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donthaveaclue
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by donthaveaclue » Sun Jul 01, 2018 9:37 pm
I want something between my truck and the rock crawler(that I didnt build). Eventually straight axled but for now I just want to get it going. I also am on limited funds so I'm going to keep track. As a newb at this I am curious about cost as other newbs. Something wrong with the engine. Something is wrong with the left cam. This has a build date of 1989 which leads me to think it's got the R150F trans. I've got half a mind to put a 22r in it.
The back fender and one door are the only two rust spots. Tires are good. Driveline is good. All plastics are broken from windows down. Carpet isn't salvageable and the wiring is an absolute mess. Lots of modification lol.
Off to figure out what engine to put in this. A 22r and 5 speed would be nice. I can pick up a beat up truck for under a grand.
Total cost this far...$250 (it's got no title but I've got a plan for that)






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by donthaveaclue » Wed Jul 04, 2018 11:26 pm
Got the rest of the interior taken out. Almost an inch of mud under the carpet. ECM and heater box had mud as well. My driveline will be here tomorrow. Did you know a blazers wheel base is only a couple inches different than a first gen 4 runners.
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by TwoStep » Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:15 am
Looks like a pretty neat build. If I had room for one more I would like to build a 6 seater 4runner.
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donthaveaclue
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by donthaveaclue » Fri Jul 06, 2018 9:20 pm
Tear down and the only rust on the frame are these two spots.


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by Reeko » Sat Jul 07, 2018 7:32 am
Made quick work of it.
Neglected little porky TJ. Oh, and it is red!
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donthaveaclue
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by donthaveaclue » Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:40 am
Reeko wrote:Made quick work of it.
So far rusted it practically fell apart.
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by donthaveaclue » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:27 pm
Everything is just sitting in place at the moment. Surely someone else can Invision what I see. It's to the point not that things start going together. I'm still not sure how I am going to do body mounts but I at least want to start the metal work in the cab where I cut the firewall to clear the 350.

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by ky mudhunters » Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:10 pm
When I did a similar swap with a S10 body on a K-5 frame, I welded new mounts to the frame that matched up with the original S10 body mounts. That was way easier than making new mount locations on the body.
85 S-10, 5.7L LT1, NV4500, 203/205 doubler, D44 Ft, Ford 9" Rr, locked, sitting on 36" Iroks
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by donthaveaclue » Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:36 pm
Did some cleaning up around the yard and cleaned the inside. Tons of dirt, mud, and grit from trimming the firewall. Next I will work on filling what I've cut out and then to wiring.
Cost this far ...
$500 for the 4runner
$500 for the blazer
-$125 for scrapping the blazer body
-$125 for the 4runner engine
-$150 for the random blazer parts I sold
-$50 for the random 4runner parts I've sold
$30 for the metal to rebuilt the firewall
Total =$530

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by donthaveaclue » Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:09 pm
My rivets are to short so ill have to get more before I can do the firewall.
I wanted to get something done so I cut the monstrosity of a hitch off and put the tailgate on.

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