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Flek23 · 11-21-2008, 06:45 AM

Got er all back together except for the intake and clutch. While I'm waiting I'll just be sanding on the veneer to get it to fit right.

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83 · 11-21-2008, 07:19 AM

Damn that engine looks good. Nice dog too! Border Collie or Australian Shepherd? I've got a cross between the two. Really really good dog, but a big commitment!

934rnr · 11-21-2008, 07:31 AM

Looks good too bad you couldn't score a 22re intake and wiring harness and ecu convert it over to fuel injection.
BTW your 22r looks like it has the bolt pattern for a fuel injection manifold so it would be pretty much bolt on. You just have to find a block off plate for your fuel pump.

Lol small world I was stationed in S. Korea 1991-1994 was at Camp Humphies with 377th Medivac used to goto OSAN AB all the time.

Flek23 · 11-22-2008, 07:21 AM

Yeah, I spent some time over there training with their fire department. We also spent 2 months at Suwon during the 2% runway replacement at Osan. Had to move 3/4 of our fire apparatus there to cover all of our F-16's and A-10's. I loved Korea could have stayed there my whole career if my family could have been with me.

Firefly (Fly for short) is an Aussie and she's my shop buddie, except when the engine was open because she is blowing coat at the moment. Would have driven me nut's trying to keep hair out of the block.

pepsibluefloat · 11-22-2008, 08:59 AM

I agree Korea was aweomse. SPent 1 1/2 years down in Camp Carroll (waegwan). Went to Kunsan and Osan a few times for some of the penensula wide exersizes. Kunsan was my favorite, we got to set up right between the runway and the beach. Getting to be literally 100 ft from the runway and seeing f-117's take off and land all day and night was awesome. but it was COOOOLD. I get to go back next october, can't wait.

Flek23 · 11-25-2008, 03:44 PM

I got an OME (light duty) suspension setup ordered as well as the carb, clutch and a POR-15 system setup. Won't be doing much till some of it gets here. Except trying to get the remnants of the timing cover bolt I snapped off out of it's hole. Heading down to have Thanksgiving with my folks. Due to having been a military firefighter I haven't been off for an actual holiday for at least a decade so it ought to be interesting. Hope everyone has a pleasant holiday.

83 · 12-03-2008, 08:46 AM

This thread is getting old & dusty.

How's it coming along? Get your suspension and everything? After I finally got my truck running again, it's been running pretty strong. I replaced the ignition coil, ignitor and distributer, and I feel like I might actually finally be getting decent gas mileage, but I haven't put on enough miles yet (and now we've finally got snow so I've been driving around in 4wd) to really tell. Wonder if, even without a timing light, I got the timing set a bit better? Or if all those new parts could actually = better gas mileage? Or if my rings just finally seated or something. Anyway, I think I've finally got the major bugs worked out in time to not have to be doing much walking in cold snowy weather. It was sure nice when I still had my Subaru and the truck could sit for a while without stranding me.

I'm really interested to see how that veneer turns out. I kind of did a hack job on my radio & heater control area, so I may look into that stuff once I figure out exactly what I want to do with that area. 8T3 on this site especially has me thinking big...

Let me know when that thing gets fired back up! It was really scary for me. I had been waiting to drive it for months but when it was finally time and there was nothing left to do I almost didn't want to and I was looking for other things to work on on the truck. It took a few seconds of cranking but it fired up. Then you've just got the frantic/excited search for leaks etc. so you don't destroy your new engine in it's first minutes of life. If you didn't check out the motoman link Bill gave me, be sure to do that. I didn't really break mine in that way, but I wasn't exactly really easy on it, either. I got a lot of conflicting info on how to break in an engine.

