I feel like I'm making some progress finally. The front clip had been replaced in the past and some of the work made my job difficult. Lots of seam sealer and a tar like product that was really difficult to remove. The wheel wells had thick sound...
I just ordered a single stage urethane white from SPI. I'm in the HOT AZ desert. I still haven't made up my mind on any graphics but, I have some ideas. That's down the road. Right now I just need to get this cab in primer and paint on the bottom...
Today I hit the cab hard with the pressure washer. It's a beast and cleaned out all the dried up seam sealer, washed off more paint and got even more grime off the bottom.
The plan tomorrow is more welding. I found one of the lower fender bolts...
What axles do you want to use?
What size tires?
How much do you want to spend?
Was happy with my alll-pro 4runner. Was happy with my all-pro/63” Chevy 4runner
Was happy with factory SAS parts and RUF soringd
Was somewhat happy with the all-pro...
@AgentOrange I'll probable do some minor filler work because I agree with @Broski.
@gnob You ain't kidding about the paintless dent guys. My wife bought a 98 4Runner from a dealership that got nailed in a really bad hail storm. The entire top of...
Advanced adapters used to make a bellhousing for 4.3 to r150. Iirc, it supported both 15x and 16x flywheels.
It was also dual pattern - supported the 3.8 Buick as well.
Did a 4.3 tbi/r150/dual ultimate in an 86 xcab in 1999. 4.3 is a perfect...
I guess we need to define what you mean by "budget" and ability to support 40" tires...
Having done a 3.8 Buick, 4.3 TBI and other swaps... I'm not a fan of the fitment challenges that a v8 brings... or the potential downstream costs.
So I'd...
I don't agree with that. There are very simple things that can be done to make the 3.0 last many, many years... It's just not worth the money compared to the alternatives.
Once again I'm not trying to sell you on the set up, responses like this and needlessly starting arguments is why I asked you to stop posting in my build thread.
The OP asked about rear disk conversions and master cylinder upgrades. Since...
I've started a website to sell my products from there. I'm also offering refinished headliner trim in tan, brown and gray and still offering the unfinished black.
https://retroreviveparts.bigcartel.com/
Just realized I never posted any wheeling trips of this truck before the motor mishap. Here's some of the most recent ones. Looking forward to getting the truck back on the trails for more of this.
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howdy. i almost always use yotatech for mini truck builds but im going to do this one on mud because, well why not. about 6 years ago i helped a friend start tearing into a 79 pickup he found in Mississippi. he eventually found a second truck...
The front bolt on the rear springs has a metal sleeve. That sleeve rusts to the bolt and keeps the bolt from coming out. You will need to cut the bolts on both sides to remove the spring.
Solution. Drill out the spring mount to 18mm, and...
If it's siezed THAT bad, isn't it destroyed anyway? Without room to swing a hammer or use an air hammer with the oil pan in the way I would probably cut between the mounting "ears" and the side of the spring on each side with a Sawzall. That way...
I've been working on 79 pickup that spent 20 years sat in the Arizona sun. This means anything plastic in the truck would fall apart if you looked at it wrong.
I spent a lot of time searching Facebook marketplace and eBay for parts and in a lot...
Driving! Wastegate came in around 12PSI so I want to adjust that back down and work my way up slowly with the fueling/timing maps. Was knocking last night so I pulled a bunch of timing out and am just working on getting reasonable fuel - right...
I will have the shocks and tires off so I can paint the shock resi tabs so this is a good time to change that.
I decided to basically copy the rear setup that goes over the lower link mounts. Easy access on either side if I had to change the...