Recent content by Pappy Jon

Sort of. I did take a few minutes to update. These trucks are always evolving, and mine is no exception. RODa'M: Pappy's 1985 4Runner Deluxe | IH8MUD Forum

A friend had a 1998 Tacoma. Her horns were wimpy. I bought horns at the boneyard from a late model Toyota car. Might have been an Avalon. They were much better, and they were plug and play.

Back in the day I would walk the local u-pull and they would have several Gen1 4Runners. Now, not so much, if at all. Shoot, it's getting hard to find anything with a 22RE under the hood, where before they were a dime a dozen. They have attrition out. But, back on topic … my local u-pull has no...

Well, since this thread has risen from the dead. I have a pair of Dewalt 20V. The little guy is probably my favorite. For it's size it's very handy. The big boy, is, well, useless. Has a hard time removing lug nuts. I recently tried to remove spring ubolt nuts and it failed. I got them off with...

Death Valley, and White Rim in Canyonlands.

Been done. A whole lot. Two sources to get you started. These two companies are the go to for 5VZ-FE and 3RZ-FE swaps. Toy Only Swaps | Toyota 3.4 Swap Parts | 5vze Engine Swap Specialists Toyota Truck Specialists - Off Road Solutions

I think the boneyards are going to be your friend.