August '08-'09 Buildoff '87 Un-Turbo Toyota 4Runner

[Numbchux]

alright....well, I've had this truck for almost 2 years now, and have done nothing with it but paint the wheels and valve cover.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/PICT4386Medium.jpg

I bought it over thanksgiving break almost 2 years ago. the previous owner ran it WITHOUT OIL for 300 miles! so, yea, engine and turbo need rebuilt (that's right, most likely still usable....). I put new main and rod bearings in it and replaced the timing chain tensioners. but the knock/slap didn't go away, and then I noticed that the turbo was leaking oil like mad. so, I wiped my hands of the project for about a year. when I noticed a rusty truck of the same generation that had been run into a pole. I offered the guy $200, and we settled at $250.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT3654.jpg

complete with running n/a 4-cyl motor AND a 5-speed (should I decide to swap, although I do prefer the auto for the rock crawling).


anyway, the parts truck has to be gone within the next 2 weeks.....so hopefully the white one will be resurrected very soon.


plans for the next year. fix it, probably make it bigger (that will depend on whether or not I remain in the lower 48 next summer....).

[HUMMER H4]

Nice white 4Runner never seen a 2-DR 4Runner...

[suicide_star]

ah, i'm jealous...i love old school 4 runners, however i'm not fully knowledgeable about toyotas, so, may i ask...is that a 22RE under the hood? that truck has the potential to be an amazing project, and i think it looks badass, great job on the wheel paint too...i like it. can you get more pics of the truck for is? under the hood, interior, angles and such...i'm very interested.

[Numbchux]

white one has a 22RTE (turbo). red is a regular 22RE.


I'll look for some more pictures.

[suicide_star]

white one has a 22RTE (turbo). red is a regular 22RE.


I'll look for some more pictures.

that 22RE is bulletproof, people out here run a little 50 shot on it stock and never have any problems...my first truck was an 88 yota with that engine, i miss it...i noticed it's a straight axle, is it stock height right now? because a set of blocks wouldn't cost any more than $50 to get an extra 3-4"

[Numbchux]

i noticed it's a straight axle

you noticed wrong....


basic plan is 3" body/drivetrain lift. rear locker, skidplates, and 35s.



engine picture......at least it looks good.....
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT2892.jpg

[suicide_star]

you noticed wrong....


basic plan is 3" body/drivetrain lift. rear locker, skidplates, and 35s.



engine picture......at least it looks good.....
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/PICT2892.jpg

ah, i saw the lockers on the front and assumed...the engine looks awesome, i've never seen a turboed one before. your old lady dont get mad about you having donor trucks layin around? i know mine did :p

[xmoracer0]

ncie bro thats pretty sick

[Numbchux]

ah, i saw the lockers on the front and assumed...the engine looks awesome, i've never seen a turboed one before. your old lady dont get mad about you having donor trucks layin around? i know mine did :p

they still had manual hubs until '95, last year for the solid axle was '85...


old lady? my mother? she doesn't have any say in the matter. nobody does, except the city. the license tabs expired yesterday. which means in a month they can mark it as an abandoned vehicle, at which point I'll have 2 weeks to do something or they'll impound it.

of course, the white one sat for a year and a half with expired tabs on it before I got a notice....

[JDMDUDE]

is that a custom intake in that pic

[Numbchux]

is that a custom intake in that pic

nope, 100% stock except the paint.

[adamcrawls]

nice glad to see someone else is in to them, im currrently working on one now with a set of d 60s and a small block

[texan_idiot25]

they still had manual hubs until '95, last year for the solid axle was '85...


old lady? my mother? she doesn't have any say in the matter. nobody does, except the city. the license tabs expired yesterday. which means in a month they can mark it as an abandoned vehicle, at which point I'll have 2 weeks to do something or they'll impound it.

of course, the white one sat for a year and a half with expired tabs on it before I got a notice....
If it's anything like Texas' Junk car laws, if you can prove that it can start and move under it's own power, then too bad coppers. And plus the cops would have to try and tell if your tags are bad/junk vehicle by trespassing, so half the time if it just looks fine, they ignore it. I've had the CST10 in my driveway for two years with a year expired tag. If someone were to complain, from the street it looks like a running driving vehicle (which it sort of is).

