Re: My '88 4runner

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:22 pm

Andrew wrote:Haha. My dream come true! Is the e-locker working again?

I ran through the wiring after I sent you that text, plugging, unplugging, stuff like that. I don't want to jinx it, but I was able to get the locker to engage and disengage several times!

by **Andrew** Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:45 pm

dutchman wrote:I ran through the wiring after I sent you that text, plugging, unplugging, stuff like that. I don't want to jinx it, but I was able to get the locker to engage and disengage several times!

I think the main problem is the power source. Just to make sure it was working, I "temporarily" connected it to a 12v wire behind the rear seats that was used for the amp I took out. It's just twisted together. It's been that way ever since. It really needs to be run back into the engine compartment and securely fastened to a reliable 12v source.

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:33 pm

So you're saying that electrical tape isn't a secure connection?! scratch

At some point I think I'll shorten all the wiring so there's not 5 ft of wire coiled in the passenger seat. cheers

by **Andrew** Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:42 pm

dutchman wrote:So you're saying that electrical tape isn't a secure connection?!

dutchman wrote:At some point I think I'll shorten all the wiring so there's not 5 ft of wire coiled in the passenger seat.

You should mount the switch to the dash as well... :lol!:

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:50 pm

I got the idea in my head today that I'm going to build a custom(ish) center console. Mounting the switch will be something I try to accomplish.

by **Kevin** Mon Mar 09, 2015 3:56 pm

Sweet! Fiberglass? If so, I wanna play. Fiberglass is fun.

I've been wanting to do a console too. We should cooperate on a mold.

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 09, 2015 4:23 pm

I was thinking a cheapo wood version to start, maybe fiberglass in the future. The biggest requirement is something that I can lock to make the truck a little more secure for my stuff when the top is off. Ours would have to be a bit different because I have to allow room for the crawl-box shifter.

by **Kevin** Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:00 am

Triple sticks, baby. Triple sticks.

by **Andrew** Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:29 am

Doesn't the glove box have a lock? It would be nice to have something covering those shifters...lots of heat comes through that crawl box in the summer.

by **dutchman** Tue Mar 10, 2015 8:31 am

Negative on the locking glove box.

by **dutchman** Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:37 am

Kevin wrote:Triple sticks, baby. Triple sticks.

Is this as simple as buying a kit like this and installing it?

by **Kevin** Tue Mar 10, 2015 9:39 am

Yup. RAD makes a set of triplesticks, so does Davez Offroad.

by **dutchman** Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:07 am

Looking at the pick in this link Triple Sticks, Rad Design
it seems to me that he has the crawl box in front of the t-case. My setup is the opposite. You guys think that kit would still work?

by **Andrew** Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:11 am

dutchman wrote:Looking at the pick in this link Triple Sticks, Rad Design
it seems to me that he has the crawl box in front of the t-case. My setup is the opposite. You guys think that kit would still work?

Your crawl box IS in front of the t-case. That's why your foremost lever is High-Low, only. The rear lever has your 2Hi, 4Hi, N, 4Lo...which is the full t-case.

by **dutchman** Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:13 am

That's right! I was thinking backwards. Thanks!

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:45 pm

Picked up some 35x12.5r15 Goodyear MTRs with Kevlar over the weekend. They came mounted on 15x8 imitation beadlock wheels.

by **Andrew** Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:01 pm

Nice! Looks like the tires are covered enough by the fenders that you can pass safety now?

by **dutchman** Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:09 pm

They may squeak by. What I'm planning on doing is putting the wheels from my F-150 on the 4runner for safety and those are definitely covered by the flares, bonus: they clear w/o the spacers. The wheels on my F-150 are dual drilled so they have the Toyota lug pattern and the Ford lug pattern.

by **dutchman** Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:04 pm

Opinions on headers for the 22RE, ready go! (Asking here to avoid the religious battles on other forums)

by TRD270 Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:46 pm

I know Kevin ran one on the bastard before it blew

by **dutchman** Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:01 pm

TRD270 wrote:I know Kevin ran one on the bastard before it blew

That's what I was thinking. I dug through the first several pages of that build thread and couldn't find definitive proof.

by TRD270 Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:23 pm

dutchman wrote:
TRD270 wrote:I know Kevin ran one on the bastard before it blew

That's what I was thinking. I dug through the first several pages of that build thread and couldn't find definitive proof.

I know he did because I gave it to him

by **dutchman** Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:29 pm

Do you remember which one it was?

by TRD270 Wed Apr 01, 2015 5:18 pm

Thorley

by **Kevin** Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:16 am

Thorley tri-y. Detectable difference with the butt-dyno. If you're sure there's no engine swap in your future, I recommend one highly, but only if you get a price like I did. If you have to pay new, they're probably not worth it.

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