By Tyler Roundy
Tyler Roundy—December 2016 Employee Spotlight
I picked up my 88 Toyota 4Runner just over 2 years ago and it has been a great rig for me. It’s given me a lot of great opportunities to travel and meet a bunch of good people. Some of the modifications included:
- Solid Axle Swap
- Dual Transfer Cases
- Lockers
- Rear Drive Line Disconnect
- Roll Cage
- Bigger Tires
I competed in all 2016 Western Series W.E. Rock events but one and multiple other rock crawling competitions. I also raced the Dirt Riot Mountain Series and took 2nd in Series.
Since then, I’ve started parting out the 4Runner so I could put all my time, money and effort into building my new Jimmy’s buggy.
I picked up my Jimmy’s chassis a few months ago and have been collecting parts ever since.
The parts I currently have are:
- Jimmy’s Chassis
- GM 6.0 V8
- Turbo 400 Transmission
- Ford Super 60 Front Axle
- 14 Bolt Rear Axle
- Jazz Fuel Cell
- International Scout 800 Body for Body Panels
- And some other small miscellaneous items.
My goal for the new buggy is to race it in the Dirt Riot Races and someday I hope to race KOH (King of the Hammers) and some other Ultra4 races. It’s going to be a slow build, but it will be worth it in the end.
Tyler Roundy's New Jimmy's Buggy with His International Scout Fenders in Place
Tyler Roundy's New Jimmy's Buggy Frame Sitting in His Garage
Tyler Roundy's New GM 6.0 L Engine sitting in His New Jimmy's Buggy Frame
Tyler Round's 1988 4Runner Transmission and Dual T-Case
1 Comment
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Gonna see Roundy at WE Rock Rausch in 2018? Makes me want to find a spotter for my yota and beat it up.
