New mint 85 4Runner, build-down
i hope it wasnt 8k.....
11-26-2012, 12:59 AM
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No, I didn't. I paid the full asking price of $8500 plus airfare and shipping because there were 4 guys right behind me who would've as soon as they got their hands on the cash. Bought new, there is more than half that amount in just aftermarket parts with/on it.
This was after months of religiously watching every Craigslist board in the country on Searchtempest and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. If you find me another 4runner with 27k for less than twice that maybe I'll have some buyers remorse. Probably not though.
12-09-2012, 06:27 PM
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Appreciate the advice. I hope the rusted out 4runner isn't the diesel in your build thread?? That thing sounds like it's got some hours... or months... into it!
A friend of mine had good luck with POR, but I talked with him and he said he didn't clean his frame thoroughly. So maybe I'll stick to Herculiner.
WJY - I plan on keeping the rear bumper, I can avoid rear-ending things, but can't speak for all the other drivers on the road! May be getting rid of some misc parts that won't transfer to the 88 after SAS, but that's a ways off yet.
A friend of mine had good luck with POR, but I talked with him and he said he didn't clean his frame thoroughly. So maybe I'll stick to Herculiner.
WJY - I plan on keeping the rear bumper, I can avoid rear-ending things, but can't speak for all the other drivers on the road! May be getting rid of some misc parts that won't transfer to the 88 after SAS, but that's a ways off yet.
12-10-2012, 04:59 AM
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Bedliner and bar oil it is...Believe it has 5.29's in it now and it came with a couple other sets.
12-10-2012, 07:10 PM
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the other sets are what id be interested in, any 4.88 part times/opens or something close? i need a set. would you be interested in selling em if you do have a set?
12-10-2012, 11:54 PM
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I still need to sort through them and make sure I have a setup that will work well with 31's. That's something I won't know if I want to get rid of until I start work on it in the spring.
12-11-2012, 04:49 AM
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[QUOTE=jbtvt;52011137]Bummer man, rust is definitely the worst aspect of driving in the northeast. I almost didn't want to buy anything too nice to avoid feeling bad about driving it in the winter and destroying a piece of Yota history Bedliner and bar oil it is...
What part of vermont are you in. I used to live in WRJ but just bought a house in enfield, NH. let me know if you have any cool parts you want to get rid of.
Bedliner and bar oil it is...What part of vermont are you in. I used to live in WRJ but just bought a house in enfield, NH. let me know if you have any cool parts you want to get rid of.
12-11-2012, 03:07 PM
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Just moved over the river then? I'm contemplating a similar move in the coming years, but in Mt Holly now. Maybe I'll hit you up for some good trails on the other side come springtime, although nothing too extreme for this truck yet... Keep y'all posted on parts when I get to them.
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