GA854R

Weird man.. I'll give you a shout tomorrow when I get off and head that way to see what we can do.

Four Runner

Nicccceeee. Definitely dial in the exhaust and slave cyl. Can't wait to see it in action.

yotaman

Well I officially have a running paper weight. The stock crossover will not allow me to bolt the slave cylinder on. I don't know how guys are using the stock crossover.

I do know that Toyota changed the manifolds and crossover to a round one pipe design in 99 or 2000.

I have 2 options: buy ORS's crossover for $400 + dollars or pull the motor and cut the stock crossover up and flip it to the other side like SAS'dToy did.

yotaman

I got my stock crossover back out (what a pain - IT IS possible to get the crossover in and out with the motor in the truck). I'm going to try and make a jig so I can cut the crossover up and make it driver side drop. Wish me luck guys.

I'm trying to have this damn thing drivable so we can have a 4 door stock'ish vehicle to haul the kid around in.

yotaman

I need this damn thing drivable and dependable. So I need some time to work out bugs before my little princess decides she wants to come into the world (that could be ANY day now).

My plan on the crossover is to cut it up and rotate what I can then put a small piece of flex piping in there to allow me some *F* up room. If I took the motor out I think I could cut the crossover up and make it work without any flex tubing.

Anyone see any concerns with using flex piping?

Four Runner

C-mon man!!!

Flex tubing's only going to be a "temporary" solution. If you're gonna bother to do it, do it right.

..somebody cue up the inspirational title music to Star Wars, while I step up onto my soapbox for this next part...

"Da..Da..Da DaDaDa DaDaDa...Da..Da.Da.DaDaDa...Da.DaDa" Here...

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In another galaxy, far-far away, a guy named "4RnrRick" built a "ship" known as "Quasimodo"
(Millenium Falcon bit, get it!!) where, after a lot of work, cheated/waited and used flex pipe,
and guess what, it was "OK" for a bit, but ultimately, he has had to replace it.

Do you really wanna go through another batch of scrapes/cuts/bruises in less than a year,
when you have to replace the worn piping?

C-mon, you're better/smarter than that, take a break, let the bundle of joy arrive,
and when the 'rents come to spoil their grandchild, take the time to get things done right.

Trust me, I'm sure all here would say to do it right, if for nothing else, so you're lady will have the piece of mind knowing it's a solid rig, that once done, won't get anybody pulled over for loud exhaust, or wake the "sleeping baby" while driving.

You've done everything so far to the best you could, saving a lot of dough probably and having a good time doing it.

*Neil Armstrong didn't go all the way to the moon, to decide to go out in a pair of Chuck Taylor's, right?

*Am I right here?

Four Runner

Thread Bump....anyone heard what he's going to do??

Are you not posting cause you're oficially a Daddy now??? *If so Congrats!!

What's the word??

yotaman

No baby yet.

I'm going to take the truck to a muffler shop tomorrow and see what they can do for the exhaust.

I took the truck for a drive today. Straight piping it baby. SHE SOUNDS SOOOOOOO NICE!

yotaman

Just finished modifying my Tachometer.

neliconcept

i could only dream, mines kinda loud with the vortex and i love the way a 3.4 sounds at WOT.

maybe I can get you to help me throw in my 5:1 transfer case, shaft, crossmembers and shifters (just kidding i know you got stuff to do)

yotaman

Bring it on down. I'll give you a good deal on shop time.

yotaman

Went to the doctor today about the baby. They said they might have to induce labor (doesn't look like she's in any kind of hurry to come out).

Dropped the truck off at the exhaust shop. Should be done tomorrow.

neliconcept

pm me, and i may take you up on that, i gotta hurry Bud up on the crossmember, but everything else I could use your help on.

C-section? She isnt gonna like that.

yotaman

I'll send you a PM later tonight.

No C-section we hope. The have drugs and stuff I guess to get the labor going. We'll find out next week if it comes to that.

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

My wife has had a boy both ways and she said C-section is the way to go.

neliconcept

also im curious, what is the curb weight on the 2nd gens? im assuming somewhere around 3840 stock? about 100 or 150 lighter then a 3rd gen?

yotaman

2nd Gen 4Runner curb weight: 3760

yotaman

Here's a picture of the other project I've been working on and MOM. I hate painting and putting up wall paper borders. Wood flooring and wood blinds are next.

neliconcept

ahh makes a 3.4 2nd gen quite a bit faster then a 3rd gen then, i think mine stock was 3960 or something

Four Runner

Nice Room!! *Post the vid of the final set-up/exhaust w/ some pics!!

*Even thoughit's gonna be a girl, any chance she'll be making these noises (Brrraaappppppp-brappppppp...mmmmmm.m.mmmmmmmm.mmmmmmmmm....zooomm m) soon enough? (LMAO)

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