Recent content by hikinout

1986 SR5 4Runner - 22re, 5spd - $2000 / OBO The time has come to part with my truck. Great project/camper/part out truck. Drove this for 5 years, including a trip to Mexico and back. Now I have two year old and another on the way and just don't get to drive it or work on it anymore. Can be...

Thanks guys!

Hey guys, passing through to Mexico on our honeymoon next week in our 86' 5 speed. build thread here. We're coming down from Chicago and have started having some trans issues. Still shifting fine, but all gears but 4th (direct) are getting loud. May be able to make it, but would rather get...

Okay, leaving in 4 days and the timing is tight! Went to this garage in Gurnee, IL this week that rents out bays and had a blast changing my tie-rods, pitman, idler and installing my new OME stabilizer. It's amazing the difference a warm garage, access to tools, and a lift can make! Also...

Hey guys, Just thought I'd throw this up there. Found an auto bay rental place in Gurnee, IL that opened recently, "I Can Fix This." As someone who doesn't have a garage, and doesn't want to stop working on their car just cuz it's -10 and snowing, this place could be a godsend. Just spoke with...

Thanks! The seats are kind of flat. They rise about an inch. The 1st gen back is also a bit too short for me to lay flat in comfortably. The gap behind the front seat is covered by the platform. For us, the platform is mainly about storage while we're on the road. This way we can slide our...

The sleeping platform is under way! With so many good designs out there, I had to give myself some guardrails: - I wanted something with access panels at the front and back. - Something that could be broken down and removed easily so that the back seats could be put in again later. - Long...

Hey Will, Things at Vulture seem to be going well! Love the zombie mention for the Cholera. I'm a camera op and have had my eye on the A4 as well. Whatever happened to the FB group? I miss it.

Thanks! Just missing a tire and a jerry can. Think those can wait to go on until I'm not parking daily in Chicago. For tires I'm going with some 31x10.5 Cooper A/T3s

It's been a little while. I figured I'd update the thread on the latest. This summer I... - Replaced a faulty TPS - Had injectors rebuilt and cleaned out manifold, throttle body, and EGR. - Swapped out the tailgate key lock in my new tailgate. - Removed broken A/C VSV - Scraped / Grinded off...

Here's a final update. I finally had some time to finish this up. To recap, here's everything I've done. - I power-washed the engine bay. - Rewrapped a few parts of the wiring harness. - Cleaned out the EGR valve - Reinstalled the rebuilt injectors. - Put new gaskets on the manifold and...

That would make sense. This truck had AC, but it was removed by the previous owner. I have all the parts, but that's another project and another thread. Now that's a good call. I'll be sure to move it.

Pressure wash, and new split loom - Will do, thanks. The green wire just disappears into the harness. I haven't had any problems with the water temp gauge. I'll investigate further. There's a ring terminal with a few wires that look like they could be ground wires. It was mounted on the bolt...

Dead Miss - Fuel Injector rebuild and intake clean up Okay, So pulled the upper intake off. This thread was pretty helpful for anyone else who might need to do this: 22RE Fuel Injector Rebuild - YotaTech Forums When I pulled out the injectors, I decided I just needed to send them in rather...

Okay. Getting there I hope. - Ran the NOID light test and I get signal from all the connectors. The pulse and intensity are really faint. Barely looks like it's pulsing at all. Especially when compared to this video: How To Test Fuel Injectors with a Noid Light TUTORIAL - YouTube - Did a...