Topic: New Member and auto to 5spd swap...

[58rennur4]

  <--- how I feel swapping 85 4runner auto to 5pd..

  <---how I feel when new parts show up..
 
Hello! I'm New! Weeeeeeeeeee.... bought a few parts here to swap out my auto to a 5 spd. read some stuff here and decided to join.

Own an 85 4runner DLX 22RE for some time now pretty much has been all stock except front seats, which are SR5 seats, and a CB I installed. However, the Auto tranny and other Auto stuff is out of the vehicle now just waiting on a few parts to get started. So that will not be stock.   

I have worked on quite a few two stroke motors in the past but Toyota experience - not so much...

Right now I need to figure out drive shaft phasing because the manual transmission/tcase are sourced from one vehicle and the rear driveshafts another. Not sure if my Auto front driveshaft will fit, if not need to source that.

So that's about it for now 

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Here is the truck before the swap to 5 spd ( In process),

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More Pics:

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gravity is good...

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New stuff... transfer case is clean now...

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[cporche]

sweet! ull love the 5spd way more, i did the swap about 3 months ago it really brings the little 4 cylinder alive
Btw i ran the same front drive shaft from the auto on mine with out any issue.

[58rennur4 [OP]]

Btw i ran the same front drive shaft from the auto on mine with out any issue.

Thanks! Hope this is so with mine as well.

[ryantowry_81]

 

nice project you got there. keep the pictures coming!

[Slabzilla]

Nice rig, great start with the switch to 5spd, you'll love it. Dig how clean it is.   

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Some pictures of the install from auto to 5spd:

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More Pics of process:

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So waiting on some leather to extend the shift boots gap to install that. That will clean that up well. Need to wire reverse and 4wd wire still. I have the neutral safety switch jumped, but waiting on a drain plug from Marlin to run full time as the current one leaks. The bolt has been stripped on outside so really do not want to torque it down just waiting on new one.