Flek23 · 12-03-2008, 04:12 PM

I'm working on the intake portion and working on getting the truck out for paint. I was planning to use POR-15 on the frame but have been advised that it would be better to have a shop take it down to bare metal so I'm pricing that out. I want to take care of the frame before I put the engine in and the OME suspension. So I'll be fiddling with vacuum line labeling and whatnot while it gets painted if all goes as planned. then once it's running I'll take it up to Atlanta for the interior.

Flek23 · 12-03-2008, 11:56 PM

I sat out here in the shop tonight and labled all vacuum lines and disassembled the intake. Haven't got the new carb yet but it looks like I will be cleaning stuff for a while anyway. Wow, seams like every possible spot on the intake has been leaking. It's really amazing that these old 22r's keep going like they do. When I bought this truck I thought it ran pretty strong. I'm giddy thinking about how it will run when everything is sealed up and clean like it ought to be. Hope to be taking the truck out for paint soon.

83 · 12-04-2008, 07:16 AM

Wow. Were you planning on doing this stuff when you first bought it? Seems like you've gone from deciding to rebuild the engine to deciding to restore the truck! Which is awesome, btw.

I wonder how tight my intake is. I think it's alright, but a complete disassembly & cleaning would be a good idea. Pretty sure I've got all the gaskets for it in the rebuild kit.

Flek23 · 12-07-2008, 04:47 PM

Received the new Aisin Carb and have been working out the vacuum line replacement. Didn't label 3-4 of the lines when I pulled the engine and thought I'd be able to decipher from photo's. Guess my memory isn't as good as I figured, anybody make that mistake? I replaced all lines with 1/8" fuel line, little beefier than the old and a lot beefier than the vacuum line available at the auto parts store. I am finding that I wish to go a great deal further than I originally planned but I dream that it will be worth it. Although I must confess this, it cost more to replace the fuel preparation system than it cost to rebuild the engine.

Still waiting for these B/O parts

Also Got a phone number from a dealer in Atlanta to order an FSM. If it is legit and I actually receive my $80 FSM I'll post the number.

83 · 12-08-2008, 07:45 AM

I would be very interested in an FSM, even for that much money... yeah let us know.

So you're replacing the egr and all that, huh? I'm thinking that's a good idea. I should at least clean mine. Got a weird problem that sometimes happens when I first start it up so I know something isn't quite right. Still getting really bad gas mileage, too, actually. I've been in 4wd all week and all in-town driving but I think I'm still getting just over 10mpg...that just isn't right.

You'll be very happy with that truck when it's all done. Some would say that for the money you're spending you should have tried for an EFI conversion, but that gets pretty complicated unless you've got a friend who's done it before. Aside from my gas mileage I'm liking my truck more & more all the time.

I had a LOT of stuff that took me awhile to figure out, becuase it seemed so simple when I took it apart, figured of course I'd know how it went back together. Luckily I could figure just about all of it out with the photos I took, and vacuum diagrams & stuff.

Flek23 · 12-10-2008, 06:00 PM

Still waiting on parts, I guess the holiday season slows things down. My Toyota dealership says they can't get me the Reed Valve (part # 17350-35020). Mine is totally trashed the "vacuum plunger" is seized. If anyone knows where I can get one that is functional please let me know.

89silverpu · 12-10-2008, 06:18 PM

Awesome resto!! Its looking very nice! I like how you're making you're own dash, do you have any finished pics of it?

Flek23 · 12-13-2008, 09:01 AM

I finally received my FSM. It cost $86 shipped and I'm thrilled with what I got. It's very comprehensive and specific to my year. I called 1-800-622-2033 to order it. Definitely worth the investment! I'm still trying to solve my reed valve problem. I'm currently trying to see how feasible rebuilding this thing will be. I got the plunger moving smoothly again but in the process destroyed the rubber disk. the reeds are in good shape in fact the problem lies only in the rubber parts. For the disk I was thinking about looking for some sort of rubber washer and a steel washer welded to the post to mount a new rubber to seal the valve. We'll see if it will work as the part seems impossible to find and even harder to figure out if a used part offered is functional. MTC

scooper · 12-13-2008, 09:19 AM

Hey Flek, what part of georgia are you located in? Im in Columbus Ga myself. I'd love to find a buddy who loves the yota as much as I do and needs someone to wrench with.

