91 4runner on the operating table-- Needing to sell!

[lucky7]

It's a hard call sometimes believe i've made it several times spent more than i had to sometimes saved others.But if ur tranny is shot go 5 speed those trannys dont hold up 4lane kills them

[GONZO97]

thats what im thinking of doing is there any way to check my transmission? like by taking it to a transmission shop or something? because if my tranny is good then i think ill just have the 3.0 that i have rebuilt and start our like that but i havent made up my mind yet

[lucky7]

Don't think so just run it but look ait yuo're torque converter if the middle of it is orange it's got hot might want to get a new one .

[GONZO97]

Im not too sure where my torque converter actually came from lol not sure if its the original or what im going to contact the previous owner and see if it is or not

[GONZO97]

Well heres what looks like is going to happen... i talked to a mechanic friend of ours who rebuilt two of our toyota engines already and he said it would probably be best to have the engine rebuilt due to play on one of the pistons.... so he gave me a few numbers to call around and get quotes on a long block rebuild well the lowest price i found was 2200 .... so i called randy being our mechanic friend and asked him what he though he said let me call around and see if i can find you a rebuilt one for less... he came through and found one for 1500. said we could have it built up and ready to go in about 2-3 hours and then drop it in.... so i just about have enough money saved up and then pretty soon here itll be ready to get dropped in!

[yota_krawler]

sweet! glad to hear

[GONZO97]

Thanks its exciting... its been depressing to just watch it sit there all by its lonesome lol... i got so bored that i cleaned the engine bay out and painted it red, now its all clean and ready to go!!

[yota_krawler]

ya i know how ya feel, its been almost a year since i started my truck... motor was shot in it, and got it rebuilt. now just waiting on a few loose ends!

[GONZO97]

Yeah i know how that goes.... the engine is basically the most expensive purchase that i have coming up then the rest is just little stuff hear and there like drivelines, get the brakes all hooked up, redo the interior, shocks all around then work on bumpers and then she will be good til i save for my duals

[<MIKE>]

right on man glad to hear your gettin some work done. just flopped my truck this weekend and now the motor knocks. don't know what the f*%& happened to it.

[GONZO97]

ah dang man a flop is never fun to deal with.... is there a lot of body damage? any pictures??

[<MIKE>]

i smashed the windshield and pushed the roof over my door in a good 7 inches. nothing a come a long can't fix. ya i got a whole bunch of pics but they're on my buddys camera. i'll post when i get them all.

[GONZO97]

Alright sounds good man. That sucks. I have never flopped and I hope I don't have to encounter that for awhile

[GONZO97]

Alright well ive been talking about doing it for awhile now and i finally did it.... good by body lift!
Before:


After:


Then i fixed my leaf springs in the back chopped the overload which leveled it out a bit

i think it looks a lot better now i actually like the ride height now.

then i pulled out the sand blaster and got to work on this

and ended up with this

[lucky7]

Coming around.

[Dingman.]

I had to run a 2" block for mine to sit level in the back with the chevies..

Are you gonna leave it like that or try to level it out more?

[GONZO97]

itll level out as soon as i drop the engine and the tranny in.... its still just an empty body right now a couple more pay checks and then the engine will be coming around

[joeycool00]

yeah I had to go with the 4" block in the rear but I only got the 3" lift springs up front! crazy! 

[GONZO97]

yeah if it doesnt level out enough i do have some blocks from an old build but i have a feeling that itll level out perfectly... if anything the rear will be higher than the front... which isnt terribly bad but it really depends on how severe it is... im itching to drop the engine in so i can see how it turns out im getting impatient

[Jaysen]

coming along nice..i starting to miss it...hahaha j/k

[joeycool00]

just put about 400 pounds of tractor weights in the engine bay to get a ball park

[GONZO97]

yeah i thought about doing that but then again i just decided to wait for the engine gives me something to work for lol soon though soon enough

[<MIKE>]

   lookin real good man.

[GONZO97]

Thanks man just cant wait to get it on the street im trying to sell everything i dont use to get extra money for the engine lol

[<MIKE>]

haha same here man.

[Dingman.]

You guys wanna just buy my runner?

Either one of you?? Lmao.
Then you can have a 3.4L 

[GONZO97]

Alright guys just a quick little update about what is going on..... Yesterday I paid/ ordered my new engine looking like itll be in sometime in the middle of next week.... so in order to help time go by a little quicker i have decided to start stripping the interior and get started on redoing it..... i have spent the last couple of days taking everything out and trying to clean up the floor to prep it.... i went and bought some primer today so thatll be the next thing to do and once it is primered and ready to go i will go and buy the dyi kit for roll on bedliner.... now i need your guys opinions which bedliner kits have you guys used and which ones work the best in your opinion? let me know thanks guys updates with pictures soon
-Gonzo

[gtoyonrocks]

I would have it vortex lined. If you know someone it can be done pretty inexpensively. I want to say it would cost about 250 and it will last forever, that's just my two scents.

[gtoyonrocks]

Looking good tho.

[GONZO97]

I would do that if i knew anybody but since im on a budget looks like ill just have to do it myself but thanks for throwing your opinion out there.... any other opinions?