84-85 Trucks & 4Runners (Build-Up Section)

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The build section is for BUILD THREADS not TECH QUESTIONS

dropzone on Feb 4, 2014

May 18, 2015 01:27 PM
by gtct10b

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Sticky

NEW SECTION Guidelines

Fink on Aug 12, 2009

Aug 12, 2009 03:41 PM
by Fink

0

7,538

Normal Threads

1985 resto/ big mod

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1 2)

sdavis1244 on Jun 18, 2025

Jan 3, 2026 05:32 PM
by K9Kodi

36

3,608

1984 4Runner asleep since 2006

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1 2 3)

Saccyclone on Oct 20, 2023

Apr 18, 2025 04:09 AM
by Melrose 4r

57

7,828

Sealant/RTV on Intake Manifold Gasket?

squeege on Mar 3, 2025

Mar 30, 2025 09:13 AM
by mechkw

1

1,320

1984 SR5, 4x4, Extra Cab, 5 Speed, Sunroof Restoration

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1 2)

DAYLEY/CHALLENGER on Jul 12, 2024

Mar 24, 2025 09:05 PM
by Discombobulated

20

3,254

1984 NEKBONE Resto

locked fj80 on Dec 2, 2024

Feb 13, 2025 09:11 AM
by locked fj80

11

1,569

3.4 swap into 1985 pickup

BigDawsHoss on Sep 26, 2024

Sep 27, 2024 06:02 AM
by aztoyman

1

2,045

85 4Runner Slow Build Up

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1 2)

tyrelephant on Feb 14, 2016

Jun 17, 2024 07:51 PM
by tyrelephant

34

5,904

1984, 35, 4runner, 84, build, builds, converted, hummer, jamboree, motorhome, mtr, runner, sale, tcase, thread

Liveoffroad's '84 4runner build

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liveoffroad on Jan 4, 2012

Apr 17, 2024 02:53 AM
by coryc85

612

130,763

85 XtraCab Hard Fuel Lines

Jfixedit on Mar 13, 2023

Mar 24, 2024 08:06 AM
by mechkw

1

3,018

1985 Back to the Future Build

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1 2 3 4)

T85 on Oct 12, 2016

Jan 14, 2024 08:15 PM
by Discombobulated

78

42,914

84-88 Truck Xtra Cab back glass rubber gasket

SomedayJ on Dec 31, 2022

Oct 23, 2023 05:10 AM
by mechkw

2

3,746

1984 4runner build

Mithrandir on Apr 14, 2023

Apr 17, 2023 09:22 AM
by Mithrandir

5

2,865

60, 85, 93, cut, egr, fender, front, hood, location, louvers, marlin, mc0710, ports, schematic, toyota, yotatech

Boomtacoma's 85 Ext Cab Build up

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Boomtacoma01 on Jun 7, 2011

Mar 13, 2023 03:47 PM
by Boomtacoma01

257

72,770

Supercharged 1985 Toyota Pickup Trail Rig Build

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yellowtoytruck on Mar 24, 2017

Dec 9, 2022 08:58 AM
by SomedayJ

114

48,349

4x4, 8488, 86, 88, bagged, bodied, build, cab, crusher, extra, runner, toyota, truck, turbo, xtraconz

85 Extra Cab Saved from Crusher

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Terrys87 on Jan 11, 2013

Sep 22, 2022 08:44 AM
by $glopez

979

190,912

Relatively new clutch slipping

Soulprogression108 on Jul 21, 2022

Aug 29, 2022 11:52 AM
by 2ToyGuy

4

3,487

85, build, built, headache, lil, rack, red, sale, yota, yotas, yotatech

'85 Yotas Yota! (Lil Red)

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'85 Yota on Feb 10, 2013

Jul 15, 2022 11:16 PM
by '85 Yota

140

37,531

1984 Phoenix RV conversion to flatbed

AKPirate on Sep 24, 2021

Mar 21, 2022 09:49 PM
by AKPirate

2

3,963

New fuel lines with new tank?