That engine looks beautiful, How much did the rebuild run you?

I would go the weber 32/36 route instead of the Asian. The parts are so hard to find for them anymore and the webers are a lot easier to replace and repair when needed.

Flek23 · 12-13-2008, 09:33 AM

I'm in W/R. If you are ever in the neighborhood let me know and we can try to hang out. Hard to say how much is actually in the engine because I'm doing so many things to the truck. So far I've got about $5K into the project. That includes truck purchase, engine+intake, suspension, tools, heat for my shop, paint, paper towels, you name it. It's all coming out of one pot. I'm hoping to finish within a $8-10K range. That's a full restore; interior, paint, and mechanical. I thought about the weber for a long time but decided on the original setup. Parts are an issue but I'm not in that big of a hurry. Just hope to finish before my 91 quits. She needs an engine overhaul too but is hanging tough at the moment.

scooper · 12-16-2008, 05:38 PM

I have been to Warner Robbins alot, i'll shoot you a PM next time I head that way and maybe we can meet up, would be cool to meet a fellow toyota fan. I have to finish rebuilding mine first.

Flek23 · 12-25-2008, 02:15 PM

Merry Christmas everybody. I've been striping the truck down for paint. Should be out for paint next week. Still haven't found a reed valve but I'm still looking. Paint shop is going to pull the bed+cab off so I can take the frame back home to finish up the POR-15, suspension and maybe even the engine installation if that is possible.

Flek23 · 01-06-2009, 08:26 AM

Well, I'm back to work at the FD which is slowing progress but increasing funds for the project. I haven't done much over the holidays but I did find a guy in Colo. Sp. with a reed valve. $35 so we'll see if it's functional when it gets here. Today and yesterday I got back to stripping down for paint. The more I take off the more I worry about reassembly. Taking lots of pictures so hopefully it will all work out in time, but it is no less daunting. I wanted to get one of those YT calendars but when my wife saw "Mrs. February" (wife's b-day is Feb) it was a no go. Shame on "Mrs. February" for being such a hottie.

83 · 01-06-2009, 08:38 AM

Wow. I'm hoping to take my truck down to that point someday before too long. Don't worry about putting it all back together. I mean you will worry, there's no way around it, but after screwing a few things up a couple times you'll get it right. And there's always going to be someone around here who's done it before that will help you.

Hey what exactly does the reed valve do? I've realized lately that whatever I haven't yet replaced on my truck, I will need to before long.. I decided not to when I saw the price of it, even though mine has a corroded metal hose on it. I've had my egr out a couple times too trying to get it clean, but it looks like the vacuum modulator at least will need to be replaced. All that stuff is pricey!

Flek23 · 01-06-2009, 08:57 AM

Yeah I think I spent like $400 on VSV, BVSV, Vac Modulator, Therm switches and Reed Valve. Tried to buy a new Reed Valve but it seems to be out of production or just sold out. From what I can surmise the reed valve feeds fresh cold air into the exhaust to give the oxygen sensor a baseline constant. Some say it just dilutes the exhaust for emission testing but I just don't buy that. I'm going stock so I'm not cutting anything out. My objective is quality daily driver and not crawling or serious off road so I want it the way it came new. The setup that gave Toyota the reputation for going and going and going.

83 · 01-06-2009, 09:07 AM

Ok. I don't think we have 02 sensors, but either way it seems like something I don't need to replace right away. Although some of that stuff is weird in that if it wasn't even there the truck would run fine, but if it's there and not functioning properly, it will really hurt performace. I'm into keeping my truck the way it was made, too, but man some of that stuff's expensive. I'd love to replace the egr & modulator right now, but that's about a $300+ combo! I'll be doing a carb rebuild before that, but I will likely replace the vacuum modulator pretty soon if I can't figure out how to clean it.

