Flipped my 4runner, What should I do?
11-19-2017, 07:43 PM
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Flipped my 4runner, What should I do?
Hey guys I flipped my 90' 4runner (22re 5spd). Luckily I walked away with no injuries. I was going about 75km/h when I hit a patch of black ice through a gentle curve on the highway, It was warm and raining earlier in the day so the roads were clear... just a little wet but temps dropped and the road froze over in no time. The real bad part about this was that this was my final drive before I was planning on parking it for the winter. It's a summer bush rig, I have a car as a daily. I was literally out to get gas/stabilizer and engine fog then back home to park it! I managed to crawl out of this
Anyway should I bother even bringing this home? Front windows are all smashed and the head room area is all caved in.Flipped 2 or 3 times so body is mangled. Not sure if it's worth it to part out since I live in an area where these trucks aren't too popular but should I try posting parts online?? Lots of new parts that Ive put in over the last 2 years. I'm in British Columbia Canada.
Anyway should I bother even bringing this home? Front windows are all smashed and the head room area is all caved in.Flipped 2 or 3 times so body is mangled. Not sure if it's worth it to part out since I live in an area where these trucks aren't too popular but should I try posting parts online?? Lots of new parts that Ive put in over the last 2 years. I'm in British Columbia Canada.
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11-19-2017, 11:35 PM
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Glad you walked away!!
Only you know what it is worth doing.
Depending on time and and space it might make an interesting project find another one the same year swap all the aftermarket parts to the new one.
This is only practical if your able to do all the work yourself
Happy with the insurance offer ?? Then walk away.
One needs to be aware of ever changing road conditions
Only you know what it is worth doing.
Depending on time and and space it might make an interesting project find another one the same year swap all the aftermarket parts to the new one.
This is only practical if your able to do all the work yourself
Happy with the insurance offer ?? Then walk away.
One needs to be aware of ever changing road conditions
11-20-2017, 04:01 PM
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Glad you walked away!!
Only you know what it is worth doing.
Depending on time and and space it might make an interesting project find another one the same year swap all the aftermarket parts to the new one.
This is only practical if your able to do all the work yourself
Happy with the insurance offer ?? Then walk away.
One needs to be aware of ever changing road conditions
Only you know what it is worth doing.
Depending on time and and space it might make an interesting project find another one the same year swap all the aftermarket parts to the new one.
This is only practical if your able to do all the work yourself
Happy with the insurance offer ?? Then walk away.
One needs to be aware of ever changing road conditions
11-21-2017, 05:21 AM
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parts outs are a pain, they can take awhile to sell and than you end up with a shell that is a PITA to get rid of
somebody buys the axles or a control arm and you end up having to have it towed again to a junkyard unless you have a place lke the local u pull it that will pick it up for free
it took me an hour to get the shell of my 81 up on a trailer. and with the engine at the back I had to use a chunk of concrete as a counterweight on the trailer tongue to get a 60/40 weight split
somebody buys the axles or a control arm and you end up having to have it towed again to a junkyard unless you have a place lke the local u pull it that will pick it up for free
it took me an hour to get the shell of my 81 up on a trailer. and with the engine at the back I had to use a chunk of concrete as a counterweight on the trailer tongue to get a 60/40 weight split
i have had a few messages/emails about the Trekker.
after pulling about everything off of it I could either use in the 94, sell or give to friends to use, the shell of the truck was loaded up
2017-07-24_10-21-54 by ocdropzone, on Flickr
IMG_20170712_195411_133 by ocdropzone, on Flickr
it ended up down at a shop that does Lexus engine conversions to use for UZ engine mock ups
after pulling about everything off of it I could either use in the 94, sell or give to friends to use, the shell of the truck was loaded up
2017-07-24_10-21-54 by ocdropzone, on Flickr
IMG_20170712_195411_133 by ocdropzone, on Flickr
it ended up down at a shop that does Lexus engine conversions to use for UZ engine mock ups
11-21-2017, 06:07 PM
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parts outs are a pain, they can take awhile to sell and than you end up with a shell that is a PITA to get rid of
somebody buys the axles or a control arm and you end up having to have it towed again to a junkyard unless you have a place lke the local u pull it that will pick it up for free
it took me an hour to get the shell of my 81 up on a trailer. and with the engine at the back I had to use a chunk of concrete as a counterweight on the trailer tongue to get a 60/40 weight split
somebody buys the axles or a control arm and you end up having to have it towed again to a junkyard unless you have a place lke the local u pull it that will pick it up for free
it took me an hour to get the shell of my 81 up on a trailer. and with the engine at the back I had to use a chunk of concrete as a counterweight on the trailer tongue to get a 60/40 weight split
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11-23-2017, 03:15 PM
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Also got the engine running. Cleaned up as much of the oil that leaked into throttle/intake but some seeped into the cylinder. Made sure to bump the engine with the staryer without sparkplugs to shootbout some oil out but its still blowing lots of smoke. Should I just let it idle until the smoke clears up? Or is there something else I should do?
11-23-2017, 09:37 PM
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Chest check all the fluid levels and make sure the cooling system is still intact. Let it warm up. The smoke should clear and all will be fine. If it's too much oil it might foul a plug but that's really about all that it'll hurt.
11-24-2017, 04:06 PM
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On a side note I noticed that my engine is not ticking like it used to. It's basically gone haha Wondering if the oil sitting under the cylinders had anything to do with it. Maybe the wrist pins aren't getting enough lube?