[suicide_star]

they still had manual hubs until '95, last year for the solid axle was '85...


old lady? my mother? she doesn't have any say in the matter. nobody does, except the city. the license tabs expired yesterday. which means in a month they can mark it as an abandoned vehicle, at which point I'll have 2 weeks to do something or they'll impound it.

of course, the white one sat for a year and a half with expired tabs on it before I got a notice....

by "old lady" i meant ur GF, at least...thats what we call them around here...hyuck, hyuck. :lol:

[Numbchux]

move under it's own power

about that.....I cut the leaf springs out of it 2 months ago. it looks driveable, but if I had to prove it, it would fall off the jackstands and be hella stuck.

and yea, even if it can move under it's own power, it has to have up-to-date tabs on it. And we junked the title, so I can't renew the tabs.


also, the plates are clearly visible from the alley. no need to trespass. in fact, even if I could get it into the yard, I don't think there's a place on my lot that isn't easily visible from public property. it's a very small lot.


by "old lady" i meant ur GF, at least...thats what we call them around here...hyuck, hyuck. :lol:

uh, alright. even so, she doesn't have any say. if she doesn't like my cars, I'll get a new one (girl, that is....).

[Numbchux]

did a bunch of work the last couple days. the engine/tranny/tcase/front diff (all as one big unit) are on the ground next to the parts truck. tomorrow I'll start separating engine from trans, and hit the engine with some degreaser (cause it's nasty :o ).


my camera is gone though....so no pictures.

[HUMMER H4]

Nice white 4Runner never seen a 2-DR 4Runner...

Oops i take that back,Btw i thought it was some kinda LE 4R b/c of the Red inside the engine...Btw are you going to Re-Turbo it? :roll_eye:

[Numbchux]

little bit of progress. parts truck (or what's left of it) finally went off to the crushers today, so I'll have room to turn the white one around and start getting the new motor in it. unfortunately, it wouldn't start today (-14*F when I went out at 10am this morning)....maybe tomorrow.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/DSCF01051Medium.jpg

[FloydfanYodaman]

little bit of progress. parts truck (or what's left of it) finally went off to the crushers today, so I'll have room to turn the white one around and start getting the new motor in it. unfortunately, it wouldn't start today (-14*F when I went out at 10am this morning)....maybe tomorrow.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/DSCF01051Medium.jpg

R.I.P. old gir...R.I.P. or i guess pieces would be more appropriate(i think i hear taps playing in the background)...anyways way jealous of your runner project...i am tryin to bribe an 85 i think turbo hilux off one of my clients with no success...keep us posted ...

[Numbchux]

SURPRISE!!! an update.

spent the whole day today out working on it, the truck ran yesterday afternoon....


now it looks like this:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0464Medium.jpg


awww...what a cute little turbo. this baby should make me a pretty penny:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0466Medium.jpg

[Numbchux]

new motor is in!!!


still a lot to do before it's running, but it's bolted to the trans, and no longer held up by the hoist. no wiring hooked up, no intake manifold, no vacuum lines, no PS pump, no alt, etc. etc.



my goal is to bring it to the local car meet on Tuesday :nod:

[kendallcschm]

you gonna get a bigger turbo??

[Numbchux]

you gonna get a bigger turbo??

notice the title of the thread? "un-turbo". new engine is N/A.

although I might rebuild the old motor and throw a supercharger on it :nod:




progress today:

wiring hooked up (although apparently not all correctly, I went to make sure it would turn over and blew a fuse......****).
upper intake manifold bolted on.
alternator installed
power steering pump installed
all vacuum lines connected (couple might not be right. have to run out to a buddy's house and check his 4runner....).
hood bolted up (supposed to snow again tomorrow......)

[Numbchux]

radiator is in
turbo maf mounted to the N/A airbox
a buddy was nice enough to weld an 02 bung in my header.
header doesn't fit......apparently another issue with it being designed for an older truck. one of the primaries hits the torsion bar bracket for the front suspension (which wouldn't be there on a solid-axle truck). couldn't make it work. got frustrated and put the stocker in it. uber bummer :x



BUT, it lives!!! my mystery electrical issue was just a low battery. put it on the charger for the night and all was well. turned it over, and it fired but stalled. poked around the engine bay, and noticed that one of the wires that crosses the engine bay to the igniter had broken (these pass right over the exhaust.....all 3 were very brittle). fixed that, and it fired right up.

so I put the stock header on it, connected that to the existing exhaust (although the flex pipe I used was a bit too large, so it doesn't seal), filled the radiator, and let it run for awhile to check for leaks. one hose clamp needed tightening, and I have a small ATF leak from one of the lines to the tranny cooler. hopefully I can just tighten that....

anyway, while it was warming it up, I saw the ramps sitting there......

