Author Topic: H8PVMNT's '89/'98/94 4Runner Project... (Read 32884 times)

H8PVMNT · « **on:** Apr 12, 2010, 10:06:13 PM »

I am body swaping an '89 4Runner tub to my '94 pickup and doing a 3RZ rebuild and swap at the same time...

Here is what's left of my '94 pickup...

The 3RZ I picked up for the swap had a spun out balance shaft so I'm leaving the balance shafts out of this one. Hussy red paint adds 5% HP!

This is the body I'm using. An 89 4Runner with a tweaked front clip. Allready plazed off in this pic...

I got ready to pull the body and didn't want to wait for 8 guys to come over so I lifted the body off with a chain hoist, a floor jack and a bunch of milk crates. It took like 3 hours and I had to let all tha air out of the tires to roll the chassis out from under. Kind of sketchy untill I lowered it back down to a reasonable elevation

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I grafted a strait front clip cut from a truck at the wrecking yard on the 4Runner body and massaged the '98 steering column to fit. I'm using the guages and column from the doner vehicle. I have most of the stuff from the doner vehicle and I'm better at fabing than reading wireing diagrams, so it seems like the logical way for me. Pretty much all I have to splice will be the rear harness to the back window, fuel pump and tails and the heater stuff. All other connections will be stock '98 3RZ 4Runner harness.

More pics to come...

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #1 on:** Apr 14, 2010, 12:02:54 AM »

My wife's friend sanded about half my tub tonight while I was working. I love it when stuff get's done when I'm not there...

THK Matt · « **Reply #2 on:** Apr 14, 2010, 03:12:17 AM »

AH

man, thats gonna be pretty sick!!!

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #3 on:** Apr 17, 2010, 10:08:09 PM »

I just couldn't resist painting the engine bay to match while I had it stripped down...

THK Matt · « **Reply #4 on:** Apr 18, 2010, 12:14:48 AM »

SICK!!!!

TacoRunner · « **Reply #5 on:** Apr 18, 2010, 09:04:25 AM »

***"OH SNAP!!"***

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #6 on:** Apr 19, 2010, 12:08:11 PM »

Yeah I like to get pulled over...

It's "New Holland Red" Van Sickle farm implement paint. $50 for the whole deal with hardener and reducer.

axled89 · « **Reply #7 on:** Apr 19, 2010, 01:04:05 PM »

lookin good. i like the color.

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #8 on:** Apr 19, 2010, 10:46:44 PM »

Drivers bedside all straitened and primed. There were just a few little dings but they would have looked stupid under fresh new paint. I'm just going to go wheeling and make some more but there's something to be said about having your own body damage instead of someone elses. Anyway it should be pretty pimp for a week or two...

THK Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** Apr 21, 2010, 03:03:51 AM »

get r done bro!

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2010, 10:34:32 PM »

So I am finally ready to paint my 4Runner tub Saturday. The weather went to crap for a couple weeks but it will be about 72 degrees tomorrow with no bugs and I am all ready for it...

Body work is all done and primed:

I run some tube fenders that go from my sliders to the bumper which require massively cut 2WD fenders for the front. I was looking in an old hot rod magazine with some sheetmetal tricks and decided to try and roll over a bead on the cut off part to make things a little less butchered when it was all done. They turned out looking pretty clean...

4.3 headache · « **Reply #11 on:** May 16, 2010, 01:16:36 PM »

ahhh. finally pulled the plug from the free and easy days ..

The Body work looks great.

Don't forget about your body mount locations, you'll have to move all of them from the B-pillar back.
Also the fuel tanks are mounted lower on the 4runners, so unless your running a body lift

you'll have to lower it
or preferably run a fuel cell...

Nice project!

muddytaco · « **Reply #12 on:** May 16, 2010, 08:22:19 PM »

lookin good :thumbs up:

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #13 on:** May 17, 2010, 09:11:02 AM »

Got the paint sprayed this weekend. It layed sown pretty nice considering it was only a $50 paint job...

Set up in like 4 hours at 75 degrees, a bit slower than urethane I've used in the past but not bad considering the cost.

