Evaporator fittings coming through firewall. New Rubber Grommets from Toyota

 

Another hard find on Ebay Rebuilt Compressor four seasons 57318 rebuilt with R134a seals

 

New Low Pressure Line (suction) @ Compressor four seasons 55980 same for 84 toyota

New Low Pressure Line @ Evaporator firewall

 

Existing High pressure Line reconnected @ firewall

High Pressure ( discharge) Line four seasons 55981 @ Condenser to Compressor

 

Compressor did not come with a Clutch.. So New Clutch four seasons 47578

 

After I replaced Everything including New O RINGS RATED FOR R134A I went by the FSM pulled vacuum and charged the System.

 

I also Marked all My Lines With Red Or Blue Electrical Tape because this crap can be confusing. Good luck to all those that take on this endevor

 

Survey says?! COLD??! Nice shiny parts

 

Yep, lol She is running cold enough to have to turn it down sometimes and she is still holding a charge with no leaks.

 

Also with the 134 charge you must use the correct oil compatible with the compressor and the 134. The compressor came shipped with oil which I drained and flushed out with the PAG46 Then I used a digital postal scale to get the correct amount of oil by weight into the compressor following the FSM for a new system with every component replaced . The amount of oil will vary depending on what is replaced in the system, so follow the FSM.

These are the part numbers for the discharge and suction lines that worked for me

 

I also installed the updated 134 quick disconnect fittings onto the compressor manifolds but before I charged the system I also replaced the Schrader valves behind those fittings

The old compressor I'll rebuild and keep as a spare. The Manifolds you see here are from the new compressor and as you can see they point in the wrong direction to the rear whereas they needed to point to the passenger side so I used my old ones.

 

Another pic of the high and low connections to the evaporator @ the firewall

 

I did not have any cooling issues with the dual core radiator but I found a new plastic type fan shroud on Ebay that might help and it gives the engine bay it a cleaner look

 

I replaced the Brake Booster with a new one. All the boosters I found On Ebay seem to be for 2WD. I have had some good luck with Cardone Parts So The correct part number for a 4WD brake booster is 53-5175. I located one at Auto Zone online. This was one of the last things under the hood that was not replaced yet. My brakes work but Recently I have been experiencing a slow sinking pedal only at a stop. With no leaks at the wheels or anywhere visible I'm guessing booster or MC ?

 

I will have to get back to the pedal issue when I can drive the truck but I have not driven the truck since the booster install because of so many reasons. One of which is that it has rained for what seems like two months straight in Maryland and I can't get anything done due to weather.

Can't wait to get back to AZ where the 10 day forecast is always Sun Sun Sun and more Sun.

The other reason I have not driven Big Red is because I started to get the Bed sides and skirts cleaned up from dings and light rust at the bed skirt seams.

As some of you know from following this thread I am Rattle Canning this Truck panel by panel in Rustoleum Red. I know that sounds Awful but for now I've decided I am not laying out 3k for paint, I don't have a paint booth and no I'm not painting in my Garage.

Since my paint booth is the good old outdoors, I have to wait for a calm sunny day, Do one panel at a time so the neighbors don't think they're living next to a body shop. I'm sure the covenants and restrictions would come into play if they saw me painting an entire truck in the parking lot ...Lol

 

And this is the reason for the body and paint work to the Bed Sides. Last Summer I came across an Ebay seller who had these in his garage for 20+ years. I picked them up for 125



Mock up just to get a glimpse of what it would look like

 

I sat on this Rear set for some time, Waiting and hoping I would find the Front set. Then I remembered a Yotatech Thread where Kawazx636 said Slacker over at Toyotafiberglass.com was at some point going to produce some.

 

And sure enough my timing was good for a change

The Black set is the rear factory Bushwackers and the White fiberglass flares are the front set from Corey at Precision 4X4 Center . WOOHOOO! Thank you Corey!

 

Well packed

First thing I noticed was how much more stout these Fiberglass Flares are compared to the Flimsy factory plastic Bushwackers

 

First thing I did was to remove the inner fender splash shield, Mud Flap, and shove a towel down into the fender area behind where the mud flap was to keep metal shavings out when drilling. Then blue tape the entire area to protect the paint