The Ghost - '86 Xtracab Build

toyotanner · June 20, 2009, 12:32:08 PM

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good start

unclejpl4x4 · June 20, 2009, 02:00:07 PM

can't wait to see more $Beer Chug\'n$

TOYJOETA · June 20, 2009, 08:52:48 PM

Sweet Matt. Looks like you guys are kickin ass. I forgot to give you part of the exhaust, you probably won't need it. It connects the header to the cat. Let me know if your gonna need it, and I'll find a way to get it to ya.

Volcom · June 22, 2009, 08:46:10 AM

Glad the Ghost is getting a new heart

Should be a good little 22RE for your project! I wanted the header.

Matty · June 22, 2009, 03:12:43 PM

Quote from: TOYJOETA on June 20, 2009, 08:52:48 PM
Sweet Matt. Looks like you guys are kickin ass. I forgot to give you part of the exhaust, you probably won't need it. It connects the header to the cat. Let me know if your gonna need it, and I'll find a way to get it to ya.

Yea we're moving along pretty steady on it. I might want that exhaust piece. I'll give you a call this week about it.

Quote from: Volcom on June 22, 2009, 08:46:10 AM
Glad the Ghost is getting a new heart Should be a good little 22RE for your project! I wanted the header.

sorry about your........i mean my header

jk $Beer Chug\'n$

Volcom · June 23, 2009, 07:00:58 AM

Quote from: Matty on June 22, 2009, 03:12:43 PM
sorry about your........i mean my header jk $Beer Chug\'n$

You'll need it more than I will since you will be driving yours on the street more than I do! Need a set of 39.5's?
http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134757 They are on 8 lug wheels but you could probably set them on CL. The 39.5" Iroks are now selling for over $300/tire (used to be $275/tire).

Matty · June 23, 2009, 09:16:59 AM

Quote from: Volcom on June 23, 2009, 07:00:58 AM
You'll need it more than I will since you will be driving yours on the street more than I do! Need a set of 39.5's?
http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134757 They are on 8 lug wheels but you could probably set them on CL. The 39.5" Iroks are now selling for over $300/tire (used to be $275/tire).

I was checking those out I just don't think I can spend the money on them right now. I wanna get this thing running strong and wheelin first.

Matty · June 23, 2009, 09:37:55 AM

couple more pics from last night. man was it a pregnant dog trying to pull the head off with those ARP head studs. We managed though

with the head pulled

cleaned the head and put on the new head gasket

threw some paint on the valve cover and put that back on

Matty · June 25, 2009, 04:19:03 PM

made a little more progress. starting to look a little more complete now. still have a few odds and ends. waiting on the injectors too.

cleaned the inside and painted the intake plenum in the meantime.

Volcom · June 25, 2009, 10:20:57 PM

Intake looks good!! I should have done something like that rather than leaving it aluminum colored.

Matty · June 25, 2009, 11:16:53 PM

Thanks. I figured I might as well clean and paint it while I had everything apart. Been tryin to clean everything so far and hopefully keep it that way. Not too shabby for only having black paint too.

pumkin toy · June 27, 2009, 08:15:27 AM

yeah the intake looks nice!

unclejpl4x4 · June 27, 2009, 01:44:29 PM

man i paint mine and everyones got paint theres the same way

looks good

but um whats with all the orange goo

Matty · June 27, 2009, 02:32:48 PM

i had the wrong water pump gasket in my set and the valve cover gasket was a little fudged too. so i used in said areas and needless to say havent been very happy with the gasket set.

Matty · July 11, 2009, 12:42:18 PM

got her all buttoned up. tried to start it up for the first time yesterday but no luck. I think the dizzy might be 180 out of phase so im gonna check that when I get back to work tomorrow.

I sent the injectors out to Rich over at Cruzin Performance. I would definitely recommend using them. Good Prices, Super Easy to deal with, great turn around on them. He also posts your test results online showing the flow tests before and after.

back together!

here's a couple of the other projects going on at the house. we rolled jareds truck out after he finished his duals/flatbelly and pushed mine in.

and we are in the process of rebuilding his brother josh's 22R which will hopefully be running on propane. Here is his new LC head and valve cover paint job

LilChief87 · July 11, 2009, 12:49:15 PM

damn that nice

Matty · July 19, 2009, 12:36:35 PM

got it running!

hopefully register it this week and then start building some sliders for it and get my axles here soon so I can SAS.

TOYJOETA · July 31, 2009, 05:14:14 PM

Sweet Matt! How's she run? Always wanted to put new injectors in.

Matty · August 02, 2009, 03:33:27 PM

Quote from: TOYJOETA on July 31, 2009, 05:14:14 PM
Sweet Matt! How's she run? Always wanted to put new injectors in.

ran great driving it down to the jamboree this weekend $Beer Chug\'n$ the new injectors seem to have solved the old fuel pressure issue you were having as well so I dont have the fuel pump jumped anymore.

TOYJOETA · August 02, 2009, 06:23:49 PM

That's good to hear. Had a great time at the Jambo, Hopefully next year we'll both be drivin instead of ridin. Although that ride in the rock wear buggy up V-notch was fawkin sick.

tkonueter · August 03, 2009, 08:26:02 AM

your truck is such a little ricer

Matty · August 03, 2009, 09:34:29 AM

Quote from: tkonueter on August 03, 2009, 08:26:02 AM
your truck is such a little ricer

sure is! BV was sick this weekend, glad you made it down.... now buy a truck! $Beer Chug\'n$

luvyota · August 03, 2009, 09:58:52 AM

your build looks good so far cant wait to see the sas. i was wondering what the did to your injectors, did they just clean them or what.

Matty · August 03, 2009, 10:03:16 AM

Quote from: luvyota on August 03, 2009, 09:58:52 AM
your build looks good so far cant wait to see the sas. i was wondering what the did to your injectors, did they just clean them or what.

thanks, i cant wait for the SAS either. i might have a couple surprises by then as well. As far as the injectors here is a good link of what they do. http://www.cruzinperformance.com/injsteps.html

tkonueter · August 03, 2009, 10:13:15 AM

Quote from: Matty on August 03, 2009, 09:34:29 AM
sure is! BV was sick this weekend, glad you made it down.... now buy a truck! $Beer Chug\'n$

yeah I had a blast. SOMEONE BUY MY CAR
on a positive note, a guy in Golden is showing interest in it

luvyota · August 03, 2009, 10:20:26 AM

thanks for the info i want to get that done with mine cuz i don't want to have to take them back out if they don't work.

Volcom · August 03, 2009, 10:30:09 AM

Quote from: tkonueter on August 03, 2009, 10:13:15 AM
yeah I had a blast. SOMEONE BUY MY CAR
on a positive note, a guy in Golden is showing interest in it

It almost had some custom brown reddish maroon paint on the hood after Carnage on Saturday

Matty · August 03, 2009, 10:40:41 AM

Quote from: Volcom on August 03, 2009, 10:30:09 AM
It almost had some custom brown reddish maroon paint on the hood after Carnage on Saturday

that was a close call. probably would've hit the tires before the tailgate

Volcom · August 03, 2009, 12:27:03 PM

Quote from: Matty on August 03, 2009, 10:40:41 AM
that was a close call. probably would've gotten sucked under the tires and spit out in a little blue ball on the side of the road before the tailgate

Quoted for the truth

tkonueter · August 03, 2009, 02:50:24 PM

you guys are ruthless

; more like I would of had a diff for a hoodscoop...or a big maroon pos as a roof rack

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