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Old 04-23-2019, 09:48 AM #391
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When will this thing be on the trails?!

That drawer looks like a good spot to have your tools all laid out where you can easily see them
hopefully soon. i have been search for a new to me valve body for the transmission. a guy on instagram says he has one that he can pull this weekend. hopefully he can ship it next week.
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been looking off and on for a few months for another valve body for my A340H so I can finish up my dual case install.

Pretty much been at a stand still since February. Made a comment about it on instagram and a guy said he had one up by Tacoma. It got delivered thursday and I finally had time to bust open the box on saturday afternoon.

It was like Christmas in May for me:domo2:

I thought that I over packed stuff but this thing could have been dropped from a mile up and it would have survived



Opened it up and was happy to see that it looked to be what i need

for comparison my original casting is on top and the donor is on the bottom. casting looks to be the same, just slightly different date code (if my research is correct)

looks like I should just be able to swap solenoids and put this sucker in:
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So yes I know I need to get off my butt and finish the dual case install but have been working on house junk (painting and getting ready to fill in our inground pool)

Anyway been debating replacing the Prelude seats I have had in 2 different trucks. I was going to convert them to heated seats but the Amazon kit I bought a couple of years ago was dead when I finally went to use it.

Pick n Pull has a 50% off sale this weekend.
Decided to cruise through there today to see what I could find as far as seats.
After looking through about 100 cars I ended up with a set of heated, power & leather seats out of a 2005 Subaru Outback. The front mounts measured about 16.5" center and center..same as the stock mounts.

Got them home, tested the motors, they worked great and powered up the heaters..got toasty warm which will be nice this fall.
Spent some time cleaning them up.

The passenger seat was already out of the 4runner for the dual case install. I was very happy to find that not only did the front two mounts line up but the outside rear mount was a dead ringer too!
I will have to cut the inside rear mount to make it work (as it is now it gives the seat a slight lean)

But for $45 for the seats and heated seats switches I am happy with them.
I will do a leather dye experiment on either a headrest or inside of the seat to see if I can get them gray.
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so between the new puppy, college and high school graduations and this back yard project I haven't touched the 4runner

I built swimming pools for a few years and should have never bought a house in the PNW with a pool. If I was in a hot place I would spend the $$$ to have it fixed but not worth it in Oregon.

We had bids ranging from $20-42K, so that wasn't gonna happen so tackling it myself on my days off...hopefully be done and have a back yard at the end of the summer. Slow going when my supervisor lays around most of the day
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Finally had a ln afternoon off and decided to make some junk.
I have been going back and forth about using a set of ditch lights. No one made a kit for 2nd gens that I was aware. Plus I try to make crap for this POS when I can.
Finally caved and decided to see what I could come up with. Didn't really want to swiss cheese the A pillar or pop the windshield vent to run wires etc.
I had some left over aluminum from the 8020 roof rack project. Looked at a spare mirror and saw the 3 screw holes.
Took a few minutes to see what I could come up with.
Not too bad for V1.0. I could use a couple of longer bolts for each side. But overall i am happy with how it came out. And I am into the mounts for about $5
Lights are some Run-D 35w LED's off Amazon
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Dude. Great idea. Agree on the no kit for ours... Where do the wires go?
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Dude. Great idea. Agree on the no kit for ours... Where do the wires go?
Debating about running them through the mount with the power mirror wiring. That route is getting crowded though since I made these things heated too.


At my buddy Phil's suggestion I tried to level the 2nd gen 4runner mirror mounted ditch light bracket out a bit.
I tried bending the bracket in the vice but the 2.5" x .25" thick bracket just didn't want to adjust using the vice and tools I had on hand.
1st version on top
2nd version on the bottom
So the next option was to use some nylon inserts I had in the fastener bin
Drilled them out to work with M5 bolts and sanded them down to a close height.
Not perfect but way better than bolting straight to the mirror
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been working on the pool on my days off so still haven't touched the 4runner



I did wander down to my neighbor's garage sale to look at a tiller that I would need. Budget was $100, he wanted $450. Ended up walking home with a gently used cordless 40v Ryobi cordless chainsaw with a couple of batteries. I had priced one at home depot, couldn't really justify the $200 for one. I picked this one up for $35

Plans are to make this my trail chainsaw. in the PNW you get downed trees blocking trails sometimes. I have a 18" gas saw but it is sort of a PITA. If I end up having to cut more stuff out of the way that the batteries won't last for it is probably time to turn around.




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Nice rig. So to clarify the outback seats bolted right in, front and rear mounts with no problems? That is what it sounded like but then picture shows mount not lining up?

NVM re-read your post and missed the part about the inner mounts
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... I ended up with a set of heated, power & leather seats out of a 2005 Subaru Outback. The front mounts measured about 16.5" center and center..same as the stock mounts.
This is great info. I've been thinking about the same seats (2005-2009 legacy outback) for my first gen. What is the height of the outback seats from the floor to the cushion? Did they raise you up any?
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Wow this is a quality build. I saw a post of yours in some other thread and your signature pic caught my eye. You've got the first 4runner I've seen with my exact paint! Yours is a hell of a lot more built than mine though, keep it up!

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Secret Santa 2019!!!

T4R has done a secret santa sign up for a few years. It is pretty cool.
Last year I got a set of multi color rock lights I can control from my phone.
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Anyone that wants to play please Message me with the below information:

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Everyone has until midnight of November 16th to submit their information to me to be entered into the game. By the end of the day on November 18th you will receive a PM from myself containing your person's information. Plenty of time to get a gift for Christmas and in time for Bl@ck Friday sales.

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Did a little revamp on the roof rack. Using 8020 makes an old fart feel like kid with an erector set again.
Version 1.0 was only about 34" wide and was very low to the roof. That was fine but difficult to get bungee cords/rope around a crossbar. It was also a bit narrow.
Version 2.0 is 38" wide, 72" longand sits about about 1" above the roof line. May not seem like much but will be better in the long run.
Passenger side pic is old narrow rack
Driver side is the wider rack
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