I am the 2nd owner of this 1989 4runner. My pops bought it new in november of 1988. He gave it to me when i turned 16 with 350,000+ miles on it. The motor started knocking on me a year later and i parked it. It sat for 7 years and now i'v started the rebuild which has turned into more of a restoration. I'm posting way behind my actual progress so my thoughts about these 4runner have changed alot but i went ahead and pulled my 3.0 and sent it to Southwest Motors for a full rebuild. Before jumping into this i considered myself rather handy but then again i had never messed with a 3vze either. I was also naive and thought the motor company would put the motor all back together(all accessories) which they didn't. i picked up the motor and a box full of parts, some damaged, some missing, some for a 22re. Very unprofessional. i was already in deep with the rebuild so i sent my runner and parts and motor to a local guy here in oklahoma that knows the 3.0's like the back of his hand. He had to make many trips to salvage and get parts from toyota due to the motor rebuilders misplacing parts or damaging them when they piled them in a cardboard box.

 

Sounds sweet, is that an 84 or 85? Oh wait.

 

My mistake Mr. Know it all