85straight
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Story time kids.... skip to next post if you don’t like reading
I’ll use this thread to get anyone interested up to speed on the history of my truck and document any trips I go on
Currently sitting-
Rear spool
Crossover steering
3” lift on 33s , axle moved forward
Rear bumper and sliders
Bought my junk 7 years ago this November. Was looking for just any ole 1st gen and had no intention of picking up a 85. Was not into hard wheeling or anything a SFA would excel at, but was not clueless as to its advantages.
So scrolling through CL for a few months waiting for the right deal I found a post “1985 4runner”
In the description it mentioned “1985 4runner runs good” and that was it, no pics, nothing. Guy was asking 2,200
So I figured wth it’s worth checking out for such a good deal
Next day I drove out to check it out...as I rolled up to the address there she was parked next to the house looking like she had seen better days for sure. Windshield was rusted to hell and a few spot on the pillars. Everything else checked out though, ran great, motor was just rebuilt. Carpet was trashed, seats were as well
Well I pulled the trigger and started the drive 1 1/2 hr drive home. It started to rain, like really hard. Could barely see the road and the wipers were trash. Semis passing me as I blindly drive through deep puddles on the freeway. Shit was getting sketchy now. Then I felt a drop on my foot....look down there was 6” of water on the floorboard...shit the ecu was right there in the line of fire. Finally made it home adrenaline pumping
Following day I pulled into the shop I worked at and began to take a closer look at things. This was a pretty dam original besides some smittybuilt style bumpers. Spare tire was from ‘85 and the Bfg Ko tires were from ‘87!
That begins the long boring saga of my runner
I’ll use this thread to get anyone interested up to speed on the history of my truck and document any trips I go on
Currently sitting-
Rear spool
Crossover steering
3” lift on 33s , axle moved forward
Rear bumper and sliders
Bought my junk 7 years ago this November. Was looking for just any ole 1st gen and had no intention of picking up a 85. Was not into hard wheeling or anything a SFA would excel at, but was not clueless as to its advantages.
So scrolling through CL for a few months waiting for the right deal I found a post “1985 4runner”
In the description it mentioned “1985 4runner runs good” and that was it, no pics, nothing. Guy was asking 2,200
So I figured wth it’s worth checking out for such a good deal
Next day I drove out to check it out...as I rolled up to the address there she was parked next to the house looking like she had seen better days for sure. Windshield was rusted to hell and a few spot on the pillars. Everything else checked out though, ran great, motor was just rebuilt. Carpet was trashed, seats were as well
Well I pulled the trigger and started the drive 1 1/2 hr drive home. It started to rain, like really hard. Could barely see the road and the wipers were trash. Semis passing me as I blindly drive through deep puddles on the freeway. Shit was getting sketchy now. Then I felt a drop on my foot....look down there was 6” of water on the floorboard...shit the ecu was right there in the line of fire. Finally made it home adrenaline pumping
Following day I pulled into the shop I worked at and began to take a closer look at things. This was a pretty dam original besides some smittybuilt style bumpers. Spare tire was from ‘85 and the Bfg Ko tires were from ‘87!
That begins the long boring saga of my runner
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