BIG update time!

Since I have last posted in this thread, I have been working as a professional automotive apprentice (first six months) and Technician at a midsize independent shop. I was laid off the week after christmas and I will not be returning to work there. This left little time to focus on my 4Runner and my other project car (which I may touch on later), but I still managed to do most of the things I needed to do to the truck save for a lift kit, which I have mostly decided against due to the truck being a bit on the rusty side.

Here's the major stuff that I can remember right now:

Fixed the back half of the frame out of necessity due to the driver rear control arm mount rusting through at the welds:





Cant find pics of when I got it done for some reason, it's been over a year I think.

Rebuilt the starter:



Did it without fully removing it and with the truck in the air on a two post lift. Easiest way for sure:




Replaced the valve cover gaskets. Went much quicker than expected, finished in about 2hrs:











Changed the oil (shop discount at Advance ftw):



And finally, I replaced all of the brakes this month:















I think that sums it up! This post of course does not include the adventures I took it on in the meantime. Maybe I'll post them up soon as well.

As always, the spreadsheet with part numbers, sources, and prices I paid is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

Thanks for reading, feel free to ask questions about the truck or me or whatever.

Happy New Year!

-Neil