stephenb123 on Feb 28, 2022

Feb 28, 2022 07:18 PM
by Discombobulated

1

3,406

1967 Stout body swap

Stoutguy on Nov 1, 2021

Nov 29, 2021 08:18 PM
by Stoutguy

6

6,742

a/c, bracket, compressor, housing, parts

I hit a wall carburetor 22r 85 pickup/and AC

Darylzane on Jul 29, 2021

Jul 30, 2021 11:46 AM
by 2ToyGuy

1

2,984

84 Toyota pickup misfire all cylinders.

Jakespickup on Jul 14, 2021

Jul 14, 2021 05:28 PM
by Jakespickup

0

2,486

damoek's 1985 pickup CustomCab build

damoek on Jun 19, 2013

Mar 29, 2021 01:56 AM
by damoek

10

4,464

1985, 4crawler, 4crawlers, 4runner, bar, build, built, bumper, bush, edition, front, grandville, granville, motorhome, motorhomesgranville, toyota

GranVille-4crawler's 1985 4Runner Build-Up Thread

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1 2)

GranVille-4crawler on Apr 2, 2010

Jan 21, 2021 07:53 AM
by 85yota_

35

14,721

4runner, 84, build, california, engine, generalgrabberat2, replacement

Jloffermann 84 4runner build up

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1 2)

user 82300 on Sep 2, 2012

Dec 24, 2020 02:41 PM
by user 82300

31

7,960

My Rusty '84

SafeTeeThurd on Dec 9, 2020

Dec 16, 2020 09:54 PM
by SafeTeeThurd

3

2,311

nvwiggins 85 5.0 T4R HO

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nvwiggins on Aug 7, 2014

Dec 3, 2020 03:37 PM
by Ethan Elmer

198

36,215

Vertex performance chip

mike dominguez on Nov 14, 2020

Nov 14, 2020 06:54 PM
by Co_94_PU

1

4,345

Window not lining up

Tannermck on Nov 7, 2020

Nov 12, 2020 09:03 AM
by NYHumpinUtah

8

1,968

My 84 pickup ground up

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NYHumpinUtah on Apr 29, 2018

Nov 8, 2020 11:57 PM
by RAD4Runner

110

23,492

‘85 Ivan Stewart restoration

85IvanStewart on Sep 12, 2020

Oct 5, 2020 06:57 PM
by NYHumpinUtah

3

3,616

Thoughts on performance

Sho671 on Sep 16, 2020

Sep 21, 2020 10:41 AM
by Sho671

2

1,593

GRoot85's 4Runner Build-Up Thread

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1 2)

GRoot85 on Jun 21, 2014

Sep 3, 2020 10:32 PM
by Co_94_PU

20

5,107

EFI copper crush washers

Dudley on Aug 23, 2020

Aug 23, 2020 05:21 PM
by Jaketheone46

1

1,460

4runner, 92, build, cab, extra, lines, pickup, power, refinish, sand, steering, top, toyota, truck, vacuum, yotatech

Cabot's '85 SR5 Extended Cab 4x4 (re)Build

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cabot on Jul 20, 2012

Apr 1, 2020 12:21 PM
by cabot

91

32,072

CreeperSleeper's '85 Xtra-cab

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CreeperSleeper on Dec 26, 2018

Mar 1, 2020 12:38 PM
by CreeperSleeper

114

19,393

Light Duty Daily Driver 1985 Toyota Pickup

CNC85 on Oct 29, 2019

Feb 25, 2020 10:55 AM
by CNC85

15

9,562

TenCrawler's 1984 Ranch Truck Restoration

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1 2)

TenCrawler on May 20, 2018

Feb 22, 2020 07:30 PM
by TenCrawler

30

9,735

my 85' runner build "The Streak"

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1 2)

yoterr on Mar 31, 2015

Feb 18, 2020 02:29 PM
by yoterr

36

11,132

How hard is it and how much does it cost to go from a 4.10 gear ratio to a 5.29 gear

