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Just curious, but are those the correct graphics for an '87? I have a 1988 and I always thought '87 and '88 shared the same SR-5 graphics.
The graphics are for the 86 model year on North American models, but they look great on this rig. The white vehicle with blue stripes is the overseas model.
Update:
Everything with the 87 Turbo has been great the past few years. Just regular maintenance and it’s been a blast to drive! I think we had one minor coolant leak that we repaired and that’s literally it.
However, over past few months the steering had gotten looser and looser and finally I pulled the skid plate off, jacked it up, and found the problem. After 30+ years, the tie rod ends had finally worn out. So, I got brand new tie rod end assemblies from Toyota (new outers, adjustment sleeves, inners, and even hardware) and pulled out the OME Steering Stabilizer I hadn’t ever installed during the build and got to work.
Took a few hours and ruined a few tie rod end pullers, but it’s done. Steering is super tight again and the new OME steering stabilizer certainly seems to be more solid.
Update: The truck is still doing great. I just finished restoring my 2nd 85 SR5 4Runner and needed new Map Light Bulbs for it. I searched my old Turbo Restoration thread to find that I never figured out what these were. So, I found another Yotatech thread that specified that the Map Light Bulbs are BA9. So I'm just going to grab a box off Amazon: