irish_11
Explorer
I thought I'd take some updated photos of the 4runner and its new bumper. Its currently going though a little heart surgery and should have the new transplant in as soon as I can actually decide on what Im doing. Its my first engine removal/install so Im not sure who Im going to go with on the new engine. All I know is its going to be another 22re.
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Scenic WonderRunner
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Fun to remember! Thanks!
http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=SC0509-78944 <~Trekker info.
http://www.top4runners.com/runhist/runhist11984.html <~Toyota 4Runner History
Isn't this brian89 a member here?
http://www.brian894x4.com/Toyotapickup4Runnermodels.html
"Although very rare, Toyota did sell a pre-4Runner version in this generation called the
Trekker. It was actually a conversion done by Winnebego, where basicly they took a
Toyota truck, cut out the back cab wall, added a special canopy and added rear seating.
This was the basis for the highly successfull 4Runner design of future generations".
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herdnerd
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irish_11
Explorer
Thanks. Its basically Stock as far as the suspension goes minus the daystar rear shackles which I used to fix the rear sag. It's on 31x10.5 BFG all-terrains. The front bumper is an old ramsey winch bumper made for a 1st generation pickup that the mounts were modified to fit on this rig. Other than that its stock. I added a Cd player a custom CB radio mount over head and a custom antenna mount much like that on 4crawllers rig.
Its a clean, well loved rig with only 124k on it. But I just don't think the previous owner new what he had nor how to take care of it since I've replaced every seal on the engine since I purchased it. Now the gutless wonder is truly gutless thought. It'll be up and running soon enough I'm sure. And the few changes in the future will make it an every more fun rig to own.
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Scenic WonderRunner
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Although i may be selling it because my sister may be giveing me a honda element 
RU55ELL
Explorer
Do all of you feel that your 1st gens are reliable enough to be far away from civilzation and not break badly enough to not be able to make it back? I have an 86 with 211k right now. I have never had anything this old or with this many miles and was wondering how safe it is to venture off in something like that.
84scrambler
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corax
Explorer
My '88 had ~ 250k miles on it when I swapped teh engine out - it didn't use a drop of oil between changes and I sold the engine for $500 . . . at 211k, I wouldn't worry about it. Change any fluids you aren't sure of, give 'er a bit of love every now and then and she'll stay true
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Scenic WonderRunner
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It would be also fun to hear how many miles, those of you with the 3.0 V6 got out of your engines. It's already sounding good!
How about......
Show us your 1st Generation Toyota 4Runner on the "Black Bear" Trail....Colorado!
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How about......
Show us your 1st Generation Toyota 4Runner on the "Black Bear" Trail....Colorado!
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Gatordoc
Adventurer
It all depends on how well taken care of it was/is. Toyotas are definitely better than most, but even they will fail if you don't take care of them; it just takes a lot longer! 211K is not much for a 22re, just do all the PMCS/baselining (timing chain, belts, water pump, fluids, tune up, wheel bearings, etc) before you go out if you have any doubts about when it was last done. Older toyota trucks, particularly those with the 22R(E) engines are what built toyota's reputation for reliability in the US.
Mine had 285k on it before I rebuilt the engine. I'm convinced it would still be running fine without a rebuild, but it sucked in a chunk of metal from somewhere and chewed up the #6 piston and the head. I did a quickie rebuild (only machining I had done was on the damaged head) so I could drive it from CA to VA when I PCS'd, that was about 15k ago and it still seems to be doing fine. When the 3.0 finally gives up the ghost for good I'm going to swap in a 5VZ-FE (3.4L V6) as that's a pretty straight forward swap.
The 3VZE gets a bad rap mainly becuase it was used alongside the 22r and gets compared to it all the time; that would make any engine look unreliable. It is certainly sub-par coming from Toyota, but that still puts it ahead of much of the competition.