What did you do with your classic T4R today?

[1Powderhound]

Ordered a new oil pan

I noticed some dripping after the last oil change, so took it back and sure enough they stripped the threads on the pan. Ordered a new pan, bolt, crush washers and some FIPG. Put it up on the ramps and took a look at what I was going to be doing next weekend!
Last weekend I played in the snow!

 

[kc15842]

Found a brother Runner! Awesome truck ( the black one)!!

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Found a brother Runner! Awesome truck ( the black one)!!

Ha, that was me, down there for the car show. Picked up the 1st Gen a few months ago and have been doing an OEM resto on it. I have yet to post here but plan to, so far have just posted for my 5th gen on this forum.

 

[Bikeric]

Got a new to me 1984....

 

[kc15842]

Ha, that was me, down there for the car show. Picked up the 1st Gen a few months ago and have been doing an OEM resto on it. I have yet to post here but plan to, so far have just posted for my 5th gen on this forum.

Nice truck! Looks like it's all there which is not always the case. I'm guessing you noticed my thrashed rig. In July it was stolen and they took it wheeling at the lake. Got it back 3 days later minus the winch, front bumper, wasted the hood, valance, passenger door and rocker panel including the trim. It could have been worse I did get it back and it runs as good as it did before they stole it.
Have fun with yours!

 

[RAD4Runner]

Gold Mountain Off-Road

Put her to work on Gold Mountain, Big Bear. Found the trail too much for stock on 31's without lockers .
Rode shotgun with friends to finish the run, and did another partial run to pick her up.
Gold Mountain Off-Road, tech scale 7 of 10 - YouTube

 

[Dropzone]

Got a new to me 1984....

interesting mounting on the sliders.
Are they braced at all other than angled mounts? Hard to tell from the pics but if not i wouldn't trust them to support the weight of the truck.
Clean truck

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Replaced cracked dash with a almost perfect one I scored on YotaTrader, and added Clinometer, after all is a 1st Gen really a 1st Gen without a Clinometer???

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Nice truck! Looks like it's all there which is not always the case. I'm guessing you noticed my thrashed rig. In July it was stolen and they took it wheeling at the lake. Got it back 3 days later minus the winch, front bumper, wasted the hood, valance, passenger door and rocker panel including the trim. It could have been worse I did get it back and it runs as good as it did before they stole it.
Have fun with yours!

Oh man, I remember when that was stolen and the BOL on Instagram. Glad you were able to get it back, bummer about the damage, I hate thieves.....

 

[Bikeric]

Installed Phoenix Graphics side and hood decals on my 1984. I also tried installing my Tundra wheels/tires but the 6to5 adapters don't fit over the manual hubs....

 

[OTTERMATIC]

Today (and yesterday), I cleaned up the interior of my new rig. For how old it is, the mileage is low, and the driver’s seat is the only one with any wear, so the rest of the interior cleaned up nicely.

I’ve also started the long and arduous task of replacing every vacuum hose under the hood. There’s so many of them. Fortunately, they’re all labeled, so it’s just following the numbers and the lines. Really simple, just a lot of it. Hot tip for anybody else with a truck nearing 30 years old; those rubber vacuum hoses deteriorate. I was shocked how much thicker the new ones were and didn’t think they’d fit; but lo and behold, the old ones are just degraded and thin. New ones fit much better

 

[RAD4Runner]

Replaced no. 194 Halogen with LED Bulb Rear side-facing marker/turn signal light

Replaced no. 194 Halogen with LED Bulb on my side-facing marker/turn signal light.

Replaced Halogen Bulbs With LED - YouTube

I used this from Amazon:
​​​​​​​ALOPEE 194 LED Bulb, Bright Red 168 LED Bulb, 921 2825 LED for T10 W5W 175 501 Non Polarity Replacement for License Plate Light Tail Map Dome Door Trunk Light 18SMD 3014 Chips, DC 12-24V,
Earlier I got Amazenar brand. They fit my amber fron corner marker/turn signals, but are too tall to fit in rear marker/turns.

 

[kc15842]

Power mirror

I repaired my power mirror. Was lucky enough to still have the small piece that broke off of the housing. Disassembled bonded the broken mount and once again good to go.

 

[OTTERMATIC]

Truck goes straight now!

New parts day! Finally got around to replacing the original 158k mile tie rods on my 93. A torch is almost mandatory for the job, at least if your car was originally from the east coast like mine was. All that rust just welds the tie rods into that tube clamp, and they do not want to move without a lot of encouragement.

But after enough heat, they come out, new ones went in easily, and came with new nuts and cotter pins which is nice. Grease fittings suck though, the ones that came with the inner tie rods absolutely did not work, so I just pulled the ones off the outer and screwed them into the inner to get the grease in. Worked like a charm, and then after four or five attempts, I managed to get the steering wheel tracking straight and the truck feels fantastic! It wasn’t terrible before, but it’s made a huge improvement over that.

 

[kingroon]

Reunited with mine..!

 

[Bikeric]

Did the ZUK Lift. Went to the pick-a-part and removed the rear springs on a 1998 4Runner. Price - $25. Got new shocks off RockAuto. Closeout Price - $25. So $50 all in. They do squeak even after I sprayed them down with silicone lube. I might need to try some grease next. They really gave me a rake that makes me want to get the ball joint lift for the front.

 

[RAD4Runner]

Interesting... Others have the bigger diameter end tightly wrap around the upper bumpstop and smaller diameter perfectly go around the lower stops.

They do squeak...

 

[Bikeric]

Interesting... Others have the bigger diameter end tightly wrap around the upper bumpstop and smaller diameter perfectly go around the lower stops.

That's just how mine is too. I can get better pictures, but the wider coils are above and the smaller coil is down.

 

[RAD4Runner]

That's just how mine is too. I can get better pictures, but the wider coils are above and the smaller coil is down.

That seems to be the least troublesome way. No-cut, no-weld. User SomedayJ on Yotatech did same.

...They do squeak even after I sprayed them down with silicone lube.

Could it be that when the spring compresses it rubs against the corners of the upper bump-stop?
I used straight springs (new Black Magic Springs so they cost more) on mine in 2012, cut off the upper bump-stops and installed capture screws. No squeaks, no issues and rides very well. Write-up is on Yotatech here: RAD4Runner's 1986 4Runner dlx Build-up - Page 5 - YotaTech Forums

 

[joeynational]

Complete rear axle rebuild and elocker retrofit. Even made some brand new brake lines from raw tubing.