Just scored a motor for the buggy!

TOYMINATOR · 12-15-2006, 03:47 PM

I just scored a 4.7L I-Force motor complete with wiring harness for $200 bucks! Other than a bent connecting rod that I gotta replace the motor is in great shape otherwise. This motor was pulled out of an insurance job 4Runner that had injested a little water during Katrina!

So the buggy's gettin a Toyota V8! WooHoo!

elliot_irwin · 12-15-2006, 03:51 PM

lucky

4xClover · 12-15-2006, 03:57 PM

SWEET!!!!

Interex · 12-15-2006, 04:10 PM

Damn, that is a smokin' deal. Were you able to get the ECU aswell?

TOYMINATOR · 12-15-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Interex

Damn, that is a smokin' deal. Were you able to get the ECU aswell?

No ECU unfortunately, but I can track one of those down I'm sure!

Ricks72 · 12-15-2006, 04:32 PM

Sweet so all it needs is eveything else lol

TOYMINATOR · 12-15-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricks72

Sweet so all it needs is eveything else lol

Pretty much! LOL! I do have the rear axle for it!

FAUX X 4 · 12-15-2006, 04:44 PM

Any plans to do a installation writeup for the rest of us to follow your lead???

TOYMINATOR · 12-15-2006, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by FAUX X 4

Any plans to do a installation writeup for the rest of us to follow your lead???

I'm gonna try to document this build as best I can...from start to finish.

FAUX X 4 · 12-15-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TACOZILLA

I'm gonna try to document this build as best I can...from start to finish.

Awesome!

........I'm headed this direction as well when/if my little 2.7 gives up.

99FlowedTaco · 12-15-2006, 05:54 PM

lol fuckin sweet ! lemme know when u wanna get around the install i'll give a hand

zszac111 · 12-16-2006, 11:05 AM

shannon, ive got a buddy who owns a parts yard, im not sure if he has any ECU's for that motor or not, but i can check if you want? What year is it out of?

BenMara · 12-16-2006, 09:01 PM

mmm Toyota V8 goodness

tanKoma · 12-16-2006, 09:15 PM

$200 bucks lol, damn

TOYMINATOR · 12-20-2006, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zszac111

shannon, ive got a buddy who owns a parts yard, im not sure if he has any ECU's for that motor or not, but i can check if you want? What year is it out of?

Hell, get him to check on me one. I can't remember what year 4Runner this came out of but I can sure as hell find out if he needs that info.

The plan is to go through the entire motor...don't want to take any chances with something else being wrong with it and find out after the motor is already installed.

purity · 12-20-2006, 02:12 PM

keep us updated and remember....

TOYMINATOR · 12-20-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by purity

keep us updated and remember....

I haven't even picked the motor up yet much less had time to take pictures of it!

Dick Foster · 12-20-2006, 02:16 PM

Sounds like a good deal. Hope it didn't injest too much salt water. Don't let it sit around or it will rot away. Tear it down and clean it out right away. When you get it cleaned out, spray it down with some penetrating oil then put some motor oil to it.

Dick Foster · 12-20-2006, 02:18 PM

Look it over for corrosion before you hand over your dough. If you can, yank the oil pan and have a good hard look.

TOYMINATOR · 12-20-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Foster

Sounds like a good deal. Hope it didn't injest too much salt water. Don't let it sit around or it will rot away. Tear it down and clean it out right away. When you get it cleaned out, spray it down with some penetrating oil then put some motor oil to it.

Well, it's already been sittin a while. The techs said they did pump the water out of it and then ran more oil in it and got it to actually spin so it has be relubricated since the water injestion. But I will be tearing it apart as soon as it's in my possession.

TOYMINATOR · 12-20-2006, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Foster

Look it over for corrosion before you hand over your dough. If you can, yank the oil pan and have a good hard look.

Oh yeah, I'll certainly make sure it's useable before any cash changes hands. The guy told me to come get and and I could pay him later. So I'll dismantle it and then make my decision if I will keep it or give it back to him.

