Little Red Turbo Creeper

Send It Racing pushing it across the finish line without steering during the WE Rock competition. Everyone is looking up at the Judge for the ruling. there's not much left to hint at its Toyota pickup roots.
A quick weld job and he was up and running again


These rocks are tough on rigs that's for sure.




with a little help from the crowd we got this buggy back on all 4 and it drove away a little worse for wear.

Next up was Mark Schultz and dang this was proving to be a tough spot

At least he made it on the wall. When he bumped the back axle up the wall the belly pan smacked the rock face so hard the impact threw the distributor cap and rotor off leaving him stranded on the wall.


Does this angle look sketchy?
Well it is

 

My sister stopped by to see how her stock wheels were looking on my 1st gen


This was not how I expected to spend Mother's day

Crisis averted, transmission is shifting smoothly again and the valve train sounds like it should.


Another happy Tacoma leaving the shop

 

It's always a good sign when there's a big hole in the box.


No missing pieces, no problems



Get the big hole over with first

Once you have that first major hole you can line up the snorkel flush with the fender and make any adjustments you deem necessary from here.









I added a little FIPG between the A pillar and the bracket as well as each hole before placing (driving?) the rivits just for a little extra mental comfort

Everything was going well right up until the moment I popped the first rivit and the stud got jammed in my old hand me down riviter.
I was really not expecting problems at this stage and I usually find rivits oddly satisfying not frustrating.
With one rivit in place and A 15min clock on the FIPG I took the riviter to the vice and broke it down Barney style

Removed the stud and popped the bottom rivit in place only to find it jam once again and I accidentally dropped the stud to the 3rd rivit down into the A pillar. Pretty sure I'll never see it again and being that I haven't used rivits in the past 5 years I had to go buy a pack and figured I'd buy a cheap riviter since this ol Stanley is being troublesome



What a flop. I had 1 rivit for the new riviter to do and it popped the stud in the wrong spot and wouldn't bite back on to what was remaining so I used the jam happy Stanley after all.




Now it's time to go Scooba diving

Scary deep broo almost needed it




I actually ended up finding a perfect replacement spring for the Stanley a couple day later and it's working good as new. Home depot can have their crappy one back

 

The crack in my valve cover finally started leaking. I can honestly say I'm impressed. I cracked it almost a year ago and had a replacement Doorman cover in the parts shelf for about 7 months. I even took it with me during Christmas vacation just in case

yes that's daylight in the crack


It's nice to see the motor oil is keeping things looking fresh


I was happy when I looked at the clock and realized I finished everything in just over 3 hours

I was however finished with the stock air intake tube falling apart

I couldn't find the missing piece for the lift of me and I never even noticed the end ripping off until I went to put in back on

It sat there for 2 days before I noticed it
But I don't need it anymore..

 

I replaced a bunch of vacuum lines today using Silicone Intake System's Silicone Boost/Vacuum Hose Engine Dress Up Kit in red (black was out of stock also available in blue). I also replaced the air intake tube for the Airaid intake tube from Jegs instead of the OEM option.
Before


After


Before


After

 

https://www.siliconeintakes.com/liquid-air-adapter/silicone-boost-vacuum-hose-p-593.html

@Area51Runner I owe you a beer or a hard seltzer

thanks for the link and suggestion on the Silicone Intake lines . I was about 20 seconds away from buying an oem vacuum line kit from the Yota Shop for 3X the price

(the kit I didn't buy)
https://www.yotashop.com/vacuum-hose-toyota-4runner-v6-3-4l-5vz-vacuum-hose-kit-2001-2002/

 

Been wanting to do this. Was this a kit or did it come in a roll to cut to length?

 

You cut them to size. I didn't use a single foot of the longest hose they sent me 10ft of 4mm I think and ran short of the 8mm hose that fit the most things

 

Hmm interesting. Good to know

 

If it's a pre cut kit you are looking for this kit from yatoshop might be what you are looking for.
https://www.yotashop.com/vacuum-hose-toyota-4runner-v6-3-4l-5vz-vacuum-hose-kit-2001-2002/

I like the idea of everything being just the way It should be but for how little the Silicone Intake solutions kit is in comparison I thought it would at least be worth trying

 

Awesome build so far. Thoroughly enjoyed reading it.

Note to self: don’t let you drive my truck(s).

 

Thank you for taking the time to go through it


If I asked nicely first could I drive it? promise I won't fry the clutch

I've got another handful of parts that should be arriving soon including some DuroBumps for the Lower Control Arms because of how I have been driving this thing

 

@ijm01PR

Here's all the old vacuum lines i replaced under the hood


I did end up using a little piece of the 10ft 4mm Silicone hose


I also got an email about a discount code from Silicone Intake solutions today

On an unrelated note, great customer service!

Also took care of something I noticed missing. little details make a difference

 

It’ not the clutch I’m worried about.

It’s every body panel

 

How much of a PITA is it to replace all of the vacuum hoses?

 

Most of them are really easy and with strong enough fingers you don't even need plyers. It also helps that there's a diagram right inside the hood.
Sometimes the hoses stick and that can be a pain in the ass but if you are replacing them you can just splice the vacuum line open and end that fight

 

Every now and then when I go to shut the back door on the drivers side the door just bounce off the latch. I've tried cleaning it and added graphite a few times to no avail. so I ordered a replacement from Toyota last Wednesday


I anticipated this bad boy would ferment on the shelf for a while but hit a second wind today and thought I better get what I have installed before the rest of my parts start showing up.




A clean work space is important to me especially when my allergies flare up

After three 10mm nuts, three #30 torques screws and three plastic clips you can pull the assembly out. There's also 2 more small Philips screws that hold the electric lock mechanism to the latch assembly

If only the new parts could just stay clean forever

I like to do a function check and close the door and make sure the locks are working before putting the door panel back on

I also went ahead and replaced 4 of the warn our panel clips

A bit of a pain in the neck but that's what it's all about and now my door shuts with a satisfying thump instead of shattering clang

 

Good to know. When I did the valve cover job, I checked all my lines pretty good. Didn’t seem to see any issues yet. At around 200k I’ll end up changing them.

However, I’ve been looking into where to install my accessory busman fuse box for some lights I’ll be installing. Maybe when I get under the hood to do that I’ll replace them.

x2 on what @Madjik_Man said on the build thread. I’ve gotten a lot of ideas from yours and have enjoyed following it. Love me a neat, no fuss and to the point build thread.

 

I'm glad I could give you some ideas but for the safety of us all please don't do anything I would do


I'd like to have a good accessory fuse panel. there are some amazingly clean installs out there. I'm still looking for a few ideas for that myself

There are so many things to add but never enough space.

I've given the ABS system a dirty look once or twice imagining a second battery

 

Yep. I’m currently debating between whether to mount mine on the drivers side where there is next to no space or run everything to the passenger side and wire a fuse panel there where there is a lot more real estate.

Looking at the blue sea panel which is actually a marine panel. Still up in the air.

I also suck with electrical but I am ocd which will balance itself out hopefully.