Argg you haha yeah I know. Ive still gotta unload my truck off the trailer into the garage. I made a little bypass thats definetly gonna be modified later on I just want to see if I cant fix the fuel issue and not fry another pump. When I get my tax return ill probably be getting some tube aswell Friend/roomie's best friends got a bender too were gonna borrow so cage soon too finaly

 

Would have probably had the truck in the garage if I wasnt here
Top of Crystal Mt lookin at Mt. Rainer

Stayed in a cabin litteraly on the Mountain. Had to take the lift to it. Heres a pic of what I got to wake up to.

 

Haha yea and some practice with it all!

I was cruizen around marlincrawler and my ass just could take it anymore haha i just want it all

 

Nice work, can't wait to see more

 

thanks been a little busy the past feqw days but ive got the truck in the garage charging the battery. Also got a little puppy dog

Name is bullet, only about 13lbs right now.

 

my dog Drake (half lab, half German Shepherd) is 110lbs and is only about 1 year and 3 months old...he's a mess lmao.

try taking a run with a 110lb puppy.....lol

Looking forward to some more progress Fill!!!!!!!

 

Thanks lol ive done a run with a huge pitbull once. I was in the back seat with a hot date and my buddys dog lmao I know the feeling.

So I got the battery all charged and tried to crank it last night but somethings up with the starter. Hope its not the ignition or starter just a loose wire or somthing. just need hunt that down now. Hasnt run for a little bit since the old house and when I got it fired for the first time. I want to hear it run again lol. and go wheelin

 

cant wait to see the progress that you should be making this summer. want to see some wheeling pictures of it too!!

 

hey man, glad too see you've started yet again.
alot of your trials and tribulations on the runner have saved me some headache. which ultimately results in me keepin my 22re, ya she's gutless, but what are dual cases 4? lol altho when its all said and donw with i'll be running TG rockassault housing frt and rear, and 3linking front and still debating 3link or 4link outback, but i have finally bobbed, and even dovetailed my runner (good idea but wont do it again)

 

Im happy with my leafs for now. Maybe one day ill go links and whatnot but ive been happy with the performance ive got out of them I just want to get the thing on the trails already lol. I may slap in that 14bolt someday if I blow up my rear yota axle and maybe go 60 up front. that or the 14bolt will go under my chevy 1500 and a 60 infront of it. Its only 2wd right now but could easily be swapped to 4wd which I would love and could do for fairly cheap. Get some used 1ton springs and make my tow rig a real tow rig lol. I hear reiters going to be opening here early april or maybe end of april I cant remember. Been working 7days a week at the shop so been real busy but Im waiting for a nice day off and some sunny weather to open up my garage and pull the rig out

 

hmm, i thought id already subscribed. awesome build!

 

lol

So I pulled my starter last night and bench tested it and had my roomate take it to work this morning to test it some more and there is definetly somthing wrong with it. I got it to spin over last night but not pop out like it should. and this morning my roomate told me it didnt even work today how we tested it the exact same last night. Damn electronics lol. Ill be looking more into it tonight when I get home from my sisters 22bday Suns shining and summers on its way. Got to get her runnin already

 

Damn starters I'm actually havin clutch problems myself I can't get it to release with the hydraulic system and everything has been replaced I'm clueless ... But anyhow u need to get her going to sick of a rig to be collecting dust lol

 

I fired her up this last weekend. Have aslight oil leak from the pressure gauge in the dash.. Just need to replace the ferril and should be good there. Sounds real good and healthy. Im still needing to take it for a spin but hoping to this weekend if the weathers decent. been real stormy in the Pac NW. I took a video clip to prove it yet dont have a youtube or any kinda account so I can download it but ill see if I cant get one set up And the starter issue was just from sitting and had some moisture in the starter thus kinda seizing the springs. Its working perfect now after a little cleaning

Ill see if I cant get up to my rents this weekend and get that video for you all I know youve been waiting for it haha. Hoping too once I get my tax return to buy some steel for cage Super stoked!

 

that is truely a nice build bro . im thinking of doing a 4.3 swap in my truck but for now im gona keep my ifs i live in ohio and not much of a crawler jus mud and logging trails really. i bought my truck from a kid (im 38 so a lil older) and he didnt tell me all it needed so ive been fixing all the lil things grrrrr wish he told me anyway hang in there bud and hope things r going better with life in general

 

hey i hope ya got that cage going now phil been checking the market here for 4.3 engines found some possibles but the old lady has kinda got on me she wanted a roll bar in her over sized dodge ram and she found one so that project is taken over (i promised her id put it in when i was done putting one on my truck hers will be easier and new) mine was for a s10 and required sum refishing cause it sat for 15 + years at trails west 4x4 center

 

Cool man! One thing you definetly should do if you want a 4.3 is find an entire donor. Life will be so much easier with everything from the donor including all the wiring harnesses. Ide almost throw in its gauge cluster and all the electrical from the 4.3 and get rid of all urs aside from like window stuff and things of that nature. I so with I had instead of having to do all my wiring tho the 4.3 is very simple.

Drove the 4runner this weekend up and down the block a few times. No leaks now fuel bump didnt seem to get hot like what happend last time I drove it and oil pressure seemed pretty good (fixed the leak there too). Also my radiator and lines seem to be doing their job no problems. watched the temp rise then dip once the thremostat opened. I plan to fire it up every day or two just to keep things fresh. Gotta play with the timing too a little as I had some very slight hesitations when I romped on it. I hit 4th gear BTW full throttle and felt great not to mention give me a boost of confedence and energy towards future progress. Cage will be the next big thing I tackle. I gotta find some fenders and stock hood tho im gonna modify them I need some new ones since my old ones were all smashed.

My buddys got a friend with 40acers so I hope to go out this weekend again if the weather holds and im not stuck at the shop workin. Definetly will take pics if I do. sorry bout no video yet you know how life goes someday is all Ill say haha. Common trend im sure youve all noticed haha.

Well till I get some more work done its back to my real work for now

 

well if i was closer id trade ya a hood and passenger fender for some of your home made motor mounts for the 4.3 swap dang im geographiclly challenge ohio sucks for wheeling

 

Lol aa sells some bolt in kits I believe tho I like my solid mounts been to ohio once before to kings island lots of fun but ya I can see the lack of trails. I hope to get a hood soon as a friend of mine knows were I can get it but just hasn't happend yet.

 

ahhh yep kings island is fun but cedar point if ya get the chance is better it is up north on lake erie . yep use to be more places to go in ohio not so much now .i did find one place im gona check out its called forbiden zone looked ok me and my jeep buddy saw a thing on extreme 4x4 about black mountain in kentucy i bought a map from them its 6 hrs away so might trailer down and check it out . keep up the good work my man your rig is awesome