22REw/HP · 01-06-2009, 09:18 AM

try 22re.com, they have most all of that stuff. cool project

Flek23 · 01-06-2009, 05:33 PM

Be cautious with the vac modulator. I had to replace mine because I broke it trying to get that little filter out of it (cold weather+plastic parts=broken plastic).

11-21-2008, 07:19 AM	#52 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	Damn that engine looks good. Nice dog too! Border Collie or Australian Shepherd? I've got a cross between the two. Really really good dog, but a big commitment! __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock

11-21-2008, 07:31 AM	#53 (permalink)
934rnr Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: S. Burlington, VT Posts: 1,240	Looks good too bad you couldn't score a 22re intake and wiring harness and ecu convert it over to fuel injection. BTW your 22r looks like it has the bolt pattern for a fuel injection manifold so it would be pretty much bolt on. You just have to find a block off plate for your fuel pump. Lol small world I was stationed in S. Korea 1991-1994 was at Camp Humphies with 377th Medivac used to goto OSAN AB all the time. __________________ 86 Toyota 4 runner Soild front axle, 35x12.5 BFG KM2's, winch, blah blah blah.... http://www.yotatech.com/f116/my-new-red-snappah-152938/ My cardomain page Last edited by 934rnr; 11-21-2008 at 07:38 AM.

11-22-2008, 07:21 AM	#54 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Yeah, I spent some time over there training with their fire department. We also spent 2 months at Suwon during the 2% runway replacement at Osan. Had to move 3/4 of our fire apparatus there to cover all of our F-16's and A-10's. I loved Korea could have stayed there my whole career if my family could have been with me. Firefly (Fly for short) is an Aussie and she's my shop buddie, except when the engine was open because she is blowing coat at the moment. Would have driven me nut's trying to keep hair out of the block. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 11-22-2008 at 07:24 AM.

11-22-2008, 08:59 AM	#55 (permalink)
pepsibluefloat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 382	I agree Korea was aweomse. SPent 1 1/2 years down in Camp Carroll (waegwan). Went to Kunsan and Osan a few times for some of the penensula wide exersizes. Kunsan was my favorite, we got to set up right between the runway and the beach. Getting to be literally 100 ft from the runway and seeing f-117's take off and land all day and night was awesome. but it was COOOOLD. I get to go back next october, can't wait. __________________ 1988 4runner::SAS\|3.4L swap\|Swap to 5speed manual\| RF1A \|5.29's\|Aussie Front\|LockRight Rear\|Longfield axles/Hub Gear\|4"Rear/3"Front springs\|Marlin High Steer\|Custom CV rear driveshaft from High Angle Driveline\|Rear D/S shortened and made into front D/S \|35" Goodyear MT/R \| Addicted Offroad front bumper \| Marlin rear bumper My 4runner n stuff

11-25-2008, 03:44 PM	#56 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Waiting I got an OME (light duty) suspension setup ordered as well as the carb, clutch and a POR-15 system setup. Won't be doing much till some of it gets here. Except trying to get the remnants of the timing cover bolt I snapped off out of it's hole. Heading down to have Thanksgiving with my folks. Due to having been a military firefighter I haven't been off for an actual holiday for at least a decade so it ought to be interesting. Hope everyone has a pleasant holiday. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 11-25-2008 at 03:47 PM.

