muddytacos 85 4runner build

[muddytaco]

tryin to build a family trail rig, nothing too extreme just something i can take my family with me in, ive always had trucks and they just arent big enough any more so here ya go!  these first pics are when i got it in january

[muddytaco]

here it is after i took the black sr5 grille off a truck, put one bushwacker on, the 3 inch rough country lift, my patented special set of tires (a sport king, bfg all terrain, parnelli jones dirt grip, and a trxus at) pulled it up on moms back porch, she likes it when i do that.

[muddytaco]

found some really old slotted wheels, usually dont like wide wheels but these are sweet, and i put some 35s trxus mts on it (and one bfg mud terrain) got them in the junk pile at the tire shope there probly almost half tread, love off road tire. flexed it out a bit to see if the tires would clear

[muddytaco]

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[muddytaco]

took the bushwackers off, bumper, plastics, cut the rust out, i had gotten the flares to cover the rust but i wouldve ripped em off anyway, so i took em off and ill be at my uncles shop putting tube in where the cuts are this weekend and weld it up so gets rid of rust and gives me more tire space, win win

[muddytaco]

ive always talked smack about people who bought off brand tachs, but i was on ebay and found this one with a real carbon fiber face shift light and all for $37.99, i figured i could give it away if it looked cheap, but its sweet

[muddytaco]

man i dont know anything about what tcases will work with what trannys i need help, and i plan on putting the 3rz out of my tacoma in this at some point so need something that will be easily adapted to it

[8485runner]

Looks like a good start!  Where in Arkansas are you? I live in Tennessee           

[muddytaco]

i live in london, about 50 min from little rock, i used to have alot of extra money so when i built something i would just buy a bunch of stuff and make it work, but ive got a kid and wife and house and all now so money is limited, i just need to know what my options are and what i need to look for, btw, its a 4cyl, 5 speed, dont know what tranny how do i tell? 

[muddytaco]

picked this up for the 3.4 swap, is there already a build thread with this swap on here? its 2wd, auto, also need to know if anyone knows cheapest/easiest way to adapt tcase

[Toymin8r]

I'll bet that shift light will come in handy when you're rock crawling.    


Good job on the doner truck.   Its always easier when you want to do a custom engine swap.

[muddytaco]

yea, shift light is actually already removed lol.  definately nice to have factory wiring, i never could find a harness for that 1uz, how big of a difference is there between the 4 door car and the sc, there are like 20 of em at pick n pull

[muddytaco]

decided just to use the entire 2000 harness, so ill have cruise, daytime running lights, compass mirror, gonna use everything.  need some ideas on the best way to adapt a tcase, divorced, just need info.  anyways got the entire harness pulled out of the truck after the pics, gonna pull the engine friday, then back the 85 in the garage and pull the 22re, which is for sale btw, motor tranny and tcase, gonna start at 650

[79coyotefrg]

Inchworm pre runner adapter to gear driven tcase

[muddytaco]

yea thats the only thing i found, way more than i got, gonna take a while to finish up if thats my only option lol