retrospect

thanks guys!!! It is real clean... Ive got a couple things ill be doing to it in the near future but nothing crazy as its my DD. Ill post some more pics soon.....

rangerruck

to MB4; very simple yet sweet on that 88; got any interior or engine pics?

PismoJoe

My 2 babies (not pictured is my 00' corolla the gas sipper!)



02 tacoma 3rzfe 5spd 4wd tundra axels total chaos long travel king 2.5" coil overs deaver 8 leaf rear with bilsteins 33x10.5" bfgs w/ 4.88's toyota e locker, all fiberglass fenders hood bedsides k&n fipk intake built by my cousin mike at central coast prerunners CA. maybe one day ill decide to cut my bed up but i bought a truck for a reason though i cant remember exactly something about you can haul stuff in the bed haha jk but i cant get the heart to cut her bed up and add some towers



New for me...86 4Runner SR5 EFI w/ every option i picked up for $1K! just replaced the whole interior with the interior from a donor 89' so it has the nice door panels and seats, new oe radiator, downey intake, magnaflow cat back exhaust, more to come when it stops raining in CA and i can put some more time in!

DSMahon

I love the prerunner! Any action shots??

DSMahon

Oh, I finally got my custom snorkel built! She's made of 3" ABS tubing and 3" blue 2-ply heat duct tubing. There's a plastic grate glued onto the head of the snorkel that you can't see, though.



I picked up a used fender from a local pick n' pull. It was the exact same color, model and year .

toyodually

DSMahon looks good. only one question, why didnt you do the battery swap and snorkel the passenger side? shorter cooler air flow.

Luxxxy

Lovin this rig

rangerruck

to dude from previous page; 1000 for a 89 4rnr- either you totally stole, someone was desperate, or you need to get some lotto tickets right now.
Cuz even if it was ragged looking, that is a great price. Be sure to check the clutch cyl, slave clutch cyl, and have the clutch kit assy., and tranny all checked out, if they have more than 100k on them. You also may wanna check the timing belt...

But again, hugely good score, props to you!!!

PismoJoe

rangerruck, ha yes i have checked it out! the seller had to move out of state. I called him, and let him sit for a month, until he had to sell it or pay to have it hauled. no one else called and i went in for the steal. He had it up for $3500 at first, new clutch, rebuilt trans,new rear main seal, wheel bearings, belts, points, plugs, all that good stuff. 12" sub, speakers, deck, all kenwood. it even has the altimeter and clinometer gauges. passed smog like a champ. got it home realized it had warn brand locking hubs on it. had for a month now, and just had to have the radiator patched. runs great at 225,000 miles, no timing chain slap or knocks, doesnt even use oil as far as i can tell. drove it to the snow 3 times so far, 8 hours each trip. I feel bad for the guy!...well almost haha

DSMahon

Yeah, that's what I was originally thinking. They were planning on bringin' new birds into the hangar, though, so I didn't want to do anything that would down the truck for any amount of time. I will be doing so in the future, though. I'm looking for deals on TC LT kits now and when that happens I'm gonna need fiberglass fenders (hannemann flat-tops, probably) so I'll do it when I get them

rangerruck

WOW!!! that is amazing; a new /rebuild tranny , clutch kit, wheel bearings, alone those are worth over 2000 bucks installed. So really , a unbelievably good get for you... I'll feel a bit sorry for the guy, you go have fun!

flashkl

DS, welcome to YT! Didn't know you were here

PismoJoe

DS- I too looked around for a good deal on my total chaos kit. $3500 for uppers and lowers is a VERY steep price, but i guess you do only have to but it once unless you somehow manage to bend the chromoly. dont forget to add in extended axles (if your running 4wd $900 about) and the shocks (around $1200 for some 2.5"s) Then about $500 for fenders. My friend had purchased all of these items, and keep in mind he is wealthy. he put the uppers on his 03 tacoma, and decided that he wanted to build a ranger with the camberg kit instead. He sold everything to me for $2500 (TC Kit, Tundra Axles, Kings, Glassworks Fenders) So stay optimistic in your hunt! the deal is out there you just have to be patient! (or spend $5k and get it now haha)

91_TOYOTA_4x4

honest to god thats the nicest flatbed i have seen on a toyota right there lol. super clean look and nice size tires makes me want a flatbed haha. cant wait to see some offroad pics

irvingdizzle

toyospearo

X2
Nice setup!! Great work!

thebodj

[QUOTE=ibeamtaco;51337268]im more worried about my fenders getting ripped off haha. i cranked the torsions a bit. front is now only like an inch lower than the rear. if i hit a good sized bump or rut it rubs. i tried it out today at a place like 5 minutes from my house with my brother in his 1993 silverado 1500.haha we went mudding and we both have 2wd open diff trucks lol. my tires hooked up great. he got stuck, then i tried pulling him out, and the only thing we had were tie-downs, those snapped lol. then i got stuck and he had to push me and we had to dig me out. then we tried digging him out, but just our hands werent enough. i went to go drive home and get a shovel but by the time i was down the street he called me and said he got out. he was able to rock himself out. fun day. i didnt get to try any good hills, but it made it through some decent water and mud. pics are all here. you can look even if you dont have facebook

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0&l=15772023fe

92 TOY

TOYO..I read your thread for you build, I'd like to see one for his too...looks like he's new to the site though.

Your build is awesome but I think it's a little far out of reach for me anyday....his looks like it kept the floor of the bed if I'm seeing it right.

rtbatchelder

fresh pictures of my cheap 4runner. i am so thankful for it.

rtbatchelder

wow! sorry for the huge pictures. i will try to get them downsized.downsize, done.