Toyotally Awesome 1987 4Runner
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4xFoorOffroad
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You’ll be glad to know the same gasket lasted to the 23 model year haha
badlinesgoodtimes
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moved dip stick capped old port
Changed fuel filter.
Installed motor mounts
Installed Alt and AC Compressor and Belt tensioners
installed oil sump/ pan
installed Fly wheel/ Clutch/ Pilot bearing and throw out bearing.
snapped a bolt in the process... fucking Toyotally Awesome ammo can bails me out again.
Got the motor in with some wrestling... and some chirps from my wife "I feel like this should go together easier?" (that's what she said)
Managed to smash the fuck out of my finger moving the hoist over to pick up the 3RZ... so that was cool
RIP my Finger nail I'm sure.
Good Times.
Now the hard part hooking it up and make it run!
E
Changed fuel filter.
Installed motor mounts
Installed Alt and AC Compressor and Belt tensioners
installed oil sump/ pan
installed Fly wheel/ Clutch/ Pilot bearing and throw out bearing.
snapped a bolt in the process... fucking Toyotally Awesome ammo can bails me out again.
Got the motor in with some wrestling... and some chirps from my wife "I feel like this should go together easier?" (that's what she said)
Managed to smash the fuck out of my finger moving the hoist over to pick up the 3RZ... so that was cool
RIP my Finger nail I'm sure.
Good Times.
Now the hard part hooking it up and make it run!
E
Motiracer38
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I think we all wonder why they don't go together easier
badlinesgoodtimes
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More progress this weekend.
Picked up a starter
Motor Trans bolted up
Motor mounts in with the help of the little man
Power Steering lines in and hooked up
Swapped stock harness 2wd A/T out for M/t 4wd harness ECU... Honestly not even sure i needed to do this but wanted to make sure it matched the conversion harness for the ECU info I gave to Offroad solutions.
Ran all the harness into the cab
Ran all the ORS wiring harness out of the cab. and began install probably about 40 % there as far as hooking up and splicing everything where it needs to go
Worked on cleaning all the bullshit wiring on this thing some from when i bought it and some from shit I have added over the few years I have owned the truck..
Looking way better still long way to go.
Also picked up my driveshafts had one prepped front was okay
Rear was completely fucked ( still a good trail spare) ordered a fresh from Tom Woods
A few photos from the shit show.
Current to do list
-Finish connecting adapter hardness
-Fuel Line Connect
-installed Starter
- install headers with shim washers
- figure out intake
- hook up Hoses
-Fan Clutch/ Fan
- install radiator Hoses
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
-install OIL
- Exhaust
-install Drive shafts
- Blead Clutch
- Fill powersteering
- Replace Tie rod ends on steering
-Grease Burfields
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
- Clean out truck
- buy Battery
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Wire Winch
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
E
Picked up a starter
Motor Trans bolted up
Motor mounts in with the help of the little man
Power Steering lines in and hooked up
Swapped stock harness 2wd A/T out for M/t 4wd harness ECU... Honestly not even sure i needed to do this but wanted to make sure it matched the conversion harness for the ECU info I gave to Offroad solutions.
Ran all the harness into the cab
Ran all the ORS wiring harness out of the cab. and began install probably about 40 % there as far as hooking up and splicing everything where it needs to go
Worked on cleaning all the bullshit wiring on this thing some from when i bought it and some from shit I have added over the few years I have owned the truck..
Looking way better still long way to go.
Also picked up my driveshafts had one prepped front was okay
Rear was completely fucked ( still a good trail spare) ordered a fresh from Tom Woods
A few photos from the shit show.
Current to do list
-Finish connecting adapter hardness
-Fuel Line Connect
-installed Starter
- install headers with shim washers
- figure out intake
- hook up Hoses
-Fan Clutch/ Fan
- install radiator Hoses
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
-install OIL
- Exhaust
-install Drive shafts
- Blead Clutch
- Fill powersteering
- Replace Tie rod ends on steering
-Grease Burfields
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
- Clean out truck
- buy Battery
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Wire Winch
Thanks for coming to my TED talk
E
badlinesgoodtimes
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Going to do my best to make that happen. Want to get some miles on it to make sure everything is good before Rubicon.
badlinesgoodtimes
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badlinesgoodtimes
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My beautiful wife cleaned out the truck from KOH yesterday for me. So that cool.
