austintaco
Explorer
I am assuming that you have rear heat? Are you keeping the rear heat?
1987 4Runner- Expedition Build Up.
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Negative on the rear heat.
toyota_jon
Adventurer
Here is a drawing I did of a roof rack supported between the top and bed. I think it would seal fine along the side but the top might leak where it meets the cab.
I really like this idea but i see one issue. you're going to have to notch where the feet bolt onto the bed rails. not a huge problem but one worth noting. I installed some of the foam tape you use to put on a normal topper to better seal my top and i really had to fight with the top 4 bolts to get them to align properly. and that stuff isn't very thick at all. but i like this idea and have contemplated doing something verry similar.
RU55ELL
Explorer
Unless I am mistaken, none of the first gens had rear heat.
DaveInDenver
Middle Income Semi-Redneck
Stock pipes on my truck were 1.875" and I went to a 2.25". The V6 trucks I think had a 2" system from the factory and some people just use that instead of a custom system.
corax
Explorer
1st gens were available with rear heat (though rare, and often removed) - IIRC the heater core sat in the passenger side rear "cubby hole" by the tailgate. First time I heard of it was on 4crawler's site, his '85 originally had rear heat
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SilverBullet
Explorer
My old 87 had rear heat, and the remark above is correct, the core was in the back. Never did work right...
My 85 had rear heat as well.
austintaco
Explorer
I didn't realize it was a rare option. It takes up alot of room, so my center console doesn't do much except hold a pen and a tire gauge.
Grim Reaper
Expedition Leader
My 84 4Runner the rear heater core and blower was under the center console.
Grim Reaper
Expedition Leader
Here's the inside of the cat....
Cut that bad boy off and took her down the road.... drove like a loud dream!
Don't call it good yet! unless it just broke free and blocked the flow something else may have caused that to fail. I would run it through an emissions check the output. The muffler shop you are taking it too might be able to do this.
High NOX would be an indicator of a lean issue and over heat it and it melt. High CO would be an indication that it may have clogged up. If you see either of these I'd put a O2 sensor on it and retest.
corax
Explorer
x2, mine broke free of the glue along the bottom edge - I'm just too lazy to pull the windshield and reseal it at this time (well winter doesn't help much either). Take a playing card and try to slide it between the glass the glue/sealant at several points along the edge of the windshield (push on the glass a bit), if it slides between the two you'll know what needs to be done