Topic: Sorta a build thread....

[bleakhorizon]

so thought i would introduce yeall to my newest 4runner, bought her Wednesday for 427 bucks... so far thrown a window in the pass side, a rear window motor, and a couple of heater relays, and a good cleaning...after i replace everything that there damn dog chewed up (including the dash) it will be all good...

pretty much shes for the wife but i gota drive it too so its gona get a few improvements, has a  3.0 (225k miles) 5spd 4.10 gears all the fun junk

not to good a pics but its all i got at the moment









my list of needs are , dash pad, drivers seat belt, rear seat belts, wiper switch with adjustable delay, cup holder, center console arm-rest... im sure there is more but thats all i can think at the moment....

[THK Matt]

Welcome, nice save!

[THK Matt]

on both!

[Cheesemaker]

Better deal than I got!!  But how did you come up with $427 for a price?  Who's rig was that, cause it looks familiar?  

[bleakhorizon [OP]]

well its a pretty good deal so far.... it got traded in at my dealership, after they got all / or most there crap out of it i took a look at it... drove it around to our lot (because it was so nasty inside i was the only one who would drive it lol)... then told em 300 and not a penny more, soo 300 it was and 127 worth of fees (title transfer bla bla bla)...

so far Ive found that 3 spark plugs were cross threaded, along with 3 of the plug wires broke when i removed em from the plugs, and the valve covers leak oil onto the manifolds, and a toasted tie rod end.... FUN stuff

After running up and over hwy 6 today with my quad in tow i am seriously disappointed with the performance of the 3.slow, i am going to go drive a friends tomorrow to find out if there is something wrong with mine or if they are just really THAT gutless, i swear that my 85 with 22r, 33's, and 5.29s has more power towing my quad (would imagine it would be the gearing) but even unloaded the thing seems worthless.....

Its my first 3.0 so im "learning"...and hell even with 225k the things still got 170-180psi compression, pretty damn good

[Cheesemaker]

We don't call them the 3.slow for nothing. 

[bleakhorizon [OP]]

took a couple of cool pics of the new(er) runner today....

I know at least one person who will know where this is...











also got the head for my 84 back from getting it decked, machinist says it was bowed on the ends lol sorta like this /\  .... lapped the valves after work and damn my hands hurt lol, havent done that in a while.. gona go drill and heli-coil out some exhaust stud holes YAY.... then throw the new bumpstick in it..........gota find something to do for 4 hours till midnight.

[Cheesemaker]

I know about a dozen of those little waterfalls.    Up the Kilchis?  I know there is one way up the mainline after Smith Wright Rd.

Wow, you got some pictures without it raining! 

[bleakhorizon [OP]]

yea that was sunday before i suffered from BK food poisoning.....  This one is what i refer to as Kilchis Falls, its the first and i believe the biggest waterfall on the Kilchis

[bleakhorizon [OP]]

well as some may know im in the process of re-powering a 22r to repalace the one in my runnner that was maken a clunk clunk clunk sound....

Im in a slow period of the build waiting for a hone to crosshatch the cylinders.  So i pulled the old engine out of the truck and started striping the parts off of it that i need for the new engine.  Of course i also was curious to what i destroyed....

Here is what i found

#2 cylinder had a spun rod bearing. rod is prob toast, crank looked ok......



Well i wast happy with this becuase of the sound the engine was making, it just was to loud to be a spun rod....
so further i dig to #3 cylinder.....HOLY GOD lol

There was absolutely no bearing material left, assuming rod and crank are prob toast, may be able to grind it...





strange thing is, it still had awesome oil pressure, im assuming the port right under the oil filter is prob not the best for the oil pressure gauge now..... I think im going to put it in the factory gauge position lol...

[axled89]

that don't look good.

[hyecrawler]

 

[gnarrkill]

  from canby,sandlake is bad luck i wouldnt go!

[83 Crawler]

from canby,sandlake is bad luck i wouldnt go!

  trust me he would know. 

[bleakhorizon [OP]]

been a while since i posted pics here....   Got my engine rebuilt, ported the head AND intake, and installed a engbldr cam. . . makes good usable low end power....




also did some work on the front suspension, threw some 14"shocks on there... Made my own crossover steering. none of that highsteer for me LOL










some "testing" the way that i like it.....








And i would like to point out....  That when you forget to fully weld a shock mount..  That i have confermed it takes three trips to browns camp for it to break off. lol

[THK Matt]

looks good man.

[bentyota86]

Nice rig

[MRHilux87]

Did the 3 slow improve?  I had one for a bit and I didn't actually mind it too much.  Not a racer but alot stronger than the few 22r, res Ive had.  I like your steering solution and redneck skills.  Nice runner. 

[Towner]

Awesome rig! Love the Oldschool solid front 4runners. They are becoming hard to come by here.
I'm running the same shock towers but I bolted them on and I have to tighten them every 20 or so trips