Nor_cal51501's build thread

[t4r4life]

Regear for sure, swapping the front diff is a PITA.

 

[nor_cal51501]

Regear for sure, swapping the front diff is a PITA.

Want to guess what I just bought today?... Here comes the PITA. Wanna help? Lol

 

[nor_cal51501]

Does anybody have the wiring diagrams for a '97 Limited and a '01 SR5?

 

[t4r4life]

Roseville is far otherwise i would. let me know how it goes i'll have to do this when i regear this summer.

 

[NachoPitt]

4.30s are gonna be great. I knocked out my swap with [MENTION=57545]4Ripcord[/MENTION] and we managed to get his old 4.30s out and my 4.10s swapped in about 7 hours. You can pull the actuator off of the 97 front diff and swap it with your old one. Pretty straightforward. Don't forget to tighten all the suspension bolts to spec when the rig is on the ground.

 

[nor_cal51501]

E-Locked finally done!

Finally finished the wiring today for the locker!! It works perfectly. I wired the light in the button as the locker indicator and it worked first try. So happy to be done with the swap. Tested it in the rain today, it locks up great! Lol

 

[nor_cal51501]

Also putting my differential drop kit on today

 

[nor_cal51501]

Been a little bit since I've added to my build, so here's the latest undertaking.
2nd Gen(4th gen black) TRD Supercharger
Picking up a Stant 14077 170* thermostat and gasket tomorrow
On order:
2 TRD s/C belts #PTR01-35040-26
1 TB to S/C Gasket #PTR29-60030
1 Intake plenum gasket #(will add later)
1 Nose cone oil change kit #PTR29-35043
7 Denso Iridium IK22 plugs
If I forgot or need anything else, please let me know.

 

[nor_cal51501]

Here's the few pictures I took of the install and the finished product, not going to go into intimate detail because the installs have been covered before by many people. But let me say, what a process due to my intake issues. :crybaby: All is well now though, and the fun and enjoyment factor of my Runner is easily x20!!
Here it goes!


The goodies:


Half way done:


YAY! Testdrive!!


Not running right, regapping after many posts.


Pulled and regapped


The culprit was in the K&N

 

[hrt4me]

great build so far!

 

[Hepar]

Silver sport twin! Lookin' good. :cheers:

 

[nor_cal51501]

great build so far!

Thanks hrt4me. Slowly but surly getting there.

Silver sport twin! Lookin' good. :cheers:

Thanks Hepar. Really like what you've done to yours. In fact, give me your sliders...please? Haha

 

[GreyBush]

Looking good! Unless you work there I'd dump that hayes auto license plate frame ASAP.

 

[nor_cal51501]

Looking good! Unless you work there I'd dump that hayes auto license plate frame ASAP.

Thanks GreyBush. Why dump the plate frames? And yes, I do work there. Where in NorCal are you?

 

[nor_cal51501]

Prepping the 13WL's for install

Decided to try out the G2 caliper paint before getting the 13WL's under the car.

 

[hrt4me]

looking forward to see how the paint turns out on those 13WL calipers

 

[SCRunner12]

Silver sport twin! Lookin' good. :cheers:

Except he has a supercharger...come on Hepar, you're next. :high5:

Thanks Hepar. Really like what you've done to yours. In fact, give me your sliders...please? Haha

Yeah he'll give them to you, but it might take as long as it did to install them.

 

[nor_cal51501]

So here's the end product. I would definitely use G2 again, but next time I'm wearing gloves, this epoxy style paint DOES NOT COME OFF!! Special thanks to [MENTION=8729]Speedy[/MENTION] for the decals to take it to another level of awesome. :yo:

 

[t4r4life]

That HAS to add another 10hp.

 

[Hepar]

Except he has a supercharger...come on Hepar, you're next. :high5:

That's the plan! Well, first I'm going to enjoy the summer with the new ride and if no major problems come up, then the hunt begins again in the fall/winter.