After I got the kids to bed headed into garage around 9pm and decided to take the night off from wiring
got the header/ EGR sorted
and installed the starter.
New oil cap who dis ?
It's getting better?
Realized need to get a new plug for the 3rz alternator ordered https://a.co/d/32qyGdI
and need a fitting for fuel line ordered https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~union~90404-14014.html
Current to do list
-Finish connecting adapter hardness
- Alt plug
- Fuse Block Ext wire
- Starter Tigger wire/starter plug
- Fuel pump Wire
- Mount Obd2 plug
- 4wd indicator
-motor/body ground
-Fuel Line Connect
-install Starter
-install headers with shim washers
- figure out intake
- hook up hoses
- Fan Clutch/ Fan
- install radiator Hoses
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
- install OIL
- Exhaust
- install Drive shafts
- Blead Clutch
- Fill power steering
- Replace Tie rod ends on steering
- Grease Burfields
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
- Clean out truck
- buy Battery
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Wire Winch
-Nut and bolt Check
-Fluids
Many Long nights ahead...You can't tell how much fun I'm having...
Over and Out.
E
After I got the kids to bed headed into garage around 9pm and decided to take the night off from wiring
got the header/ EGR sorted
New oil cap who dis ?
It's getting better?
Realized need to get a new plug for the 3rz alternator ordered https://a.co/d/32qyGdI
and need a fitting for fuel line ordered https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/toyota~union~90404-14014.html
Current to do list
-Finish connecting adapter hardness
- Alt plug
- Fuse Block Ext wire
- Starter Tigger wire/starter plug
- Fuel pump Wire
- Mount Obd2 plug
- 4wd indicator
-motor/body ground
-Fuel Line Connect
-
-
- figure out intake
- hook up hoses
- Fan Clutch/ Fan
- install radiator Hoses
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
- install OIL
- Exhaust
- install Drive shafts
- Blead Clutch
- Fill power steering
- Replace Tie rod ends on steering
- Grease Burfields
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
-
- buy Battery
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Wire Winch
-Nut and bolt Check
-Fluids
Many Long nights ahead...You can't tell how much fun I'm having...
Over and Out.
E
badlinesgoodtimes
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okayy soo last 2 nights have been late ones
Tuesday night got the rest of the passenger side wiring buttoned up had to splice in a few wires from the old ECU harness
figure out how to cram all the wiring in to behind the ECU. I think when I do the cage I am going to remount the ECU higher and behind the dash but for now. Back to the factory ish location. Had to get a little custom on the stock mounting tabs. But this will work for now.
Fuse box extension wire done. Thought I had a special Fuse box with no white power wire just turns out I'm special and didn't peel back the harness wrap enough. The portion that was showing was black from 38 years of grime.
Realized I did not have the correct battery/ starter/ alternator harness that some of the adapter harness needs to plug into. The boys at Offroad Solutions have me covered I hit them up ye They hooked me up and made me a harness and shipped it out already ! so
Last night I got the OB2 port mounted over on driver side and the wires run through the driver side hood latch grommet over to the battery.
Might move it under the kick plate so I can have a scan gauge or wifi ob2 scanner hooked up for more real time gauges.
also started messing around with the heater hoses looks like i can make the 22re hoses work with some slicing and dicing,
also starting sorting our the Evap charcoal canister
Removed a bunch of haggard non working random wires for rock lights and a ghetto kill switch previous owner has installed.
and pulled the doors off.
This list is not working if I keep adding shit to it.
Current to do list
-Finish connecting adapter harness
- install battery Alt Starter harness
Fuse Block Ext wire
-Mount Obd2 plug
-Fuel Line Connect
-install heat shielding on firewall. Glad I waited til motor was back in!
-install Starter
-install headers with shim washers
- figure out intake
-Swap out 22re oil pressure sensor
- hook up heater hoses
- install radiator / Hoses
- figure out vacuum lines
- Fan Clutch/ Fan Shroud
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
- install OIL
- Blead Clutch
- Fill power steering
- buy Battery
- Exhaust
- Grease Burfields
-remove doors
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
- Clean out truck
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Nut and bolt Check
- check Fluids
Back to the grind tonight.
