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MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

MountaineerTom

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My son gets his license soon, and he's been saving money for years, so Saturday he and Tammy went and picked up a used '85 Toyota 4Runner he's had his eye on for the last month. He's so excited and I think I may be just as excited for him. I've only got to see pictures of it since I'm still over here in Korea, but they took it to a shop before the purchase and had it looked over and the mechanic said it was in pretty good shape.

 

Some of the spec on it that I know are a fuel-injected 2.4 L 22R-E engine with 112,000 miles, 35 inch tires, 7 inch Skyjacker lift, 5:71 gears, Detroit Locker in the rear and a winch but I don't know what brand. J.T. said the cable looks pretty rusty, so we'll have to change it out when I get home in June.

 

Damn, 5 vehicles! My insurance company LOVES me.

 

I never thought one would be a Toyota though. :lol::D

 

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hodo78 Enthusiast

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Sweet!

 

I owned 1986 just like but it was stock and read in color. I was 17 when I got mine, it took one hell of a beating from me. They are ultra tuff IMO and yours has been beefed up, so he should have a great time driving it!

 

Congrats to your son!

BlkZr2 Enthusiast

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That's a pretty cool looking yota, sits higher than most. Your son is gonna have fun with that offroad, with the locker and gears that truck should be pretty capable :lol: One of my friends has a yota pickup with the 22re motor and 33's, he isn't regeared, but it still moves decently.

eyeball03 Enthusiast

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My son gets his license soon, and he's been saving money for years, so Saturday he and Tammy went and picked up a used '85 Toyota 4Runner he's had his eye on for the last month. He's so excited and I think I may be just as excited for him. I've only got to see pictures of it since I'm still over here in Korea, but they took it to a shop before the purchase and had it looked over and the mechanic said it was in pretty good shape.

 

Some of the spec on it that I know are a fuel-injected 2.4 L 22R-E engine with 112,000 miles, 35 inch tires, 7 inch Skyjacker lift, 5:71 gears, Detroit Locker in the rear and a winch but I don't know what brand. J.T. said the cable looks pretty rusty, so we'll have to change it out when I get home in June.

 

Damn, 5 vehicles! My insurance company LOVES me.

 

I never thought one would be a Toyota though. :lol::D

 

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Thats excellent miles for an 85! Those 4runners are tough as nails! congrats!

pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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Wow! That is a lot better than my first car, a '67 Plymouth Sport Fury with a 383. I bought it myself 2 months before I ever got my license back in '76. My dad bitched and moaned about that thing everyday.

MountaineerTom Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks. he's pretty excited. My wife said he spent most of the weekend sitting in it and having her drive him around in it and then drive it down the street a few times so he could see what it looked like. LOL

cambo Enthusiast

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That is quite the setup at 16. I agree with BLKChevy, I could have caused plenty of damage with that.

TheTrueMoron Enthusiast

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If I had one of those, I would live in mud holes. :banghead: Just make sure he warns his friends that they might get hurt jumping out of it, though. People complain about getting in and out of my truck every day.

onac255 Senior Enthusiast

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That is an awesome first car. Those Toyotas are tuff I had an 85 with a blown 22R and I shoehorned a GM 350 into it...I rolled it on the first "real" off roading trip out in the desert. 3 and a half turns in that thing. Straightened her out, the engine was all good and I ended up selling it to a 16 year old kid. I still see it around except now its all flat black instead of red like I had it and its still got the 350 in it.

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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i like those old Toyota's, could not fit into most of them they were not designed for tall people, but they were trusty, its too bad that Toyota can't build dependable crap like they did in the 80s, it all sucks now a days...

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