Shoutout to @Box Rocket on all the advice he’s given to me this past year.
After researching the ‘legends’ of off-roading it was an easy choice between an 80 and older 4runner, so I picked this up for $5000 July 2020 with 206,xxx miles. Cashmere Beige. Non-locked (no front or rear lockers). All stock. Frame in great condition with very minimal rust. Someone had previously installed LEDs into the stock headlight housings- That was the only ‘mod’ on it.
Had all of the common 80 issues:
Multiple oil leaks. Bad door sensors. Floppy rear view mirror. Floppy side mirrors. Floppy sun visors. Front seats completely thrashed with electric gears sheared. No ‘D’ light on the dash. E-brake basically worthless. Fume pressure blowback from fuel cap. Clear coat excessively peeling on the majority of the hood and some on the tops of the front side fenders. Windows roll up slower than snails on peanut butter, and the driver side window shifts forward off the main track. Steering wheel leather deteriorating. Front seat belt worn and need replaced. All rubber everywhere deteriorating inside and out.
Overall a turd. And for all of my friends and family unfamiliar with the 80 series, to them it was just an old soccer mom turd compared to my ‘13 Tacoma Off-Road with manual trans..
To make things even more humorous - by no means am I skilled mechanic, so I’ve needed a lot of help on this.
The first thing I did was remove the second and third rows of seats to make sure it would be the camper/sleeper that I was envisioning.
The first ‘minor’ issue that got me worried was it getting stuck in Drive, could not shift to park, and after investigation in the undercarriage the shift linkage fell apart at the transmission. Replaced some nuts and washers and it was good to go. Thanks to SolveFunction Solvefunction - Offroad and Landcruiser parts - https://solvefunction.com/ and BH3D Printing BH3D Printing - http://www.bh3dprinting.com/
Gamiviti seat parts — Gamiviti - http://www.gamiviti.com/seatparts
I got most of the interior issues fixed along with the mirrors.
After researching the ‘legends’ of off-roading it was an easy choice between an 80 and older 4runner, so I picked this up for $5000 July 2020 with 206,xxx miles. Cashmere Beige. Non-locked (no front or rear lockers). All stock. Frame in great condition with very minimal rust. Someone had previously installed LEDs into the stock headlight housings- That was the only ‘mod’ on it.
Had all of the common 80 issues:
Multiple oil leaks. Bad door sensors. Floppy rear view mirror. Floppy side mirrors. Floppy sun visors. Front seats completely thrashed with electric gears sheared. No ‘D’ light on the dash. E-brake basically worthless. Fume pressure blowback from fuel cap. Clear coat excessively peeling on the majority of the hood and some on the tops of the front side fenders. Windows roll up slower than snails on peanut butter, and the driver side window shifts forward off the main track. Steering wheel leather deteriorating. Front seat belt worn and need replaced. All rubber everywhere deteriorating inside and out.
Overall a turd. And for all of my friends and family unfamiliar with the 80 series, to them it was just an old soccer mom turd compared to my ‘13 Tacoma Off-Road with manual trans..
To make things even more humorous - by no means am I skilled mechanic, so I’ve needed a lot of help on this.
The first thing I did was remove the second and third rows of seats to make sure it would be the camper/sleeper that I was envisioning.
The first ‘minor’ issue that got me worried was it getting stuck in Drive, could not shift to park, and after investigation in the undercarriage the shift linkage fell apart at the transmission. Replaced some nuts and washers and it was good to go. Thanks to SolveFunction Solvefunction - Offroad and Landcruiser parts - https://solvefunction.com/ and BH3D Printing BH3D Printing - http://www.bh3dprinting.com/
Gamiviti seat parts — Gamiviti - http://www.gamiviti.com/seatparts
I got most of the interior issues fixed along with the mirrors.
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, but it’s still solid and outperforms ARB’s equivalent single compressor (don’t believe me? Check YouTube 
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