Willy Wonka: 87 4runner, 5VZ, SAS w/ FJ62,

[emsvitil]

Is one of the ends pressed on?

If not, I don't see how you can make this on a lathe........

[zippo]

Some better made ones split in more hard to see spots, but this is how I did it.

[emsvitil]

If you do it this way:



and have a tight nut, it won't come apart if the nut is over the seam (even slightly)

[Wainiha]

Chinese finger puzzle...

[jimbo74]

so um......?

[zippo]

While I wait on parts ordered me a Allpro Front bumper and Sliders. Its had to find a good looking bumper!

[zippo]

Still waiting on parts! They should be here soon, or so I have been told. Upgraded the dash lights to LED. Nice upgrade!



Also cut out the old battery box. I'm thinking of throwing some POR15 on it.



Also got the front tub bumper off. Waiting on the new allpro one. which they emailed and said will be two or three weeks out. sucks.

[Nation]

When does this umpa lumpa get its court date for the justice of his murder? 

[zippo]

In a week or two, when I get all the parts!

[LittleSteve]

Instead of selling that rifle you should have took it to the original machine shop and demanded money back and answers! 
Really annoys me when shops doing what they were set up to do cant do it right 

Anywhoo, nice motor! Glad i asked for the link!

[zippo]

So i'm STILL WAITING ON PARTS! I'm about to go crazy waiting. It is taking forever! Did get some fun stuff though.

All-pro sliders. They look nice!





Got the head cleaned up/valve job and back from the machine shop. The black is graphite pait, they put on things.





Got the intake back together and mostly cleaned up. Also found the filer I am thinking of running.

[zippo]

BUMPER!!! It looks nice.

[zippo]

Got some more fun. Still waiting on engine parts :-(

Bought a starrett dial bore gauge. So I can check things better. Starrett 3089z-131-26J 2"-6"



Craigslist t-case!





Gotta give props to 84_yota_4wd. Hooked me up with a MC07 used prototype.





I wonder what the markings mean...



Started pulled the case apart and found LEAVES!



Started cleaning. Lots of cleaning.



Cut the frame open to replace on of the cross-member captured nuts.

[zippo]

helipilot77 came over and helped me weld on some sliders! They turned out nice. Welded them with flux core which isn't my favorit. Just doesn't seem to give as nice of a looking weld.

Strong enough to jack the runner up with though!

AllPro Sliders





Cleaned the welds, and threw on some paint.

[84 yota dude]

Noice!

[Nation]

Yeah buddy!

[zippo]

SOOOOOOO.... Still waiting on engine parts.... But other goodies have come...

In preperation for the doubler I relocated the 4runner center console switches. I also embedded some metal to help keep it from cracking. We shall see.







I don't even have a solid axle. But ordered a set of 25mm arms. Make sure I have them when the time comes.



I no longer have a press in the shop. So I had to improvise. Got the job done.













What the hell do I do with it now? J/k sky crossmember shipped today!

[84_yota_4wd]

Sweet job zippo.

Looks great your going to be up a running soon it looks like.

You going to moab this year?

[zippo]

I'm going to try! Depends on what my schedual looks like!

[84_yota_4wd]

Sweet dude Ill be there. Hope to wheel with ya.

[LittleSteve]

Nice man, coming along!

[zippo]

Doublers in! Looks like I will need a little exhaust work, due to the sky cross member. Other then that looks good.





Doing all this by yourself...sucks....



Cut the hole.

[84_yota_4wd]

Making short work of it.

[LittleSteve]

Doing all this by yourself...sucks....

You get used to it...

[zippo]

Rear shifter is in. I found a handfull of shifter at the junk yard but no bases. So I order a billet one from Marlin. I also scored the boots. I think it turned out well. Might try and straighten it.  Also dropp my driveshafts off at Drivelines NW. 39" in the rear 32" in the front and stepped up to 095 wall tubing. It was an extra 40 bucks or something. So what the hell.

Also got confimation the engine parts finally shipped. I really wanted some high compression pistons, but the waite was killing me, I need my runner up and running. So I am going to a more factory style. Should be back up and running by the end of the month.

[84_yota_4wd]

Looks nice thats how i want to do mine. I think they retain a factory look like that.

[emsvitil]

Rear shifter is in.

So where do you put the Super Big Gulp now?

[zippo]

PARTS! Block goes to the machine shop tomorrow! Engine parts are from 22reperformance.com

Toyota Gasket set. Aluminum Half moons, 75ln valve springs, oil cap, assembly greese, OEM spark plugs, New oil pump, Pistons 93mm and Moly rings. King bearings, and a marlin billet shifter. What is the AME written on it???





Swapped out the springs.

[1985CRAWLER]

22reperformance, cant say enough about them, everytime i start up my runner im reminded lol


you will love the 75lb valve springs, i have them, say goodbye to valve float, can rev the little turd up and itll just scream in the higher rpm range and not sound like its gonna blow apart.

let us know how those new half moons work out, thought about getting some last time i was down at their shop.


get started!

[zippo]

Lets see if I can overload the page with pictures...

Got my S-K torque wrenches calibrated. The 1/2 inch had some other problems but was covered under warranty. http://anglerepair.com/



Got the drivelines. Nice and clean with .095 wall tubing, 2 new u-joints. https://www.drivelinesnw.com/





Installed my new billet shifter base. I don't know why the FSM doesn't tell you about this much faster and easier fill port. Weird.



Done.