August '08-'09 Buildoff '87 Un-Turbo Toyota 4Runner
alright....well, I've had this truck for almost 2 years now, and have done nothing with it but paint the wheels and valve cover.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...4386Medium.jpg I bought it over thanksgiving break almost 2 years ago. the previous owner ran it WITHOUT OIL for 300 miles! so, yea, engine and turbo need rebuilt (that's right, most likely still usable....). I put new main and rod bearings in it and replaced the timing chain tensioners. but the knock/slap didn't go away, and then I noticed that the turbo was leaking oil like mad. so, I wiped my hands of the project for about a year. when I noticed a rusty truck of the same generation that had been run into a pole. I offered the guy $200, and we settled at $250. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...x/PICT3654.jpg complete with running n/a 4-cyl motor AND a 5-speed (should I decide to swap, although I do prefer the auto for the rock crawling). anyway, the parts truck has to be gone within the next 2 weeks.....so hopefully the white one will be resurrected very soon. plans for the next year. fix it, probably make it bigger (that will depend on whether or not I remain in the lower 48 next summer....). |
Nice white 4Runner never seen a 2-DR 4Runner...
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ah, i'm jealous...i love old school 4 runners, however i'm not fully knowledgeable about toyotas, so, may i ask...is that a 22RE under the hood? that truck has the potential to be an amazing project, and i think it looks badass, great job on the wheel paint too...i like it. can you get more pics of the truck for is? under the hood, interior, angles and such...i'm very interested.
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white one has a 22RTE (turbo). red is a regular 22RE.
I'll look for some more pictures. |
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basic plan is 3" body/drivetrain lift. rear locker, skidplates, and 35s. engine picture......at least it looks good..... http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...x/PICT2892.jpg |
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ncie bro thats pretty sick
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old lady? my mother? she doesn't have any say in the matter. nobody does, except the city. the license tabs expired yesterday. which means in a month they can mark it as an abandoned vehicle, at which point I'll have 2 weeks to do something or they'll impound it. of course, the white one sat for a year and a half with expired tabs on it before I got a notice.... |
is that a custom intake in that pic
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nice glad to see someone else is in to them, im currrently working on one now with a set of d 60s and a small block
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and yea, even if it can move under it's own power, it has to have up-to-date tabs on it. And we junked the title, so I can't renew the tabs. also, the plates are clearly visible from the alley. no need to trespass. in fact, even if I could get it into the yard, I don't think there's a place on my lot that isn't easily visible from public property. it's a very small lot. Quote:
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did a bunch of work the last couple days. the engine/tranny/tcase/front diff (all as one big unit) are on the ground next to the parts truck. tomorrow I'll start separating engine from trans, and hit the engine with some degreaser (cause it's nasty :o ).
my camera is gone though....so no pictures. |
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little bit of progress. parts truck (or what's left of it) finally went off to the crushers today, so I'll have room to turn the white one around and start getting the new motor in it. unfortunately, it wouldn't start today (-14*F when I went out at 10am this morning)....maybe tomorrow.
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SURPRISE!!! an update.
spent the whole day today out working on it, the truck ran yesterday afternoon.... now it looks like this: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...0464Medium.jpg awww...what a cute little turbo. this baby should make me a pretty penny: http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...0466Medium.jpg |
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