Just the beginning

[gigerunner]

I got my 2nd gen as a wedding present back in July. I haven't had much spare time or money but I have been budgeting both. I have some new front rotors slotted and drilled with ceramic pads on there way, as mine are warped pretty good(hopefully done this weekend). And will be getting some OME rear coils next week as mine are all sagged out. And eventually a Flow Master like my dad had on his 91' yota pickup when I was a kid. With 230k on him I am looking forward to many more fun and exciting miles. I will post my upgrade's as I do them, lots of pics with tips for those they may help. I think I have my thread in the right place now.

 

[Chuckles89]

Sweet wheels! Nice looking truck!

 

[Footofgod]

Looks like a nice platform. What are your build plans?

Although, I have to say that you should have left the SR5 rims in their original state. I'm not against painting rims, but when you have original, keep them that way. If I ever get a 1st gen or another 2nd gen, I plan on finding a nice set of original SR5 rims and keeping them.

 

[gigerunner]

I cleaned them up best I could the clear coat was looking like crap. this was just a quick fix. First the front brakes upgrade, then new OME coils in the rear and shock upgrade, rear disc conversion. O yea and rip out that freakin automatic antenna mine in busted and sounds like hell every time I turn on and off the ignition. Those are the immediate plans

 

[giro]

rip out that freakin automatic antenna mine in busted and sounds like hell every time I turn on and off the ignition.

Most just unplug the antennae while up. The PO had this done. It would be nice to put it down when offloading in brush, but I decided there was no reason to replace it until it broke in half. It's been over 8 years and 65k, and it's still in one piece, though I did have to fix it once after some exploratory surgery.

My SR5 alloy rims are looking slightly rough. Some road salt isn't great for them, but I think they had some minor issues even before moving to the snow.

 

[gigerunner]

I can pull it up and push it down the motor just runs for a few minutes upon turning the ignition. I will replace it with a fixed antenna.

 

[mistersnowman97]

Some Wedding Gift!! Nice truck!
Yeah fix that antenna! Mine did that same annoying sound. drove me insane. the replacement is like 10 bucks and you can replace it with a pair of pliers.
have fun with the build

 

[dorton]

Looks good

 

[gigerunner]

I ripped out out that old antenna today. I was able to knock it out before work. The bummer is the regular radio still doesn't work. At least the annoying noise is gone. I will just stick to pandora.
http://s455.photobucket.com/user/gi...00237E4E869F6_zps8d3c38cf.mp4.html?sort=3&o=1
The antenna motor resides in the fender well. I think it was ten 10mm bolts.

One bolt 10mm and pop off the top that sticks out of the fender and its out

the noisy nusence

the new fixed antenna

goes on simple enough. The part that took the longest was removing the dash and radio to plug in the new antenna.

 

[gigerunner]

Weeknd plans first race Super D in Fontana. Next open this big box and get some work done on Tortuga. No more warped rotors for me. Power stop slotted drilled rotors with ceramic pads and a new air filter.

 

[gigerunner]

Bad new's I discovered that I need a new driver side axle boot, possibly axle as well as a broken stud on the passenger side hub body

and the kicker the rotors i ordered were wrong. the positive I took second place at my Mountain bike race.:second:

I also placed my OME shock order still shopping around for the coils and torsion bars

 

[gigerunner]

more parts today

I also got my pulgs and wires, driver side axle, and diff oil. That should keep my busy this weekend hopefully i have time. I got called in on both my days off last week. But money makes the runner go round.

 

[gigerunner]

Did a little cleaning before work. I was planing on washing it anyway so I figured I get rid of some unwanted accessories.
First to go was the bug shield

Next was the chrome fender trim

then a wash and I found this our most upsetting four letter word

RUST!!!!!!

 

[gigerunner]

New plugs and wire's this morning. Even found some more work that needs fixing or excuse for upgrade :heh:

Axle for tomorrow's task
For today

First some clutter clearing and inspection. I removed and Inspected the intake. I was very happy to discover that my throttle body was spotless :clap2: then I found the bad news.

cracked intake boot along with a few other dried and cracking vacuum lines :cry2: But I feel I can not justify a new intake.
:focus:
Here a pic of 2-4-6 much easier to get to now.

