Great job man!! Now go do the "Flying 'bleeder Drive by!!!"

 

I want a yellow fan!!!

 

AWESOME!!! Way to go Jerry! It's gotta feel good driving that truck after all this time.

 

you're killin it!!!!! Good Work!!!!

 

Jerry, ...........CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you man! Yeah, the video's don't do it justice, but we can tell from the pipe sounds....AHHHHHHHHHH, smooooooooove! lol.


I agree with all that you said, Jerry....the inspiration and help from so many on here is REALLY refreshing, ....and while you're a MUCH more weathered vet of this site, ...it feels like home to me, too! lol. NOW, ....you'd better say a prayer for me, ok? lol.

RIGHT ON, JERRY, honestly, I was really excited before I clicked "PLAY" the first time! lol. Strange how these toy's grow on us, eh?

Congratz, again,

Mark

 

Right on, bro!!!!! Congrats on an excellent job!

 

hahaha

DUE ET!

 

good job!!

That thing has a good 100,000 miles before you get to do it again, but I bet the next time it will take less than half the time

 

hahaha, sweet!

 

I do silly things when I get bored... I've been doing a lot of silly things being unemployed and all

 

ahahhaahhah!

 

Nice!

 

Happy for you man glad to see it running! The yellow fan is 10 shades of cool by the way.

 

of course, 1st thing i did today when i woke up was get a cup of coffee, grab my smokes and go out and start it up.....and it did start right up too......and no leaks on the driveway either...so that's got me happy too.

thanks again for the congrats guys....this has been an EPIC thread....and being that it is not titled "how to change....blah-blah-blah" it still fits the title of "...gotta start somewhere..."

 

a few things you guys may or may not understand, so i will post it here, again.

i am no mechanic.

i am an emergency room nurse. i / we spend about every penny we make, just like most of you. so to have the added expenditure of money and time added on top of the daily bills and daily routine, it just made for some disgusting reality checks frequently for me / us.

after all was said and done, i truly spent probably less than $400 on this all in all..... i don't think it's possible for me to tally everything up. but the fact that i had to buy some tools and paint and this and that added to the $200 from engnbldr for the "top end" rebuild kit....as well as some odds and ends parts i had to buy.

for anyone that has stuck through this thread or actually read it from start to now, you could certainly see my frustration / hesitation and repeated questioning of whether or not i ever should have thought i could actually do this.

what may seem like an easy repair to most, was far more than that to me. it was learning how stuff works, why stuff works this way or that way and the satisfaction and pride of knowing that with the exception of right there at the end with XXXTREME22R helping me, nobody's hands but mine and sometimes my son Joe, had touched this engine.

once again, i say thank-you to anyone who helped in any which way.

 

It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood.....

Patience, perserverance and alot of yotatechers, nuff said. I am glad you got this done. I am sure you are too.

I read it all, looked at all the pictures and cheered wildly when it ran (good thing I live alone). Actually had a tear watching the vids.

Even when life gets in the way, you stuck with it and I admire that.

Now what do we all do??? Who has the next rebuild?

Glad for you. Thanks for sharing this, it was very entertaining.

 

thanks Phil....i know you know what i'm about.

well, as far as i'm concerned, it ain't over....like i said this was the "gotta start somewhere" thread......and i started with doing this repair. but there's stuff still to do.....the "need to do", "want to do", and "would be nice to do" lists still exist in my head.

and on a side note:

My a/c works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hasn't in about 7 years....woooooohoooooo!!!

and....my radio works.....same thing....hasn't worked right in years......

my son wanted me to give him a ride to school today in it, so i did, logging a little over 4 more miles on it....ran nice and smooth.

today's list to do on it is quite short....change the oil (i checked it, still clear yellow) and drain the water from the cooling system (still has oil mixed in it)......maybe a wash and some booty fab to tie up the sway-bar until i pull the front wheels off to cut off the links....whether or not i need the swaybar is still up in the air as far as if i need it in Pennsylvania for inspection....which conveniently expired the end of April.

 

Wow, how did I manage to miss the past few pages!? Congrats man!

I bet your wife's glad that she doesn't have 2 broken vehicles in her garage anymore, just one!

Now sell the caddy and do the 3.4 swap with your son on his runner.

 

she was actually pretty proud of me....after 16 years of marriage it's kinda hard to get a reaction from her other than "oh God!" ...when i am doing something like this out of my realm.

might just pretty-up the caddy and get her ready to put in the front yard......i need to sell it to get some $$$$.....otherwise the $40 / month i pay to insure it doesn't kill us that much......not as much as paying insurance on 2 non-running vehicles was....now down to one....problem was , if i cancelled the insurance i would have had to surrender the plates, and i could NEVER do that with MY plate.

in reality, i would love to get another 22re and put it on an engine stand and do it up and swap it into the 88 4runner......i know everyone likes the 3.4 swap, but i'm a more non-conventional kinda guy and like doing things MY way......hehehe

 

A 3.0 to 22re swap...Nice!!! I hope you put a cam in that one and get rid of the slushbox while your at it! Dual t-cases and twin stick.

I hope your taking notes on the parts list I'm starting for you!!! I'll have that caddy spent before it's sold!