kornhuskerwizard

ready to start in on this thing. 89 4runner, engines locked up, auto tranny w unknown conditions. bought it this way. evertything under the hood is untouched other than borrowing a tps and air flow meter for my 88 truck. frame is good. im focusing on the engine first. i have a shortblock .050 over with engnbldr internals. also has lovely red interior, yuck!!!! minor rust for being a nebraska rig. very straight, i beleive the tops never been off but not for sure.i have a 85 straight axle frontend but due to $$$ for a sas kit its more likely ill use bj spacers in front and springs in back.[IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

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somebody scabbed my tailights, shouldnt be a big deal, atleast they left the harnesses

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definetly needs some air fesheners

kornhuskerwizard

ill post pics of the shortblock after work, need to get it on the engine stand!

Terrys87

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Great looking runner. Yours gave me some flashbacks on mine. The red/pink interior grew on me once you get it back to red again. On my 88 Runner build, on the first page, I show how I got rid of the pink interior. Looking forward to your build.

kornhuskerwizard

thanks for the interest terry...heres a pic of the shortblock. [/IMG]

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jason in tn

Looks like a good base to start with, less maybe the auto trans. What part of NE are you from? I was born and raised there but moved to TN about 15 years ago.

kornhuskerwizard

im from 50mi se of lincoln. yeah im not a big fan of the auto, i have a 4spd and two 5spd trannys lyin around, but i plan on using this as a daily, maybe mild wheelin for campin and explorin so i think i can live with the auto.

jason in tn

Sounds like your not far from where I grew up, I used to wheel with a club out of Omaha, a lot of those guys had yotas. I think the auto trans in these are probablyok just not a lot of power, not that they have a lot with a 5 speed. Your short block looks really clean hope it comes together quick for ya I will be following along.

kornhuskerwizard

yea painted the one i rebuilt in the 88 truck black. and i put the engnbldr stock replacement head with the crawler cam. Probalbly do the same setup here too. Theres a group of us here with yotas and we occasionally drive down the river. theres a pic of my 88 submerged up to the dash on my bros build thread, kelvinb is his user name. took a week to get it running right again. whoops

kornhuskerwizard

kelvinb helped me tow her to the southbound ranch...hopefully guy buys a 22r engine i have so i can buy a cylinder head, bein a poor folk aint fun.

kornhuskerwizard

got the engine on the stand, found half the pilot bearing outer race still in the crank from the machine shop, THANKS! i took some pics of the underside and frame, also the rust on the rear qaurters. http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...sing78/012.jpg
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kornhuskerwizard

havent posted for awhile, but have the runner in the geerage. almost ready to pull engine. i pulled harness through firewall. lots easier than last time i took it off engine before pulling. [IMG][/IMG]

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managed to get it out tonight.this is my first auto tranny 22re engine ive pulled. a little more to it than the manuals in my opinion. plus ac. couldnt get but three of the tourque converter bolts out due to the engine being locked up like fort knox. looks like it got hot due to coolant in oil. i was hoping to use the old head on the new shortblock due to $$$ but doubtful on the condition of it. well see what the machinist says. ordering a timing chain kit oil pump and gasket kit from engnbldr. i also want to eliminate egr stuff and replace the exhaust manifold with a header. Opinions welcome!!![IMG][/IMG]

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heres a pic of the oil filter...nasty coolant fuel and sludge!!!![IMG][/IMG]

kornhuskerwizard

pulled intake and left harness attached. much easier. drained oil, about 3 gallons of water came out, not good. broke off one head bolt, tried taking head off but its stuck. sprayed pb blast down head bolt holes, let it set overnight. i was planning on using this head til i seen the visual damage.[IMG][/IMG]

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heres a pic of the intake and harness. this way i have an idea of where things go. ill replace all vacuum hoses and clean things up better[IMG][/IMG]