hallo.

im new here, havent done the online forum thing in several years but after searching the internet and checking out a few other sites, i found this one to be the best toyota truck site ive come across.

this is my first toyota truck. ive wanted a first gen tacoma 4wd extended cab for years now but dont really have the cash for the initial investment. ive always liked the 80s/early 90s trucks and 4runners, and when it was time for a project i went to looking specifically for a 4 runner and came across this 86. i got it for 1200 about a month ago. it has minimal rust, slight front passenger side damage from a blowout, and a pretty bad rod knock.

the interior was trash, so ive gutted it completely. i plan to run around most of the time during the warmer months(10 of 12 here in miserable swampy florida) with the top off. i plan to reupholster the seats with some sort of weather proof vinyl and spray truck bedliner throughout the rest of the interior.

the paint is kinda crappy also, looks like a quick maaco respray in some bargain basement maroon. i hate the color. i plan to do some sort of 80s truck stripping(there is a pic of a blue, white, yellow and orange triple stripe design that i came across on here that really caught my eye).

as of now besides the interior being gutted, i also have the top removed, hood and grille off, and everything disconnected from the body to chassis, because i plan to separate the body from chassis. i will be painting the frame, and undercoating the bottom of the cab.

once the body is off, i will go through the 22re and hopefully find it is rebuildable. if not, im considering some sort of diesel swap.

no plans for upgrading the suspension yet, i want to get the body and engine where i want it first.

 

and the interior....

 

Nice find on the runner man. Hard to find rust free ones up my way.

Colors not too bad

 

22re ended up not being rebuild able, search and found a short block from mabbco for about 750 bucks. got it assembled and now running for about a week at this point.

transmission doesnt have 1st sometimes, was wanting to do a manual swap anyway, so im now looking into gathering pieces to make it all work. if anyone knows a decent source, message me. i tried to post in the WTB section but it wont let me, i suppose because i do not have enough posts.

will get some more pics up soon

 

Welcome to Yotatech. Just found this build. Looks like a solid truck to start with. You need a few more post to place a want ad. Helps prevent so issues with the site. Looking forward to your build.