Goose's New 94 Ho-Runner

[Goose]

So as some of you may know, I bought a 94 4runner...
I figured it was time to make a new buildup for it...
Its a red, 3.0, 5speed, with a/c, c/c, power everything (and it all works), and the whole nine yards..
It had a bad rod knock, and had several parts stolen off of it, but the body and interior are in great condition..


Things missing or stolen on it;
Distributor
Hood
Front Seats
Front Corner Lights
Couple Spark Plug Wires
Fan Shroud
Shifter Knobs
Center Console
Broken Passenger Heater..
All the bolts holding the fenders on...

Nothing to hard to track down and get at the local junkyard..

Pics!
Cause i know The mob will be angry if i dont post some..
This is off the Craigslist ad when i bought it, really shows how nice and clean it was...



Ill sort through my cam and post a few more up here in a bit..

[pumkin toy]

pretty good deal for 700!  should be able to drive it for about 1000 bucks or less

[Goose]

pretty good deal for 700!  should be able to drive it for about 1000 bucks or less

Yeah, im looking to get it running and drivable for awhile, and then the solid axle and all my suspension from my rolled ext. cabs probably gonna go under it, along with my 4.7 case, some new bumpers and a exo 

[Goose]

So heres some more pics...
It was really dark in the shop when i took these, so theyre not the best, ill get some out in the light after the bottom ends back together..

Other than somebody spray painting the passenger door, the outside is in great shape..
I put a couple bolts into the fenders for now cause they were dangling by the plastic guards.
The insides almost perfect. Theyres one crack in the dash, and one small blemish on the rear passenger door panel and thats it.
Whoever stole the center console ripped the rear heater off its mounts and twisted it around, ruining the inlet pipes though



























Also, I scored a perfect shape red top optima from the local junkyard for $30
Cant beat that!

[Goose]

I got the bottom end apart.
Ta da! Spun rear rod bearing 

Im still weighing my options on what to do here..
Slap a bearing in it and run it for a while.
Pull the crank, have it reground and run all new bearings
Swap cranks with my other 3.0s and run new bearings...
Or...
Just put a f#%king 3.4l in it already...



Ideas people?






























Heres where the missing distributor should be...
I think i found one on ebay, but if anyone has one for sale, let me know..
It has to be from a 92-95 with the oval connector in the last 2 pics

[KYOTA]

cant be a ho runner, you're actually postings pics and updating with PROGRESS of the rig. you're suppose to  till page 172 then post pics of the hardcoreness of a door swap 

that crank actually looks not bad considering what the bearings look like 

[boggerunner]

ive got that dist. pm me

[NorCalToy]

if youv got the cash to get it done do teh 3.4, otherwise, why not just swap the whole 3.0 out of your truck into this thing?

clean by the way, looks good.

[Steve_925]

i would just swap the one bearing. no sence in putting to much money into it. my opinion

[THK Matt]

That aint no Ho-Runner


Nice find though... thats the exact color combo of my dads 95.

[Thomas P]

let the ho count off begin......   
anyone wanna make some wagers?

[THK Matt]

what are we wagering on?

dang ill be 2WD til 86bobbedtoy send me the front DL.
haha least i have 2WD Low.



I wana see this thing on 4D's!

[Thomas P]

who gets the most of course........

[THK Matt]

who gets the most of course........

I have 7 already.

let the count off begin.

[Thomas P]

i didnt notice any in your build up pics??? lol

[Goose]

cant be a ho runner, you're actually postings pics and updating with PROGRESS of the rig. you're suppose to  till page 172 then post pics of the hardcoreness of a door swap 

that crank actually looks not bad considering what the bearings look like 

lol yeah, plus this things really gonna be a ho-magnet when its done..
I cant wait till summer, im gonna be packing beetches in that thing to go swimmin up the canyon..
Surprisingly the cranks not as bad as i thought it would be...
I mean, theyres scratches if you run your nail over it, but theyre not deep, and no bad cross gouges...

ive got that dist. pm me

Will do..

i would just swap the one bearing. no sence in putting to much money into it. my opinion

Thats what im probably gonna do, at least for the time being...
In the long run, i still want to the do the 3.4l swap, its just a money issue..

$4 bearing now vs. $1500 swap.

[Jud]

This thing better be as sik as your old truck.

[1981_toy]

I have faith that scott can build one mean ass rig!!!

[ontherocks]

hahaha! we gotta ge the runner goin down the road so we can go to the snow. im thinkin of goin this next weekend if your down scott, im sure ryan is and cyle. we just need beer and sl#ts and were off! i love snow season.

[Orowheeler]

Of course i'm down!!

[lilbuddy]

Just saw this thing tonight and its clean.

Cant wait till its legit and SAS'd

[Orowheeler]

so what have you done to it? have you got the thing on the road yet? i need those fenders and grill still.

[Orowheeler]

when i get back into oroville i'm gona need to find a knuckle asap

[86bobbedtoy]

I will keep an eye out.

[richardmud]

hey man i live in oroville too i have a 1990 4runner that has a couple burnt valves not shure how im going to go about it yet new motor or rebuild but i see you now these trucks and was woundering if some time we could hook up to see if you could help me out let me know ok thanks

[ontherocks]

hey man i live in oroville too i have a 1990 4runner that has a couple burnt valves not shure how im going to go about it yet new motor or rebuild but i see you now these trucks and was woundering if some time we could hook up to see if you could help me out let me know ok thanks

  go down to kragen in oroville and talk to tera. talked to her today and her husband totaled his truck... got a good runnin 3.0 and hes partin out the truck.

[Orowheeler]

so u got the runner on the road yet..?

[1981_toy]

hey i may need a trinion bearing??

[boggerunner]

where are the updates on this thing?  i wanna see a v6 burnout!

[THK Matt]

he is working on the motor ATM he was in the SB earlier