Hey big mike,
Thank you for the welcome,  it was my pleasure and I was having a blast service. Would still be in if the military wasn't doing a massive downsize.
I am very pleased with the 4runner, it's a 3.4l. My friends were telling me that the 3.4 is a bombproof engine,so I figured I would look for one.
I bought the tj from one of those shady used car places after basic training so I could drive to my first duty station. I ended up getting stationed in japan so I couldn't bring it anyway lol. It was a great little jeep and I had a lot of fun in it, but with a wife and two boys  space was def an issue.
That video is crazy!  I  didn't know that was possible.
Yes my wife is from fresno so I make trips down there when I can.  I've learned a lot from the forum already. I will def start building up the runner I'm ready to get out there and start exploring