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this is my third toyota ive had an 88 v6 4runner, 85 4runner, and now this new pile. 88 pickup. its got
new motor
190k on body
lockrite rear locker
rocksliders
33's
4inch suspension lift(unknown)
prelude bucket seats
explorer centerconsole with not just one but TWO yes TWO cups holders!!
the reason i got this truck is simply the fact it has a new motor my 85 had 233k on it, and was about to blow so i traded it. my plans for this truck is to not make it and insane sas wheeler, but a more of a dd and weekend wheeler. One day when my funds are suffecient i will get myself another 4runner and sas gear and lock the thing. but for now i got this. i wanna put on a winch , 63"chevys, electric fan, POWER STEERING!!!,rhino line the bed, i also wanna weld on mulitply shackle d rings for mulitlply recovery points. (yes i do plan on getting stuck)

The guy who owned this truck before the guy i bought it from must have been crack ... they painted the frame yellow and orange at one point and also PUT A SUNROOF IN IT... and guess what it leaks so i caulked the crap out of it.... and it still leaks!!!!!(

ive had the truck almost a week and ive puttin in a toolbox and cb
tommorrow ill rhinoline the bed and put in some missing interior parts! also work on the sunroof

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I have a winch hooked it up and it doesnt work so.. i pulled it apart and found this

i pulled off where the terminals go and its some sort of magnet thats shattered, i know nothing really about winches can i get this part replaced or do i gotta buy a whole new winch?
i guess i have a smittybilt xrc

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todays progress
went to olympic 4x4 and got a new light switch (cost me 40 bucks!!) kinda overpriced i think

cleaned out the bed to hurculine it .


got it for free from a buddy!
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almost done gotta pull off the side panels to pop out a dent then i will line those
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tried pulling off the panels but i kept snaping the bolt heads. guess this dent it staying (any suggestions)

picked up some used 130 watt kc daylighters for 30 bucks i wanna mount them on my fenders next to my windsheild

matt92yota

nice truck man. for that dent I'd try one of these:
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/web...content=value4

I've used it before on my bed and it works pretty good

john4wd

Don't mount lights to fenders!!!! Please!!!! Mount to top of your bumper!!!!

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any reasoning on why not? ive always liked that look

john4wd

I would get a roll bar/light bar or a grille guard for the lights, if you still want to do that, put them on the cowl, it's easily removable and always survives wreaks where fenders don't, so easy to find and are cheap if you decide you don't want or like them and want to get a new cowl to replace the one with drilled holes in it.

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i was thinking that would be my best bet non the cowl. once i can get my brothers tg bull bar front bumper off him ill put on that. but i dont really like the look of brush gaurds

john4wd

Mounting on the cowl is your best bet, will look like a Jeep Wrangler tilt windshield light mounting bracket aftermarket add-on and if you drill a hole to run wires into the interior through the firewall do so up high cause water does go into cowl wiper arm area and use a tight grommet to help to seal, can get all kinds and sizes at NAPA, good luck! I'm a subscriber to thread so looking forward to your write up and pics :}

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popped my biggest dent out kinda
before

after

found rust... no surprise. im think im gonna put some hurculiner in there unless anyone as any better idea for preventing anymore

westjohns yota

just make sure u get off the rust out before puttin herculioner in there so u dont seal rust in with it, if anything grind it all out and hit it with some killz, love the lift man what size tires? lookin at a 4.5 lift for mine!

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33x12.5 and a 4 inch lift.

Terrys87

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Always thought that body style was sharp. Truck is looking good. I seen you replaced your headlight switch and am guessing your brites werent working. In my 88 build thread on the first post I have a way of fixing your headlight switch (post#199). It is a common problem and you can keep it as a spare.

Looking forward to your build. Keep up the great work.

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ya my brights would only work if ii held the switch back and my headlights would shut off about every 10 minutes... got a new relay and that didnt solve it so i ended up spended 40bucks on the new unit

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bought some foil installation from home depot did the doors floor and behind the driver seats.. did do very well for sound but awesome for heat!. i have yet to get carpet so i have some floor mats on for now but should be a little warmer withh carpet. the total price was about 20 bucks for installion and spray in adhesive



did this in about 30 minutes wasnt trying to make it perfect but im happy with the job

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also drove this to portland last night. took about 3/4 tank of gas... i made it to eugene or. with a full tank in my 85 4runner with 34's im gonna look into what could be causing this.. and took it wheeling today. did way better than i expected. out did my brothers 87 sas 4runner

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Brakes went out last night..... time for a new master cylinder

Dutchbelly

Rough luck on the brakes. Hope to see you back on track soon.

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thanks man... replaced the master cylinder and it didnt fix the problem,brought it to les schwab to see if they could identify it and they insisted they needed to be bleeed and it would cost 50 bucks so i told them if it fixes it ill pay for it cause i bleed them alot. and no luck. anyways they bleed about a gallon of fluid through it and they came back and said the masster was bad... so im gonna get a secondnd opinion