blakefogt's 1987 4Runner Build-Up Thread
 

Hey guys,
this is my first post..
I picked up a 4runner last saturday.. my dad used to take me offroading about 10 years ago and I knew I had to get one eventually.
here it is

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Its not the turbo model, the previous owner put the gauges in there for the tach.. he also gave me the stock one if i ever want to put that back in

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my uncle donated this when he found out I had bought it

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Some Info On the truck

*Rebuilt the 22RE engine (20,000 miles on new motor)
*Marlin Crawler W56-B-HD transmission
*Centerforce clutch
*Rebuilt transfer case with Trail-Gear 4.70 gear reduction kit
*Detroit EZ locker in rear axle
*Downey Off-Road header
*New OEM muffler
*Optima red top battery
*Auto Meter water and oil pressure gauges
*Pioneer CD player
*New Carpet
*Replaced brake booster, front pads, front calipers, front rotors, rear drums, rear wheel cylinders
*Replaced driver side front four wheel drive half shaft
*Replaced front seal of power steering box
*Replaced cold start injector
*Replaced throttle position sensor
*Replaced heater core
*Replaced door seals and wing window seals
*Marlin Crawler custom rear bumper
*Replaced tail light lenses
*80% tread on new BFG All Terrain tires 31 x 10.50 R15
*Trail-Gear Rock sliders
*A/C serviced and puts out cold air
*Replaced rubber seals for removable top

the radiator had a small leak on the top left corner so I decided it was a good time to start fresh and get a little bit thicker of one

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I ordered an idler arm and once that's in ill pick up the trail gear front bumper

new idler arm came in :) tomorrow nights little project

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eaassy job.
:)

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too bad now I'm toed out and have 30 miles to drive to align it..

that looks like a nice 4runner. PO must not have trusted the dash gauges.

nice runner man. keep the pics comin

Thanks, yea he said he liked to see numbers... I dont really mind them... the only really lame part is their backlights are green, while the dash is that old yellowish orange color.

Thanks! will do.

thats easy on the autometer just should be able to pull the gauge out of the holder and it will have a twist on/off light bulb just pull it out and pull the bulb cover off. simple fix.

Very nice looking 4runner

thanks!

I aligned it today. the toe was at -.80 degrees. specs require a min of 0.0 and max of .1

that was cool

you figure out how to get the bulb covers off to get rid of the grean color?

i didnt really have time actually.

I go to UTI from 6AM to noon and work 1230ish to 5 and today i did the alignment. I did pop it out. it actually had a metal bar behind it so i had to take of the pillar cover thing off and then saw that a washer was blocking the light bulb and I was just too tired to f*** with it. so I decided to do it another day. but it looked pretty simple

that bar on the back does have to be there. we never used them when we put gauges in. but its all personal choose. i think that there a pain in the rear. i like to be able to pull them out with out taking everything off. and they are easy. just twist off. and i know the school thing i went to wyotech and are days were from 715 to 430 5 days a week. that gets old having class for 8 hours a day.

thats rough =/

hey guys sorry i havent really had funds or time to update.. i got a cell phone ticket answering my bosses phone call :/ Im not sure how much its going to cost so im saving as much money as i can.. Im currently painting an old skid plate my buddy gave me for free,
but i have a question.
I haven't put the inclinometer in yet because I can not find a mounting braacket anywhere. and i dont want to pay 100 bucks for a meter that i already have. can anyone help me out?