New to me 1985 4Runner in great shape
09-04-2009, 04:08 PM
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NICE FIND! Are you sure it's an 85? I thought that year was solid axle/efi/holy grail of 4Runners from the factory. I could be wrong just as easily.
The back end isn't even on the tire like most of them.
I can make your decision easier too, if you'd want an 83 truck...
The back end isn't even on the tire like most of them.
I can make your decision easier too, if you'd want an 83 truck...
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09-04-2009, 10:49 PM
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Come on, hack up the grey one with the green door. Go crazy with that one.
Use the new one for simple, mellow wheeling and camping or a daily driver.
[QUOTE=85TurboRunner;51221341]
You can always spot a solid axle '84 or '85 Toy by the valance. They stopped this style with the 2 notches where the hooks can mount up. After that year they only had one notch where the one factory hook is on the passenger side.
Great score! I am so jealous. What a price too!
Use the new one for simple, mellow wheeling and camping or a daily driver.
[QUOTE=85TurboRunner;51221341]
You can always spot a solid axle '84 or '85 Toy by the valance. They stopped this style with the 2 notches where the hooks can mount up. After that year they only had one notch where the one factory hook is on the passenger side.
Great score! I am so jealous. What a price too!
09-05-2009, 02:31 AM
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that gray one is already pretty hacked up.
I used it for parts for my other 4runner. Now I'm trying to get rid of whats left.
As for hacking this one up I was just kidding. Its too damn nice. I'm trying to decide whether or not to put the running gear out of my other runner under this one though. I can't really keep 2 4runners and I'd like the capability of the other one and the niceness of this one. It would be all bolt on so if I ever wanted to go back to stock it really wouldn't be hard.
I used it for parts for my other 4runner. Now I'm trying to get rid of whats left.
As for hacking this one up I was just kidding. Its too damn nice. I'm trying to decide whether or not to put the running gear out of my other runner under this one though. I can't really keep 2 4runners and I'd like the capability of the other one and the niceness of this one. It would be all bolt on so if I ever wanted to go back to stock it really wouldn't be hard.
09-05-2009, 02:44 AM
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Yeah its pretty much rust free other then 2 spots on the body where the paint is chipped off. Living in the PNW has its perks when it comes to that.
09-05-2009, 04:36 PM
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Holy God, this is my dream Runner. One day I hope to own an 85, soon since my 87 Runner was stolen and I had over 10K invested in it without insurance. Keep this ans build the other one. This is a marvelous find. DONT YOU DARE SELL IT.
09-05-2009, 05:12 PM
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hell with that sell it you don't want that thing it'll just be a money pit sell it to me for a good price and you won't have to worry about it and all the head aces that come with it.lol
09-05-2009, 07:31 PM
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One of the 1st things I would do is start nailing curbs with the Driver side front tire for a set of matching white walls
seriously, have fun with the new toy
edit--just realized it had OR plates, thought it looked familiar from my craigslist troll
--looks like you decided what to do with the gray one: http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/pts/1358997846.html
Last edited by dropzone; 09-05-2009 at 07:35 PM.
