Project TURBO MOGRUNNER official build up thread

[81Snowtoy]

Hey gang. Like the title says, turbo power in a 4runner with mog axles.

I sold my old wheeler (81 red pickup), and went on a shopping spree. Here is what I have done in the last two months:

Note: I changed my forum name to something less vehicle specific than 81snowtoy. I now go by "RockRogue".

Pretty nice 4runner for $800, eh? had a 3.0, has a moonroof too.



Assembling the 20" double beadlocks.


46" Michelin XLs. said to be 99% tread... a little less when they showed up : (
And my girlfriend Tosha.


Engine donor ready for the knife, 89 supra turbo (7MGTE with a 5 speed)


yank


This just won't do.


Yank!


All clean, ready for new stuff.


Need to make a custom tranny to get the 7MGTE in place of the 3VZE if you want to have a transfer case behind it.

[81Snowtoy]

Here is all the R154 (2wd) internals, with the R150 (4wd) main shaft.


Trannys are actually fun to work on.


Just need to put in shifters and put the case together.


yep. 404s. Rebuilds for NATO until they stopped using 404s...


Thanks Dan and Chris for helping get my 250lb wheel/tire sets onto my 700lb axles.

[81toyot]

So far so good Like the tire selection

[toyjoeta]

Nice build, love the pics, what are your plans for the suspension?

Late
Joe

[81Snowtoy]

Originally Posted by toyjoeta

Nice build, love the pics, what are your plans for the suspension?

Late
Joe

8" TJ coils rear, 10" TJ coils front, bilstein 14" 5125 moutned on the links Extra travel) at all 4 corners. I will run a 3 link ront and a 3 link rear. Both set up with y links. All links will be 2x2 or 2.5x2.5 box tube, .250 wall. Rod ends are all going to be currie johnny joints with 1.25 threaded shanks.

If anyone has other ideas, feel free to share. The main reason I am going with 3 links is for space (fuel tank in rear, engine/driveline in front). And square tube because it is cheap and easy to fab (unless you want to bend it).

I was going to do air shocks, but I ran out of money. air shocks would be like $1200, and my coils and shocks will be less than $600. And I will have poly bumps and limiting straps (probably 2 double wrapped straps at each corner... I have about 2600lbs of unsprung weight).

[Starbucks]

god damn, impressive shit man

[CRAPTACULAR]

Cool. I like the benz symbols in the rims.

[extremetoy]

sweet build, i wish i would have gotten rebuilt axles instead of going through them myself... oh well

[molsenmuscle]

So, R154 gears onto R150 mainshaft into R150 housing? Any write up you followed or did you just start taking shit apart?

[81Snowtoy]

Originally Posted by molsenmuscle

So, R154 gears onto R150 mainshaft into R150 housing? Any write up you followed or did you just start taking shit apart?

Yeah, you got the swap described. NO, no write up. I had a thread a while back that ended with: "R154 gears on r150 shaft in r150 housing. it works."

So I started taking stuff apart. And I broke a main shaft output bearing, and a 3rd gear piece... not a synchro or the gear. I dunno what it is called. But I had two of both of those, so I used the R150 ones.

It was a big learning experience.

[molsenmuscle]

So the 154 bellhousing will be bolted to the 150 case with the 154 gears on the 150 shaft... I thought I had read somewhere there was a difference in the length of the input section of the shaft and the depth of the bellhousing or maybe that was on the newer R150's? Good to see you making it happen.

[irie4R]

is all that extra weight ging to be really worth it? i know a 7mgte has more trq than a 22re but that things gonna be slow as shit dont you think? also you think your gears can handle all that?

[81Snowtoy]

Originally Posted by irie4R

is all that extra weight ging to be really worth it? i know a 7mgte has more trq than a 22re but that things gonna be slow as shit dont you think? also you think your gears can handle all that?

7MGTE weighs 440lbs, and I do not know the weight of a 3VZ

There is practically no aftermarket support for the 3VZ engine.

There is a plethora of aftermarket support for toyota's J series engines, especially the 7MGTE and JZ series engines. With parts from boxes and a stock bottom end (rebuilt) you can exceed 500 HP. Stock it has 250HP and 254 lbft of torque. I think it is worth a few extra pounds.

And this 4runner never had a 22RE, so I guess i could have swapped one in, but that would be lame. "big" power is like 200HP.

[mxmw54]

most people just cut the 3vz bellhousing and the supra bellhousings in half, then weld the front half of the supra housing to the rear of the 3vz housing.
heres a kickass site for your swap.
www.supracharged.com

[Java]

gotta ask where you got those portals they are beautiful!!

[lilredrover]

Someone's gotta be a dick and do it, might as well be me, how about some more pictures of your girlfriend

[yoda0395]

Looks like a sweet project. Who did you buy the beadlocks from?

[86toyotakyle]

Hmmm I like the idea, Keep up the work.

[BajaBilly]

Originally Posted by yoda0395

Looks like a sweet project. Who did you buy the beadlocks from?

I would guess USA6x6

http://www.usa6x6.com/gallery/displa...lbum=10&pos=10

[GA86yota]

that'll be a HUGE BITCH !!!!!!!

[hvy 1ton]

I'm sorry you bought those wheels. I have heard so much bad stuff about daniel and his pos products it isn't even funny. Supposedly his better now but i'm not gonna find out.

[81Snowtoy]

Originally Posted by hvy 1ton

I'm sorry you bought those wheels. I have heard so much bad stuff about daniel and his pos products it isn't even funny. Supposedly his better now but i'm not gonna find out.

I I wren't a gentleman, I would type a big long string of crude explitives to describe daniel and his customer service. I dealt with him in spring and summer of 2006 (one order). So if you heard he improved since then, it could be. EDIT: He is no longer in business. But the wheels hold air and are tough.

I got my tires from there too. I wouldn't recommend getting tires there unless you can pick them out in person. I was misled a little on the condition.

lilredrover- how dare you! jk

MXMW54- already been through that site. i like it. thanks though

Java- I got these axles from MAC at www.exaxt.ca. Mac (Robert Macdonald), is an excellent person to do business with. And he also machined my pinion conversons, and they are fantastic.

[mayday]

sweet, i dig the build so far.

[Overbear]

Welcome to the 7MGTE family man

hey give me a PM if you end up with wireing problems, ive become quite handy at figureing them out now.

[CPOM]

What is the configuration problem that leads you to using this transmission setup? Does the R150 not bolt to this motor? I thought the r150 and r154 used the same face to bell pattern ? And the gearing in the 154 is worse right?