Sleeper's blue smurf build/repair thread

[sleeper17]

Well i am now a proud owner of a 97 SR5. Needs work,i traded my 92 Nissan hard body straight across for it. I'm going to get a front half welded soon, the front end is all messed up and nothing is straight so a new front half is in order.

And a stress crack near the fire wall

Does anyone know what this wire is? Its held up by a ziptie and if i move it, it runs like ass. If you need a better picture i can take one

And the rear lift gate is all messed up also.

And here is the runner.

Thanks for looking, updates soon.

 

[Bandit Runner]

Interesting color. So was it in an accident or something?

I traded my '94 Nissan Pathfinder in on my 4Runner too. Best decision I ever made.

Welcome.

 

[mikebontoft]

That thing is smurfed up pretty bad lol. but sounds like a good trade

 

[sleeper17]

Yeah it is smurfed up pretty bad but the light blue is the factory color and the darker blue is what the guy found in a rattle can after the body work.

 

[that$pit]

Cool, looks like you got some work ahead of you, know you got some good trails up there some even for a stock rig, let me know, bet I could get another guy on here to come up too

 

[sleeper17]

Hell yeah I'm always down for a good tail ride. I have lived other places with good trails as well but i have lived up here in Sandpoint Idaho for most my life. Its fun for back woods riding.

 

[SJC]

I dig the color.

 

[shootmymime]

the wire you are wondering about is the electrical connection to your coil pack. its what fires 2 cylinders.

Whats up Idaho buddy!

 

[sleeper17]

the wire you are wondering about is the electrical connection to your coil pack. its what fires 2 cylinders.

Whats up Idaho buddy!

whats up neighbor!

So can I buy that wire or should i just take it out and re-pin it? I guess it has a short but i don't know if its the wire or the pins(clips)

 

[4Running Daily]

Hell yeah I'm always down for a good tail ride. I have lived other places with good trails as well but i have lived up here in Sandpoint Idaho for most my life. Its fun for back woods riding.

My Grandparents are just down the road from you in Athol, Idaho!

 

[mikebontoft]

I know a colorblind guy that could match colors better than that...

 

[sleeper17]

I know a colorblind guy that could match colors better than that...

DUDE i know! you shpuld see the can of paint he used. ill send a pic when i can, i was blowin away!

so i decided to change oil and fuel filter and seafoam the goods, along the way i noticed something else i need to replace, my right inner axle boot.

and of it in the air, i work at a ford dealership so working on the Runner is quite easy.

also the guy said it has a 3inch lift, i know nothing about lifted trucks (i was a car guy until now) but the only thing i could see was on the front springs there is this plate and nothing on the rear, everything else looks stock to me?

 

[sleeper17]

and i guess i can't leave out my other project which i'm selling now because i love this 4Runner, its a 1974 Datsun 260Z with a small block Dodge 318 V8

i am a auto crosser so racing and building is in my blood (its a family thing) but now i have a family of my own and we can enjoy this 4Runner together out anywhere we want, not just on a track
although i might want to supercharge this thing because i am a bit addicted to speed but it will have to wait till i get the rest of the Runner fixed up.

 

[mikebontoft]

not familiar with strut spacers, but it's probably a combination of that and rear lift springs.

edit: keep that damn datsun lol. As much as I love my truck... I miss being able to autox. soon of course, never sold the focus..
just giving it a radical drivetrain conversion.

 

[sleeper17]

edit: keep that damn datsun lol. As much as I love my truck... I miss being able to autox. soon of course, never sold the focus..
just giving it a radical drivetrain conversion.

true but i don't want to see it sit around when i know if i sell it, it will get used for what i built it for. i have built many cars, i just sold my 89 honda CRX with a B16 swap that was track build as well. it sucks to sell fun cars but sometimes you got to do whats right, and right now the datsun only gets driven 4 month out of the year, the rest of the time it sits while it snows and rains. Sad really.

 

[02_SE_Runner]

Looking foreword to watch your build! I always wanted to have a datsun z and stuff a small block in em. (Currently building a 65 stang with my dad) But back on topic, looks like you will be having a bunch of fun!

 

[sleeper17]

Looking foreword to watch your build! I always wanted to have a datsun z and stuff a small block in em. (Currently building a 65 stang with my dad) But back on topic, looks like you will be having a bunch of fun!

thanks man, my dad had a 68 mustang and it was a blast! this build/repair will be fun. and im not going to fix all of it, most of it i don't want to waste my time with. if i fixed everything i would be in it as much as if i were to buy a nice one from scratch.
now i need to source out some fender flares.

 

[sleeper17]

Well not much to update but i did seafoam the intake manifold and boy do i feel sorry for the guy driving behind me, when i took it down the highway i was blowing smoke like crazy. Seafoam was just doing its job

 

[02_SE_Runner]

Well not much to update but i did seafoam the intake manifold and boy do i feel sorry for the guy driving behind me, when i took it down the highway i was blowing smoke like crazy. Seafoam was just doing its job

I always wonder about people like that. I always think seafoam, or just a smoggy car. Lol

 

[Jaystoy]

I like the creativity for the fan shroud on the Ratsun:rockon: