Well, I had been thinking that I wanted another older truck but I don't have a garage currently so I figured I would look around and wait awhile. One of my technicians sends me a text that his dad wants to sell his old 4Runner for down payment money (he's buying a new Tundra.) "What year?" I say. "85" he says. "I'll take it." I say. And the next day this beautiful high mileage beast rolls up to the lot. I'm not going to say what I paid for it but let's just say it was a steal. These things are so hard to find I would have paid him a lot more if he had asked.
So, it runs and drives. It has current tags. It has 357,XXX some odd miles. No big deal for a truck like this.
Plans???? That's a tough question. As of now I am just going to go through everything to make sure it's safe and road worthy. (Brakes feel super spongy and pedal is low for example. Needs tires...)
So, it will definitely get a lift and some wheels/tires. Probably a 33 or 35 depending how much lift I go with. It's going to need some serious help in a lot of areas. Everything is leaking. And I mean everything. It's to the point that it might just get a whole engine rebuild because I am virtually going to have to change every seal on the engine. Plus with that many miles I'm sure it could use a refresh. The front axle looks like it's in really rough shape. Probably will get a full rebuild in that area as well. Rear tires are chirping when turning sharply so I don't know if it has a welded diff, locker, LSD, or just a busted diff?? Interior is surprisingly in decent shape. Back seat looks pretty dang good. Floors look ok. Dash only has one crack. The shifter boots are trashed. The drivers seat is, um, well worn in. I'll keep an eye on junkyards probably for some suitable front replacements.
This truck is going to serve as a weekend driver and backup duty for camping and some light wheeling. I actually want to keep it as street-worthy as possible.
So, it runs and drives. It has current tags. It has 357,XXX some odd miles. No big deal for a truck like this.
Plans???? That's a tough question. As of now I am just going to go through everything to make sure it's safe and road worthy. (Brakes feel super spongy and pedal is low for example. Needs tires...)
So, it will definitely get a lift and some wheels/tires. Probably a 33 or 35 depending how much lift I go with. It's going to need some serious help in a lot of areas. Everything is leaking. And I mean everything. It's to the point that it might just get a whole engine rebuild because I am virtually going to have to change every seal on the engine. Plus with that many miles I'm sure it could use a refresh. The front axle looks like it's in really rough shape. Probably will get a full rebuild in that area as well. Rear tires are chirping when turning sharply so I don't know if it has a welded diff, locker, LSD, or just a busted diff?? Interior is surprisingly in decent shape. Back seat looks pretty dang good. Floors look ok. Dash only has one crack. The shifter boots are trashed. The drivers seat is, um, well worn in. I'll keep an eye on junkyards probably for some suitable front replacements.
This truck is going to serve as a weekend driver and backup duty for camping and some light wheeling. I actually want to keep it as street-worthy as possible.