84yotakid on Jan 22, 2020

Jan 22, 2020 02:37 PM
by coryc85

1

2,015

thefishguy77's The Car Seat Crawler

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1 2 3 4)

thefishguy77 on Jun 7, 2015

Dec 23, 2019 09:37 AM
by thefishguy77

75

16,140

85 Xtra Cab 4x4 - Retired & Restored trail rig

6th Gear on Jun 25, 2015

Dec 10, 2019 07:31 AM
by wrenchtech

19

220,948

OME 2" Part Numbers

Michael Coppock on Oct 18, 2019

Nov 4, 2019 05:23 PM
by OldBlueMidnight

8

2,233

My 85 4runner build, project Orange Saphhire

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Toy(Yota) on Dec 23, 2017

Oct 19, 2019 11:19 AM
by Toy(Yota)

130

26,499

How to replace/fix wiring from ignition coil to distributer?

wheelytired on Oct 14, 2019

Oct 14, 2019 04:50 PM
by Co_94_PU

1

1,428

Won't start

Yodagirl67 on Jul 22, 2019

Aug 26, 2019 11:02 AM
by xhacks

13

1,992

84 rust bucket and 85 SR5 basket case

Tylersrig on Sep 3, 2018

Dec 4, 2018 11:04 AM
by Tylersrig

17

3,715

1984' 1uz 5speed 4Runner fiberglass build up

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1 2 3 4)

1uzRunner on Sep 3, 2015

Nov 10, 2018 03:58 PM
by 84 yota dude

63

237,741

1985 - 1989 Body Swap

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1 2 3)

Snoop_Todd on Sep 24, 2018

Oct 18, 2018 12:21 PM
by old87yota

47

8,288

1985, 4x4, 85, aftermarket, ebay, emu, hilux, man, part, parts, pickup, sr5, suspension, toyota, upgrading, yotatech

1985 Toyota Hilux SR5 4x4 NorCal Fun Horse

demonwaif5 on Dec 18, 2012

Oct 8, 2018 09:29 AM
by demonwaif5

10

21,823

1985 4runner sr5. gold/white original rare paint.

tjduncan on Jun 30, 2014

Sep 20, 2018 07:11 PM
by Tylersrig

17

8,075

1984, bedliner, brush, brushguard, build, dark, drop, guard, pickup, powered, sale, side, sr5, toyota, truck, vbulletin

Sam24th's 84 Darkside build

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sam24th on Apr 24, 2012

Sep 2, 2018 07:28 PM
by sam24th

103

33,545

1984 Toyota Pickup 4x4

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bootscootboogie on Nov 30, 2014

Aug 1, 2018 05:51 PM
by NYHumpinUtah

354

76,344

Stranded1980's 1985 Ext Cab 4x4 SR5 & 1985 Ext Cab 2wd Turbo SR5

stranded1980 on Apr 10, 2017

Jul 8, 2018 07:10 PM
by stranded1980

17

9,667

1986 T4R rebuild

86T4Ruby on May 24, 2018

May 30, 2018 04:51 PM
by NYHumpinUtah

1

2,578

1985 4Runner

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1 2)

JohnnyCanuck on Jan 7, 2018

Apr 20, 2018 06:38 AM
by RAD4Runner

25

6,226

84 Extended Cab 3rz swap

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1 2)

84YotaBuck on Jul 26, 2016

Mar 12, 2018 12:10 PM
by toy_tek

26

24,182

4.1 differential gears from '85 Pickup

hosf on Feb 14, 2018

Feb 14, 2018 10:15 AM
by hosf

0

2,041

85 xtra cab Pickup

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1 2 3)

sbcbyker on Nov 10, 2015

Feb 10, 2018 03:30 PM
by Toy(Yota)

40

12,349

Pair of 85 4Runners

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1 2)

v8turbo on Nov 27, 2017

Jan 9, 2018 05:55 PM
by Toy(Yota)

