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Andy grew up with salt water in his veins and Buffett tunes in his ears.  He developed a love for the outdoors growing up on the Alabama Gulf Coast as he enjoyed fishing, hunting, archery, biking, boating, and spending every possible moment outdoors.  He later earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and has designed and managed Capital Projects in the Food and Beverage Industry as well as the Refrigeration Industry.  Andy had (recently sold) a 1999 4Runner that he built from the ground up and loved to push it to it's limits in his off time every chance he got.  Some of Andy's more notable contributions to the Toyota offroading community are his writeups for the use of an "Electric Cooling Fan with Variable Speed Controller", the infamous "3rd Gen 4Runner Lift using TRD Tundra Components", his documentation of his "Rear Bumper Buildup", amoung his continuous work to find new and innovative solutions to make his 4Runner more capable offroad.  Married with two sons, Andy looks forward to teaching his boys about his respect and admiration for the great outdoors, as well as getting another Toyota as an offroad project in the near future.

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Bob is all about enjoying the outdoors experience with his wife as well as his off roading friends---which is why he bought a Toyota 4runner in the first place!  Bob brings a wealth of knowledge to UlitmateYota.com with his business/MBA background as well as his web content, UI/site navigation, and web product marketing experience with various internet companies.

Bob's claims to fame in the Toyota world are the ubiquitous "Cupholder Mod" as well as the "Satoshi" grille mod, which can be found at 4Runners.org, a popular destination well-known for its detailed, picture-filled tutorials on how to repair and modify 3rd gen 4Runners.  4Runners.org boasts over 45 writeups and those writeups can also be found UltimateYota.com's 3rd Gen 4Runner Tech section and the Wiki.

Bob currently works as an business analyst for one of Southern California's largest utilities as well as owning his own export business.  It is an also well known fact that Bob can also be bought and paid off with Sizzler's Cheese Toast ;)

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Born and raised in the northeast, Mike has always had tinkering in his blood.  He fondly remembers sketching off road vehicles in his youth and has enjoyed bringing some of those sketches to life.  His work in the manufacturing field has brought a unique blend of management, fabrication skills, and computer savvy to the team.  Mike owns a business where he splits his time between web developer and fabricator.  He has applied many of his skills to several websites including JeepsLimited.com , UZswap.com and TOOLandFAB.com.

Mike is married with 3 young sons who are very active in sports and other outdoor activities. Mike is blessed that his sons are already interested in off roading due to their exposure through "helping" dad work on his projects.  He enjoys camping, hiking, and mountain biking noting his affinity for the expedition side of off roading.

Mike's 93 4Runner has undergone many changes and will continue to evolve into a very capable but streetable vehicle.

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Born and raised in Southern California, Lance is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys camping, hiking, mountain biking, running, snowboarding and swimming. His ideal life would be to bridge the love of offroading and outdoor adventures. In 2002, Lance became heavily involved with several 4x4 clubs and became very active in his pursuit for aftermarket accessories for the 4th generation Toyota 4runner. He has been one of the leading individuals working with companies such as ARB, Demello Offroad, Downey Offroad, Inland Truck, Northridge Toyota, Superior Axle, Sway A Way and Total Chaos Fabrications. You can read more about his 4runner on his website at http://www.chaosedition.com.

Professionally, he utilizes his degree in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Computer Engineering where he is an IT consultant supporting small to mid sized IT infrastructures. His firm also offers Brand consulting and development. A geek at heart, his true passion is still all things that are outdoors especially sharing that with his family and friends.

Lance holds a Red Cross CPR/AED for the professional rescuer certification.

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At an early age, Steve’s dad gave him his first driving lesson in 4-low on the family farm.  Little did his dad know what that simple event would turn into later in his life.  Having gone to college to study Mechanical Engineering 15 minutes from Pismo Dunes certainly didn’t help things either. 

The 4-wheeling bug really bit when he and several co-workers went on a mild 4-wheeling/camping trip in the local mountains and successfully completed the trail called SlickRock in California.  Being an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fly fishing, archery, mountain biking and having an aptitude to tinker, 4-wheeling was the logical next step.  A daily driver 1993 4runner slowly transformed into a worthy trail rig that is still able to comfortably drive the streets. 

Steve is married to a wonderful wife and has 2 dogs.  He spent 6 years in the semi conductor world and is now enjoying a new career in the Aerospace industry.

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Tom is originally from PA and has spent time in TX, CT, MD, CA, and now lives in IA with his wife Sarah and twins Talan and Tenley (13 months old as of this writing).  Tom got in to offroading while living in the SF Bay Area and was one of the original co-founders/organizers of the first Pismo 4RJ with Bob_98SR5 and Robinhood4x4.

He has a degree in Chemistry and a minor in Biology.  Hobbies include SCUBA diving, running, ice hockey, and shooting/hunting.  He is a die-hard Penn State fan!