E
Tuesday night got the rest of the passenger side wiring buttoned up had to splice in a few wires from the old ECU harness
figure out how to cram all the wiring in to behind the ECU. I think when I do the cage I am going to remount the ECU higher and behind the dash but for now. Back to the factory ish location. Had to get a little custom on the stock mounting tabs. But this will work for now.
Fuse box extension wire done. Thought I had a special Fuse box with no white power wire just turns out I'm special and didn't peel back the harness wrap enough. The portion that was showing was black from 38 years of grime.
Realized I did not have the correct battery/ starter/ alternator harness that some of the adapter harness needs to plug into. The boys at Offroad Solutions have me covered I hit them up ye They hooked me up and made me a harness and shipped it out already ! so
Last night I got the OB2 port mounted over on driver side and the wires run through the driver side hood latch grommet over to the battery.
Might move it under the kick plate so I can have a scan gauge or wifi ob2 scanner hooked up for more real time gauges.
also started messing around with the heater hoses looks like i can make the 22re hoses work with some slicing and dicing,
also starting sorting our the Evap charcoal canister
Removed a bunch of haggard non working random wires for rock lights and a ghetto kill switch previous owner has installed.
and pulled the doors off.
This list is not working if I keep adding shit to it.
Current to do list
- Fuel pump Wire
- 4wd indicator
-Reverse light indicator
-Coil Tigger wire
- Alt plug
- Starter Tigger wire/starter plug
-motor/body ground
- -
-Fuel Line Connect
-install heat shielding on firewall. Glad I waited til motor was back in!
-
-
- figure out intake
-Swap out 22re oil pressure sensor
- hook up heater hoses
- install radiator / Hoses
- figure out vacuum lines
- Fan Clutch/ Fan Shroud
- Buy Oil pan drain plug
- install OIL
- Blead Clutch
- Fill power steering
- buy Battery
- Exhaust
-Order O2 sensors
-weld on bungs
-exhaust flange
- Connect o2 sensors
- Replace Tie rod ends on steering- Grease Burfields
-
- install Half Doors
-Remove Top
- install soft top
-
- Wire 12 plug for fridge
-Nut and bolt Check
- check Fluids
Back to the grind tonight.
E
Twisted Sid
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Does your truck need the resistor soldered into the gauge cluster for the tach to work?
dwphoto
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No tach on my gauge cluster but I did get it from ORS. To put in. I can’t bring myself to spend $400 on a used gauge cluster
badlinesgoodtimes
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Yea that was my plan at some point. or wait around for a deal on a cluster. Would be nice to have it in the cluster.
Twisted Sid
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$400!?! Cant blame you for not doing that. Especially when a scangauge is half that price
badlinesgoodtimes
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I have sucked at updating this thread but believe me I have been bust my ass to get this thing done.
@sdecurti came over and lent me a hand a few weekend ago we go a ton of stuff knocked out
fresh rear drive line
intake and vacuum lines sorted . more of the wiring cleaned up
random parts pile accumulating
got the old 22re on the engine stand
fuel line union installed
pulled out all the AC stuff that wasnt hooked up any way
bought a new 3 core radiator off amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2NLMP1Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
got that installed. with massaging the 22re fan shroud.
ended up running 22re radiator
22re shroud
22re fan
3rz fan clutch had to get longer bolts for the fan to bolt up
Ordered the battery cable harness from ORS as I did not have the Alt, starter, hookups they are bad ass and got me one made and shipped out the next day. got that in and installed also got a battery from @the_fablab_ mikey that he wasn't going to used on his explorer
Ready go to @the_fablab_ for the exhaust ...
@sdecurti came over and lent me a hand a few weekend ago we go a ton of stuff knocked out
fresh rear drive line
intake and vacuum lines sorted . more of the wiring cleaned up
random parts pile accumulating
got the old 22re on the engine stand
fuel line union installed
pulled out all the AC stuff that wasnt hooked up any way
bought a new 3 core radiator off amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2NLMP1Y?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
got that installed. with massaging the 22re fan shroud.
ended up running 22re radiator
22re shroud
22re fan
3rz fan clutch had to get longer bolts for the fan to bolt up
Ordered the battery cable harness from ORS as I did not have the Alt, starter, hookups they are bad ass and got me one made and shipped out the next day. got that in and installed also got a battery from @the_fablab_ mikey that he wasn't going to used on his explorer
Ready go to @the_fablab_ for the exhaust ...
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