TW's active 4runner builders BS thread

Lol that's true

 

I told my lady friend to guess and she got pretty damn close, guess that means I have more to go...

If it were mine, I'd be afraid to dirty it too. Looking at the carbon lay under the clear coat is really really pretty.
I work Thursday and will grab some pictures of the compartments and send them to you if I remember, it's really impressive to see.

Specialized makes great mountain bikes, they have a bike for everything you need to do from XC to Enduro racing and down hill

 

4Runner battery died after sitting in the driveway for a week. I guess grabbing tools in and out of it killed the battery. Tried jumping it, still dead.

New battery. Any suggestions? Nothing too pricey. Saving up for other things.


Also, the PVC grommet is a bitch to grab a hold of. Keeps flaking on me. Probably torn 3/4 of the outside of it already. Ran back inside cause it's raining!

 

Maybe I should get a part time job at a bike store... lol

 

Interested to see what you get as I'm in the market for one too.

Employee pricing for bikes is crazy good, do it!

 

I have the sears die hard platinum (odyssey) and I love it. Never killed it and I have left lights on overnight and spent a day cranking. Even in -20 it cranks hard.

Hey, new best friend. lol

 

Yeah that PVC valve and grommet is a PITA.....I replaced mine when I replaced my valve cover gaskets on my 2001 Tacoma. I went ahead and painted the valve covers too, made it loo a lot better and cleaner.

 

She kind of knows, especially when she sees all the boxes lol. She knows I spent my entire overtime check on the Runner.

 

What'd you do? Did you cut it at all? I think I might have to change out my gaskets soon as well.

Having the supercharger on there makes me not want to do it though. PITA to get to the valve covers

 

How much did it run you?

 

I find it easier to work on with the SC. You have to take the intake off either way...

I think $250 on sale

 

Hahah unfortunately there is a limit to how many bikes you can EP (employee purchase) in a given time.

 

Of course. Otherwise you would get 100 bikes a year. lol

 

Grommet fell into the valve cover. Got lucky and fetched it out with a pair of needle nose.

 

ugh I need to do all my electrical shit soon

 

No cutting, Once I got the valve cover off I was able to remove the PVC valve and I used a hook tool I had to remove the grommet. I didn't want to attempt it with the valve covers on in case it broke a part and fell into the head.

 

There is a little box/baffle between the Valve and the actual cam case, so it can't fall too far!

 

Battery ended up being a bad ground. New battery is on hold.

 

Frick yeah, just finished my last exam. Summer time is here

 

I just did valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube seals, rear cam plugs, half moons, upper intake gaskets, and throttle body gasket on mine a week or so ago. Had some oil leaking from the rear cam plugs. It was a full evening job. Wanted to get everything sealed up before I put a new clutch in. Clutch was a several evenings job. Put a new rear main seal and input shaft seal in the tranny while it was all out.