The Cursed Build

[Mudder]

I have pictures I just need to upload them. But right now I'm starting to get worried about this truck. Had the exhaust snap in half and so I fixed it and I thought it was breaking again today only to find out a spark plug came out of the spark plug hole in the truck. Now I'm having to try and get two exhaust manifold studs out to replace them or just drill a hold in a spare manifold I have laying around and put that one in. I'm really leaning towards just drilling the hole over fighting with it.

 

[Toast]

Hold up, your post is confusing. Your exhaust snapped in half? Like your pipe? Your manifold? A stud? And a spark plug fell out?? How the F does that happen?! Sounds like you need to start over on some things. Take your exhaust manifold off, resurface it because they are always warped and or cracked. Pull all your studs and replace them with the newer style studs that have the red lock tight already on them. Then replace all your plugs with the factory denso ones that have a crush washer on them. Run a factory gasket. Tighten your manifold down methodically along with your plugs. Then move on to your down pipes, piping and muffler. Don't fix, replace. It will save you more headache in the future. Pics would be nice

 

[Toast]

Also be sure to use new crimped exhaust nuts each and every time you remove them. Be sure you still have a down pipe support on your bell housing, that would cause things to rattle loose and break.

 

[BioTex]

Sorry to hijack but what's the skinny on needing to replace old studs with newer style studs? I haven't read this before and would like to learn.

 

[Mudder]

Toast. It's more confusing for me haha. But I don't have that support and I'm getting it today for the exhast. And it broke at the y pipe. But the exhaust is good now as it is different. As for studs and spark plugs I'll do those when I swap engines. This one isn't doing to good and if it keeps breaking stuff in swapping to my spare block. But the studs broke because the nut was stuck on the manifold to y pipe

 

[Toast]

Aha, yea that support is likely the reason things rattled loose and broke. Also as far as studs go, the new ones are first off, new, and they have a hex head to wrench them down with instead of double stacking nuts or using a stud socket. They might be stronger but I'm not sure. They also have factory lock tight on them. They are just a more modern stud. Your local Toyota dealer will know what they are

 

[Mudder]

When I'm building my old engine with a new head and such I'll make sure to install those. But until then the exhaust manifold to block studs are fine. But i II have to say those hex heads are freakin' sweet. Had to buy new studs for steering and it made installing them so much easier.

 

[Mudder]

Well I figured with some time to kill I'd do a little write up. One year ago tomorrow (September 22nd) I flipped my 1989 Toyota pickup I had done a lot of work to. It was almost finished. Was just going to SAS it and put an A340F auto transmission in. Two months later in November I picked up my 1984 Toyota pickup. Man it was ugly. When I bought this truck I bought it because it was a good truck to work on. Solid axle, mostly stock, not to much rust besides the bed. But for the most part not to bad. Stock rims and stock sized tires. First thing I did when I got this truck was flush the radiator for winter and the Power steering for fresh ATF. Then it was pointed out to me I could EFI this truck. Which I did using all the parts from my wrecked 89 truck. After that I slowly saved up some money, doing a timing chain, oil pan gasket, front axle rebuild, new clutch, fly wheel, slave, master and clutch line, 4.56 gears, A 2.5 OME lift to replace the stock springs which could support the flatbed, put an 8274 up front with the 9.5XP motor and single contact. I then built a flatbed which saved me when I rolled this truck a month ago today. Now with the truck up and running again with hopefully all the kinks out I'm grateful to say it is almost done. I just finished bed lining the whole truck which turned out great and now my only plans for the truck is a frame off. I would love to cut the front clip off of the 88 I bought to fix mine so it's straight again and cut the roof off and weld a new one on with no buckle in it along with swapping in A/C and and installing sound deading mat with some carpet. the only things that will be coming up soon is swapping in the 88 rear axle to push the tires out and swapping my 4 KM2's to the original stock rims that will be painted gun metal grey and getting my spare tire mounted on the 5th stock rim I have so I can have 5 matching rims.

 

[Mudder]

When I first bought the truck
How it is now

 

[BioTex]

Looking good!

 

[Mudder]

Thanks! Just thought I'd post in here as well. I've got an 88 pickup full of parts I'm trying to sell. I put it up the classifieds as well

 

[Mudder]

Well I'm having an issue. I was going to do a tire rotation and found out 3 rims have different back spacing. Went to put the stock rims on to check before I spent 8 hours with a tire iron getting my KM2's onto stock rims and they won't fit up front anymore. They keep hitting the Tie rods. The tire won't spin once it's tightened down. Any help? I've got a 1/4" spacer up there and there used to be 2 of them up there but the new wheel studs are shorter so i removed one.

 

[Mudder]

Did the IFS hub swap on my truck. Just need to get some backing plate eliminators next to keep the rocks from getting caught between the rotor and backing plate. Not that bad though $20 for two from Marlin Crawler.

 

[Toast]

Interested in this, what all did you do?

 

[Toast]

Hey mudder, on a side note, how many O2 sensors did your 84 have? Someone replaced my cat and welded one directly into the cat. Don't think I need two but I want to go back to oem cat and wondered if I need to put one before or after the cat. Thanks

 

[Mudder]

Back when I was carbed I only had one at the exhaust manifold. But my exhaust had be modified as well. And the IFS hub swap all I did was drill out the knuckles and my calipers to 1/2" used a 2" 1/2 grade 8 bolt to bolt them on the outside of the knuckle ear with a nut and some locktite. Then I drilled out 6 new homes into my solid axle rotors and mounted them on the IFS hub. Really not that hard to do. And now my front axle is ~58" wide.

 

[Mudder]

If you want I can pull off a wheel and take a picture

 

[pappy]

Someone replaced my cat and welded one directly into the cat.

Might not be an Ox sensor. My 82 had an Ox sensor at the manifold, then some air tube dohicky at the cat.

 

[Mudder]

I'll check a guys 84 Toyota that's almost stock besides a lift and gears and see what he's got

 

[Mudder]

Buddy's 84 didn't have anything. Just an O2 sensor at the manifold