12-03-2008, 08:46 AM	#57 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	This thread is getting old & dusty. How's it coming along? Get your suspension and everything? After I finally got my truck running again, it's been running pretty strong. I replaced the ignition coil, ignitor and distributer, and I feel like I might actually finally be getting decent gas mileage, but I haven't put on enough miles yet (and now we've finally got snow so I've been driving around in 4wd) to really tell. Wonder if, even without a timing light, I got the timing set a bit better? Or if all those new parts could actually = better gas mileage? Or if my rings just finally seated or something. Anyway, I think I've finally got the major bugs worked out in time to not have to be doing much walking in cold snowy weather. It was sure nice when I still had my Subaru and the truck could sit for a while without stranding me. I'm really interested to see how that veneer turns out. I kind of did a hack job on my radio & heater control area, so I may look into that stuff once I figure out exactly what I want to do with that area. 8T3 on this site especially has me thinking big... Let me know when that thing gets fired back up! It was really scary for me. I had been waiting to drive it for months but when it was finally time and there was nothing left to do I almost didn't want to and I was looking for other things to work on on the truck. It took a few seconds of cranking but it fired up. Then you've just got the frantic/excited search for leaks etc. so you don't destroy your new engine in it's first minutes of life. If you didn't check out the motoman link Bill gave me, be sure to do that. I didn't really break mine in that way, but I wasn't exactly really easy on it, either. I got a lot of conflicting info on how to break in an engine. __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock Last edited by 83; 12-03-2008 at 08:48 AM.

12-03-2008, 04:12 PM	#58 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	I'm working on the intake portion and working on getting the truck out for paint. I was planning to use POR-15 on the frame but have been advised that it would be better to have a shop take it down to bare metal so I'm pricing that out. I want to take care of the frame before I put the engine in and the OME suspension. So I'll be fiddling with vacuum line labeling and whatnot while it gets painted if all goes as planned. then once it's running I'll take it up to Atlanta for the interior. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox

12-03-2008, 11:56 PM	#59 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Intake Portion I sat out here in the shop tonight and labled all vacuum lines and disassembled the intake. Haven't got the new carb yet but it looks like I will be cleaning stuff for a while anyway. Wow, seams like every possible spot on the intake has been leaking. It's really amazing that these old 22r's keep going like they do. When I bought this truck I thought it ran pretty strong. I'm giddy thinking about how it will run when everything is sealed up and clean like it ought to be. Hope to be taking the truck out for paint soon. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 12-04-2008 at 12:00 AM.

12-04-2008, 07:16 AM	#60 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	Wow. Were you planning on doing this stuff when you first bought it? Seems like you've gone from deciding to rebuild the engine to deciding to restore the truck! Which is awesome, btw. I wonder how tight my intake is. I think it's alright, but a complete disassembly & cleaning would be a good idea. Pretty sure I've got all the gaskets for it in the rebuild kit. __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock

12-07-2008, 04:47 PM	#61 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Received the new Aisin Carb and have been working out the vacuum line replacement. Didn't label 3-4 of the lines when I pulled the engine and thought I'd be able to decipher from photo's. Guess my memory isn't as good as I figured, anybody make that mistake? I replaced all lines with 1/8" fuel line, little beefier than the old and a lot beefier than the vacuum line available at the auto parts store. I am finding that I wish to go a great deal further than I originally planned but I dream that it will be worth it. Although I must confess this, it cost more to replace the fuel preparation system than it cost to rebuild the engine. Still waiting for these B/O parts Also Got a phone number from a dealer in Atlanta to order an FSM. If it is legit and I actually receive my $80 FSM I'll post the number. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 12-07-2008 at 05:36 PM.

12-08-2008, 07:45 AM	#62 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	I would be very interested in an FSM, even for that much money... yeah let us know. So you're replacing the egr and all that, huh? I'm thinking that's a good idea. I should at least clean mine. Got a weird problem that sometimes happens when I first start it up so I know something isn't quite right. Still getting really bad gas mileage, too, actually. I've been in 4wd all week and all in-town driving but I think I'm still getting just over 10mpg...that just isn't right. You'll be very happy with that truck when it's all done. Some would say that for the money you're spending you should have tried for an EFI conversion, but that gets pretty complicated unless you've got a friend who's done it before. Aside from my gas mileage I'm liking my truck more & more all the time. I had a LOT of stuff that took me awhile to figure out, becuase it seemed so simple when I took it apart, figured of course I'd know how it went back together. Luckily I could figure just about all of it out with the photos I took, and vacuum diagrams & stuff. __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock Last edited by 83; 12-08-2008 at 07:47 AM.

