Well, Ill start by telling the back ground of the truck. I bought the truck off my boss for $200 with 198K miles. He told me that it wouldn't turn over. He told me it was a distributor coil. HA!! it was the timing belt, and the whole timing belt system. Made my way to Autozone picked up the timing belt kit and timing belt, got the truck running for $148 + a case of Coors Light for my uncle to install the timing belt and the kit while I was working 64 and 56 hour weeks. Now I am into the truck for $348 and a case of beer. Drive the truck to my house from my uncles, and realize the speedo doesn't work. Get the truck into the air :fork: and trace the speedo cable to the tranny and realize that the cable itself was pulled out and needed to be replaced. Start following the cable up to the firewall and notice that it is rusted out and cracked and so now the speedometer cable housing needs to be replaced to have speed. Get a brand new speedo housing threw my dads shop for $82.50, get it installed in a matter of 2 hours, because I have never had to do one before. Truck runs great now, and I am $430.50. This is going to be a DD weekend warrior. I plan on being MOAB ready.
Plans for the truck-
Engine- 7mge AFM, custom ISR/safari snorkel, PnP/build up heads, larger injectors, piggy back A/F tuner (if needed), headers, and exhaust.
Interior- rhino lining the floors, 4 point harness, bucket seats, roll cage, new sound system.
Exterior- ARB front bumper, winch, bar rear bumper, body armor, roll bar/ light rail, modification to fenders, jeep door mod/bar doors for summer.
Suspension/undercarriage/axles - rear locker, IFS long travel, reservoir shocks (upon long travel), 4.88 gearing, axle armor, upgraded CV axles and joints, scrap plates- front axle and tranny. <--- to be updated as education builds
Current mods-
15x8 American Racing steelies, 33x12.5 BFG A/T KO, Intake Silencer Removal mod.
Waiting mods-
Ball Joint Spacers, 2" AAL rear.
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Please if you have thoughts, comments, or ideas, I am open to hear them out. This is my 2nd toyota truck I have owned. But, 1st that I want to modify this much. This is the first vehicle that is older then 1995 and am learning about the whole system of AFM's and this old of ECU's.
Interior during speedo cable housing swap.
Plans for the truck-
Engine- 7mge AFM, custom ISR/safari snorkel, PnP/build up heads, larger injectors, piggy back A/F tuner (if needed), headers, and exhaust.
Interior- rhino lining the floors, 4 point harness, bucket seats, roll cage, new sound system.
Exterior- ARB front bumper, winch, bar rear bumper, body armor, roll bar/ light rail, modification to fenders, jeep door mod/bar doors for summer.
Suspension/undercarriage/axles - rear locker, IFS long travel, reservoir shocks (upon long travel), 4.88 gearing, axle armor, upgraded CV axles and joints, scrap plates- front axle and tranny. <--- to be updated as education builds
Current mods-
15x8 American Racing steelies, 33x12.5 BFG A/T KO, Intake Silencer Removal mod.
Waiting mods-
Ball Joint Spacers, 2" AAL rear.
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Please if you have thoughts, comments, or ideas, I am open to hear them out. This is my 2nd toyota truck I have owned. But, 1st that I want to modify this much. This is the first vehicle that is older then 1995 and am learning about the whole system of AFM's and this old of ECU's.
Interior during speedo cable housing swap.
