1985 4Runner

Purchased in December. 1985 4Runner


Specs/Mods:

Corvette 355 Chevy motor
Holley Carb on Edelbrock intake
Ford 9" rear with spool locker and 4:56 gears
Stock Toyota front axle 4:56 gears
Custom built driveshafts
Trailmaster 7" suspension lift
4" body lift
39.5x18x15 Super Swamper Boggers
15x14 Bart Chrome racing rims
Griffin Racing radiator
Hurst quarter stick shifter
350 turbo 3 spd auto transmission
Custom guages

Ongoing/Future Mods:

ARB Bullbar/Winch
Crossover steering
Custom rear bumper/tire carrier
STC soft top-done!
Beadlocks
Full rollcage w/exo
onboard air
Racing seats with 5 pt. restraints-done!
Hella lighting
Tube doors-done!
30 spline longfields done!


All comments/suggestions are welcome. I plan to go to the 4Runner Jambo in May.

1985 4Runner

One more photo, of me & my nephew who is 12, and already has Toyota 4x4 fever. He will be attending the 4Runner Jambo with me.

V_Runner

here where i live we have a pharse for those huge lift little 4x4s....we calll them "mini mosters"...and that proudly bears that name

AaronW

1985 4Runner, I like your truck and foresee you and your nephew having hours of fun in the future. I have a question for you though, when and where is the 4Runner Jamboree you mentioned?
Peace.

4RocRunner92

You want to drive together to the jambo?

1985 4Runner

Thanks, The Jamboree is May 11-14, 2006 at Tellico. There is actually a thread posted elsewhere on this site that has great info & a registration link.

Nix_Toy

4" body lift?..... RUN AWAY!!

But nice truck other than that!

YeloSub7

Nice Truck!!!

1985 4Runner

Thanks, It actually works very well for the way the truck is set up,and I've only seen one other 1st gen. that could run 44's but it was a show truck. Like I said, it is a work in progress and all comments/suggestions are welcome. I just can't fit it in the garage...

1985 4Runner

Sounds good, I am going to trailer it up there for obvious reasons, but I would be happy to meet you somewhere in Charlotte.

1985 4Runner

In case anyone wanted to see, this is what a corvette engine looks like in an 85' 4Runner...

1985 4Runner

And here is my #1 co-pilot, my nephew Tyler.....DREAMING of the day he gets his drivers license!

V_Runner

with that engine under the hood and that hieght you might want to train him on how to be a safe driver...

Intrepid

My thoughts exactly. Pull the body lift out, or at least reduce it to a reasonable size, like 2 inches and convert to hi steer before you break something.

1985 4Runner

Thanks, my nephew has lots of time to learn proper driving technique on road and off, and will also learn to tread lightly.
I plan on reducing the body lift down to 2" after I make the necessary mods to drop it down. It had the 4" when I got it,(I bought it as you see it), I will post some more pics of the underside of the truck so everyone can see what I am working with. I am sure I will be asking for advice from those of you who can help. I hope to have the truck ready by May for the 4Runner Jamboree, I would'nt try to take it off-road as it is now. Thanks for all the posts, & I should have some new pics up soon.

1985 4Runner

Here is a few pics of the body lift. Rear looks scary.

1985 4Runner

Came across a good deal on some racing seats, so I decided to get them. Pulled out the old SR5 passenger seat, and found out just how bad the rust was on the body mounts. see pics.





The front is really bad. rusted all the way through, the center ones are ok, and the rear by the wheel well is bad too. Not what I had hoped to find, so now that has to be fixed, but the frame is is great shape.

One More Time

wow...can't wait to see what it looks like once you're done with it

1985 4Runner

So, I am waiting for the new seats to arrive, might as well put the old ones up for sale. There's a thread in the Marketplace classifieds for them if anyone is interested.

fnrunner

Those are the EXACT seats I'm looking for...........too bad you're in SC.........