23

5,647

Chrishf12 85 4runner Build Thread

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chrishf12 on Nov 11, 2015

Oct 26, 2017 06:57 AM
by thefishguy77

127

22,918

1984, 4runner, 85, bump, differential, elite, front, greasable, grind, hipinion, locker, redbulljeep, series, shackles, spring, stops, turn

Outsane's 1984 4Runner Build Thread

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Outsane on Oct 11, 2010

Aug 11, 2017 05:12 PM
by malteserunner

486

92,396

Yota's 85 (blown 22re auto) longbed single cab build

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1 2 3 4)

Yota on Feb 26, 2014

Jun 27, 2017 03:16 PM
by Yota

70

15,477

85 2wd 1uzfe pickup

Dbp510 on Jun 11, 2017

Jun 16, 2017 12:51 PM
by Dbp510

2

8,164

85 reg cab

4x4YOTA on Apr 23, 2017

Jun 5, 2017 05:52 PM
by 4x4YOTA

19

3,978

Ian's 1984 4runner Build Thread

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1 2)

iandavidson1988 on May 18, 2017

Jun 4, 2017 06:59 AM
by iandavidson1988

30

6,614

My Grandpa's 1985 22RE

mrdiehl on Apr 11, 2017

May 24, 2017 06:14 PM
by I8URSVT

6

3,488

1985, 85, bed, blue, bob, build, cab, extra, pickup, sr5, toyota, xtra

Stevesk88's '85 SR5 Extra Cab Build

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Stevesk88 on Dec 1, 2012

May 22, 2017 10:36 AM
by Stevesk88

146

32,280

1985 XtraCab Build

samwell121 on Mar 31, 2017

Apr 19, 2017 05:43 AM
by bootscootboogie

7

2,898

85TRD4Runner's build up

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1 2)

85TRD4runner on Oct 21, 2016

Mar 28, 2017 01:48 AM
by 84 yota dude

34

8,926

15x8, 325, 34, axle, backspacing, chevy, exhaust, flip, homemade, shackle, shock, tacoma, towers, turndown, yotatech

BlazeN8s 85 L.A./ 86 L.T. Build-Up Thread

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1 2 3 4 5)

BlazeN8 on Dec 28, 2012

Mar 26, 2017 04:17 PM
by locke023

95

42,131

Using a 4 runner to make a 4 door short bed truck?

Jzoomer on Sep 26, 2016

Mar 25, 2017 03:33 AM
by jammin962

6

7,313

1985, back, build, built, conversion, mybb, pickup, powered, rebel, remove, seat, toyota, trekker, truck, walk, walkthrough, yotatech

Trekkerpaul 1985 build up

trekkerpaul on Mar 9, 2012

Jan 18, 2017 12:03 PM
by jakey poo

16

10,074

CamTom12's 1985 4Runner Thread

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1 2 3 4)

CamTom12 on Jan 25, 2014

Jan 7, 2017 10:20 AM
by CamTom12

67

14,964

63 chevies laying flat

JBYOTA84 on Jan 2, 2017

Jan 2, 2017 05:32 PM
by millball

1

2,209

SqWADoosh's 1985 Runner Build

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SqWADoosh on Feb 10, 2014

Dec 25, 2016 08:29 AM
by SKT

348

62,220

Jzoomers 84 5spd long bed build thread (caution slow progress ahead)

Jzoomer on Sep 23, 2016

Oct 2, 2016 03:14 PM
by Jzoomer

7

3,296

4runner, 85, bars, cage, cut, fastest, fourrunner, hard, junk, nerf, outer, rocker, shorten, top, toyota, work, yard

Gizler00's 85 4Runner Build Thread

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Gizler00 on Feb 12, 2013

Sep 29, 2016 10:20 AM
by Gizler00

1,037

133,568

Engine Replacement 85 4runner

BeachCruiser on Sep 16, 2016

Sep 17, 2016 12:10 PM
by CamTom12

2

2,363

85 runner - 5.3 and BJ60's - build thread

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1 2)

