T100 neglected-an ode to the DD Shit Box

[2UZ 120]

I purchased this 97' 2wd w 240k miles back in July. It needs lots of things, so I been chipping away at it. It was a neglected central Florida hunting/garbage truck for decades, so it's been feeling it's age. MC seized and replaced, still need to do front pads and rotors. Put new tires on. The drivers window and pass door latch did not work, now they do. A/C still works....kinda. Put a charge in it and it's a tad better. PO center punched the hood, grill, and bumper, so I liberated those to the junk pile. Cheap amazon grill now resides there. She is gonna be a parts runner/DD for awhile, but I would love to drop a UZ in with a cage and a center mount one day. Not that I know how to do any of that shit, but I'll continue to dream.

 

[2UZ 120]

The other day I peeled back the timing cover and found a cracked out piece of rubber, so this week I started the job. The old belt was a cheap aftermarket. So I'm going with a Timing belt kit and valve cover kit, both from Toyota.

 

[2UZ 120]

This 5VZ has an inch of grime from top to bottom, not to mention a nice bed of Oak leaves under the plenum. So when I lifted the valve covers, I was pleasantly surprised to find no sludge.

 

[SaltyMethods]

T-another-one-hundred. Nice.

 

[2UZ 120]

Yea, it's got good bones, no rust and it ran pretty good before I started meddling with it. Hopefully She has some glory left in her.

 

[2UZ 120]

The rain has been relentless here. So to kill the time I bought a cheap storage tub and washed some parts. The grime being so bad on the valve covers and plenum, I opted for Purple Power, a brass wire brush, nylon scrub pad, an appliance brush for the runners, and of course CRC for the throttle body.

 

[smokeysevin]

The manifold and valve covers cleaned up super well. Its looks great.

Sean

 

[2UZ 120]

The stalled front that went tropical and dumped 10+ inches of rain on us here, finally moved out. So I was up early this morning and I was getting my ass kicked by 8am. I never envisioned this shit taking a damn week, win some, lose some.....
Completely forgot about getting a crank pulley wrench you need to torque it to spec, so I had to scramble to come up with a suitable alternative. Tried some old bed frame, but at 217 ft lbs, it folded like a politicians morality.
So I'd heard tell of 2x4s being used before, and made that work. Truck is up and running again and a little cleaner on the top side of the engine.