Photo Timeline of my 4Runner {LOTS OF PICS}

JohnsD90 said:
Brian, i haven't seen a first gen since i was in Dana Point last July.
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wow, My best friend jus picked up an 85 last week for $1000.00 runs great.
<a href="http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l93/evalencia102001/?action=view&current=IMG_0893.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l93/evalencia102001/IMG_0893.jpg" border="0" alt="85 4runner"></a>

BTW Dana Point has great surf:surfer:
sorry LINY...
 
brian2sun said:
Wow, I had no idea they were so hard to come by on the NE. What were you doing down in DP? Fishing? I'm going to see the Black Crowes (and a bunch of other bands) in a couple weeks at the Doheny Blues Fest right next to DP.
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Yeah, we were fishing, i go to san juan capistrano (grandparents house) most every summer (except this one) and we go to the beach most every day.
 
I'm baaaaaaack!

So during my recent banning, I had alot of time to sit and think about what I'd done....


















pfft yeah right...I was actually ordering and figuring out the mounting for my new Hi-Lift!
Got the 48" all cast, and mounted it to the roll bar as such:

The threads in the upper bolt holes in the roll bar are 7/16", so I got a 5 inch long 3/8" bolt and passed it entirely through the roll bar with a flat washer on both ends and a lock nut to hold it in place:

I also picked up a pair of "fender washers" which had the 3/8" hole and were 1.5" in diameter. I used these to sandwich the jack, and all held together with a wing nut for quick and easy access:

All done!!

And the cargo cover fits, although awkwardly...I don't care, I'd never run without it...



commence crying about it not being a real mod:

I know someone out there was wondering if mounting it this way was possible, well now we know it is! :banana:
 
I no longer have to worry about strawberry milkshake!

I ordered a B&M (70255) Transmission Cooler from Summit and installed today!
I decided against the Tru-Cool as everyone else uses, because B&M has made a name for itself as quality parts and because Summit has a reputation for getting things to my door within 2 days. The cooler also has an interior bypass system to allow for cool fluid to bypass the cooler until it's at operating temperature.

 
Hey there-
Fun to see all that you have done. I have same model but in champagne/gold and a cheesy ass stick on scoop on the hood I am afraid to try and remove. All stock but for 12v mod and deck plate mod. How wide is your CB? Would it fit where your ashtray goes? I am looking.
I think the first thing I should do is skid plates or whatever you call under carriage plates to protect the oil/tranny pans etc. I think removing the trailer hitch and -maybe- the running boards- but like you I have to think about it a bit.
Anyway- keep on truckin'!
Clifford
 
Clifford said:
Hey there-
Fun to see all that you have done. I have same model but in champagne/gold and a cheesy ass stick on scoop on the hood I am afraid to try and remove. All stock but for 12v mod and deck plate mod. How wide is your CB? Would it fit where your ashtray goes? I am looking.
I think the first thing I should do is skid plates or whatever you call under carriage plates to protect the oil/tranny pans etc. I think removing the trailer hitch and -maybe- the running boards- but like you I have to think about it a bit.
Anyway- keep on truckin'!
Clifford
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my CB wouldn't fit in the ashtray as far as I know

yeah, dude, get the skids on there! they're thin but still do their job better than nothing
 
liny, ur cb will fit in the ashtray spot... i used to have mine in the same spot as u and ran the wire slack over the steering wheel instead of under. I hated having the change in the ashtray clank so i took that out and replaced it with the cb to give it a more facotry look and well i like it alot more so id say if u dont use ur ashtray u should def do it since it doe fit.
 
06/21/10- FINALLY an update!

So I wasn't too happy about shelling out 5 bills plus shipping on a set of BudBuilt skids....soo....I kinda....made my own.

At my job we were throwing out some old warehouse shelves...looked about the perfect size for the belly of my 'Runner so I grabbed 2 out of the dumpster. Now let me say these are not 1/8" steel plate. They're probably around 1/16", just slightly thicker and stronger than the factory skids. It's not the BEST protection, but its absolutely, positively, 100% better than nothing. And sorry guys, I won't be building more lol.
Tonight I started on the Trans Pan Skid.

Here's the shelf I was using:

I cut down and flattened one side, this will sit over the back 2 bolt holes of the factory skids, and utilize the same bolts:

The back side got flipped up vertical. This will use the two inside bolts on the transmission crosmember:

Fresh coat of semi-gloss black:


and..............INSTALLED!




pretty decent...especially for free...
 
That skid will work good for sticks, or small rocks when the weight of the vehicle is not in play.....but not much more than that. You're right though, for free, it's better than nothing!
 
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