ChefYota4x4's 1987 4Runner Build-Up Thread
05-29-2013, 09:59 PM
#6604
Yeah it was an 88 or so Cressida. Traffic was really bad for a short period Because of someone broke down.... And as I was pulling up I heard how flipping loud the thing was and could hear the turbos... He told me that it was the twin turbo supra motor and that he was getting around 700 horsepower... He sure had it setup like a sleeper because I never woulda guessed that. Anyway as we took off and he was probably into 4th gear just cruising, he dropped into second gear or something and floored it and he was freaking gone!
I know a guy that is on here who is doing that motor into pre runners down in New Mexico... Just sick! He also does 3rz's. I will very possibly be hitting him up to get a little power house 2.7 in mine one day ,...... built a bit of course. Eric at Yotamasters was telling me about a buddy with a 1st gen 4runner that was running a turbocharged 3rz and the thing was a beast! I still got a lot of life left on my pretty decent powered little 22 re: so it is just a plan for the future at this point. Never know what I'll find over those yards though, right? Hahahahaha.
I have an update that is not the greatest news... Next post
I know a guy that is on here who is doing that motor into pre runners down in New Mexico... Just sick! He also does 3rz's. I will very possibly be hitting him up to get a little power house 2.7 in mine one day ,...... built a bit of course. Eric at Yotamasters was telling me about a buddy with a 1st gen 4runner that was running a turbocharged 3rz and the thing was a beast! I still got a lot of life left on my pretty decent powered little 22 re: so it is just a plan for the future at this point. Never know what I'll find over those yards though, right? Hahahahaha.
I have an update that is not the greatest news... Next post
05-29-2013, 10:14 PM
#6605
Well, the quick and simple way to put it on this update is this :
Richard informed me today that Ruben would not be doing my SAS. Its just a bit too much for him right now amongst some other things I'm sure... Nothing I can do about it from here but move forward so that is what I will do... I'm working on a solution as quickly as possible.... But since that wasn't the plan I will be sure to contact everyone waiting on parts and make sure that you don't mind continuing to wait a little longer. I'm not sure at this point that I could stomach $2,000 more to yotamasters, and don't get me wrong, he does beautiful work and it's probably worth it, and I would never disparage anyone taking their rig there to get that done..... But I am really hoping to be able to take part in this to the maximum level as possible..., and there has to be another solution,...I just have to keep digging. As far as the couple of options I might have, maybe, I will just hold off on any details on that until I know for sure... I'm not superstitious and I don't believe in luck,... I just don't want to speak before I have any solid info... And while I don't believe in luck, my ratio of "things going my way/crap" hasn't been the greatest in the last couple of years... haha. ..But then again it's been pretty darn good at times as well. Lol... I am kind of bummed but then I know it will all work out in the end.
I look forward to getting it done and getting out there with Richard and Ruben and Chris and whomever the heck else wants to go out there with us as soon as possible! Hehe.
Richard informed me today that Ruben would not be doing my SAS. Its just a bit too much for him right now amongst some other things I'm sure... Nothing I can do about it from here but move forward so that is what I will do... I'm working on a solution as quickly as possible.... But since that wasn't the plan I will be sure to contact everyone waiting on parts and make sure that you don't mind continuing to wait a little longer. I'm not sure at this point that I could stomach $2,000 more to yotamasters, and don't get me wrong, he does beautiful work and it's probably worth it, and I would never disparage anyone taking their rig there to get that done..... But I am really hoping to be able to take part in this to the maximum level as possible..., and there has to be another solution,...I just have to keep digging. As far as the couple of options I might have, maybe, I will just hold off on any details on that until I know for sure... I'm not superstitious and I don't believe in luck,... I just don't want to speak before I have any solid info... And while I don't believe in luck, my ratio of "things going my way/crap" hasn't been the greatest in the last couple of years... haha. ..But then again it's been pretty darn good at times as well. Lol... I am kind of bummed but then I know it will all work out in the end.
I look forward to getting it done and getting out there with Richard and Ruben and Chris and whomever the heck else wants to go out there with us as soon as possible! Hehe.