I have a couple of small sags to wetsand out but overall I am more than happy for a trail rig paint job. I am thinking about adding a small satin black stripe near the top rear quarter panels remenicint of old school Toyota stripes but I'm not sure yet.

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #14 on:** May 24, 2010, 08:26:20 AM »

We got the body tub on the chassis this weekend. Had a "cab lifting party" with home made pizza, pink lemonade and beer. It was pretty light with 6 guys. Here is a rather poor, fuzzy, low light photo...

I forgot how cool this truck was all put together! I am now getting really pumped up.

THK Matt · « **Reply #15 on:** May 24, 2010, 11:54:41 AM »

YotaNate · « **Reply #16 on:** May 24, 2010, 12:00:51 PM »

Looking good!

Nate

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #17 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:00:41 PM »

Here's a few more pics since it's starting to look like a truck again...

fade · « **Reply #18 on:** May 26, 2010, 01:08:13 PM »

thing is gonna be a bad chicken when its done. I like the paint alot.

chim · « **Reply #19 on:** May 26, 2010, 02:11:22 PM »

I like that color, looks great!

GONZO97 · « **Reply #20 on:** May 26, 2010, 02:28:08 PM »

Looking good man

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #21 on:** May 26, 2010, 08:50:45 PM »

Thanks fellas! I kind of like to go out and just stare at it

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I figured out I have to trim the back of the rear wheel wells a bit or the tires will hit pretty bad. My wheel base is stretched in both directions with the rear about 2.5-3" further back than stock. I will probably have bigger tires in the future anyways so I want to make it have easy clearance for 37s at a minimum. On the truck I just cut off the entire rocker panel on the back of the bed but on the 4Runner I kind of can't. I'm going to try to roll it over on the edge all nice like the front fenders and add another coat of paint on the bedsides after I get it all straitened out. I thought I was all done with body work but I'd rather get it right now instead of having it be an afterthought.

GONZO97 · « **Reply #22 on:** May 26, 2010, 10:43:20 PM »

just curious as to if you have any pictures of how you rolled the fenders... i think they came out pretty clean and ill prob be cutting fenders in the near future and would like to make them look like that

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2010, 08:53:05 AM »

No, sadly I didn't take any while I was doing it because I really didn't think it would work. We will be making a set for my buddy's '85 pretty soon though so I will make a write up. It is easier to start with a set of 2WD fenders because they are straiter but I think 4WD fenders could be done with a little massaging.

Basically you just cut the shape you want plus about an extra 5/8" to use for the rolled over flange. Then you cut notched in the curved parts. I then clamped a strait edge on the back side and slowly rolled the flange over a little at a time over the entire area you are trying to bend over. You start with just a small angle on the whole thing and just keep going over it like 5 degrees at a time until you have a nice 90 degree roll or more if you want. The you do the same on the curves. I used the top of a metal bucket instead of a strait edge for the curved parts. The I welded some strips od 16 guage in back of the cut curved parts to make it more ridged. A little filler to finish it out ahd then you can primer and paint. I also frenched my antenna hole with a small plate and the welder while I was working them out.

GONZO97 · « **Reply #24 on:** May 27, 2010, 11:40:43 AM »

alright thanks man if you can do a write up with your buddies i think everybody would like it.

4.3 headache · « **Reply #25 on:** Jun 19, 2010, 08:18:05 PM »

Updates??

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #26 on:** Jun 20, 2010, 09:21:13 PM »

Sorry I've been busy lately.

Finished my rear fender triming and sprayed a second coat. I was able to roll a new bead on the cut part of the rear fenderwells and weld it all back together so it looks real sanitary and clean...

GONZO97 · « **Reply #27 on:** Jun 21, 2010, 12:03:51 AM »

Holy crap man that thing is looking clean!! Nice work man im digging it

H8PVMNT · « **Reply #28 on:** Jun 21, 2010, 01:04:47 PM »

Thanks. I'm getting really pumped to start on the mechanicals and get it running... I am going to let it bake in the sun for a couple days and then wetsand and polish it out. Then I have to weld on the 6 rear body mounts and the gas tank mounting stuff.

gtoyonrocks · « **Reply #29 on:** Jun 21, 2010, 01:22:45 PM »

Wow, that things is going to be nice...

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