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Wanting to be by his wife’s side, the LowRunner remained dormant in his garage until Churchill decided that it was time to pass it on to someone that would not only take care of the truck as he had, but might also yield a new project for himself to work on so that he could stay at home and continue to pursue his passion for this lifestyle. In steps Brian Pollard of Freaks of Nature, a.k.a. Red, from Warner Robins, Georgia. While perusing through Mautofied.com, Churchill came across Pollard’s listing for his stock-floored Chevy Suburban. After some initial talk and a few pictures traded back and forth, an agreement was reached between the two to trade Pollard’s Suburban for the LowRunner. Leaving after work on a Friday, Pollard drove 350 miles to Granite Falls, North Carolina, hoping for the best. “I was going to see the truck pretty much blind,” says Pollard. “I hadn’t seen very many pictures and I was scared to see it.” Having been in the scene since the late 90’s, Pollard was well aware of the unfortunate state of many previous feature trucks. However, after seeing the truck in person, Pollard couldn’t believe how good of shape the truck was in. “When I finally got to see it, I almost snatched the keys right out of his hands,” says Pollard. And who wouldn’t? It’s not every day that you see a Toyota 4Runner laying frame let alone the eye-popping graphics that grace most of the truck’s exterior. It was Down-N-Dirty that first introduced truck to the ground by redoing much of the trucks frame and suspension, having been factory equipped for a pre-runner setup. DJM drop spindles and firestone bags were used up front whole the factory rear axle was swapped out for a 1999 Toyota Tacoma axle for the five lug swap. A four link setup was used to keep the axle true while firestone air bags were mounted behind the axle. 18” Budnik wheels wrapped in 215/35/18 Toyo Proxy’s complimented the stance nicely. Although the motor was left primarily stock, many parts were pulled off and chromed, such as the valve covers, upper and lower intake manifold, and exhaust manifold. But obviously, the paint and bodywork are what really separates this truck from the rest of the world. Although the body modifications themselves have been kept pretty simple and clean, such as the shaved door handles, Trenz billet grill, and a 2000 supercharged sport hood, the paint scheme on this truck is far from it. Sands Customs laid down the House of Kolor Horizon Blue base coat then coated the truck in layer upon layer of flames, tribal, and an assortment of other graphics throughout the truck. As far as names and numbers of colors used, outside of them all being House of Kolor, your guess is as good as Pollard’s. Moving to the interior, bolt grey tweed adorns much of the interior, such as the seats and headliner, while the dash was painted and smoothed by Sands Customs. A matching Budnik Mercury 5 steering wheel, one-off Freaks of Nature rearview mirror, and a Moon-Eyes Vorken Skull shifter give a little matching shine on the inside. Wanting the truck to sound just as good as it looks, Pollard took the truck to D.P.S. Metalworx to have the old stereo system updated to today’s standards. A Kenwood double din head unit controls the six JL Audio mids and highs all powered by a M/A Audio amplifier.
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