The TacoRunner ITS FOR SALE

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

took advantage of the nice weather today and worked on my pile today.  some of the widows were slow to go up and down so took off the door panels and greased the gears and door locks. i also in staled a Sony CD player and Cobra CB, a 10" sub and amp to.  so now i can listen to some music while i am sittin in the drive way wishin i was drivin it

thats pimp though at least it will be done when you can drive it!

[THK Matt]

subscribed looks great so far stewie

[TacoStewie]

thats pimp though at least it will be done when you can drive it!

i know but there is still a lot of little stuff to be done, i need to get a 10k ohm restior for my tach and then i can put the rest of the inside together.

then i need to get my 23 spline 4.70 case and a 3.4 adaptor some exaust and i will be on the road, i hope

subscribed looks great so far stewie

thanks man

[THK Matt]

not a problem.

I am going to build a 2nd Gen as well.. so it will nice to see what you do to yours.

[TacoStewie]

for now just the swap and a 4.70 case but we will see

[THK Matt]

keeping the IFS lift on the hog?

[TacoStewie]

it has a 3" body lift i want to take it off but then the 33's would rub and it works out with the 3.4 so i dont have to put a hood scoop on

[THK Matt]

oh thats it? sweet.

I am sure without running boards, and a stock rear bumper you can tuck 33s stock height... I know ill try. done it before.

also Tim just swapped a 3.4L in a buddies 2nd gen 4runner and all they did was cut "webbing" on the underside of the hood where the intake would otherwise "hit" the hood. No scoop needed.

I do dig that color 4Runner though.

[TacoStewie]

ya i got rid of the runnin boards a long time.

but this time the body lift gives it a little height but it will go soon as i SAS it.

i like the green to it reminds me of my Tacoma R.I.P.

[THK Matt]

ya i got rid of the runnin boards a long time.

but this time the body lift gives it a little height but it will go soon as i SAS it.

i like the green to it reminds me of my Tacoma R.I.P.

yeah those running boards are SCARY on water crossing.. they are more like scoops. lol
plus they look better w/o them.... although the gas tanks sticks down and looks ugly.

Body lifts aren't all that bad, I ran one on my 87.



that green is one of favorite toyota colors.

[TacoStewie]

i got a little creative today.  i took the shifter boot out of the tacoma and fab up the stock 4runner shifter console to make it fit (just made the hole bigger)



but i dont know what the switch is for that goes in that hole behind the shifter??

[NorCalToy]

i believe that empty switch spot is for a small coin holder type of deal.

[TacoStewie]

nope i got the switch but it is worn off so i cant read it all i can make out is POWER and NORMAL

[THK Matt]

nope i got the switch but it is worn off so i cant read it all i can make out is POWER and NORMAL

POWER and NORMAL are usually for Auto Trans... in Toys. my 91 Camry had that button.
strange lol


Coming along Stewie.
what you have left on it?

To Do List is in order....








Oh and this is what I am hoping to bring home...

[TacoStewie]

it came with an auto in it

[THK Matt]

that console isn't auto though.... lol

oh nvm you took your auto console and cut it out and put the boot thing in it. DOH!





that POWER/NORMAL button is for the Trans. Its called the ECT Button: ECT stands for Electronically Controlled Transmission. When you push the button in, there should be a light on the dash that says "ECT POWER". This changes the normal shift times (based on engine vacuum, rpm, and throttle position) to a later point. This means simply that the engine rpms will go higher before shifting to a higher gear when you're accelerating. It helps build speed more quickly but uses more gas to do so.

[TacoStewie]

thank you

dang it, i thought it was some kind of NOS switch 

well that is one more switch that wont be going back in

[THK Matt]

Not a problem.... I used it in my lil 2.0 Camry....
that thing was a TURD! makes that 3.0 seem like a big block man lol

[TacoStewie]

Coming along Stewie.
what you have left on it?

To Do List is in order....

TO DO LIST
1. resistor for the Tach
2. adapter to run a gear drive t-case
3. 4.70 23 spline t-case
5. exaust
6. fab up x-member for t-case
7. drive lines
8. new grill, driverside light, driverside marker light
9. front bumper
10. clean out the inside real good
11. put the rest of the inside back together


and i am sure there is more but that is just a start.  

[THK Matt]

that's not too bad.

[TacoStewie]

nope just need some coin to spend on it

[THK Matt]

I hear ya on that one.

[H8PVMNT]

Isn't it funny how much cleaner the engine bay looks after the 3.4 or 3RZ swap in an older efi truck?  These new engines just have less tubes and wires! 
Wheel On!

[TacoStewie]

Isn't it funny how much cleaner the engine bay looks after the 3.4 or 3RZ swap in an older efi truck?  These new engines just have less tubes and wires! 
Wheel On!

i know and i dind not even spend that much time cleanin the engin bay or the 3.4 befor i started like i wanted to. 

[TacoStewie]

Have not updated in a while and thats cause i have not done jack squat to it. but i did come up with a way to fix my tranny problem i stoped by marlin's yesterday and put in for a 3.0 5speed tranny. this way my clutch slave cylinder and clutch fork will be on the passenger side and clear my exaust. so when that comes in i will get back to work on this thing and get it ready to sell

[THK Matt]

[pumkin toy]

Have not updated in a while and thats cause i have not done jack squat to it. but i did come up with a way to fix my tranny problem i stoped by marlin's yesterday and put in for a 3.0 5speed tranny. this way my clutch slave cylinder and clutch fork will be on the passenger side and clear my exaust. so when that comes in i will get back to work on this thing and get it ready to sell

why are you sellin it?

[THK Matt]

forgot to ask you... did you use your auto ECU?

[TacoStewie]

why are you sellin it?

i want a 3rd gen x-cab pickup

forgot to ask you... did you use your auto ECU?

no i used the one out of my Tacoma

[THK Matt]

bummer dude.