Dick Foster · 12-20-2006, 02:25 PM

That's fair enough. Can't really ask for more.

Interex · 12-20-2006, 03:29 PM

Hey Shannon, once you get the motor you can run the VIN on the block to see what year it came out of. Now that you are at Toyota, you should have that access. If not, I can run it and tell you the year of the vehicle.

TOYMINATOR · 12-20-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Interex

Hey Shannon, once you get the motor you can run the VIN on the block to see what year it came out of. Now that you are at Toyota, you should have that access. If not, I can run it and tell you the year of the vehicle.

Yeah, I got access to all that. Plus the guy that it beloged to actually works here at Champion with me, so...

Wheelin taco2131 · 12-27-2006, 11:34 PM

wow...great deal! Now, you would really be cool if you were hooking up one of the new 5.7L tundra engines in your rig!

Bear · 12-28-2006, 12:29 AM

Well congrats ole friend and great find.

I just picked up a ford 302 C.I.D tonight. I am tossing and turning over putting it into a buggy or finding a mustang project to build around it.

couldn't pass it up for the price...Free! just had to go and haul it off! Got plenty of extra parts as well as it being 95% complete and running before the tear down of it a year ago.

zszac111 · 12-28-2006, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bear

Well congrats ole friend and great find.

I just picked up a ford 302 C.I.D tonight. I am tossing and turning over putting it into a buggy or finding a mustang project to build around it.

couldn't pass it up for the price...Free! just had to go and haul it off! Got plenty of extra parts as well as it being 95% complete and running before the tear down of it a year ago.

put it in the tacoma, find ford explore heads, buy a np235 (100 bucks) then a np205 (200 bucks) and have a bomb proof tranny and x-case and possibly a pretty strong motor.

99FlowedTaco · 12-28-2006, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by zszac111

put it in the tacoma, find ford explore heads, buy a np235 (100 bucks) then a np205 (200 bucks) and have a bomb proof tranny and x-case and possibly a pretty strong motor.

lol i only wish but i'd hate to have the damn thing crap out from time to time.

FaTexasK5 · 01-03-2007, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TACOZILLA

The plan is to go through the entire motor...don't want to take any chances with something else being wrong with it and find out after the motor is already installed.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH so what max said made a little sense eh?

What happened to "AHHH fuck it, ill just replace the rod and it'll be good" bullshit.......your such a flake...

Still think your wasting your money...

Have you whined to interco and poly performance yet?

TOYMINATOR · 01-03-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FaTexasK5

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH so what max said made a little sense eh?

What happened to "AHHH fuck it, ill just replace the rod and it'll be good" bullshit.......your such a flake...

Still think your wasting your money...

Have you whined to interco and poly performance yet?

I can see you are making the best of your unemployed life...Mister "no job havin, my old lady gives me an allowance, spend all my welfare money on crack"! Get a job ya loser...do something productive with your life and put the crack pipe down!

12-15-2006, 03:47 PM	#1
TOYMINATOR Forum Warden My Rig: '85 One Ton 4Runner Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Trinity Bay, TX Posts: 4,567	Just scored a motor for the buggy! I just scored a 4.7L I-Force motor complete with wiring harness for $200 bucks! Other than a bent connecting rod that I gotta replace the motor is in great shape otherwise. This motor was pulled out of an insurance job 4Runner that had injested a little water during Katrina! So the buggy's gettin a Toyota V8! WooHoo! __________________ "Get busy living or get busy dying, that's goddamn right." ~ Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

12-15-2006, 03:51 PM	#2
elliot_irwin Veteran Member My Rig: Is that appropriate Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ELLENSBURG, washington Posts: 1,510	lucky __________________ 95 taco 2.7 ex. CUCK FANCER GALT/TAGGART 2012

12-15-2006, 03:57 PM	#3
4xClover --------------- Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 3,568	SWEET!!!! __________________ '98 SAS on 37's

