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Damn! That is one clean ride, how much did that set you back?
I'm restoring it for a friend. She bought it for $500, bought a rebuilt engine for $1,500, then I put $6,500 in parts and paint into it. So she has $8,500 total investment. Interior is all new leather and carpet. Push button RFID start, viper keyless ignition with electric door locks, magnetic switches on sliding rear window, micro switch on gas door. Everything is new. All new glass & rubber.
I'm restoring it for a friend. She bought it for $500, bought a rebuilt engine for $1,500, then I put $6,500 in parts and paint into it. So she has $8,500 total investment. Interior is all new leather and carpet. Push button RFID start, viper keyless ignition with electric door locks, magnetic switches on sliding rear window, micro switch on gas door. Everything is new. All new glass & rubber.
where did you get the rfid push button start? Any interior pics? Sounds awesome!
I'm restoring it for a friend. She bought it for $500, bought a rebuilt engine for $1,500, then I put $6,500 in parts and paint into it. So she has $8,500 total investment. Interior is all new leather and carpet. Push button RFID start, viper keyless ignition with electric door locks, magnetic switches on sliding rear window, micro switch on gas door. Everything is new. All new glass & rubber.
it does take a couple relays to make it work on the toyota ignition but it's not that bad. I will be doing a diagram later if you're interested.
I also removed the links from the outside door locks to the actual door locks so that a master key could not be used to open the doors. The keyless remote must be used to open the doors which disables the alarm. There is a secret door switch but I won't discuss where. The speaker boxes had to be customized to allow the seat to roll back and not crush the springs or speakers. They are cut to conform around the curves in the back panel then bolted to it. The stereo accepts bluetooth, USB, CD, FM, AM and is plenty for that small area. The steering wheel cover was $13 and feels like real leather(slip on). Would like to sew it on but need to find someone better than me at sewing. I covered the visors and the arm rests but the seat and doors were professionally done by a place in Manteca for $700. I sprayed the dash and other parts with a spray specifically for plastic interior parts and carpet. It seems to be holding up so far ($16/can). The push button system requires that you wave the blue ID tag across the hidden antenna(under steering console) and then depress brake pedal before pushing button to start. If you don't press the button within 30 seconds, it goes back into secure mode and won't respond to push unless you wave the ID tag again. The carpet is a molded low pile that fit perfectly for $160. I did glue the back edges with black weatherstripping adhesive to keep it in place. New seat belts for about $100. New glue on dash cap for $90(what a bear). Electric door lock actuators for about $20 that respond to the Viper keyless for about $50. Two magnetic security switches on the rear slider for $30. Electric antenna for $16 (requires some existing parts). Air horn on a toggle switch to keep the original mouse horn as an option. All new ignition parts, air flow sensor, coolant sensor, BVSV, fan clutch, thermostat, battery, brakes, larger 1" master cylinder, floor mats from DeeZee $56, over 100 new parts. Factory 2004 4runner wheels for $350 with General Grabber AT2 tires for $650. New stock shocks, bumpers, reflectorized mud flaps, etc. Thanks for checking it out. Let me know if you have any questions.
Last edited by mitch88RN63; Jan 22, 2017 at 09:25 AM.
If the battery dies you would need to connect battery jumper cables to starter or battery from underneath, not so hard since it is 4x4. But another idea is to have a battery tender plug that pokes out of grill that you can hook into just to open doors. The door locks don't require a lot of energy to operate so maybe a 9 volt battery would work.
Yes a glue-on dash cap for $90. Thank you, it's been a fun project. Next, I'm changing a clutch on a 2002 7.2L PowerStroke turbo 4x4. Then a Hypo motor build on a 2006 mach1 cobra jet. I'm retired, so that's what I do. This is my car:
Yes a glue-on dash cap for $90. Thank you, it's been a fun project. Next, I'm changing a clutch on a 2002 7.2L PowerStroke turbo 4x4. Then a Hypo motor build on a 2006 mach1 cobra jet. I'm retired, so that's what I do. This is my car:
love the old 300zx. Twin turbo? They had that same angular look the yota pickups of the 80s have. Anyways back to the truck, how'd you do a auto rear slider?
Auto rear slider? I think you misread. I put magnetic security switches on the rear slider tied to the Viper alarm. Yeah that would be a great improvement though. Too much hardware to hide.
So far my 300zx is not turbo'd. I am slowly moving in that direction, but it will take $10k to do it right. baby steps.
[QUOTE=mitch88RN63;52350079]Auto rear slider? I think you misread. I put magnetic security switches on the rear slider tied to the Viper alarm. Yeah that would be a great improvement though. Too much hardware to hide.
Oops, my bad. Well you do awesome work, thanks for posting pics of the interior, ive been looking for a quality dash to swap in my truck but its proving impossible so far, was contemplating the cover-lay but they just look cheap on the web site, after seeing yours I think I'll do it. Looks great.
If the battery dies you would need to connect battery jumper cables to starter or battery from underneath, not so hard since it is 4x4. But another idea is to have a battery tender plug that pokes out of grill that you can hook into just to open doors. The door locks don't require a lot of energy to operate so maybe a 9 volt battery would work.
As long as there is a feasible plan, LOL
I would just shave the locks off then, make people scratch their heads saying "I think somethings missing here......" LOL
Originally Posted by JohnAE86
New shoes, sorry for the crappy cellphone pic, it's all I've got at the moment.
Jan 21, 2017 | 07:19 AM
