Topic: 98 Boosted short tacoma (3rz turbo)

[Crunchy Taco]

Got the t chain and cover on. Seems like I'm almost done

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Here's pics

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Found the piston that ruined my valves and punched through the block

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

I don't kno where the other half is

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Finished my motor up

[HogCanyonHopper]

looking good man. makes me want to tear into this 3rz I have for the swap I'm working on now but I have never worked on one before    . The motor I have right now sat for about 10 years. I think it was only ran for about 3 years before the cab was involved in a fire and it was parked on the back forty. Had oil in it the whole time but I wonder if it will fire up and run after sitting that long  I am tempted to just have it rebuilt before I go through all the work of bolting it in and then have to pull it back out.

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

hey hog canyon?  if you dont tear into that motor at least turn it over a few times with the coils unplugged to get some oil moving around in it so you dont dry start it, should be good...the first thing i always see happen to these motors when they get higher miles is the rings start gettin oil blow by either do to worn out rings or pitting in the cylinder walls...if you like the design of the 22r then your guna love the design or the 2r/3rz...everything is clearly marked on the inside for timing, you pretty much match the bright links on the chain with marks on the gears and the cams have marks on the backside of them that line up...and the tensioners and guides are definately well designed...anything you dont like about the 22r toyota fixed with the 3rz, im in love...but yea man just run that sob then pull it out if it ever has any issues, but dont be afraid, these are dam good motors im sure yours will run like  champ

[HogCanyonHopper]

thanks for the reply! yeah, it must have low miles because it is a 99 that was parked after the fire incident in 03. So it must be in great shape internally, I am just wondering if there will be any issues with the valves or what not. Guess I'll just bolt it in when the time comes and see what it does. That sounds more exciting anyway  . Yeah, I love these motors too. I have one in my crawler and it runs like a dream. 

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

i like the 3rz so much i swapped it in to my tacoma 3 years ago in place of the 3.4, now thats love...but my wife has a 4 runner with the 3.4 so if i ever wana go rip it i can cause i do like the power the 3.4 has..i just like the 3rz in my truck cause its easier to maintain and theres more room and stuff like that...and the 3.4 i had was gettin up there in the mileage so i probably would of been rebuilding it anyway so swapped for the 4 banger.....all i did to go from 6 to 4 was changed the dash harness then obviously had to get different exhaust down pipe and steering line and a few other things...it was pretty easy...

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

heres a rad 1st gen that was for sale close to home, i wish it was mine

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Its snowing at My house in Portland Oregon. Wich is pretty rare

[86bobbedtoy]

Its snowing at My house in Portland Oregon. Wich is pretty rare

jelous!!

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

There's a ton of snow around town it's awsome

[Cheesemaker]

We got quite a bit here on the coast.  I went up the Miami-Foley and played in it with BIL yesterday.  Got a little stuck in the ditch.  Will get some pics up later once I get the dinosaur computer fired up.   

Thursday and Friday was the best days to be running around.  snow had the best traction.  Been running around town with 18 psi in the front tires and 12 psi in the rears.  Had a great time playing around, while everybody else was spinning or running chains, just doing basic errands in town. 

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

yea for sure the snow is done for now thurs night, fri, and sat were the best...but yea its funny driven around town in a toyota when everybodys strugglin...i pulled a couple peeps but was tryin to move along so noone smashed in to me...had a close call on a hill the guy in a honda started slidin out behind me saw him in my mirror so i jumped the curb and went around the guy in front of me then got out of there...i dont know if he hit anyone or not...freezing rain last night now everything is crap...this has been fun while it lasted though...i was doin what you did, had to go run some errands go to home depot, fred myer, ya know, just a normal day in the toyota

[Cheesemaker]

Buddy of mine in Gresham found an empty lot where nobody had been and did some blasts with his Subaru WRX.  Well, his wife was thinking it was fun till they hit a concrete island that was buried in the snow.  Smoked the whole subframe in the back end!!  Now his wife isn't laughing.  He thought he smoked the wheel till he got it home and jacked up.    


Oh, and our high was 51* today.  Actually let the fire die out and opened up some windows in the house today.

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Crazy. It hasn't got that warm here. Too bad about yer buddy's subie. I hate when fun turns to disaster

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Tacoma gas tanks don't give you very many good ways to mount them.  My old brackets were scaring me so I decided to fix it for the last time and also do more rear frame work while my bed is off

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

New bracket added armor as well

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Ill prob finish it up today and have some finished product pics

[HogCanyonHopper]

you've been busting some chit out lately mayne  I like that! very ambitious. I need to retrofit a Tacoma fuel pump assembly into a first gen tank, which I have had done before, or do you like you are doing. keep it up 

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

It's crazy how long some of this stuff takes. I guess you kno your doin it rite if it takes forever. Thanks for the boost. Ill have more pics wanted to fix the tank turned into the back end. I did a lot if stuff when I was a rookie cause it all needs attention. I've learned a lot since 09

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Just wanted to build new fuel tank brackets and ended up redoing the whole back section. Plated the frame inside and out top and bottom to the cab.

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Also moved my rear end back 4 inches to make it more centered with the bed it was too far forward.

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Fuel tank mounted up

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Think I'm gonna put a couple gussets at the cross members then I start on tubbing out the bed cause the back is  pretty low now. Then start on lowering the front by moving the shackle mounts up frenched into the frame. Already have a low pro front hanger so caster should be ok considering its like +13 right now.  Moving the shackle up should put it in the 7-10 range wich is still a bit positive but ill roll with it

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

My cousin Aaron made me these shackles while I was weldin for the third day I like them a lot. There the same dimensions as the standard shackle everyone sells but there like a half inch wider its just the size of flat bar we had. Also some under shots of the fuel tank. I didn't add anything to the factory skid cause I've hit it before and it held up plus all the plating I did on the sides made the bottom stronger

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Put some gussets in and pics of the new stance

[daniresch]

following, keep it up

[Crunchy Taco [OP]]

Thanks I will