12-10-2008, 06:00 PM	#63 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Still waiting on parts, I guess the holiday season slows things down. My Toyota dealership says they can't get me the Reed Valve (part # 17350-35020). Mine is totally trashed the "vacuum plunger" is seized. If anyone knows where I can get one that is functional please let me know. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox

12-10-2008, 06:18 PM	#64 (permalink)
89silverpu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Vacaville/Sierra Nevada Mountains, CA/ UNLV (Las Vegas), NV Posts: 1,691	Awesome resto!! Its looking very nice! I like how you're making you're own dash, do you have any finished pics of it? __________________ '89 Beater Jeep Eater in progress 4.88's, TRD e-locker, Dual Cases, 33's, Armored, Tread Lightly Mixchallenge.info

12-13-2008, 09:01 AM	#65 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	I finally received my FSM. It cost $86 shipped and I'm thrilled with what I got. It's very comprehensive and specific to my year. I called 1-800-622-2033 to order it. Definitely worth the investment! I'm still trying to solve my reed valve problem. I'm currently trying to see how feasible rebuilding this thing will be. I got the plunger moving smoothly again but in the process destroyed the rubber disk. the reeds are in good shape in fact the problem lies only in the rubber parts. For the disk I was thinking about looking for some sort of rubber washer and a steel washer welded to the post to mount a new rubber to seal the valve. We'll see if it will work as the part seems impossible to find and even harder to figure out if a used part offered is functional. MTC __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 12-13-2008 at 09:17 AM.

12-13-2008, 09:19 AM	#66 (permalink)
scooper Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Columbus Georgia Posts: 282	Hey Flek, what part of georgia are you located in? Im in Columbus Ga myself. I'd love to find a buddy who loves the yota as much as I do and needs someone to wrench with. That engine looks beautiful, How much did the rebuild run you? I would go the weber 32/36 route instead of the Asian. The parts are so hard to find for them anymore and the webers are a lot easier to replace and repair when needed. __________________ 1980 Toyota Hilux 4x4 pickup 22r/20r Hybrid engine Crawler Cam WEber 38 carb (Thanks Roger!) 32" Hankook Dynapro MT's Acura Integra bucket seats Future mods: 4.3 Vortec V6 700R4 Tranny with 4x4 shift kit 35" MT's R.U.F. swap with 63" chevy's Custom computer tune Magnaflow exhaust Much more to come... Last edited by scooper; 12-13-2008 at 09:20 AM.

12-13-2008, 09:33 AM	#67 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	I'm in W/R. If you are ever in the neighborhood let me know and we can try to hang out. Hard to say how much is actually in the engine because I'm doing so many things to the truck. So far I've got about $5K into the project. That includes truck purchase, engine+intake, suspension, tools, heat for my shop, paint, paper towels, you name it. It's all coming out of one pot. I'm hoping to finish within a $8-10K range. That's a full restore; interior, paint, and mechanical. I thought about the weber for a long time but decided on the original setup. Parts are an issue but I'm not in that big of a hurry. Just hope to finish before my 91 quits. She needs an engine overhaul too but is hanging tough at the moment. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 12-13-2008 at 09:40 AM.

12-16-2008, 05:38 PM	#68 (permalink)
scooper Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Columbus Georgia Posts: 282	I have been to Warner Robbins alot, i'll shoot you a PM next time I head that way and maybe we can meet up, would be cool to meet a fellow toyota fan. I have to finish rebuilding mine first. __________________ 1980 Toyota Hilux 4x4 pickup 22r/20r Hybrid engine Crawler Cam WEber 38 carb (Thanks Roger!) 32" Hankook Dynapro MT's Acura Integra bucket seats Future mods: 4.3 Vortec V6 700R4 Tranny with 4x4 shift kit 35" MT's R.U.F. swap with 63" chevy's Custom computer tune Magnaflow exhaust Much more to come...

