Very excited to have picked up my first novelty vehicle. I've wanted a first gen 4Runner for a few years now, and with us essentially moving down to only using our newer wagon, I had my oppertunity to swap out the old minivan for a "family adventure vehicle". Was expecting to have to ship or fly to find something rust free, but happened to find a recent rust free California import in, of all places, the Upper Peninsula. 472k miles on the clock, but had just had a crate motor dropped in, new CV axles, and the brakes and suspension all feels like they have been serviced in the not too distant past. Made the trip up there and just took it home.
Inside is a little hit. Looking to either replace the front seat or have them reupholstered. Any advice on that front? The dash is the other real problem area. I'm not letting myself worry about/focus on it right now, but it's a real s*** show and I'll have to figure out how to address that.
Long term would like to slowly address all the little things inside, but having a work in progress is half the fun. This doesn't need to be a perfect restoration, so keeping everything year correct isn't necessary, but I would like to eventually get everything buttoned up and solid. I've really enjoyed doing this in the past with vintage mopeds and old motorcycles.
Inside is a little hit. Looking to either replace the front seat or have them reupholstered. Any advice on that front? The dash is the other real problem area. I'm not letting myself worry about/focus on it right now, but it's a real s*** show and I'll have to figure out how to address that.
Long term would like to slowly address all the little things inside, but having a work in progress is half the fun. This doesn't need to be a perfect restoration, so keeping everything year correct isn't necessary, but I would like to eventually get everything buttoned up and solid. I've really enjoyed doing this in the past with vintage mopeds and old motorcycles.