Yeah, a little here, a little there and eventually it comes together! lol

As far as future engines go, I'd like to swap in a VW diesel or 7MGTE or 5VZFE but i'll most likely end up rebuilding the 22RE.

Thanks for the kind words.

 

good stuff, just checkin to see what ur plans are. 22reperformance.com runs really good setups if you have the money to purchase a new engine. Called the owner and says he runs the stage 2 setup with 38" tires and the same 5" eliminator kit I have and he says it can run 4000rpm all day long and makes wheeling look easy

 

I'll just re-build my existing engine, a new one isnt in the funds right now.

But that sounds awesome! lol

 

hey brian just thought id stop by ole yellers tread, sucks with the arm surgery, i remeber when i broke my wrist like 3 days after my motor got done being built and i was itching to put it in, god that was the worst thing ever, new motor, read to go in, and i cant but anyways good luck!

 

Sometimes it just doesn't seem like there are enough hours in the day. Hehe. I'm excited for your progress though. So don't keep us all waiting to long. Hehe. Good luck on the roof rack!

P.s. You'll have to check out my beast, I switched my tires, and took care of deer damage, she looks like a beauty queen now... at least to me!

 

Thanks for the luck. That sucks about your arm and not being able to work on your truck.. ugh.


Anyway, not sure on when the surgery is going to take place, either way i'm trying to get as much done as possible before it happens.

 

There are never enough hours in the day!

I won't keep you guys waiting too long I promise!

Thanks for the luck, we shall see what I find.

I'll check out your thread for sure, sounds sweet!

 

Only thing I got done this weekend was I managed to make it to the junkyard. No Toyotas aside from a sweet 91' Previa van 5speed!

I pulled a roof rack from a late 90's Blazer I just now need to cut the cross bars to make the rack fit on the top as it is about an inch too wide.

Couldn't do anything else the weather was just too cold. Paint wouldn't even stick on my sliders...

 

Working on a shower system in the 4Runner.

Can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can mod!!

 

Love the restoration! Awesome truck!

 

Thank you! Seems like a never-ending project.

 

OY VEY, ....didn't you hear yet? IT IS, IT IS A NEVERENDING PROJECT! lol... You just don't realize it until 'FOREVER' slams you in the face! haha.

JK, keep at it, bud!

 

Mark,

You are absolutely correct!!

 

Hey, that's why I learned to do this;

1. Fix a bunch of crap til it rolls and runs just fine
2. Drive the crap out of it as much as possible and while waiting for the next HUGE mod session(1UZ, SAS, etc.).... I stuff all kinds of fairly easy mods into it(couple hour stuff, maybe a day), until something breaks or annoys me enough that I begin said HUGE mod sessions again.
3. Enjoy it some more, living within my limits for now, content that I have a clean/very capable rig, within reason.
4. As Ted says, "Turn up the tunes and drive it until something breaks... Then fix it!" lol.

I know, I know, .... you gotta do what you wanna do, you know I'm the biggest advocate in that.... Not trying to influence ya, ....just saying! hahahaha.

 

Honestly,

That's how it goes. You pretty much hit the nail on the head!

 

Thank you!

 

Finally an update!

Seems like ages...

Working on getting a fresh 22re to swap into Ol' Yeller. Think i've just about got one lined up!

 

so much for a rebuild

how "fresh" is this motor?

 

It was easier and cheaper to buy this. It has 18K on it with full receipts, built from Oregon Engine Rebuilders.

 

sounds like a plan!