So i became a yota owner 2 yrs ago with my 87 toyota 4runner (aka the Scav) and ive been playing with it a bit but not doing anything to it due to it being my daily driver. but along my way i picked up another 87 4runner tht wouldnt start. After fixing the fuel sending unit, fuel pump and the pretty much all the other fuel parts related with the tank i got it running. Which is great because i then blew a hg in the scav.

now for pics
when i first got her




after some mudd



letting it soak in

you can see the famous saggy butt.

bye bye saggy butt, hello jeep coils



and some poser pics




and the comfy jag seats


and her sister the berry

 

so after blowing the HG i took the head apart

some tear down pics
before







during





after

 

so i took the head to my school to have it hot tanked. well the cleaning showed i cracked the head between the intake valve and the exhaust valve on cylinder number 3 i believe.

so i checked the block and found it to be warped .004in in the center


so my question to everyone.

Can I use a 22r block and just swap my EFI parts on it?

 

i think u can, but u might have to bloxk a port

 

so i got a 22r. however i have to use the 22r exhaust manifold because the head only has 7 studs while the 22re has 8 studs.

do all 22r only have 7 studs or is it do to the year. my 22r is out of an 85 while my re is an 87.

So does anybody know if their are any othe differances?

 

any idea's ????

 

thats really wierd cause when I had my old 4runner (87 also) I was going to put in a 22r from a 82 and the only thing that was different was the pistons. everything else bolted up. Will the 85 exaust fit? If so then I would use it just drill a hole for your o2 sensor.

 

their is already a hole fot the o2 sensor, which now tht i think about tht it is kinda weird.

 

 

well im hoping to be able to take the timing chain off the old engine and put on the newer one. the chain only has 20k miles on it

still not sure if i have to make any modifications to make the 22r work.

 

so i got the old engine out and disassembled before going to see my baby girl

some of the differances between the 22RE and the 22R i have are:
1.22RE has 8 exhaust manifold studs, the 22R only has 7
2. The 22RE has 3 bolts holding the fuel filter on, the 22R has 2 of the 3 bolt holes. it has the upper 2 but not the bottom one.
3. the 22RE has a knock sensor a believe about 2in back from the oil filter, the 22R does not. and doesnt even have a place to mount one.
4. the 22r blocks are 1/8-1/4in taller then the 22re blocks

 

so now tht finding the height differance im wonder if i should still go forward and hope i dont have to modify any brackets or return it and look for a 22re.

other then tht i found an 83 solid axle tht needs the yoke and to be rebuilt, so if i can get the money to buy it i may be working on solid axle swap time

i can only hope but first i need to get a running engine in it so does any1 have any ideas?

 

so the guy flaked on the SA. and i think im gonna return the 22r. i might have found a roller 85 tht has a good 22re, SA, and transfer case. i just have to find a way ro get it.

 

If I remember right 86 and up will fit,85 and down is different.

 

all im paying for is gas their and back 8hr round trip ill make it fit

but do u know the differance or know a link? all help is greatful

 

try rotating some of your pictures 90 degrees, your thread gave me a headache

 

ill try to remeber to do tht in the future. i was actually thinking about editing them to make one pic instead of a whole bunch.

 

so i finally got started on making my half doors. i got about 60% done with the driver door

fitted on the truck before welding the top

installed on the berry to test drive it

the red padding and duck tape are only temp.

 

how did you relocate the door handles?

 

i havent yet, but im going to mount a pair of inner handles on top of the door.
kind of like this

but im going to make mine flush