84-85 Trucks & 4Runners 2nd gen pickups and 1st gen 4Runners with solid front axles

1985 GREEN 4runner

Old Sep 9, 2019 | 07:12 PM
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1985 GREEN 4runner

Hey guys, been a minute since ive posted on here. Figured I had better start a thread for thing like I did for my last 2. Purchased in september of 2017, 173k on it at the time. This is my daily driver and only vehicle at the moment. I will try and backlog all stuff I have done over the last couple years
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 07:25 PM
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I like it, more pics please
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 08:08 PM
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first thing I did was replace these with OEM tails
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 08:19 PM
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Up next was of course the mandatory american flag decals


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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 08:31 PM
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Around this time it started to leak oil from the front main seal, so i replaced the oil pump, water pump, sleeved the crank for new front main seal, resealed the oil pan, and replaced a still functional alternator

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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 09:03 PM
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New ignition cables

New rad cap fron 22reperformance
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 09:04 PM
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Picked this up for 300$, havnt made much progress on it yet
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 09:59 PM
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Took it camping

Replaced old worn out shocks with bilsteins

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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 10:08 PM
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Had the priviledge of using my buddys lift to replace the wheel bearings, its always easier with the right tools!

Changed up the front end a bit..

Picked up a rare sr5 cluster.. more on this later

New torque arm bushing and half of a u bolt flip kit installed
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 11:27 PM
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AC tensioner pully decided it wanted to run away, replaced it and was thankful to have ac again
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 01:17 AM
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Could a mod please move this to the build up section? Realized I posted it in the wrong spot!
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 05:12 AM
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Fricken excellent!!!

whats the plan on the turbo motor?
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 07:13 AM
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Love the color!
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 03:46 PM
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Fricken excellent!!!

whats the plan on the turbo motor?
Strip it all down, and have the machine shop do its thing. Then I would like to do the rebuild myself. May look at upgrading some components of the head while I am at it. Im thinking ill keep the boost around 7-10psi. Need to decide on an exhaust manifold and turbo and whether or not to intercool it, and a mega squirt system
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 04:10 PM
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Sweet, I was wanting to do the convert years ago but never pulled the trigger, came across this page:

https://people.well.com/user/mosk/

A bit dated but good info

sweet man, ride is killer!!! Can’t wait to see some turbo!!
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Thanks for that info! Some good stuff in there for sure. I have a feeling the turbo will be on the backburner for a little bit. Right now the 4runner is down. I broke it when I was starting the gauge swap and a bit ashamed of myself for it. I will post some pics and let you guys try and figure it out!
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Shouldn't be too hard to ezi-out that butt.
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 04:32 PM
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Yes, that's what I was thinking. BUTT the problem is its location. It is close enough to the frame I cannot fit a drill there, and had no luck with a 90 degree adapter either.
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nadakai
Yes, that's what I was thinking. BUTT the problem is its location. It is close enough to the frame I cannot fit a drill there, and had no luck with a 90 degree adapter either.
Shouldn't need to drill it. Just gotta have the exactly correct ezi-out.

I like the Proto square type extractor for work like this. I've even used the tang of an old file, ground just right.
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