The Pubicon

[peacesells]

This is the fruit roll up, number 1990930940 of 299020949404903493 projects I have going on at the moment, its an 84 runner. I paid $800 for it, has a marlin dual case setup, 5.29's, lockrites f/r, stiff 3 inch springs, 2 inch body lift, 35's on 15x10 wheels and plenty of body damage from a parking lot roll.  I bought it as a parts machine for my other 4runner sas, but put a battery to it and the thing runs great.. I had a set of 35 tsl's sittin around, so I mounted those, ripped off the terrible looking bumpers, texas 1 ton style drop down steps, and the fullsize spare that was wedged between the shackles, and this it what she looks like..









this is my $1200 85 runner

89 daily driver/next build

[ninja turtle]

that was a score for 800. welcome to marlin!!

[NorCalToy]

dude....score! id personally DD the 85 or 89 and shred balls on this one as a trail rig. still street legal but as a beater. :my


but either way, looks like you ve got some nice runners ther.

btw to the board

[AaronB]

800 holy crap, did the guy owe you a favor or something. good find

[peacesells]

took the top off, this was linin up at sycamore a few weeks ago. NEW BODY DAMAGE!!

[NorCalToy]

hey, where are you at?

[peacesells]

Thanks! I actually craigslisted it. the guy rolled it with his kid in it and didnt want to drive it anymore.. he got about a dozen phone calls while we were transferring the title haha.

im in north phoenix, the north north part.

[NorCalToy]

Thanks! I actually craigslisted it. the guy rolled it with his kid in it and didnt want to drive it anymore.. he got about a dozen phone calls while we were transferring the title haha.

im in north phoenix, the north north part.

hmmm, i thought i recognized the area for some reason. thats cool you were able to score like tath though.

how do you like the wheeling down there? i may be down ther after i graduate high school...

[peacesells]

In the last 2 weeks i got rid of the body lift, put the 4 inch allpro springs I had on the front, u bolt flip kits, high steer etc.. measured 30.5 inches before lifting a wheel on my hillbilly rti ramp



dovetail and a floor jack


New green



Since these pictures, I put a set of chevy springs under the rear, ripped the front axle apart for new seals and 30 spline longfields, gussets, trusset, diff armor, then I ran across a killer deal on a 529 diff with an arb. As soon as that gets here, its time to weld the ifs box mount on and taker out.

[peacesells]

the trails are killer down here, lots of diversity.. im 10 minutes from table mesa, an hour from florence (90 mph) and 90 minutes from sedona.

[Wermz84]

aboard.   What a score man 


Cant wait to see what else ya do with it!

[LilChief87]

where you guys from im from casa grande arizona we shoudl hit up some trails some time

[h0nke]

you got lots of nice lookin toys there!! 

[jimbo74]

white runner looks great for $800.....


the gmc jimmy mirrors look great on it, i may need to pick up a set for myself, just becuase they are a lot biger than the stock mirrors

[kneedownnate]

$2000 combined for 2 runners isn't bad, especially those two!  The white one looks a lot like norcalyoter's rig too.  I see some great deals on craigslist, but never when I have enough money, or they're too far away or have questionable titles/owners.

[peacesells]

some progress and a few steps back. I got my new crossmember in, my new rear differential from marlin, and my used arb differential but the gears were not set up correctly so the drive side of the ring gear is gouged badly and has over 5x more backlash it should have.. hopefully he doesnt screw me over and takes it back.. I got it from mt logan off road in logan utah, and they said it was in excellent shape so... hopefully.
but on the upside, I called marlin monday about a 5.29 diff with a spool. They built it and shipped it out the same day!! THANKS MARLIN!!!! it looks like im going to be ordering an arb hi pinion next paycheck.. good news for you, bad news for my wallet.. haha. I also got my new rc crawler in (that I now wish I didnt spend the money on) haha

[THK Matt]

oh this is guna be great... im jealous, you are sitting on 3 1st gen 4runners.

[LilChief87]

sell me one of those runners plz

[yotadork83]

if you ever go up to flagstaff hit me up for some good wheeling

[peacesells]

I got some more work done. Work has been non-existant the last week, so ive been putting in lots of time in the 4runner. I got the rear suspension finished, made a rear shock mount crossmember, got the front hoops intalled, and finished all of the gusseting on the front axle.

I bought a v6 ifs rear end on friday for $220, ended up being full of rust, missing brake parts and needing new wheel bearings. $350 later and its all done. I spent my birthday welding my new shock, mounts spring perches, and differential armor on the housing, and bolted my 529 spool carrier in it and it came out nice. Im happy with it,   
The front shock hoops were way too tall for 12 inch shocks so I traded a buddy for some 14 inchers. My high pinion 529 arb diff should be here tomorrow so I can finallly assemble the front axle and get it under to measure for my steering box mount and drivelines. I have a trip planned for the 26-28, Im thinkin ill have it ready...

[kiyul4130]

your right. you do have 902384750923487509328475 builds going on. sick avatar, barney is my hero.

[gotrocks]

Looks like a great score.  I always like seeing another 1st gen 4 Runner built

[peacesells]

Update on the rig.. been kinda lazy computer-wise the past few months.

Front axle is done, gusseted all around, diff armor, 30 spline longs, long hub gears, arp studs. Got the steering box mounted, my $15 junkyard ifs box and hoses work perfect with no leaks!!

New tires/wheels irok balloons on beadlocks----AWESOME!!!!


All thats left is to mount my arb compressor, mount the hydro assist ram, brace the shock hoops, reinforce the rear of the frame, hack away a shatload of sheet metal, tourque everything down, and put some winching points on this tank. Picking up my long spline driveshafts wed and hoping to run highway to hell in florence this weekend!!

[blackSR5]

Dude what a awesome score. I am living in North Phoenix too and wish that I had seen that deal!!!! Its awesome!!!!

[peacesells]

I havent posted anything on this for a while, I finished the truck finally and just took it out for its maiden run. Since the last post I put an allpro tcase brake on it, finished my front axle with the high pinion arb and compressor from marlin, got my long travel drivelines made, dovetailed and bobbed the rear. The first trip went very well, lost a nut off of a rear spring perch, my arb line popped off, and my tcase ebrake disc was rubbing the body a little bit. Other than that the truck was flawless, no denials, no backups, and no slipping off of lines. ran some trails in florence az, elvis and martinez canyon saturday and lower woodpecker sunday, heres a few of the pictures! Ill get the good pictures up when I get my buddies memory card
Elvis





Lower woodpecker









Kenny on the V in martinez

[GrenadedToy]

nice build man

[peacesells]

The rig as it sits 2/23/09:

marlin 21spline duals
tg crossmember (garbage, bent it first hit)
Long travel .250 wall drivelines
5.29 yukons
92 rear end
spool rear
high pinion arb front
arb compressor
30 spline longs and hub gears
allpro high steer w/flex a lite cooler
arp steering studs and gusseted front housing
12in bilsteins rear/14in front
allpro 4in front springs/63in chevys rear w/6in shackle plates
allpro tcase ebrake (love it)
2in front spacers/1.5 rear
39.5 iroks on beadlocks 3.5in backspace
optima battery

Next upgrades:
Install hydro assist and larger resevoir
Install marlin sliders and cab cage
chop and fit pickup tailgate
cb radio
stereo
recess radiator/electric fan to fit winch
narrow front end
tube doors
harnesses

[peacesells]

Thanks man. I also drum naked

[GrenadedToy]

Thanks man. I also drum naked

It's the only way...

[peacesells]

more pictures from last weekend