12-25-2008, 02:15 PM	#69 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Merry Christmas everybody. I've been striping the truck down for paint. Should be out for paint next week. Still haven't found a reed valve but I'm still looking. Paint shop is going to pull the bed+cab off so I can take the frame back home to finish up the POR-15, suspension and maybe even the engine installation if that is possible. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 12-25-2008 at 02:21 PM.

01-06-2009, 08:26 AM	#70 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Back to Work Well, I'm back to work at the FD which is slowing progress but increasing funds for the project. I haven't done much over the holidays but I did find a guy in Colo. Sp. with a reed valve. $35 so we'll see if it's functional when it gets here. Today and yesterday I got back to stripping down for paint. The more I take off the more I worry about reassembly. Taking lots of pictures so hopefully it will all work out in time, but it is no less daunting. I wanted to get one of those YT calendars but when my wife saw "Mrs. February" (wife's b-day is Feb) it was a no go. Shame on "Mrs. February" for being such a hottie. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox Last edited by Flek23; 01-06-2009 at 08:34 AM.

01-06-2009, 08:38 AM	#71 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	Wow. I'm hoping to take my truck down to that point someday before too long. Don't worry about putting it all back together. I mean you will worry, there's no way around it, but after screwing a few things up a couple times you'll get it right. And there's always going to be someone around here who's done it before that will help you. Hey what exactly does the reed valve do? I've realized lately that whatever I haven't yet replaced on my truck, I will need to before long.. I decided not to when I saw the price of it, even though mine has a corroded metal hose on it. I've had my egr out a couple times too trying to get it clean, but it looks like the vacuum modulator at least will need to be replaced. All that stuff is pricey! __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock

01-06-2009, 08:57 AM	#72 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Yeah I think I spent like $400 on VSV, BVSV, Vac Modulator, Therm switches and Reed Valve. Tried to buy a new Reed Valve but it seems to be out of production or just sold out. From what I can surmise the reed valve feeds fresh cold air into the exhaust to give the oxygen sensor a baseline constant. Some say it just dilutes the exhaust for emission testing but I just don't buy that. I'm going stock so I'm not cutting anything out. My objective is quality daily driver and not crawling or serious off road so I want it the way it came new. The setup that gave Toyota the reputation for going and going and going. __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox

01-06-2009, 09:07 AM	#73 (permalink)
83 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 1,694	Ok. I don't think we have 02 sensors, but either way it seems like something I don't need to replace right away. Although some of that stuff is weird in that if it wasn't even there the truck would run fine, but if it's there and not functioning properly, it will really hurt performace. I'm into keeping my truck the way it was made, too, but man some of that stuff's expensive. I'd love to replace the egr & modulator right now, but that's about a $300+ combo! I'll be doing a carb rebuild before that, but I will likely replace the vacuum modulator pretty soon if I can't figure out how to clean it. __________________ Zach '83 Shortbed 4x4 L52HD Rebuilt & Mostly Stock

01-06-2009, 09:18 AM	#74 (permalink)
22REw/HP Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 110	try 22re.com, they have most all of that stuff. cool project __________________ Piston selection and Camshafts.Who knew?

01-06-2009, 05:33 PM	#75 (permalink)
Flek23 Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 224	Be cautious with the vac modulator. I had to replace mine because I broke it trying to get that little filter out of it (cold weather+plastic parts=broken plastic). __________________ Jason 83 SR5 4x4 shortbed (Project) 91 DLX 4x4 xcab auto (Daily Driver) "Prosperity will have it's season, even when it's here it's going by; when it's gone we pretend we know the reasons, but all the roots grow deeper when it's dry." David Wilcox

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