05-29-2013, 11:00 PM
#6607
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aw man on the help wish we were closer got cutting torches grinders an kris has his stick welder (best for thick steel) wish his plasma cutter worked better the head is near dead needs total replacement
05-30-2013, 06:52 PM
#6608
Hey guys,..... THANX, for one! 
I don't.wanna sound like a biotchimus-maximus..... Just a lil frustrated and caught off guard..... Not sure I came off that way at all... , but just making sure y'all know I'm not giving up, haha.
Picked up the regeared diffs today, and Mr. Jay King has slapped his sig on yet another set of gears! Lol.....
Also the Dirty 30's.... which Eric of YotaMasters was telling me, "Since TG revamped and went to all USA Made Dirty 30's, they are literally just like Longfields"..... Anyway..... BREAK THIS! Lol. ....
If you look in your empty EARLY 80's knuckle ball birfield socket, u will see ridges all around/just behind the trunion bearings....Also around the outer seal..
.. All those ridges have to be at least moderately ground down in order to accommodate the Dirty 30's bell. ( thank you so much to SoCal_85_4runner for explaining all the details of this process). Its not extremely complicated but it takes a lot of patience in order to pull the knuckles, spindles and the axles over and over until, while turning the differential flange, with the knuckle simulating full turn, spindle on, you need to listen very carefully and feel for the bell to be rubbing on the knuckle ball socket ridges behind the trunion journals and outer seal surrounding area ridges .....
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I'm going to first have to install the newly geared third member back into the rear axle so that I can move the truck. I also will likely be breaking in the gears tomorrow, well at least the rears anyway. Thank you so much to Jonnyboy, our fire fighting and Toyotaticulitus suffering brethren! Hahahahaha.... I appreciate you sending me all those links John , very much! I find the one where driving on the front with the hubs locked and then unlocked very interesting and making tons of sense!
I don't.wanna sound like a biotchimus-maximus..... Just a lil frustrated and caught off guard..... Not sure I came off that way at all... , but just making sure y'all know I'm not giving up, haha. Picked up the regeared diffs today, and Mr. Jay King has slapped his sig on yet another set of gears! Lol.....
Also the Dirty 30's.... which Eric of YotaMasters was telling me, "Since TG revamped and went to all USA Made Dirty 30's, they are literally just like Longfields"..... Anyway..... BREAK THIS! Lol. ....
If you look in your empty EARLY 80's knuckle ball birfield socket, u will see ridges all around/just behind the trunion bearings....Also around the outer seal..
.. All those ridges have to be at least moderately ground down in order to accommodate the Dirty 30's bell. ( thank you so much to SoCal_85_4runner for explaining all the details of this process). Its not extremely complicated but it takes a lot of patience in order to pull the knuckles, spindles and the axles over and over until, while turning the differential flange, with the knuckle simulating full turn, spindle on, you need to listen very carefully and feel for the bell to be rubbing on the knuckle ball socket ridges behind the trunion journals and outer seal surrounding area ridges .....
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I'm going to first have to install the newly geared third member back into the rear axle so that I can move the truck. I also will likely be breaking in the gears tomorrow, well at least the rears anyway. Thank you so much to Jonnyboy, our fire fighting and Toyotaticulitus suffering brethren! Hahahahaha.... I appreciate you sending me all those links John , very much! I find the one where driving on the front with the hubs locked and then unlocked very interesting and making tons of sense!
Originally Posted by JonnyBoy
http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wa...thout-sst.html
A trunnion bearing preload thread. Mostly useful for the numbers needed for tension with the fish scale. It's measured without the felts/ball wipers installed, by the way. Don't remember if I mentioned that.
http://www.trail-gear.com/pdf/140327-1-k.pdf
Ball wiper kit instructions
A trunnion bearing preload thread. Mostly useful for the numbers needed for tension with the fish scale. It's measured without the felts/ball wipers installed, by the way. Don't remember if I mentioned that.
http://www.trail-gear.com/pdf/140327-1-k.pdf
Ball wiper kit instructions
Originally Posted by JonnyBoy
http://youtu.be/x_-rJRpjVEs
Hopefully that works for you, it's an fj80 knuckle rebuild, but it mostly looks the same.