12-15-2006, 04:10 PM	#4
Interex Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 5,462	Damn, that is a smokin' deal. Were you able to get the ECU aswell? __________________ Harold '07 Tundra Double Cab Limited 5.7L '99 Tacoma Ext. Cab V6 non-TRD - Converted PreRunner -> 4X4 '94 Toyota Supra Turbo PT76-GTS, Auto->6 speed '87 Toyota Supra Turbo 4X4 Conversion Thread

12-15-2006, 04:32 PM	#6
Ricks72 Playing with radiation Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 3,326	Sweet so all it needs is eveything else lol __________________ -Brandon Formula Toy #36

12-15-2006, 04:44 PM	#8
FAUX X 4 Takama's-N-Shit! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 8,965	Any plans to do a installation writeup for the rest of us to follow your lead??? __________________ I Break for Rocks.

12-15-2006, 05:54 PM	#11
99FlowedTaco Shrockworks 4x4 Products Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 4,468	lol fuckin sweet ! lemme know when u wanna get around the install i'll give a hand __________________ Mitch 2002 4Runner SR5 - DD http://www.shrockworks.com Got questions on a product we sell , please PM any questions.

12-16-2006, 11:05 AM	#12
zszac111 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: birmingham, AL Posts: 1,349	shannon, ive got a buddy who owns a parts yard, im not sure if he has any ECU's for that motor or not, but i can check if you want? What year is it out of? __________________ just a POS buggy

12-16-2006, 09:01 PM	#13
BenMara Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Everywhere: SC Posts: 70	mmm Toyota V8 goodness

12-16-2006, 09:15 PM	#14
tanKoma The Satanic Panic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hopewell, NJ Posts: 598	$200 bucks lol, damn __________________ i have too many damn car projects 99 x cab SOLD 02 trans am ws6 1953 bel air rat rod 1950 chevy 3800

12-20-2006, 02:12 PM	#16
purity Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: houston, tx Posts: 526	keep us updated and remember....

12-20-2006, 02:16 PM	#18
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 11,916	Sounds like a good deal. Hope it didn't injest too much salt water. Don't let it sit around or it will rot away. Tear it down and clean it out right away. When you get it cleaned out, spray it down with some penetrating oil then put some motor oil to it. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

12-20-2006, 02:18 PM	#19
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 11,916	Look it over for corrosion before you hand over your dough. If you can, yank the oil pan and have a good hard look. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

12-20-2006, 02:25 PM	#22
Dick Foster Numba 2 Ho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Gatos, NorCal Posts: 11,916	That's fair enough. Can't really ask for more. __________________ I admit to being Crazy but I'm not Stupid

12-20-2006, 03:29 PM	#23
Interex Veteran Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Plano, TX Posts: 5,462	Hey Shannon, once you get the motor you can run the VIN on the block to see what year it came out of. Now that you are at Toyota, you should have that access. If not, I can run it and tell you the year of the vehicle. __________________ Harold '07 Tundra Double Cab Limited 5.7L '99 Tacoma Ext. Cab V6 non-TRD - Converted PreRunner -> 4X4 '94 Toyota Supra Turbo PT76-GTS, Auto->6 speed '87 Toyota Supra Turbo 4X4 Conversion Thread

12-27-2006, 11:34 PM	#25
Wheelin taco2131 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: GA Posts: 2,505	wow...great deal! Now, you would really be cool if you were hooking up one of the new 5.7L tundra engines in your rig!

12-28-2006, 12:29 AM	#26
Bear H-O-L-Y-------S-H-I-T-H-H-A-A My Rig: 1997 Toyota Tacoma Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: state of confusion Posts: 11,143	Well congrats ole friend and great find. I just picked up a ford 302 C.I.D tonight. I am tossing and turning over putting it into a buggy or finding a mustang project to build around it. couldn't pass it up for the price...Free! just had to go and haul it off! Got plenty of extra parts as well as it being 95% complete and running before the tear down of it a year ago. __________________ BEAR OVERKILL IS AN UNDERRATED ACHIEVEMENT Originally Posted by abbott … remember, in the world of cars and trucks, its not cubic inches, its cubic dollars. GO SPURS GO!!!!

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