I have an opportunity to pick up a 86 toyota 4wd, the body is shot, the story is the son did a timing chain job,it wasnt running right after and there it sat for some years, sounds like the motor can be restored, it is a 22r, looks like the truck is whole, he wants 200$, as far as tearing it down and selling/using the parts I think it would be worthwhile, any input?

 

if it runs like poop if at all and the body is toast i would say like 50 bucks

 

Yeah ,that might be fair in vermont , Toyota parts fetch a premium here, its the kind of thinq where when I blow ahead gasket and have to pay 200+ for a used head I will wish I bought it. Thanks for the response

 

$200 for the whole truck? That's good even for a beat up one if you can talk em down that's even better.

 

its worth it in parts easy, does anyone know of info on part compatability based on year of truck, I would guess there is some chart out there

 

well 85 to 88 are all compatible engine and trans wise and 90 to i think 95.5 are all compatible engine and trans wise. but 89 is that in between generations year with lots of weird parts

 

If you have the room for $200.00 I am sure you can get that out in parts for yourself. It is nice to have extra parts as a last resort.:jessica:

If your looking to part this out and make money i always found that in my case I always lost money .

Once my labor was figured in.

 

Thanks warpigg, Thanks wyoming, just curious, what hourly rate is this based on?

 

what do you mean hourly rate i always saw doin this stuff as funzies

 

well figure if you can make 25$ an hour, do you want to spend 4 hours pullng a part worth 80$, It pays to do the math sometimes, but having fun is important as well.

 

TWO DOLLARS!


But no seriously, $200 is a good deal. You can even bring it right to the scrapyard and get a bit over $200 just for the metal.

 

For me it's a good chance to see how these things are put together and work on cars. I don't work with my hands as a living, and I always have a "protected by factory warranty" vehicle as a daily driver. Parting out vehicles is a good way for me to make a little money with my hobby and keep more of these things on the road.

Also, as far as the 4 hours/$80, it's a tax free $80 for some guys-not me of course

 

Thanks for that point of view resto, I like those hobbies that bring in some cash.