I made short work of them. The common theme on the plugs was they were all looking lean either form the extra air coming in from the intake boot or I need a new fuel filter both of which I will be doing soon. Running short on time I put the intake and plugs / wires on and went to 1-3-5. A maze of vacuum line's covered this side so I just pulled out my big ass extension to make life easier.

Nice new blue wires.

the ride to work felt a little peppier, I went from copper core denso's to NGK Iridiums.

 

[Footofgod]

Yay!!! Take care of the basics first. If you are still running the original O2 sensor, change it!

 

[gigerunner]

I made the mistake in my youth of taking out less then capable vehicles with annoying and expensive consequences. As well as late night rescue calls to my step dad who came to the rescue in his 91 Yota

 

[gigerunner]

This time 1 step forward and 4 steps back.
I got my front driver side axle place today. Here are some pics for those who have not done so before and it can help.

First remove the dust cap and the 12mm bolt on the end of the axle. Seems like someone has had this off before because the washer on the end is not the correct one. It is supposed to be about the size of a dollar coin.
Next remove six 12mm bolts holding the on the hub body. There are tapered sleeves on each stud that take a little tapping to free up and remove.

After this my hands got a little to greasy and i didnt want to touch my phone. But I had to remove the upper ball joint buts 12mm x4 as well as the upper nut holding the shock(for added clearance), remove sway bar mounts from that side(for more clearance).
After unbolting the six nuts holding on the axle(studs are on the diff side flange)

Next remove the c-clip from the spline side of the axle. And shimmy that bad boy out of there.

Next remove the axel seal from the wheel side from the old and install on the new. Then reverse process.

While I had it up in the air I grabbed my giant channel locks to check the Ball Joints and you guessed it SLOPPY SLOPPY. I guess this will be the next pressing matter. :frisky:

 

[gigerunner]

Not sure when I will have time to do the ball joints so as prep I cleaned the crap out my control arms this morning at the local spray and wash.

Then it was off to Nissan dealer for the barbed breather's for my diff's.(snow wheeling soon)

On the the todays task new fuel filter. Here are all the tools to do so.
14mm line wrench and crows foot and stubby. 19mm stubby. 10mm 12mm sockets. long and short ratches 3/8 drive. #3 flat head(for spring clip holing the parking break cable) 4in 2in extensions and wobler.

o yea and safety gear

keep the gas out of your arm pits burns like a SOB

On my 95 its conviently located on the passenger side on the frame just above the tranny support. Open the gas cap to release any pressure form the line then tighten it back on before you crack those lines.

19mm stubby on the filer 14mm crow foot on the fitting. Loosen bothe fillings before unbolting the two 12mm bolts holding on the filter.

There is a 10mm bolt holding the filer on the mount

You will loose a little gas in this process so put down a pan to reduce the mess. When you go to start the truck give a few minutes KOEF(key on engine off) for the fuel line to prime. It took 2 good cranks before it started I let it run for a few minutes then cycled the ignition and it fired right up.

 

[gigerunner]

Finally a repair that didn't render more problems. With not much time to work on my runner I take what I can get. I took care of my driver side ball joints today.
When I replaced my axle I check my old ones and had close to 1/2in of play so they needed to go.

upper

lower
To make things a little easier I remover the steering knuckle arm. This allowd for more clearance for getting the fork in to remove the ball joints.

Installed

Tomorrow passenger side. possibly brakes.

Made sure to get Ones with grease ports. These are from Auto Zone with limited lifetime warranty. All of the hardware is beefier that what was on the truck. Which was a problem on the lower outside bolts, no room for the bigger head went from a 14mm to 16mm. When I get the spacers for the top I am going to stop by Hilco and pick up all grade 8 hardware.

 

[85straight]

nice work! Keep up with the pictures, they are bound to help a few people. Thanks for contributing