Hopefully that works for you, it's an fj80 knuckle rebuild, but it mostly looks the same.
Last edited by ChefYota4x4; 05-30-2013 at 06:57 PM.
06-01-2013, 09:31 AM
#6610
I will have more of an update later today but not really anything on the installation or fabrication of the SAS. That's not hopeless but I am somewhat dead in the water at this moment. Not sure what to say,... Sorry? Lol... But I will have an update of certain stuff but I'm still doing in preparation......
06-01-2013, 01:02 PM
#6612
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hey chef, in my time away from yotatech the changes and progress on your runner are pretty awesome! just took the time to get caught up on everything done and I cant wait to see whats to come in the future! maybe when my truck grows up it can be like your Toyota. keep up the good work!
06-01-2013, 10:01 PM
#6614
Well..... I may be stuck a bit right now... But I'm still alive, and there is always something to do, right?
So first, wanted to share I got my tires for the SAS.... I was going to go 33, but I can't seem to find any decent shape & they were almost all a rip off... Then I got a hold of this guy and was at his house the next day to pick up these...
5 of them as a matter of fact.....
Got all five 35x12.50x15 KM1's on Aluminum American Racing Baja Wheels powdercoated black... Under $700... Plenty of tread, and no real rock rash at all...
Test fitted one and they fit perfectly... They came off of a Tacoma, a 2000. Very nice guy, a Red Bull Exec., but also way up in the hills outside of Riverside and I'm guessing was getting messed around quite a bit from what he told me. I was the first person that I actually came out to see them in two weeks! I couldn't believe it! I really don't have the greatest luck with Craigslist but not too bad... But this was just pretty dang good. I think the tires are probably around 1,500 dollars now new and the wheels are probably at 750 for the 5 of them. Anyway, bottom line is it was a good deal, right?... So I put it on, and while the truck is jacked up completely off the ground they are already kinda close and we're pushing the mud flaps backwards! Hahaha... Richard came by and saw them...
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Gears for the rear were ready, so I installed them yesterday.....( I smudged the marking compound all up, sorry... But you can still somewhat see the coast and drive side... ).....
Re greased the seal which never touched the axle while I had it out. ...
Slapped it in and called it Susie! ... But had to let it cure for 24 hrs...
Then filled it with break in 80w-90 ....
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I have a problem with the brakes cuz the plug on the driver side wheel cylinder was leaking fairly badly..... So badly that the master cylinder reservoir went nearly dry. Fabi was helping pump the brakes while I tried to get at least some fluid to them ... And they did get a little bit stiffer in the pedal but not enough, not even close, and I can't seem to get any fluid to come out of the bleeders . My master front brake line Kem free no problem and I didn't seem to have any hair up in front on the master cylinder... But I'm going to have to get someone again to pump the brakes so that I can crack the rear line on the master cylinder... it was just beginning to round out with the flare wrench , so I stopped right there until I can break loose the cruise control cable address or not and move the cable out of the way.... Since I didn't have someone to hit the pedal for me today,..... I just decided to get the fluid in the rear axle and then spent an hour or so getting the darn shipping stickers off of the bumper... I'm so exhausted that I'm not even sure if I posted this...
4xinnovations.com rear bumper.... One of the if not THE only class 2 rated hitch bumpers in this style... I FREEEGIN LOVE IT!.......
So first, wanted to share I got my tires for the SAS.... I was going to go 33, but I can't seem to find any decent shape & they were almost all a rip off... Then I got a hold of this guy and was at his house the next day to pick up these...
5 of them as a matter of fact.....
Got all five 35x12.50x15 KM1's on Aluminum American Racing Baja Wheels powdercoated black... Under $700... Plenty of tread, and no real rock rash at all...
