Hello, this is my first post. Ok here goes, I bought my son an 86 4runner with no engine, the previous owner had robbed it for his truck. I bought a used engine, and rebuilt it stock, the problem I have is that we have none of the nuts or bolts to install the the engine or any of the accessories. Does anyone have any idea where I may be able to find all of this. I tried the local junk yards but they said no way. I don't want to have to make trip after trip to the hardware store or parts house if I can help it. Any help would be great.
Thanks, Al

 

Any ideas?

 

Go to a junkyard that lets you take parts off yourself. Then just grab all the bolts you can. They don't usually charge for bolts. Whenever I go I usually grab a 10, 12, and 14mm wrench and grab all the nuts/bolts I can get to easily. Then I get a Phillips and flat screwdriver and grab all the screws from the interior and whatever small parts they don't care about. I have a lot of OEM Toyota hardware, blanks, and interior bits laying around for when something goes missing.

 

As far as I know, there is no master list of bolts for the truck.

So it really will be a scavange hunt.

 

Make a list of the bolts you think you need and where.
Get VIN. Go to the dealer and order them. New, clean and proper length and size.

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One thing to consider is the size of the bolt head. Toyota uses JIS bolts, so an 8mm bolt has a 12mm head. http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-in...Head-Size.aspx An ANSI standard bolt (which is what a hardware store would carry, if it had any metric fasteners) has a 13mm head.

I don't know of any place where it is impossible to use a slightly larger head, but it is annoying that I have to keep my 13mm socket available for a single bolt.