Picked up a 2000 Limited for FREE!

[BruceTS]

That's right the pictures below are of my new to me 4Runner


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Sitting in my driveway!

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You guessed it those are some huge brakes.....wonder why?

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What's this???? it has rear disc brakes as well.....

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Wonder if that ford 9" has anything to do with it????

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now that is one beefy axle.......

[YotaFun]

plans?

[Good Times]

bah it's not green! ;)

[Seanz0rz]

bah it's not green! ;)

:good:

[BruceTS]

plans?


OK, more details:

This was a friends project vehicle that never got completed and has less than 9000 miles on the odometer. I has been in storage for over 2 years now and he finally wanted it gone. He already pulled the front diff out and was making it 2WD with plans to run a built 3.4 with twin turbos.

The vehicle is in near perfect condition, except there is no engine, transmission, radiator, or ECU other than that it's complete.

My plans are to install the 4.0L with 6-speed transmission that is sitting inside my garage into it. Unfortunately I won't be able to fit the front diff back in due to clearance issues. So for now it will stay, street only, however I also plan to install one of URD's superchargers as well....hehe the need for them brakes.

[Crinale]

the best part is this post was right next to paddlenbike's post about a 2000 4runner limited for $5 :lol: :lol:

that is a beefy axle though... should be interesting to see what happens with that 1gr ;)... those things have a MESS of wires though, so it should be fun sorting those out (ive been inspecting Milton's race truck and the 1gr in it... lots of wires, but a very sick swap)

[L33T35T Tacoma]

:bling:



The vehicle is in near perfect condition, except there is no engine, transmission, radiator, or ECU other than that it's complete.


Bah, who needs those!!

[BruceTS]

the best part is this post was right next to paddlenbike's post about a 2000 4runner limited for $5 :lol: :lol:

that is a beefy axle though... should be interesting to see what happens with that 1gr ;)... those things have a MESS of wires though, so it should be fun sorting those out (ive been inspecting Milton's race truck and the 1gr in it... lots of wires, but a very sick swap)


Note I copied his title.....hehe

I have the complete vehicle wiring harness and all electronics from the 2005 Tacoma that the engine came from. Electronics and wiring is my specialty, so I doubt I'll have a problem drawing up a new harness. I may just try to wire the engine to run off the existing ECU and system or I may just pull the whole harness out and replace it with the donor one.

[paddlenbike]

the best part is this post was right next to paddlenbike's post about a 2000 4runner limited for $5 :lol: :lol:



I think Bruce got the better deal here.

[BruceTS]

bah it's not green! ;)


Was thinking about getting into contact with Coors and see if they'd want to put their graphics on in.....Silver Bullet....hahaha

[4x4mike]

Wow great project and for FREE, can't beat that. Very interested to see how it turns out. Did your friend do the work that's on it currently?

[Crinale]

So for now it will stay, street only,

oh ya, and since when does 2wd mean street only??? turn it into a desert racer! :-D

[914Runner]

Does it have manual hub spindles on it or did he just leave the outer stub shafts in when he pulled the front drivetrain?

[paddlenbike]

Did your friend buy it new?

[4x4mike]

So I was thinking about this this morning on the way to work. How do people score like this? I've never know anyone who would give me a car (maybe I'm just a dick). As it is I'm always toying with the idea of dropping a grand on a POS station wagon to beat the crap out of. A 4runner is one thing but there aren't even people around giving away beat to hell, rusty, smokey, old junkers :drool:.

You always hear of stories "Someone was throwing this out", "they almost paid me to take it", "crusing craigslist". etc.

Cheers to you Bruce for a free ride. Even if the completion is out a ways, timewise, you could always tow it up a hill and cruise down.

[paddlenbike]

I always wonder about these projects too. That truck was about $37k new and before it had 9,000 miles on it the drivetrain was torn out and certainly over $10k was invested in the brakes and rear diff, only to turn around and give it away? You scored big.

[MTL_4runner]

Impressive score, the body alone (with no rust) would be worth a small fortune up here.

[Crinale]

i think its in a lot better condition than your green one bruce... you should trade :-P swap all ur stuff onto the silver one, (and the 3.4) and throw the 1gr into the green one and make it the street truck... the silver one looks like its ready for a lot of abuse, and the green one has already taken a lot of abuse :-P

[Okie81]

bah it's not green! ;)


Was thinking about getting into contact with Coors and see if they'd want to put their graphics on in.....Silver Bullet....hahaha


Bah...Coors Light (I really just wanted to say Bah too)

Cool project though, I can see the potential for someone with electrical experience liek yourself.

[BruceTS]

Looks like I will be using the electronics from the 2005 Tacoma, since the URD supercharger works so much better with the throttle by wire set-up. I may have to fabricate a new oil pan, since there may be clearance issue with the steering rack. won't know til I try a test fit.

It did have a twin turbo set-up on the stock engine at one time that produced aprox 600 HP, but the shortblock couldn't handle the power. A new block was being built up with a custom billet crankshaft, but the whole drive train was sold to someone else, before it got installed.

[Obi..]

Don't be playa hating Mike, don't be hatin, as soon as we get wifey her Corolla or Camry I'll let you have first shot at Clark, Ok. :D



So I was thinking about this this morning on the way to work. How do people score like this? I've never know anyone who would give me a car (maybe I'm just a dick). As it is I'm always toying with the idea of dropping a grand on a POS station wagon to beat the crap out of. A 4runner is one thing but there aren't even people around giving away beat to hell, rusty, smokey, old junkers :drool:.

You always hear of stories "Someone was throwing this out", "they almost paid me to take it", "crusing craigslist". etc.

[paddlenbike]

If a guy wanted 600+hp he would be time and money ahead to just go 2JZ...

[Crinale]

If a guy wanted 600+hp he would be time and money ahead to just go 2JZ...

:good:

[calrockx]

Whoa, that trucks looks like it's in great shape. And free? Niiiice.

Now I'm just waiting to see Bruce OMF beadlock-ize those wheels, haha.

Sounds like a fun project. I'll have to check it out next time I'm in LA.

[ttora4runner]

Good score. :thumbup:

I'll be watching how well that 4.0 fits in there.

[Crinale]

I'll be watching how well that 4.0 fits in there.


it fits in an 01 taco nicely...

[97kurt]

bah it's not green! ;)


C'mon Bruce, paint it!!!

Regarding the 1grfe, do you think it would be possible to remove the oil sump housing and make a front facing sump oil pan similar to what the 3rd gen already has? Or... since its already a rear facing sump, dare I say SAS?

[Crinale]

well, since people have SAS'd 4th gen 4runners, i say its possible :-P

also, if you have fab skills (which i know for a fact Bruce has) it would definitely be possible to make a front sump, whether it would be easy or practical, however, is another matter entirely, and one that i cannot answer for you.

[BruceTS]

Making a new sump would be easy for me now since I have a CNC mill. Thought about going that route. For now it will be 2WD, however I will be installing the 6-speed 4WD tranny, so making it a 4x4 in the future is a very strong possibility. If I can manage to get a free Diamond front axle, I will surely go SAS on it. The budget dictates keeping it 2WD until I get the engine installed and the electricals all rewired. Got both schematics and currently drawing up a new diagram on the conversion, this will take some time to complete, even before I can start the engine install.

As for painting, that will be deterimined if I can eventually get a willing sponsor....

[Rock Slide]

Subscribed. Looking forward to seeing the 4.0 installed.