Test fitted one and they fit perfectly... They came off of a Tacoma, a 2000. Very nice guy, a Red Bull Exec., but also way up in the hills outside of Riverside and I'm guessing was getting messed around quite a bit from what he told me. I was the first person that I actually came out to see them in two weeks! I couldn't believe it! I really don't have the greatest luck with Craigslist but not too bad... But this was just pretty dang good. I think the tires are probably around 1,500 dollars now new and the wheels are probably at 750 for the 5 of them. Anyway, bottom line is it was a good deal, right?... So I put it on, and while the truck is jacked up completely off the ground they are already kinda close and we're pushing the mud flaps backwards! Hahaha... Richard came by and saw them...
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Gears for the rear were ready, so I installed them yesterday.....( I smudged the marking compound all up, sorry... But you can still somewhat see the coast and drive side... ).....
Re greased the seal which never touched the axle while I had it out. ...
Slapped it in and called it Susie! ... But had to let it cure for 24 hrs...
Then filled it with break in 80w-90 ....
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I have a problem with the brakes cuz the plug on the driver side wheel cylinder was leaking fairly badly..... So badly that the master cylinder reservoir went nearly dry. Fabi was helping pump the brakes while I tried to get at least some fluid to them ... And they did get a little bit stiffer in the pedal but not enough, not even close, and I can't seem to get any fluid to come out of the bleeders . My master front brake line Kem free no problem and I didn't seem to have any hair up in front on the master cylinder... But I'm going to have to get someone again to pump the brakes so that I can crack the rear line on the master cylinder... it was just beginning to round out with the flare wrench , so I stopped right there until I can break loose the cruise control cable address or not and move the cable out of the way.... Since I didn't have someone to hit the pedal for me today,..... I just decided to get the fluid in the rear axle and then spent an hour or so getting the darn shipping stickers off of the bumper... I'm so exhausted that I'm not even sure if I posted this...
4xinnovations.com rear bumper.... One of the if not THE only class 2 rated hitch bumpers in this style... I FREEEGIN LOVE IT!.......
Last edited by ChefYota4x4; 06-01-2013 at 10:06 PM.
06-01-2013, 11:59 PM
#6616
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like i said mark SWeeT! deal on the tires just awesome
sometimes to break a line loose you just have to break out the vice grips put a bit of anti seize on the threads when you tighten it back up it wont lock up like that again
dude thats about the only tube bumper ive seen that i like enough to wonder how itd look on mine LOL you gona paint her black or the gunmetal?
sometimes to break a line loose you just have to break out the vice grips put a bit of anti seize on the threads when you tighten it back up it wont lock up like that again
dude thats about the only tube bumper ive seen that i like enough to wonder how itd look on mine LOL you gona paint her black or the gunmetal?
06-02-2013, 07:30 AM
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Nice deal on the tires and wheels!! I've heard of a lot of horror stories from CL, but I also now know of three good deals. Yours, mine (the can-back), and my buddy who traded his piece of crap 70's rv for a T-100 (albeit 4 months of BS from two dozen other traders! 
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06-03-2013, 12:04 AM
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Sorry to hear the welding is going to be a hold up. Something will work out. Looks like a steal on the wheels and tires and the bumper looks great as well. I have about a 50/50 chance on Craigslist. It doesnt always work out but I am still glad it is out there and is great when it does work. Your truck is going to have some major transformations here soon. Keep hanging in there and something will work for you soon.
06-03-2013, 12:47 AM
#6620
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yep that stock bumper isnt anything like what ive got i do need to get some rubber an make a new mud flap across the back and some curtains for the front keep the mud an ect out of my engine cept when i want it there lol
only in cali so many awesome trees my white walnut i had to prune off a bunch of dead branches this year it hasnt gained much in height or size in 3 years bout the only trees that are growing well are seedlings of the 6 huge elms one has taken up residence in my bulbs another shoved a sensations maple out of its spot an killed it lol
only in cali so many awesome trees my white walnut i had to prune off a bunch of dead branches this year it hasnt gained much in height or size in 3 years bout the only trees that are growing well are seedlings of the 6 huge elms one has taken up residence in my bulbs another shoved a sensations maple out of its spot an killed it lol
