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Photo 1: Entering California.
Photo 2: The Marlin Crawler shop.
Photo 3: My 1999 4Runner and Marlin's 1980 pickup.

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Photo 4: Pile of Toyota transfer cases & transmissions.
Photo 5: Pile of 1979-1985 Toyota front axles.
Photo 6: Stock transmission and transfer case.

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Photo 7: Marlin detailing the game plan.
Photo 8: Beginning to build the crawler.
Photo 9: Building the MC09 crawler.

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Photo 10: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 11: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 12: Building the MC09 crawler.

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Photo 13: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 14: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 15: Building the MC09 crawler.

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Photo 16: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 17: MC09 with 4.7 Japanese made gears.
Photo 18: Beginning to work on the gear driven case housing.

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Photo 19: Clearanceing the gear driven case for the 4.7 gears.
Photo 20: Clearanceing the gear driven case for the 4.7 gears.
Photo 21: Clearanceing the gear driven case for the 4.7 gears.

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Photo 22: Punching in the serial numbers.
Photo 23: Ready to assemble the gear driven cover.
Photo 24: Adding the cover to the 4.7 gears.

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Photo 25: Building the MC09 crawler.
Photo 26: The serial number book of who has purchased the units.
Photo 27: Building the MC09 crawler.

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Photo 28: Marlin dictating what serial numbers will be applied.
Photo 29:Complete MC09 crawler with 4.7 low range gears.
Photo 30: Stock transmission and transfer case from the 1999 4Runner.

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Photo 31: Transmission removed clutch visible.
Photo 32: Separating 5-Speed transmission from the transfer case.
Photo 33: MC09 Crawler, Stock Transfer case and 5-Speed transmission.

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Photo 34: Transmission and transfer case removed.
Photo 35: Pulling 26 to 26 spline coupler which will be replaced with a 26 to 23 spline coupler.
Photo 36: 5-Speed ready for the crawler to be installed.

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Photo 37: Clutch flywheel, you can see where I burned it wheeling.
Photo 38: Flywheel removed.
Photo 39: Assembling the crawler / transfer case / transmission.

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Photo 40: Assembling the crawler / transfer case / transmission.
Photo 41: Assembling the crawler / transfer case / transmission.
Photo 42: Assembling the crawler / transfer case / transmission.

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Photo 43: Assembled the crawler / transfer case / transmission.
Photo 44: MC09 crawler.
Photo 45: 5-speed shifter seats.  The green one ($10.00) came in the 2.7 and the blue one ($30.00) came in the 3.4.  The blue one is much better according to Marlin, so I upgraded to the blue seat in my transmission.

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Photo 46: Completed transmission / crawler / transfer case.
Photo 47: Lifting the unit up into the truck.
Photo 48: Lifting the unit up into the truck.

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Photo 49: Starting the custom shift levers by cutting a stock lever into 3 pieces.  Converting to short throw as well.
Photo 50: Welding the shift lever back together with the short throw bottom.
Photo 51: Custom lever installed in the 4Runner.

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Photo 52: Front boot re-installed.
Photo 53: Three parts to the shift lever.  Tooth, ball and lever.
Photo 54: Rear lever installed in the 4Runner.

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Photo 55: Drive shafts after being lengthened and shortened.
Photo 56: Transmission / MC09 crawler / Transfer case installed in the 4Runner.
Photo 57: MC09 crawler, the serial numbers can be seen.

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Photo 58: Crawler installed in the 4Runner.
Photo 59: Back in Arizona.
Photo 60: On the drive home the shifter bases rubbed the body so I got the dremel out and cleaned up the openings.

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Photo 61: Shifter holes after being dremeled looser back in Arizona.
Photo 62: Front boots re-installed.
Photo 63: The 3 levers: 5-speed, crawler box with 4.7 gears & stock transfer case.  The rear cup holder & brake handle was retained in the stock location.

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Photo 64: Marlin has a few R.O.R.E. e-locker skid plates, so I picked one up as an impulse purchase and installed it when I got back to Arizona.
Photo 65: Rear support bracket I made for the transfer case.  The longer assemble was hitting the body with the shorter drive shaft and the extra length.
Photo 66: Rear support installed with Daystar poly shock bushings for dampening.