Street's '98 Build-up Thread

[fightman80]

It's really coming along man! Great work!

 

[StreetKill831]

Got the new barrings and stuff put on the axle shafts. Rear axle is now all mounted up with new OEM shoes and drums, as well as Wheelers brake lines.

Despite what a lot of people say about the rear shoes being a pain to replace, I am able to do it on my own in less than 15 minutes.

Started dropping the front diffs and will hopefully be finishing up the swap today and installing my TBU. Then just need to bleed the brakes.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

Damn dude, good work! Might impressive what you've done. Guess this means the plan to sell the 98 changed back to keeping the 98?

 

[StreetKill831]

Damn dude, good work! Might impressive what you've done. Guess this means the plan to sell the 98 changed back to keeping the 98?

Thanks! Yea I decided a while back that I would keep the '98. She has just been too good to me and I have put too much time in to part with it.

 

[StreetKill831]

For all those who have unbolted the front diff and it "just dropped out"...
F**K YOU:flipoff:

Took me forever to wiggle it free. Hopefully the next one come out quicker. My buddy made a funny comment when I finally got it out.. "dude, your 4Runner just gave birth"

 

[StreetKill831]

Decided to go ahead and swap in my 99+ headlights today, but for some reason the passenger side isn't lining up. The little connector piece that sits under the headlight is not lined up with the lens like it should. The Driver side however lines up perfectly.

I also noticed that the adjusters in the back are different from the OEM headlights on the 98 as well as those on my 2000. I'm thinking that I was sold a miss-matched set(one OEM, one not).

Ideas? Could I just swap the lens/housing onto my old backing mount?

 

[t4r4life]

you can bake the lens and swap in to the old housing its pretty easy.

 

[StreetKill831]

She's all back together!(except for putting the budbuilts back on)

e-locker and matching front diff in, 231mm Tundra brakes done including stainless lines front and rear as well as several new hard lines, 99+ headlights and clear corners. IPF 900xs set coming in the next couple weeks as well as some 285/75 Duratracs on the new wheels(these will be my DD tires).

Will post some process picks soon.

 

[The97Runner]

Im liking it man

 

[mien4x4]

looking clean streetkill831 i have a question about the top space, was it hard to install? and hows your cv angles

 

[StreetKill831]

Been a while since I updated. Here are a few pics form a trip to the U.P I took this winter with my bro and some friends for ice climbing. This is in Grayling MI on the way back:

 

[StreetKill831]

Some more photos from the trip to Munising MI, courtesy of Jakob Skogheim, Scott Heister, and Mike Wilkinson:

Thanks for looking

 

[StreetKill831]

Time lapse my bro did of us climbing the Dryerhose(75+ foot frozen fall) at night with headlamps and flashlights:

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and the welder I picked up last week. Started by welding up a rolling cart for it. Need to finish the back and top shelf:

Hobart Stickmate LX 235AC