Recent content by sctracker

Honestly I would buy the used motor from Japan, get a cherry picker off of craigslist and pull that motor and swap it out. 2 years ago I pulled a 3.0 liter v6 out of my 88 4runner and put a 3.4 in. I did it with a cherry picker, 115 piece craftsman set and some gusto and it wasn't all that...

Ok, definitely some things for me to consider. So you mentioned that if you could do it over again you would use some higher grade materials. What would they be?

If you were to do it over would you consider making the deck out of 3/4 inch ply instead of making a torsion box? I'm getting ready to start building a box very similar to yours for my Tundra and I'm planning on using a marine grade hardwood plywood like here...

In my honest opinion if you aren't going to put the diesel in do the 3.4 swap. I might be the only person here so far to have swapped one in a 1st gen but its easy enough. I did the swap with a hoist and a 94 piece craftsman set. The swap is easier to do if you had a v6 in it originally, but...

I would talk them down in price for sure but 200,000 ish miles on these trucks isnt much. I supercharged my last one at 140k and i pushed about twice as much boost down it than normal and it ran just fine every day. Only thing I had trouble with was the starter. I have another one for a work...

I swear I saw your rig parked in Los Gatos this afternoon.

I rolled my first gen about 5 times at 65MPH last year. Including one full landing on the roof of the cab and the B-pillar didn't budge and inch. Granted the only thing holding the campershell together and saving my dog was that roll bar. I can see where the crash test went poorly in other...

Aluminum single core radiators often cool much better than the old brass/copper 2 or 3 core ones. Because the aluminum is much sturdier than the brass/copper, the cores are often much bigger(sometimes over 1.5") allowing a more turbulent higher flow and greater volume of water. Try these guys...

^ What he said.

I don't think anybody here claimed to be an expert in gas tanks. Also on the many many 4x4s I've worked on with old gas tanks (pre 90's). Almost all of them had some serious amount of rust inside the tank. Its a really common thing because as Scott mentioned before water in your gas tank...

What a deal on the blower! Thats awesome. If you guys are having trouble with the fuel pickup hitting the bottom of the tank you could try mounting a lower profile pickup that hangs out somewhere else in the tank like these guys http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/html/pickups.html ...

Yeah I figured there was probably no way to add in some baffling for those of you who already purchased the tank but for future CES customers this might be the trick. It should help with the fuel going up and down for those of us who like to go through dirt whoops at good speed. I feel kinda...

Hey guys I was reading through this thread and found something that might help with the baffling in the tanks for those of you who already bought the tank. It may also be a cheaper solution than adding baffling to an already expensive tank...

Hey Hornytoad. I'm just reading through your thread and me and you are in a similar situation! Although the car that I wrecked was an 88 4Runner. Hit an abandoned car on the freeway at full speed, went airborne and rolled many many times. This accident happened in November of 2012. I wanted...

I picked one up after dropping my old Razor 2 into a tub of used motor oil. I really love it. Battery lasts forever, camera was an improvement over my old phone. Any specific questions about it?