Got the truck home this weekend. Now all I need to do is get a windshield installed and I can re-assemble everything.

 

where's the shake down run going to happen? Wa˟˟˟˟a, smorr, or you got some secret location? Looking good man.

 

Don't know yet. I'm probably gonna put some street miles on if first. I need to get it inspected and licensed.

 

any updates ? any videos ..

 

i have around 4500 miles on mine so far, its a dd for me or the wife.. if there is a problem it will show up within the first 400 or so miles.

 

No. I've been too busy with work. All I did was wetsand and buff the paint since the last pic. I also found out that factory Toyota window trim is expensive. It did somehow develope a coolant leak at the water pump. I'm kicking myself now because I didn't replace it when I did the timing belt.

I still have an exo cage to build too. I'll post as soon as something changes.

 

cant wait to see this thing in action.

threadjack...is that a soild axle 4 runner i see in the back ground?...end threadjack

 

Not yet Its an 88 SR5 soon to be SASed and 1UZed with a 5spd.

 

Whats up Mr toyminator hows it going ?

hey im gonna redo my exhaust here pretty soon . do you happen to remember what parts you used when making your exhaust ? i know its a long shot , been awhile but thought id ask before ordering the piping.

i think im gonna run it like you have it .. right now mine crosses over from the passenger behind the transfer case , but my ebrake takes up alot of the room along with the horse collar crossmember deal.
so the way you crossed it from the passenger to the driver under the adapter looks like it will work nicely.

 

I just got a 2.5" mandrel bend kit from Jegs and a couple of straight pipes. I got the 2 to 1 piece from them too. The 3" stuff I got was left over from a universal kit from Flowmaster that a friend gave to me. I crossed it over right at the adapter and it seems to work ok. I haven't had any prolonged usage of it yet though. The muffler was a used 40 series Flowmaster I got used on Craigslist.

I think 2.25" to 3" would probably work just as good and take up less room and the 40 series flowmaster is too loud for my taste.

 

updates !! hows it going with this one man ?

 

Yeah this truck looked like it was nearly put back together and back on the road. I hope things are ok. I heard mention of an exo skeleton.

 

I've had a few hurdles in getting my exo cage built. the first builder I waited for several months for him start the project and once I got it to him he got it partially done and then let it sit for two months. I ended up just getting it back and had to find another builder that would build from what was already started. I'm supposed to take it to this builder this weekend. We'll see. I really wish I would have just bought the bender and notcher and did it myself.

Here are a couple of pics of the partially completed exo

 

Cant wait to see how it turns out

 

Them bends are really tight, worried about flexing and getting a rub spot all over the paint? Or is there some kind of camera illusion haha. Great build btw!

 

Just weld it to the body pick your favorite appliance spray paint and done!

 

im really likeing this build, but just by question why would u put a v8 in it? use a hopped up v6 and regear it lol, less broken parts! but very nice overall

 

The only v6 I considered was a 96-03 Toyota 3.4 v6 and it was twice the cost to source the engine and the Lexus V8 is all aluminum and 60 pounds lighter than the v6. Plus I love the cool factor of the Lexus motor and the v8 32 valve rumble through a 40 series flowmaster is music to my ears.

 

Close to being put back together.

 

Damn I'm jealous can't wait to have mine started, going to start with axles first and work up..