well im not important enuff either dang the luck for us both. I know lc engineering has a awesome selection of performance upgrades i ordered a catalog from them it shows it all they offer stroker kits to bump the 2.4 to a 2.6 and also have a top end performance package hmmm i think they claim 30-50 horse with it they r all pricey no matter which way ya go and for the price of building the 22re you can swap a 3.4 or 4.3 in it and have a lil more or the same power so i wieghed the differences and decided to go with the bigger motor . I can tell you prices and part numbers if ya dont have a catalog

ya well lcengineering is who im plannin on going with for everything considering their products are designed to work best with one another (DUH) but im def doing an intake bigger throttle body, injectors and header with high flow cat (state regs) and also cam it and ill c where that puts me if its not enough ill probably do a head, and also an electric fan... but ya main reason im gonna spend the cash for the 22re is one less weight (im trying to stay as light as absolute possible) and once im dual cased ill have plenty of gearing. so mainly the performance mods are gonna be for dd use and I figured since motor swaps are becoming more and more popular, id be different and mod out a 22re...

BAD NEWS.. front seal is leaking like a stuck pig when the motor is at runnin temp :( damn the luck. and quick question b4 i start needless searchingt whenever im going up something steep oil leaks from what seems to be the head cant really find out exactly wherer considering it only does it when its angled like that, and what can i do to stop it. im thinking its a vacuum line that i had a buddy tell me that leaked on hjis but said something about not being able to plug it off.... any help would be appreciated eventhough this is my build thread lol

Sounds like a valve cover gasket to me. Have you checked that yet?

By the way I love your '85, In my mind the best year ever for the 4runner.

That thing looks sick! Cant wait to see some more toyota porn when you LC that 22RE

mot valve cover gasket is cherry. checked it all the way around there is oild residuals on top of the cover which made me think along the vac line notes i just cant seem to find which one ... and thanks.. dirtco helped inspire it and i just realized that lol

Thanks Pismo and oh there be plenty of toy porn ... lol that sounds way bad how about yoda porn... ooh even worse im gonna stick with u on toyota porn lol. all in good time tons of other mods to do b4 i focus on modding the motor except for the exhaust ill be doing that shortly

hmmm trying to think off what vacum line would do that and to tell ya the truth none come to mind ill check this out tomorrow on mine. Building that tough 22re would be sweat id be interested on the final outcome. if i was closer to ya id give ya my junk intake and throttle body lc charges $150 core for both i think and aint no reson to get rid of your good ones. Hmmm wonder how much shipping would be for it. oh and i agree his runner is awesome bad to the bone

Great work! Let me know if you have any questions along the way, I posted some pictures of my rear bumper / shackle mounts in the other thread you have.

You should come out to the CO4RJ this summer if your 4Runner is ready, it's always alot of fun!

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ya now i get how the ratchet straps came into play, i guess i wasnt reading good enough because i totally didnt notice you cut the floor pan out! but this means bad news for me beacause i have a body lift to clear the 350, so this means a world of more problems because i need to have the bed sittin on the floor pan to bring the sides in to the right spot but i also cant have it atatched, hmmm, but im gonna se if this is gonna work for my app by doin some measurin because id be doing the whole lenghth of the bed and i have a wider rear axle, i wanna do it for tire clearance issues, and i could cut the tail gate so the latch sits more on the drivers side:saw:

I already have a junk throttle body and intake forthat purpose... Off a parts truck I had and I can't wait. And dirtco thanks man I'll checkthem out in a min. I appreciate it and I'm hoping such I just moved back from farmington new Mexico bet u know where chokecherry is.... My old stomping grounds... And the runner will be driveable but that's cuz it's my dd if I have a tow rig by then or at least a car trailer I'll try I love Colorado wheeling... And tiger I'm gonna look at it again and check could be the pcv not sure tho

And Harbor u shud still be able to dove it unless ur running like a 3 in body lift cuz I had to notch the ends of the bed... U could notch them less so they still sit on frame and bam bl maintained and going full length... Be ready to cut out alot more than me that's y I decided to do a have dove if that's what it shud be called... That and I wanted to hopefully be able to squeeze to slim buckets in the back or at least a fuel cell and OBA. And still have tool room but ya harbor just measure and measure or and when I get to it my body mounts for the bed is going to consist of angle iron and some bolts using the existing tailgate holes in the bedsides to run a couple of bolts into and I'll add a lil rubber bushings to help soak some vibration if that makes sense.... Simple fix cuz my tailgate will eventually be a gate style.

Guess what guys I have got a surprise for u it is gonna take me while to do probably a month without my amounb of time... But I'm picking up a hardtop in roughly a week and then guess what I'll be doing it a custom bobbed doved hardtop... With and added bonus of custom floorpan that is easily removeable... For removal if needed and custom wheel tubs so I can radius the my rear fenders since I'm going to move my axle back about 2-3 inches ... Ur gonna love it I hope tons of pics to come

sweet go for it man i think that will be awesome and looking forward to the pics. :)

You're oil leak, could that be coming from one of the rubber grommets on the valve cover bolts?? If they are aged, they might be the culprit?

Nice runner!

Question:

What is the purpose of the dovetail?

Tiger. im def getting things in line to do it. first gotta order clutch, and flywheel... and frt axle rebuild kit and probably truss since ill have it tore down and maybe some other armor so i dont have to later... but that'll be ordered in the mornin... and wheel spacers... also then ill start saving again to do the top should be beginning of next week. I get paid weekly . ALTHOUGH heres a question what gauge of sheetmetal should i use for the enlocure... i was thinking 16 ga. maybe 14. but thats a ton of weight... so ya any opinions...

possibly Grant didnt think of that... ill check them hope not though. all i do know is it is alot of oil. enough to smoke out the place from pouring onto the manifold....

Thanks BIRDBRAIN. and my purpose for the dovetail well... if u look at my first page second post u'll see a pic of some pretty decent sheetmetal damage, and while I dont mind. i like straight body lines lol... the passenger side of the old bed was taking the same path so. i decided to bob it 14 and since I had it cut up I figured doving would be nice, a tad more original as far as 4runners, and ya but basically its design is to keep it outta the rocks, or catching up, not that thats too big of a worry being bobbed 14, but i may dove it in a lil more so when i do move the rear axle backward I wont have to radius into my taillights, not to sure if i will have too, but some measurement have made me wonder, only time will tell cuz thats still a lil ways away...