Yotarobs 4runner build

I believe the tranny problems to be a combination of several things. The shifter & linkage is as sloppy as a seasoned hooker, a few new bushings should help alot & the rubber in the crossmember mount is completly fawked, so I am going to start by fixing these problems & see what happens. I can't seem to find a new mount though, there are several places that sell them for the manual trans & gear driven T-case but none for the auto trans chain driven case. I think there is just too much slop allowing it to fall out of gear when climbing anything steep.

 

A few pics just to prove that work is actually taking place, even though at this point I have done more damage than good. The upper ball joint is giving me hell, I beat on that son of a biatch for an hour & a half last night & can't get the tapper to let go of the knuckle. I enlisted the help of a ball joint seperator & ended up destroying the rubber boot. Napa has some in stock for cheap enough.

I took some measurements to see how much the ride hiegth will change with the BJ spacers. Sits pretty damn level right now....35-1/4" on all 4 corners.


Notice the upper ball joint is still attached to the knuckle. Even though I am no longer going to use it, I gotta find a way to get it out of there.



Wonder where all of that red mud came from

 

Yes sir , Its almost empty though

 

Funny you should ask, I actually have a pretty long "shopping" list

 

I picked up a complete set of seats out of a 91 4runner last night. They are tan & the drivers seat is pretty bad off cosmetically, but the cushioning is in tackt so it's nothing some cheap covers can't fix. They all need to be cleaned up & I have to do some mounting bracket moddifications but the price was definatlly right. I was also able to pick up a new shifter assembly for $20, there are only a few minor differences but I think I can make it work. Will get some pics up sooner or later.

 

I should have them & the seat belts installed today I hope.

 

I'll check the Smittybuilt ones out, haven't seen them. I was thinking about these from Cabelas. They are not too bad.


http://www.cabelas.com/p-0038399.shtml

 

Damn those are cool, I could pack alot of crap in there! Kinda pricey though, I might hit vato-zone & get something cheap for now untill I get some higher priorities taken care of.

 

Well the spring shackles are done. I got started working on the seats but it was just too damn hot! I don't know if you guys can tell by the pics, but these bad boys are hell for stout. Thanks Todd for the beautiful welds.

 

Dude! Nice Work When is Todd going to get those damn Sliders done?

 

Damn, those are some ridiculous welds

 

Todd is the best welder I have ever seen, you should see what he can do with exotic materials...titanium & such. I'm very happy with how they came out, they make my stock shackles look fit for a clown car.

 

Yeah.. Seems like that conflicts with another meet scheduled. I am all in for Hidden Falls now, will have the sliders next week but I wanna BVORR with the new runner as a test.

 

thanks, I can't wait to put them on, but I am afraid I will have to wait until Monday because I can't reuse my bolts & none of the hardware stores have a 14mm bolt that is 100mm (4") long. 1 cool thing thought is that they are stainless so I am not even going to paint them.

Man I wish I could go but I am already committed to BVORR. I am definitely looking for the next meet to be @ Hidden Falls. Maybe once it cools off a bit.

 

I though about going with 9/16" it's about .01" smaller. Do you think it will matter much? I have Lowe's & Home Depot within 3 miles from home, neither have much metric stuff. I am hoping that when Keith comes over tomorrow morning he will have something metric at his shop & if not I guess I could hit up Lowe's.

 

I guess I should have said that I already have the correct 14mm fine thread bolts & nylon inserted lock nuts on order from McMaster Karr, expecting them to show up on Monday. I love McMaster Karr! I love that we have an account with them at work

 

Yes sir, Next week is going to be a big week for the 4runner. I am waiting on the manager of the CNC mill department to finish my BJ spacers, I can install the shackles, Should have the seats done by then, & will put the locker in next weekend with Sam & Todd. Lifted & Locked in the same week, should be fun & I am pumped about it! Coolest thing is that the lift won't cost me a single dime!!

 

I don't know how i'm not subscribed to this thread

 

I am ready for the Locker install!

 

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for all of your help today, man I am beat! It was hot as crap today!

Me too buddy, looking forward to it, I got gear oil for both diffs today.