Why not just put a clutch in your truck? It's not that hard and you could probably do it youself in a day. Your truck would be worth alot more and be easier to sell.

First gen 4runners are fun. That one looks pretty good but there will always be another one.

Robb

 

thats what i was thinkin. my dads mechanic took a look at it and said he'd rebuild the tranny for 800-1200 and give me a warranty on the work, and put in the clutch of my choice. should i go for that, or just try to get lucky from the boneyard and replace the input shaft bearing, front tranny seal, etc on the "new" one? cuz i mean 1200 is a little steep for just a tranny, when i could prob sell the whole truck for MAX 2000. man, stuff goes wrong at the wrong time... its like these trucks KNOW when it will hurt you bad to stop working. lol.

 

hello? mc fly??

that's an awesome deal for an 86 if the body/frame is rust free and it drives with no problems. there's a reason he's selling it tho. my advice:

go see it, drive it, get it hot. see if you can make it show a weakness, like overheat, bad cooling sys, grindy 4wd, electrical, etc. you may be able to neg. down to $1000.

then, give a deposit of a $100 and tell them you'll come pick it up in a week. that will give you time to blow out your truck. put your truck on every craigslist within 500 miles, including up north where nice trucks are hard to find. if you really push to sell your rig with heavy marketing on craigslist and 4wd sites, you'll get a buyer. its all about the pictures! clean it up nice, spray it down with water and take pics wet so it looks good n' shiny.

come on man! 86 runner! make it happen!

or, just keep your marty mcfly mobile. ha j/k good luck bro!

 

should i keep the mcfly mobile?

 

If you live at home and are tight for cash($1400) and can't swing for a sweet old runner like that, then just wait till you move out. Nows the time man,, show up with a grand and drive er home

 

884runner, you confused me. wait til i move out? then you say nows the time...????? explain!!!

 

1200 for a completley rebiult tranny with a warranty aint that bad...sounds like you are just paying for parts...at my local dealership (where I work) I have seen people just replace just one or two gears in the tranny for close to 1200 (labor is expensive). It all depends on what you want to do. Personally I would keep the truck and save some money and keep looking for a 4 runner if thats what you want but thats just me. Good luck either way!

 

okay, thanks. that runner sure is purdy though...