Yotarob's 86 4runner build

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Now if I could just get the trans mount I would be all set. Those guys are starting to piss me off. I bought it on last Monday from marverikautoparts through E-bay. The ad says that it will ship in 1-3 days. It has now been 7 days and it still has not shipped. I messaged them through Ebay on Friday and still have not gotten a response, I just sent them another message. We'll see how this goes, my messages have been very polite thus far.

They still have not responded, but I did just get a tracking number emailed to me.
 

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Got the crossmember painted last night, it's ready to be installed today, only took 1 can of primer and 2 cans of paint so I have plenty left for the sliders. Got all new hardware to bolt it to the frame, I was missing 2 of the original bolts and the ones I did have all had damaged threads and where very tight going in and out. I chased all of the threaded holes with a 12 x 1.25 tap to clean them out and painted the section of frame where the crossmember mounts. According to UPS tracking the new rubber T-case mount will be here Friday, I will install the crossmember with the old mount for now.

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Also while I was waiting for paint to dry between coats I finally got the motor mount spacers done. They have just been sitting there. I had a hell of a time getting everything to line up, Thank goodness that 4crawler makes the bolt holes so large for adjustablity. Talk about tight working space, what a PITA. I wish I would have measured from the oil pan to the ground before I installed them so I would know exactlly how much it lifted the motor. At this point I will just assume it is 2".

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AlienXtx

Nignog
Did you manage this ^ without cutting off a finger?
 

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Yeah, wore my mechanics gloves this time around and was very careful. My finger is still sore as hell from the last incodent, it's just now starting to close up and heal right.
 

AlienXtx

Nignog

AlienXtx

Nignog

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Score, just found and bought a 3 wire fuel level sending unit! $65 shipped. These are very hard to find and a dealer only part ($190 new). It is amazing how big of a pain in the ass it is not having a working fuel gauge.
 

Silverback

Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Awesome Rob! You get the deals man!
 

Silverback

Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
And this is what $42 worth of spray paint looks like, lol. 3 cans of primer and 6 cans of paint

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Are you painting the whole rig black. LOL. Thats about how much I used when I painted Clyde. :)
 

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Awesome Rob! You get the deals man!

You have to be realy patient to get good deals, I spend alot of time digging throught the classifieds on other forums looking for them. Several times now I have been tempted to buy one frm the dealer because I hate not having a working gauge but I am glad I held out.

Are you painting the whole rig black. LOL. Thats about how much I used when I painted Clyde. :)

Well I plan on welding my sliders on very soon and wanted to be sure I had enough to paint them and the frame inside and out also. There is nothing wrong with having a few extra cans laying around either.
 

AlienXtx

Nignog
You have to be realy patient to get good deals, I spend alot of time digging throught the classifieds on other forums looking for them. Several times now I have been tempted to buy one frm the dealer because I hate not having a working gauge but I am glad I held out.
Read: I dont do shit at work...lol
 

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Crossmember is in, the clearance is very nice. Something isn't right with the skid though :(. It could be partially because my rubber trans mount is fucked, but it is hitting the front drive shaft also. I'll have to call Bud in the morning.

Edit: Also seems as though I maybe should have disconnected the shifter linkage when I put the BL on like the instructions said to do. Mine is mangled beyond repair. Off to search for a deal on some linkage :(
 
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yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Just pissed away another $60 on a shifter linkage bracket
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Sometimes I just hate working on all shit I have..I know how you feel..
 

AlienXtx

Nignog
I knew it, we got in to big of a hurry infuses..lol
 

yotarob

Kiss My IFS
Sometimes I just hate working on all shit I have..I know how you feel..

I knew it, we got in to big of a hurry infuses..lol

Yeah well shit happens. No big deal, at least it's cheap fix.

The gut who I bought the fuel level sending unit from owns a Toyota salvage yard and has very reasonable prices. I sent him a PM about the linkage bracket and he got back to me right away, I paypal'd him and he said the part will ship out tomorrow morning. If you guys need anything let me know and I'll ask him.
 
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