Newbie here with my first Toyota. PO had it overheat and shut down on them. It was mine for the price of hauling it home. It runs but has a pretty bad knock. I guess I have a winter project.







Everything is stock and it has 140k miles

 

Nice find, That will make a grest winter project. What are the plans?

 

Is that a turbo I spy? Did they make an 85 ext cab 22RET?

:wabbit2:

 

I figured for now I would pull the motor and rebuild. I have driven this prior to the breakdown and it ran really good and was fun to drive. I am planning on using it as a daily driver once it is operational. I have not been able to determine for sure but I think that everything is stock? and yes it is turbo-efi

 

I'm thinking swap, I've never seen one either.

Either way that is a sweet ride - looks like the first step is to get it cleaned up and see what you're really working with!

Fink

 

Great Deal, I have always loved the 80's Toyota's! I miss my old blue 86 4Runner, but someone on this board still has it going with 290K + miles.

 

me likly alot

 

I see it has an idaho plate on it, were in idaho are you located ?.

 

I believe they made the 85 with the turbo efi but not built that many. but i could be wrong but i think i read it some where that they started producing the 22ret in late 85 put it in some 85 but mostly made for 86 n older till whenever they stopped makin em.

 

I am in the Fruitland - Parma area. Right on the Snake River

 

Ive been through Fruitland many times, i used to live in the peoples republic of California, but i now live in Grangeville Idaho, about 200 miles from you. Its a lot nicer here than California.

 

I lived in Georgia for 7 years, other than that right here. I will be driving through Grangeville tomorrow on my way to Kamiah for a football game.

 

If your coming through Grangeville heading to Kamiah you will be just a little over a mile from my house. Here is a picture of my 86 4Runner, its been my project for the last 2-1/2 years.

 

 

Very nice

 

Thanks,

Your truck is very nice also, and best of all is that it was free. Even though it needs engine work you still got a good deal. Once you get it cleaned up and running good you will be good to go. When i got my 4Runner it was a basket case, the interior was shot, it ran real bad and everything was rigged so it would work. Ive spent a lot of time and money building it and putting it back together, ive also added things to it that it didn`t originally come with, it an on going project.

 

My 85 Toyota pickup brochure says Turbo only available for 2wd.

 

lucky dog

 

^^ what I was thinking ^^

 

great find,