ChaseR9's 1986 T4R DLX "Casper" Build Thread

[58rennur4]

Any advice on anything I should have done is much appreciated!

Cheers!

Haha a truck named Casper with an engine made by Jasper, what a GASper...

My advice is to drive it to Oregon, sell it to me, and walk home?

Very Nice!

How about some interior pics of seats, dash board, and general areas of interest

Here is a scan of the original Zerk Nipple Points found in the Driver Sun visor.

 

[RAD4Runner]

Haha a truck named Casper with an engine made by Jasper, what a GASper...
My advice is to drive it to Oregon, sell it to me, and walk home?

LOL!

Here is a scan of the original Zerk Nipple Points found in the Driver Sun visor.

Yes, Chaser9, greasing is straight-forward, you can see and access all the nipples easily. The only reason I use a jack is so I can turn the rear drive shaft.


Also a good time to inspect them and see if they're causing the vibration.

 

[ChaseR9]

Haha a truck named Casper with an engine made by Jasper, what a GASper...

My advice is to drive it to Oregon, sell it to me, and walk home?

Very Nice!

How about some interior pics of seats, dash board, and general areas of interest

Here is a scan of the original Zerk Nipple Points found in the Driver Sun visor.

I drove through Bend on my way back from Cali. I'd love to come back! Oregon is beautiful. Would be a looooong walk home tho hahaha.

Interior pics coming soon. Thanks for the diagram. You make me feel dumb cause I knew it was up there haha

 

[ChaseR9]

The nice weather has finally come to Calgary and I had some time this weekend to clean up the truck. Friday afternoon I cleaned up and painted the OEM wheels using Hyper Silver Duplicolor paint. I cleaned and sanded each wheel which took me around 1.5-2 hours. I used three coats primer, three coats paint, and one thick coat clear coat. I think they turned out really good....

IMG_4622.jpg by chaser88, on Flickr

IMG_4646.jpg by RickaShay24, on Flickr

Also finally got some interior pics....

IMG_4612.jpg by chaser88, on Flickr

IMG_4614.jpg by chaser88, on Flickr

Ariana...
IMG_4615.jpg by chaser88, on Flickr

Then I waxed the truck and my older bro and I got out to take some photos. Something funny happened while I was at the car wash. In a huge apartment building beside the carwash I began to hear some screaming like a person or two were dying from way up above me. I looked up and two dudes were on their deck trying to get my attention. After I figured out they weren't dying they yelled, "We love your 4runnner!!!" HAHA I laughed and thanked the two dudes for the compliment. The classic look of the 4runner really seems to catch peoples eye. Personally, I'm having a hard time deciding on how far I want to end up modding Casper. I feel I really don't want to change the OEM look but am torn because I really want to use the truck for wheeling and camping. Anyways heres a couple of pics from my brothers and I little photo shoot. Photo cred to my bro...

IMG_4627.jpg by RickaShay24, on Flickr

IMG_4624.jpg by RickaShay24, on Flickr

IMG_4641.jpg by RickaShay24, on Flickr

IMG_4642.jpg by RickaShay24, on Flickr

 

[farmerjon]

Nice pictures!

I just realized that Matchbox made a 4Runner with that color scheme or very similar - the top one looks similar - used to be a common color on eBay, but no more.

(link to listing - not mine.)

Keep it up! Looks awesome!

 

[ChaseR9]

Nice pictures!

I just realized that Matchbox made a 4Runner with that color scheme or very similar - the top one looks similar - used to be a common color on eBay, but no more.

(link to listing - not mine.)

Keep it up! Looks awesome!

Thanks! I want one of those Matchbox Runners haha

 

[ChaseR9]

Little update...removed the aftermarket alarm the previous owner had installed to avoid future issues because I know these things can turn into a real PITA. Here is what I had to deal with....

IMG_20150512_130642 by Chase Rickaby, on Flickr

Thankfully I got it all out. Now for a little problem. Found out my alternator has gone and am needing a new one. What do people recommend for a replacement? OEM? Chevy? Aftermarket? I plan on doing a retrofit, possibly extra offroad lights, winch, and CB radio...Will there be any wiring issues if I decide to go with something that's not OEM? How many amps should I be looking to get out of an upgraded alternator to effectively power the items mentioned above?