Hilux 4x4 Forum

More than a year later and a LOT has changed: new cylinder head another 3.4 engine to swap in later new girlfriend who bought me 38" tires :yahoo: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/85%204Runner/38s_zps31132fb0.jpg more armor on the 4Runner more stickers too... new job at a Land ...

Overdue update: Parted out/scrapped that red 4Runner, sold off a LOT of parts, switched jobs, got a divorce and picked up this: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/85%204Runner/IMAG1192_zps90d8b31d.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/Franklin/IMAG1175_zpsaae512c6.jpg ...

That is so unfair the US never got those sweet 4-doors... after 89 ours got all rounded and lame looking. I'd also love to have a diesel for the torque power! And today I picked up a topper for it: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/4runner/212topper011.jpg One of these days I'll get ...

Here in the breaker yards the scoop choices are minimal at best. Most of the scoop-equipped hoods are factory and not removable; I mean: the scoop can't be taken from the hood since it's all one piece of meatl. I was thinking it would be cool to get a scoop from "over there" to be differen...

What year truck do you have? The 79-89 trucks I've seen with the 3.4 swap have been body-lifted or hood scooped from what I've seen. My buddy has a hole in his 79's hood: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/wheeling/Indyrun11-20118.jpg And Doug has a holy hood in his 86; you can kinda ...

In the past few months I have been gathering parts: R150 trans matching ECU for the 3.4 2-piston York compressor 5-gallon air tank rear disc mounting tabs fenders/doors/grille/hood ...and an 85 4Runner: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/4runner/2-14runner001.jpg The guy was parting i...

Well I opened up the transfer case and was greeted with a lot of water. Great. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND%20rebuild/6-21.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND%20rebuild/6-211.jpg I may keep looking for another t-case since this one may be junk. A fe...

Picked up another top-shift transfer case this weekend for the low-low price of $25... with transmission attached! The trans is junk (odd-ball side shift thing) but the t-case works as it should. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND%20rebuild/casetwo.jpg It's all coming together.....

Whatever I build next will be called "El Cheapo" since a LOT of main parts were free or dirt cheap: engine, tires with wheels, spare tire and this t-case. I have ben keeping an eye out for a 4Runner for under $1000; no luck yet.

https://www.allprooffroad.com/pickupbrakeupgrades/33" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; $250... and I got one with my $50 transfer case! Awesome!! It works with the stock parking brake cable and now I'm thinking of making up some rear disc mounts when I get the truck into the s...

Today I picked up a top-shift transfer case with driveline brake and heavy-duty mount for $50; can't beat that! The seller also threw in another square front driveshaft... I can always use more metal around the shop. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND%20rebuild/611tcase001.jpg h...

I am starting to work up a deal to sell the 84 cab/chassis but keep the axles. Right now I just want to sell the 84's cab, bed and frame so I can start building a 4Runner or Surf Edition if that's what these are known as "over there". :think: My wife says I can only have one project at a t...

I am trying to work a deal to get a bobbed 87 4Runner for $1500 and stick my axles under it, then sell the cab and frame of the 84. This is what I'm trying to get: http://cosprings.craigslist.org/cto/2416000509.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The IFS would go away immed...

Finished the right side this weekend; time to flip it over and do the other side...



>>Dan

I have no idea for certain, but a friend has swapped a 3.4 into his 79 Hilux and I think his cost between $4000 and $5000 after it was all said and done. I am expecting this to cost about the same since we are using similar parts; but my engine was free :thumbup: Here is my basic plan: $500 (?) fres...

Nothing much new, I have decided to get an automatic transmission for easier wiring. From what I've read I can use the autos from a T100 truck or regular 4Runners. I will still need a geared transfer case adapter though; doesn't seem to be a way around that.

>>Dan

A friend's "4Runner" buggy on Independence Trail; second hardest trail in Colorado: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND/7-25indyrun002.jpg Broke a shock mount and lost a caliper bolt; fun times: :crazy: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/GROND/5-27memoria...

Using a R150F transmission; they bolt to the V6 engines. I will need an adaptor to fit the gear-drive transfer to it though... and that costs about $350.

Hi everybody, here are some quick notes: 1984 regular cab Hilux, lots of miles/kilometers :mrgreen: WAS: rusty frame and floors, welded front diff, 4.88 gearing, 22R engine, 35" tires, mystery lift springs, home-made front bumper NOW: solid frame and floors, Lok-Rite and Detroit, 5.29 gears, ge...

Thanks! It's not mine; I'm doing it for a friend's dad who wants to keep it until the tires fall off. The money from this side-job is going towards rebuilding my new (for me) engine: a 3.4 liter 5VZ-FE. I have grand plans to get a supercharger for it since there is no way it'll be on the trail this ...

Rust is bad over there too, eh? Check out what I have gotten myself into: http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/4Runner%20rust/dave4runner021.jpg http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h57/trialsindan/4Runner%20rust/4-16quarter011.jpg That tan lump is expanding foam... not helpful preventing ...

I have been slowly working on the front suspension; started a new job back in January so my time for this project has decreased. I'll start a build thread instead of posting here; keeps it more organized I think.

>>Dan

Cool pic; it's like the truck is waving to the camera.

What tires are those?

>>Dan

It's been a little while and I have been busy, but not in the shop. We've been visiting family for Christmas and New Year's, and my brother-in-law had his 50th birthday last week in San Diego so we spent a few days out there. Back to business! Before we left I tore apart both cylinder heads, measure...

I have 5.29 gears now and a single stock t-case; after the engine rebuild I'll start a dual-case setup with a 4.7 reduction gear to make it nice and slow. The cams I've been looking at are around 261 degrees of duration and claim "low-end power" so we'll see who's telling the truth. Are th...

The 20R cylinder head fits the "early" 22R block (up to 1984 year) and it has better airflow than the stock 22R intake. Something about the combustion chambers; I forget exactly. Depending on how it's built, it should bump up the compression ratio a bit for better top-end power. It's kind ...

Hi folks, I found this site by searching for building information/ideas for my '84 Toyota regular cab. Right now it needs the engine rebuilt since it spun a bearing last month. I plan on doing a 20R/22R hybrid build; don't know if anyone has heard of that "over there". If I had the money I...