Tbelt that had to have 150k on it, frame rotted to hell in a few spots.





Got the TBelt. water pump, idler, valve cover gaskets tackled first, then did some repair on the rotten portions of the frame and a rear wheel bearing (that was a giant pain in the ass) Did diff fluids and oil at the same time.


Sorry for the crap pics underneath

 

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Found a set of used Fj wheels and tires on the cheap, as well as a matching rear seat from the junk yard.

 

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I ordered a Rancho Quick Lift (adjustable dampening) for the front and new struts and springs for the rear. I used a poly spacer to level the rear end out.
The suspension was so shot, this made a world of difference.

 

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Next up were Sliders.

 

[Mudbeast44]

Wow, great metal work!

 

[shocwav3]

Next up was my winch mount. I wanted to keep my bumper intact for now..so this was my solution.

Piece of 3/16 plate that seemed to fit the bill

Mounting plates to the frame rails

Homemade Bender in action


Burned in the main plate

 

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More on the fab

Reinforced until I was happy

 

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Recovery points for the winch mount next.



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[shocwav3]

Threw some paint on and fitted the bumper back


Finally took a piece of ABS and some 1/4 turn dzus fasteners for a cover to keep the winch relatively dry and clean when not in use.

 

[GetOverIt]

What a great piece of work. Total weight probably under 100lbs? Keeping the stock setup really appeals to me as I don’t see rock crawling in my future but like the security of a winch. Nicely done!

 

[shocwav3]

What a great piece of work. Total weight probably under 100lbs? Keeping the stock setup really appeals to me as I don’t see rock crawling in my future but like the security of a winch. Nicely done!

Thanks very much. I am just under 100#. 65 for the winch and 30 for the mount. I didn't feel the difference at all adding it.
I just didnt want to go full bumper yet. Weight, and as you mentioned...my intention isnt to rock crawl so the protection isnt a huge issue (as of now).

 

[AllenC]

How did you mount your sliders? Welded to frame or bolted?

 

[shocwav3]

How did you mount your sliders? Welded to frame or bolted?

Welded. I am going back to add some bracing..i had a nasty hit a few weeks ago and tweaked one.

 

[agame001]

That's a great looking bumper/winch mount. Thanks for sharing. I might give this a go rather than welding up an entire steel bumper.

Can you share which springs and poly spacer you used for the rear suspension?

 

[shocwav3]

That's a great looking bumper/winch mount. Thanks for sharing. I might give this a go rather than welding up an entire steel bumper.

Can you share which springs and poly spacer you used for the rear suspension?

Thanks a lot I'm really happy with the setup so far. I made the spacers, made a mold ans cast my own, since i had the poly mix from some motor mounts. The springs are stock replacements. I was worried about final ride height from front to back (seemed every review on my front set up said a different lift) so i opted for a shorter spring and the abiltiy to control the height with the spacer.

 

[shocwav3]

A few weekends ago I tackled my roof rack.
I had these two heavy duty dollies that I got from the scrap yard for a good price....2 years ago!
Finally found a use for them. I am guilty of collecting things I think might be useful down the road.

surface rust removal and some hacking got me here.

Next I pulled the stock rack and made some mounts.

 

[obchristo]

Wow. Just Wow....I have an 05 same color. Looking forward to watching this build.

 

[agame001]

what was keeping you from adding your own fabricated components to the factory rack itself? just want to get some insight and make notes of this for my future build.

 

[shocwav3]

what was keeping you from adding your own fabricated components to the factory rack itself? just want to get some insight and make notes of this for my future build.

I considered it, but I wanted to keep it as low profile as possible. The factory rack would work well with a basket on top..just decided to do a full rack since I had the material, and option to make it exactly as I wanted it.