another SASed 4runner

[864runner]

well i have had this 86 4runner for a year and 4 months now and it has come a long way.  so i figured i would post up some pics of my progress.  when i got it the motor was blown up and the head was already off, the tranny was shot! and almost everything else had gone to crap as well. so here are some pics...


before..

After the the engine compartment was done











i drove it around like this until i got my rear lift on, ha ha i got so many funny looks, i wonder why?



Now this is what it looks like now

[DTB]

looks nice..did ya use some plate to fill that gap between the front hangar and crossmember?

[864runner]

yeah i put a piece of 1/8 in steel in there and then welded it up. it was to big of a gap to fill just by itself.

[oddball]

Looks good, I like the soft top it should save some weight too

[Fearofrunner]

nice work, especially on that motor and engine bay. You got anything done to the axles?

[*** YELLER ***]

dude thats sweet nice runner Im doing one kinda like it, nice catch on the GF too, good worker and cute shes a keeper 

[94MtnYote]

Nice job bringing er back to life, looks great!
Thats awesome driving around with the front lifted, must have been fun to see the confused look on peoples faces.

[*** YELLER ***]

We are gonna need more details on this resurected runner tires, gears....  you know the usual details of what you did and, well more pictures would be good too.

[864runner]

 yeah sorry i ment to post up some more info on it so here it is
4.88 gears with 35x 12.5 BFG mud terrains
Detroit locker in the front and soon to have an ARB for the rear, right now the rear is welded.
5" trail gear ifs illiminator kit with 14" bilstein 5150 shocks
6" trail gear rear lift with 14" bilstein 5125 shocks
new pistons and rings
new cylinder head with stonger valves and springs and also a crower camshaft
LC engineering header, flowmaster 40 series muffler
downey intake tube with filter
i rebuilt the stock tranny and transfercase
soon to have dual cases with 4.7 and 2.28
i rebuilt the front axle with all new bearings and seals and trussed it up a little

here is a pic of the axle
Before

After

here are some other pics, i have tons so if you want more i'll just keep posting








The transmission when i pulled it

here is the intake and valve cover after i glass beaded them

yeah this is my girlfriend and she has been a big help,  she wrenchs like i do and she works at a honda dealership here in town as a tech.

[864runner]

Looks good, I like the soft top it should save some weight too

yeah its alot lighter with the soft top on, since it has been pretty cold and rainy i have the hard top on right now, but i can't wait till summer and i can put it back on.

[*** YELLER ***]

Tell ya what bud you keep posting pictures and we will let you when we have had enough 

[montanatoy]

Nice runner really like the engine bay!

[864runner]

Tell ya what bud you keep posting pictures and we will let you when we have had enough 

Alright well i'll just post up the rest then 8)








HA HA it looked so funny with little tires and no lift




















The poor mans posi for now till i get my ARB later this month.


hey sorry i know these pics are all out of order but you get the idea of how much i am going through everything.

I am redoing my rear shock mounts this week so i'll try and post those pics up too when i finish.  I am also getting my roll cage this week from www.4xinnovations.com  so as soon as i get it all welded in i'll post those pics as well.

[bajabooster]

thats cool as that your chick is in to the same hobbies as you are thats  hard to find shes a keeper for sure nice runner by the way

[DTB]

that hair-do is ANGRY yo! 

[toyotaexo]

who makes that soft top?

[864runner]

who makes that soft top?

This one that i have is made by can-back. its pretty sweet, it uses all the factory mounting holes and it has its own frame that just bolts on that the canvas snaps to, except the very back where you have to double sticky tape an aluminum strip with snaps on the tail gate.

[AaronB]

nice work. your boss lets you use the shop whenever you want or do you own it?

[twistedtoy92]

damn, i wish i had a     friend that could wrench like me

[864runner]

nice work. your boss lets you use the shop whenever you want or do you own it?

Yeah its a prety big shop and he doesnt care, we do everything here, work on quads, dirt bikes, motor homes, we have a huge mechanic shop, a huge body shop with paint booth, a radiator shop and i run the driveline shop so I can even make my own Drivelines, Also we are open on weeknds so i can come in whenever. 

[*** YELLER ***]

Is it just me or is he taken credit for the work here     Looks like she is or did most of the work   

[kiyul4130]

i wish my motor was half that clean. its so dirty under the hood, i hate it.

[864runner]

i wish my motor was half that clean. its so dirty under the hood, i hate it.

Thanks   All it takes is a LOT of time and dedication

[Yota87Truck]

Love the build

[twistedtoy92]

so damn clean!!!!!

[864runner]

well i got my rear shocks done this last week.  I had already built some mounts and mounted my shocks but it ended up ripping my frame out. lol.  my mount and welds held up but it cracked and tore the frame in the heat affected zone.  sorry i don't have pics of the whole i didn't have my camera when i cut out the frame and plated it.  So i re did my shocks to a v pattern with a crossmember of 2 x.120 wall tubing.  here are some pics

here are my original mounts that i had welded to the frame



here are pics of how the shocks are now





Just immagine the whole in the frame being almost as big as the plate on the frame


A buddy at work who helped me set these up said having the shocks in a v pattern also helps when cornering becuase they will almost act as a sway bar, and after driving it like this it did make a big difference when cornering, i feel alot less body roll.

[864runner]

and here are some pics of the rear suspension that i forgot to post

[46&2]

Wow!! You took that thing a loooooooong way!!! Very nice work! How long did it take you from start to finish?

That is awesome that your girlfriend is into wrenching. Been trying and trying just to get my girl to learn at least how to change her own oil but she IS not interested in learning 

Anyway, sick truck! Looks good. 

[864runner]

Wow!! You took that thing a loooooooong way!!! Very nice work! How long did it take you from start to finish?

That is awesome that your girlfriend is into wrenching. Been trying and trying just to get my girl to learn at least how to change her own oil but she IS not interested in learning 

Anyway, sick truck! Looks good. 

Well I got it in October 2006 and i'm still not finished, i still need to put dual cases in, front and rear bumpers and a winch.  I have my roll cage i just need to spend a weeknd welding it in.  but other than that i have just been slowing saving and doing little by little as i go. 

[46&2]

 


We have been doing our 4runners at almost the same pace for the same amount of time! I started tearing my 4runner down August of 2006. I just wish I could have had a lift to use, would have made things go a little smoother

I still have a ways to go with my truck too. Are you going to do an exocage or an internal?