Mlcc 1990 Trunner build 3.4 swap

I found this by pretty much accident, I was coming back from a camping trip and stumbled across this 4runner for sale, it ran and was cheap. Mind you were still on the road and still an hour away from home but hell lets buy a truck along the way. It drove no problem but brakes hardley worked, exhaust pretty much didnt exist so it was really really loud and it has minivan tires on it. This will be a winter/ wheeling rig so no fucks will be given.

• Engine

3.0
3.4
all custom exhaust

• Transmission

A340H
A340f

• Interior

Removed factory carpet and replaced with out carpet
Kenwood radio

• Suspension

Front
ball joint spacers
Fox shocks
Rear OME coil springs
Procomp Rear shocks
Enkei EK32 wheels painted black

• Exterior

All pro front bumper
Badlands 12k lb winch

 

Today I repacked the front wheel bearings and made a huge adjustment to the rear brake shoes but the e brake still doesnt work so ill have to look into that but now the brakes work great, and the front wheels are no longer loose but I still have a wheel bearing sound coming from the rear and the rear diff is leaking so I mine as well tear into it, but so far thats it.

 

Cleaning and painting the new wheels, I have ordered tires should all be together in a couple of weeks

 

Sealed rear diff, check

Now the vibration was multiple things. The nut on the transfercase output flange was loose so I tightend that up and during that I discovered the u-joint there was no good so I went to put on a new on and god damn every cap broke and 2 clips were missing. During my attempt at replacing the u-joint messed the the drive shaft so now im just going to find a used drive shaft with good u-joints.

 

Lift kit just came in the mail and tires might be here by friday

 

Tires just showed up

 

So been busy
Lift kit installed
Wheels and tires installed
Fixed a major trans line leak
Flushed brake fluid
Alignment
Advanced timing to 15 degrees now it feels just like my 5vz

 

Next on the list
Extended length shocks still using stock length rancho shocks(ordered)
Remove carpet its nasty smelly dirty covered in cigarette ash and oil
Lay down rubber flooring(needs installed)
Fix hvac controls
Fix broken drivers side mirror
Put in heavy duty seat covers
Diag engine light
Fix ebrake
Replace valve cover gaskets

 

I just put in the new floor and immediately got it dirty i dont have much pictures but I will upload more soon.

 

Installed the new longer procomp shocks and while i was doing that i noticed that the exhaust crossover pipe was missing a nut and the other two were loose,. So one unexpected exhaust repair and 4 shocks installed

 

Wife and I decided to do an unexpected camping trip to the dunes again with the 4runner, kind of like an experiment to see if it is trip worthy. We made it to the dunes its no problem about a 3 hour trip from home. Trekking around in the sand right after driving for 3 hours and first problem arouse AT oil temp light came on so we quickly found a spot to camp and let it cool down, now it hot dinner time and the dogs can run around.

 

And some pics

 

So some interesting developments, coming on the way back from the dunes back in August the harmonic balancer came off 30 miles from home, so had had to get towed. Had to get a new pulley due to it being wallowed out and a crank shaft key also put on a new timing belt. So after is all said and done I go for a test drive I make it about 200 feet and the brake pedal goes to the floor ai have to use the ebrake to stop and not go through the intersection. I look underneath and found the steel brake line leaking behind the fuel tank. After dicking with a brake line that a made and making the flares and bending the line 20 times to make it fit the brakes work again. Again test drive made it 7 miles and bam blows a head gasket. Since this thing is such a leaking pile of shit im going to pull the motor and to a complete reseal... maybe someday it will be reliable.

 

Getting ready to pull the engine next weekend, I'm excited to get this thing running again.

 

It's out

And now for some reason the front passenger door doesn't want to open, I guess I'll just have to add that to the list.

 

Engines out.

 

You can see where it blew on cylinder 6.

 

Got the block cleaned up and the heads from the machine shop now im just waiting on parts.

 

Heads pan rear main housing and water pump on.
Side note there was block sealer in the engine and it totally clogged the oil cooler so it took some time to clear it out but its totaly clean now and ready to go. I also had to clear out alot the the block sealer out of the block as well, but now its clean.