KidV's 1985 4Runner
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mikebontoft
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found another 85 on ksl with a solid front axle. lol. not sure how bad the body is, I can't open the pictures on my phone.
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KidVermicious
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Eek - "rough" body and torn out interior, that'd be great if you're building a dedicated crawler, but I think I'll pass. 
mikebontoft
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Eek - "rough" body and torn out interior, that'd be great if you're building a dedicated crawler, but I think I'll pass.
I think it would be another thing like what you did here. swap over the good stuff. were you able to get a better look at it? his rough body could mean a clean body to you or vice versa lol. OR, the panels that are crap on yours are clean on his and the crappy ones on his are good on yours. haha
or you do a frame swap. there's your solid axle.
eh its all good... I was just browsing the new ads after looking for an old ass land rover.
KidVermicious
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But I have a solid front axle. And I'm going to scavenge my '86 for patch panels.
I already have a parts truck, I don't need another. :lmao:
I already have a parts truck, I don't need another. :lmao:
mikebontoft
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but this one is special... because I found it. lol.
no I didn't realize yours was solid. I saw someone mention something about doing the SAS so I thought you had IFS LOL WTF.
no I didn't realize yours was solid. I saw someone mention something about doing the SAS so I thought you had IFS LOL WTF.
KidVermicious
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First I gotta get 'em, then I gotta decide where I want 'em, then I gotta build a light bar... and that third one is kinda low priority, to be honest. Right now I'm focused on getting the truck streetable and reliable. Mods come later.
NorCalBorn
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Run them, Rigids Rule and they should have a special going on now or will be shortly.
KidVermicious
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PM'd.
KidVermicious
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Nope, sold it two days ago.
KidVermicious
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An update! I make slow progress every day. It's flippin' cold in my driveway in the morning, so it's slow progress and I lack motivation, but it's progress. Today I rigged up extensions for my ebrake cable (needed because of the IFS width rear axle).
The old hardware was so rusty that I had to dremel it off when I pulled the old axle, so a trip to the hardware store was necessary anyway. Two clevis pins, two stainless steel bolts with nuts and lockwashers, a couple clips, and some aluminum barstock I had lying around got me this setup:
I'm fairly certain that'll work. I need to back off the tension on the cable just a bit, and then I'll see if it catches on the leaf spring when I engage the brake, but so far so good. It's a small thing, I know, but it's one more little step in making this truck mine. I'll pull the longer cable from the '86 before I junk it just in case this doesn't work, but it was tons easier than dropping both tanks and replacing the cable now, in the cold snowy driveway.
Tomorrow morning I need to drill out some broken bolts and replace them with spares from the parts rig so I can put the mudflaps back on and pass inspection. Then I can get around to throwing in my "tuneup in a box" that arrived a little bit ago courtesy of Low Range...
... and it'll be ready for safety and emissions inspection. Which will happen whenever the State of Utah gets around to giving me a dang title. They cashed my check last week, so it oughta be any day now.
Once I'm street legal, I'm going to go get it dirty the first chance I get. That may or may not be before I get around to fixing the rear main. It ain't leaking so bad that it's an emergency, so that may wait for spring, or at least until I find somebody with a heated shop. Maybe I'll go check out that Wrenchit Center by the downtown Napa.
The old hardware was so rusty that I had to dremel it off when I pulled the old axle, so a trip to the hardware store was necessary anyway. Two clevis pins, two stainless steel bolts with nuts and lockwashers, a couple clips, and some aluminum barstock I had lying around got me this setup:
I'm fairly certain that'll work. I need to back off the tension on the cable just a bit, and then I'll see if it catches on the leaf spring when I engage the brake, but so far so good. It's a small thing, I know, but it's one more little step in making this truck mine. I'll pull the longer cable from the '86 before I junk it just in case this doesn't work, but it was tons easier than dropping both tanks and replacing the cable now, in the cold snowy driveway.
Tomorrow morning I need to drill out some broken bolts and replace them with spares from the parts rig so I can put the mudflaps back on and pass inspection. Then I can get around to throwing in my "tuneup in a box" that arrived a little bit ago courtesy of Low Range...
... and it'll be ready for safety and emissions inspection. Which will happen whenever the State of Utah gets around to giving me a dang title. They cashed my check last week, so it oughta be any day now.
Once I'm street legal, I'm going to go get it dirty the first chance I get. That may or may not be before I get around to fixing the rear main. It ain't leaking so bad that it's an emergency, so that may wait for spring, or at least until I find somebody with a heated shop. Maybe I'll go check out that Wrenchit Center by the downtown Napa.
As long as you don't have an engine fire at the gas station and trip the tenant while he runs to put it out... you're fine! Oil leaks are normal and to be expected. :flipoff:
Haha, haven't heard from that guy in a while...
KidVermicious
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:lmao:
Footofgod
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As long as you don't blow the engine on the way to get it dirty............
KidVermicious
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Is there a single 22RE out there that hasn't had a dumbass previous owner crossthread plug #4? This is 4th 22RE I've changed the plugs on, and each one has been screwed up back there.
And if that's not evidence enough of somebody's retarrditude, they were Bosch Platinums I took out. No wonder it ran like crap. They were sooty and wet with gas, which I'm going to blame on the filthy clogged air filter and hope I'm right.
Its all pretty and sh!t now - these blue NGK wires are ridiculous, somebody is going to look at those and that brand new 22RE sticker and think I give a rats ass what my engine bay looks like. :lmao:
I'm half-inspired to clean my valve cover and paint the manifold a glossy black. That's preposterous of course, it's far too much work.
And if that's not evidence enough of somebody's retarrditude, they were Bosch Platinums I took out. No wonder it ran like crap. They were sooty and wet with gas, which I'm going to blame on the filthy clogged air filter and hope I'm right.
Its all pretty and sh!t now - these blue NGK wires are ridiculous, somebody is going to look at those and that brand new 22RE sticker and think I give a rats ass what my engine bay looks like. :lmao:
I'm half-inspired to clean my valve cover and paint the manifold a glossy black. That's preposterous of course, it's far too much work.
BucknutBob
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I would do the intake and valve cover in black crinkle paint, then buff off the lettering so it's plain brushed aluminum...that is, if you gave a rat's arse (LOL).
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