The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

Huh. That's an odd year for that . Though I know they switched to fly by wire in 04. Wouldn't think that would have something to do with it.

 

They switched in 03. I asked a Toyota tech about it and he said it was due to an update but didn't know what the update was. I'm just glad it worked because I got the older 03 ecu and the motor originally ran off the newer ecu according to the vin of the truck the motor came out of.

 

Hmm my guess is emissions stuff then.

 

Damn it I sat around all day excited the ecu would come...and it didn't. Wtf.

 

Lurking here while I wait for my rig.. You're not doing too much better haha. Hope that ECU gets you up an running. Need my fix if trip pictures while I'm stuck at home!

Hmm Wyoming is 17 Hours from SoCal... Need to make it out that way again.

 

Haha yea damn truck is always a project haha

Turns out the shipping got screwed up, hopefully be here this week...

What's all exactly happening to your rig? Did you get a new front kit too?

Have a few trips you can check out that I've done recently:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fires-tires-n-bears-eh-ooh-yeeyyaahh-trip-report.463237/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...kensteins-helper.390488/page-11#post-13652480

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/alberta-bound-photo-thread.446891/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/m-d-u-photo-thread.458786/

That will kill a day or two for Ya haha

 

Baja set me up for an unplanned full front end rebuild! Not much chaining on that end, just getting some stuff swapped out/fixed. The back end is getting most of the love, if we can ever get the coilovers from King.. Hoping to get the truck back by Jan/Feb, perfect timing for when I'm back in school, think I am going to completely miss out on desert season!

I'll start digging through those trip reports If only I could view them at work I could make more progress~

 

Ahh blocking Flickr! Lame.

Baja? Didn't know they made a front kit. What's different from Your built right kit about it?

It's a 3 link with trail arms right? I've thought of doing that..not in the cards though for a while.

 

Not a Baja kit, Baja the place . Truck had a rough time down south so she it getting some repairs.

Back end right now is going to be a 3-Link + Panhard. Keeping the stock tank and likely adding another where the spare tire currently sits. I'll do a write-up if the setup works or not..

 

So no trail arms. Interested to see how that turns out.

Oh damn. Rough Eh? What did you break? My front diff is the latest piece to explode on mine haha

 

BRAINZZZ!!!



Let's do this shit. Hopefully works.

 

Well it works! Runs anyways. About to to drive him.

 

Didn't work. Made it even worse..fuck. Won't even red line in neutral.

Idk what else now.

 

Are you sure you aren't having fuel starvation problems?

 

Bummer. Sounds super frustrating. Could always put it on Igor

 

At this time. No. But if anything it's acting more like it runs rich then anything. Shouldn't be lean not with the larger fuel pump and 7th injector.

But I've unplugged the injector before and it changed nothing.

Guess Ill get a wide band though.

Extremely tempted to.

 

Awwww fuckin hell balls. I was hoping yours would pull through! God damn unsuperchargable 96's.

 

Yea not happy about it. Something is off. Gotta be a problem else where. It should work with this ecu.

 

I'm assuming there's no CEL?
Do you have a scan gauge or ultra gauge?
Have you checked spark advance?