merfal

Sorry for the lack of pics and quality. Here is some of what I have done yesterday and today. I finished putting the front axle together, put the leaf springs on, and torched all the brackets off of my rear housing.















Tomorrow I am going to grind the housing down and put the axles under them so I can roll the frame around. Then I am going to paint it and putting the engine, trans, and tcase on the frame.

I have deviated slightly from the plan I made and have done things a little out of order due to circumstances beyond my control, but am cruising along all the same.

merfal

Last weekend I didn't work on the truck because I was busy doing things around the house.

I turned something like this


Into this


And then made a little garden in the backyard

merfal

Yay for progress no matter how slow. I know the shackle angles are bad but there is also only two hundreds pounds of weight on the springs.







I am going to weld in the tube for the rear mounts and paint the frame next. Then the drivetrain, then body back on.

hjalti_gto

WTF

Why put leaf springs on ????? thats is suspension from hell!

merfal

I wanted to SAS which means leafs or links and I opted for leafs. Also I have read bad things about lifting the stock rear suspension that much on the 4Runners.

hjalti_gto

really? I have not seen anything bad about lifting the stock rear suspension.

merfal

My license plate removed itself from my truck and was MIA so I ordered up a new one. I decided to get a custom plate that makes me happy and so I purchased one for my 4Runner with 35's and a 6.0 V8 that says HICARBON. I just wanted to say hello to the environmentalists out there that will hopefully cringe at the sight of my Runner.

jason in tn

Cool build, love the plate

merfal

Thanks I really wanted to have it done by now and didn't expect it to take this long but I haven't been able to get to the shop to work on it It doesn't help that their hours suck.

mrl0690

Ya nice build the custom plate really makes it lol

merfal

Thanks, I'm ready for it to be done; I want to be driving it around.

merfal

I've been slow with updates but here's some more pics.

ToyoTech559

wow, didnt know there was gonna be a v8 under the hood, or in your case on the frame

merfal

Yeah, it's getting a newer 6.0 Chevy V8; the iron block version of the LS2 essentially.

merfal

I took the day off to trade my 2003 Taco for THIS!!!!!!

ToyoTech559

nice, i still want one. dont forget to go get the TRD wheel recall lol.

merfal

There was a recall on them? I haven't really kept up with the FJ's because I never really had any intention of buying on but I couldn't pass it up.

merfal

Nevermind, I just read about the recall

TinMan

Cool man good luck with it. I really like the blue. I have my eye on there heaps of parts that used to be FJ's. I would prob already have them if I had a place to put them. Later

ToyoTech559

recall isnt much. they just replace the tire pressure ECU and change the tire pressure ECU. most likey they will look at it and order the parts needed