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0467Medium.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0470Medium.jpg


and I got the turbo off the old motor:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0471Medium.jpg



just have to bleed the brakes. and a keen observer will notice the vacant area in the front suspension......front diff is still in the shed.

if only the weather wasn't supposed to be so incredibly crappy this weekend :(

[Numbchux]

brakes bled
tranny line tightened, a bit (extremely hard to access....so it's barely finger tight, but the leak seems to have stopped).
front diff is in
steering stabilizer attached


it's officially road-worthy. should make the open house at the offroad park here in MN on May 16.



for the first time in 2.5 years. it left the alley, and under it's own power. I only drove it around the corner to park on the street in front of my house for awhile while I put new plugs in my mom's legacy.....but it still counts!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0472Medium.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0473Medium.jpg

[Donziikid]

Glad to see it is all working out, Chux. Probably one of my favorite 'Yota's. :)

Cheers,
Kyle.

[okoye]

marvelous truck man and id love to see the rust taken care of.

[FloydfanYodaman]

nice job...came out great...looks mean...like the ramp shots...very jealous btw

[Numbchux]

got the important mods done.....STICKERS!!!!

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0489Medium.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0488Medium.jpg

and bought a breather filter for the PCV vent. and took an engine bay shot
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0500.jpg

I absolutely love that it says "turbo" on the intake manifold.....but there's very obviously no turbo :p

[suicide_star]

it'll make for good fun when you're around drunks and they pass an hour of their time trying to point out which part is your turbo, the truck looks awesome man.

[Numbchux]

drove it up the north shore to Two Harbors for the evening yesterday. spent some time at Freeway speeds. cruises nice, no noises or vibrations.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0505.jpg

[texan_idiot25]

That is a freaking cool dash. What does the turbo boost gauge do now?

"OMFG WTF, Turbo where are you?"

[123Vette]

lmao im with texan thats a sick dash haha

[dontspamme]

Whoo ! 69...

Agreed with the others, awsome dash.

[Numbchux]

That is a freaking cool dash. What does the turbo boost gauge do now?

"OMFG WTF, Turbo where are you?"

it's apparently calibrated to start reading something as you get out of vacuum. anything above about half throttle starts to show up on my "turbo" gauge.

it's pretty funny.

[Numbchux]

took it wheelin today. spent almost 8 hours on the trails (not counting the hour for lunch...). just awesome. I never got to wheel all day in the subarus, it was usually 4 hours, and then 4 hours to limp it home after whatever I broke (usually about an hour drive at the speed limit).

some pictures from the day, not really any action shots, it was cold and I was driving most of the time....but a few poser shots:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0568.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0570.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0572.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0576.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0577.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0586.jpg

aftermath:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0588.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/DSCF0592.jpg

more:
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/wheeling/open%20house%2009/

[okoye]

i spy with my little eye an MR2....loving the 4runner and still jealous

[Numbchux]

i spy with my little eye an MR2....

no you don't :p

[okoye]

:P lol details :D still have the hilux/pickup turbo parts?

[Numbchux]

daylight pictures:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0594.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/Numbchux/4runner/DSCF0596.jpg

[spitfire]

aw man, i love the site of fresh mud on a truck, exspecily a white truck. Looks great so far. And im with everyone else, i love that dash.

[texan_idiot25]

Looks like it's running solid..

Any trickery with the engine still saying TURBO on top?

[Numbchux]

Looks like it's running solid..

Any trickery with the engine still saying TURBO on top?

nope. I used the intake manifold off the turbo motor so I didn't have to mess with any of the sensors. the AFM and 02 tell the ECU that there isn't forced induction, and it only uses as much fuel as it needs. gets about 22mpg on the highway (as long as it isn't upwind....).


the "new" motor has about 205k miles on it. so it isn't perfect. needs a new timing chain fairly soon (kinda noisy....), but it pulls as strong as I'd expect, considering it's 110hp in a 3800lb rig with an auto trans and hydraulic tcase (soaks up almost as much power as the trans).

[texan_idiot25]

I meant as in, folks wondering where the hell you put the turbo. :lol:

[Numbchux]

yea, got some hassling at the meet a few weeks ago when I popped the hood.


had a guy at the parts store spot the turbo badge on the tailgate and ask me about it last week too.



good stuff :nod: