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Hadn't touched the 4runner for awhile. Still not having any luck finding another valve body for the transmission. I may end up sucking it up and sending it some where to have it put together
Anyway I have had a metal drawer floating around for a few years. Its 30x18x7.
Not the best quality but it is lockable and will support some weight on top of it
Took some measurements and it would snug up against my existing storage.
And it lines right up with the split in the back seats so I can still haul long junk on the one side.
I had to make a new side cover and flip the door for the right side storage.
I attached to the pre-existing cargo rails I had using some inverted carriage bolts. This will allow me to remove it in a few minutes. Added a set of cargo rails on top for additional tie down options.
When this thing finally gets on the trail most of the time it will just be me crashing in the back.
If the missus actually decides she likes it I will come up with a modified sleeping platform.
Forgot to post this.
I was dogging through my too big of stash
Of misc crap and found an old school floor dimmer switch
My plan is to mount it in line with my driving lights so I can turn them off quickly for oncoming traffic.
I sold my light bars and ended up picking up a set of AuxBeam combo lights. Been toying around with the idea of getting them for a long time. @dirtco has some on his 3rd gen and seems to like them. The price on them dropped to a point ot was worth giving them a shot.
Still in search of an A340H valve body so I can finish the dual installs..
been looking off and on for a few months for another valve body for my A340H so I can finish up my dual case install.
Pretty much been at a stand still since February. Made a comment about it on instagram and a guy said he had one up by Tacoma. It got delivered thursday and I finally had time to bust open the box on saturday afternoon.
It was like Christmas in May for me
I thought that I over packed stuff but this thing could have been dropped from a mile up and it would have survived
Opened it up and was happy to see that it looked to be what i need
for comparison my original casting is on top and the donor is on the bottom. casting looks to be the same, just slightly different date code (if my research is correct)
looks like I should just be able to swap solenoids and put this sucker in
It looks like you're still running coil suspension on the rear right?
I just installed FJ80 coils on the rear of my 4runner. I will definitely need the panhard bar bracket and longer shocks like you mentioned at the beginning of your thread.
Did you have to get any "lift" brackets for the rear upper control arms? It looks like under flex the passenger side might hit the gas tank. Have you had any issues with that? (see how this guy has a lift bracket for the control arm?)
Last edited by yota_terror; 05-24-2019 at 02:51 PM.
It looks like you're still running coil suspension on the rear right?
I just installed FJ80 coils on the rear of my 4runner. I will definitely need the panhard bar bracket and longer shocks like you mentioned at the beginning of your thread.
Did you have to get any "lift" brackets for the rear upper control arms? It looks like under flex the passenger side might hit the gas tank. Have you had any issues with that? (see how this guy has a lift bracket for the control arm?)
Still running the FJ80 rear springs..no real issues with the gas tank. Stock arms.
My plan is to convert to rear leaf springs at some point . I have all the stuff to do it but just not the time.
So yes I know I need to get off my butt and finish the dual case install but have been working on house junk (painting and getting ready to fill in our inground pool)
Anyway been debating replacing the Prelude seats I have had in 2 different trucks. I was going to convert them to heated seats but the Amazon kit I bought a couple of years ago was dead when I finally went to use it.
Pick n Pull has a 50% off sale this weekend.
Decided to cruise through there today to see what I could find as far as seats.
After looking through about 100 cars I ended up with a set of heated, power & leather seats out of a 2005 Subaru Outback. The front mounts measured about 16.5" center and center..same as the stock mounts.
Got them home, tested the motors, they worked great and powered up the heaters..got toasty warm which will be nice this fall.
Spent some time cleaning them up.
Jumpered the motor and heater controls using a drill battery.
It all worked as it should. Seats got nice and toasty
link to video on Instagram
The passenger seat was already out of the 4runner for the dual case install. I was very happy to find that not only did the front two mounts line up but the outside rear mount was a dead ringer too!
I will have to cut the inside rear mount to make it work (as it is now it gives the seat a slight lean)
But for $45 for the seats and heated seats switches I am happy with them.
I will do a leather dye experiment on either a headrest or inside of the seat to see if I can get them gray.
The seats end up about 1" higher than the Prelude seats I have mounted into there now
so between the new puppy, college and high school graduations and this back yard project I haven't touched the 4runner
I built swimming pools for a few years and should have never bought a house in the PNW with a pool. If I was in a hot place I would spend the $$$ to have it fixed but not worth it in Oregon.
We had bids ranging from $20-42K, so that wasn't gonna happen so tackling it myself on my days off...hopefully be done and have a back yard at the end of the summer.
I think the recycle guy is gonna hate me with all the rebar I put our recycle can
Slow going when my supervisor lays around most of the day
04-06-2019, 06:21 PM