Ben Feral Selinger on Apr 7, 2016

Sep 12, 2016 07:23 PM
by Ben Feral Selinger

24

7,008

My 85 pickup

2ndgenNoyola on Sep 6, 2016

Sep 8, 2016 03:42 AM
by Terrys87

2

3,501

the lazy mans 1985 4runner

mudwarrior88 on Mar 1, 2015

Sep 3, 2016 06:06 AM
by mudwarrior88

17

4,577

1984 pickup to 1995 4 runner rear end extended micro motor home build

miketheband on Aug 17, 2016

Sep 1, 2016 11:08 AM
by miketheband

3

3,668

85 wheeler/daily project messy clean up

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1 2)

jlcullum on Aug 2, 2016

Aug 19, 2016 04:36 PM
by gsp4life

22

6,150

1985, 4runner, 6, 85, area, automatic, build, forums, fourunner, lift, louisville, parting, skyjacker, std, suspension, toyota, yotatech

Fruitstripe's 1985 4runner build

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1 2)

fruitstripe on May 8, 2013

Jul 4, 2016 06:06 PM
by 1985 4Runner

30

10,957

yotagirl_14 1985 4runner

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1 2)

yotagirl_14 on Dec 9, 2013

Jun 23, 2016 06:04 AM
by Terrys87

27

9,408

84 4x4 lwb I'm in love

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84maroonsolidaxle on Feb 20, 2015

Jun 14, 2016 06:54 PM
by 84 yota dude

182

32,303

The chode

85shortYota on Sep 6, 2015

May 25, 2016 11:35 PM
by 85shortYota

15

6,570

Plainview's '84 SR5 Pickup Driver Project

Plainview on Apr 27, 2015

May 23, 2016 09:08 PM
by Plainview

15

6,691

Hitsua's 1985 Toyota 4runner

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1 2)

hitsua on Mar 27, 2014

May 22, 2016 12:35 AM
by hitsua

21

8,861

1985, 85, 87, build, cadillac, deville, fender, jesse, lights, pick, pickup, sedan, simple, tents, top, truck

jessamiah's 1985 Pickup Build-Up Thread

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jessamiah on May 22, 2011

May 14, 2016 07:24 PM
by jsmith7

150

38,590

1985, 1985sr5, 2657017, black, bumper, coil, front, kc, lights, overs, pickup, sr5, stock, tires, toyota

Bugzman's 1985 Pickup Build-Up Thread

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Bugzman on Sep 20, 2010

May 13, 2016 07:59 AM
by Bugzman

133

52,115

Build for a buddy. 2wd SAS 84/1st gen truck

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Gizler00 on Mar 11, 2014

May 12, 2016 02:54 AM
by Terrys87

395

55,284

NIGHTMARE's 85 ex can build

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1 2 3)

NIGHTMARE on Oct 28, 2013

Apr 27, 2016 05:16 PM
by jsmith7

48

9,979

My 85 SR5 build up

Double..Deuce on Mar 19, 2016

Apr 25, 2016 06:46 AM
by itsivxx

13

4,188

ZeeGee's 1984 Pickup Build w/ videos

ZeeGee on Jun 15, 2015

Apr 23, 2016 03:51 AM
by ZeeGee

9

3,707

Kidzilla7x 85 Extended Cab (Just another Build)

kidzilla7x on Mar 12, 2016

Apr 22, 2016 11:20 PM
by kidzilla7x

7

3,492

1970, 1985, 4runner, 4x4, 5125s, bilstein, cab, cap, cruiser, land, pickup, radios, red, sr5, stock, toyota, truck, types, window

Black_1985_SR5's 85 EX-CAB Build and background story

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1 2 3 4 5)

Black_1985_SR5 on Mar 18, 2013

Apr 13, 2016 02:15 PM
by Terrys87

82

21,957

85 Yota Build

86yote on Mar 24, 2016

Apr 10, 2016 12:46 PM
by 86yote

19

4,380

Sayota's 85 Build Up

SAyota on Jan 10, 2016

Mar 4, 2016 04:17 AM
by Terrys87

18

3,977

Gonna finally work on my truck

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1 2)

twasabug on Oct 29, 2015

Feb 26, 2016 11:11 AM
by twasabug

29

5,676

1986, 4runner, 8a1, blue, build, color, purple, thread, toyota

RdS' Blue '84 4Runner Build-Up Thread

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1 2 3)

RdS on Nov 11, 2013

Feb 25, 2016 06:01 AM
by tyrelephant

40

19,081

OME ARb Lift for 1985 4runner. Stock frame pins and do I need sleeves?

JaredL on Feb 2, 2016

Feb 14, 2016 04:09 PM
by nvdesertrunner

5

7,065

46, 4runner, axle, axles, build, camo, crawler, fj80, inch, iroks, snow, tips, ton, toyota, washington, yotatech

Rick's 85 4runner build up

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1 2 3 4 5)

rick8282 on Jan 22, 2013

Feb 13, 2016 08:40 AM
by rick8282

99

27,164

84 Extra Cab build

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1 2 3)

J.yota on Dec 6, 2015

Feb 4, 2016 11:03 PM
by ToyoToler

48

8,960

furlong24's '85 build!

furlong24 on May 19, 2012

Jan 30, 2016 05:19 PM
by furlong24

11

3,889

1985 xtra cab pickup!

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1 2 3 4)

samx227 on Jun 5, 2014

Jan 28, 2016 10:15 AM
by samx227

60

15,990

1985 4x4 build up 328xxx miles!

6010Welder on Jan 23, 2016

Jan 25, 2016 11:17 AM
by Gizler00

6

2,677

xJRich25's 85 Ext. Cab Build

xJRich25 on Jan 11, 2016

Jan 17, 2016 02:52 PM
by Toyo4Running

2

2,673

4.3l exhaust swap help

4.34runner88 on Dec 23, 2015

Jan 5, 2016 05:47 PM
by 4.34runner88

1

4,952

1985, back, bttf, future, gottogo, gregs, marty, meme, restoration, sr5, toyota, wheels

Restoring the Screen Used 85 SR5 Xtra Cab 4 x 4 From Back to the Future II and III

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1 2 3 4 5)

MTR on Dec 24, 2013

Dec 12, 2015 03:18 AM
by MTR

88

26,270

jted542a592069028, jtedw21a360012733, vin

JTED's 85 BTTFT Build Up

JTED on Apr 30, 2013

Dec 9, 2015 09:52 AM
by BK2TFUTURE

16

3,992

35s, 529s, building, cage, home, images, mods, page, pickup, pirate4x4, posure, southern, toyota, weber, xposure

RSWORDS 85 Pick-up - Project Southern X-Posure

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1 2 3 4 5)

rswords on Jul 30, 2012

Nov 28, 2015 04:32 PM
by rswords

85

21,177

1985 4wd xtra cab newbie mods and fixes

Lonecoyote on Aug 13, 2014

Nov 15, 2015 03:59 PM
by bootscootboogie

8

4,008

4runner, 94, bad, box, build, dash, ifs, making, manufacturing, mat, mount, pickup, sky, tard, vw, yotatech

775Toy's 84 X-cab build Thread

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775Toy on Dec 30, 2011

Nov 4, 2015 04:08 PM
by Rock-N-Ruin

322

78,367

84 4x4 Chinook -yea...another one

Mach287 on Oct 22, 2015

Oct 28, 2015 08:13 AM
by Mach287

2

2,848

Joe.lit's 84 ish build up

Jcrawl94 on Aug 9, 2015

Oct 24, 2015 04:34 PM
by Jcrawl94

10

63,724

MrX's 1984 build up

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1 2 3)

MrX on Jun 4, 2015

Oct 17, 2015 04:49 AM
by MrX

57

13,890

1985 22re longbed overland outback dreams

DustyRoads on Oct 9, 2015

Oct 14, 2015 10:29 AM
by DustyRoads

10

6,077

My 1985 4Runner

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1 2 3)

Quinn's87RE on May 12, 2015

Aug 28, 2015 04:53 AM
by 881stGenRunner

46

12,846