• RME Gear & Apparel

Kevin B's 1985 4Runner

Owners Name & City- Kevin B., Magna


Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 1985 Toyota 4Runner SR5


Engine- 22RE, 261 cam, Thorley header, K&N filter


Transmission- Stock W56


T-Case- Stock case with 4.7 low range


Axles- Stock front w/spacers, IFS width rear


Differentials- 5.29s, Spartan locker in the rear


Suspension- 2" OME/Dakar lift and NitroCharger shocks.


Wheels and Tires- 255/85r16 KM2s on TRD alloys


Lights- IPF H4 conversion (Rigid Dually's waiting install)


Power- 140 amp alternator, Optima Redtop


Other-

DSCF0044_zpsb7e751fd.jpg




Just picked this up from Tacoman99 to replace my 1986 4Runner with a blown motor. Except for a few little bits I'll be transferring from my old rig, it's going to stay stock while I get it cleaned up and reliable and get to know it. It needs a new rear main and has saggy springs. It runs a little rough, I expect to clear that up with fresh gas, new plugs and wires, a little seafoam, etc. Tentative long term plans are OME/Dakar front and rear, 5.29s and my 255/85r16 KM2s, duals and/or 4.7 transfer case gears, and a locked rear. And probably a 3RZ swap :D.
 
Last edited:
Click to expand...
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
TJDukit said:
Hey your door is funny looking.
Click to expand...

Yah. It's also not rusty. The original door had a busted wing window, a sticky regulator, and a rusty hole that made it not worth the time to fix. I put this one together out of a shell I got from Sabatoa and the regulator and window bits from my '86. It desperately wants to get rattlecanned grey.
 
bryson

bryson

RME Resident Ninja
Supporting Member
Location
West Jordan
I ran the Hanneman 'glass fenders on my '87 4-Runner, and I really liked them. They didn't fit AT ALL out of the box, but after making my own custom mounts, they really made things clean and easy.
 
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
Update! So I mentioned a while back I was wrestling with getting the valve lash correct - I finally decided I was doing it right and it was chain slap I was hearing. I got the front end off yesterday and found two perfectly intact steel-backed guides and a chain tensioner that looked to be in good shape. Dropped the pan and found it clean, but I also found a little play in the rod bearings that I don't think ought to be there. I'm going to get some plastigauge in the morning and see what's what. After swapping a couple emails with Ted at engnbldr, the working theory is bad bearings led to low oil pressure and a misbehaving chain tensioner. If I had a hoist and something else to drive, I'd just pull the motor and tear it down completely - I don't though, so I'm going to try and do it on the truck. I was hoping to get out and about next weekend, so hopefully I can stumble my way through this in the next couple of days. As always, any of you that have been here before are welcome to share advice or just point and laugh. :)
 
TRD270

TRD270

Emptying Pockets Again
Supporting Member
Location
SaSaSandy
-----> :rofl:

That's my attempt at pointing and laughing. Not sure if you have the exhaust off or will be tearing it off, but I'll be back in town Monday if you want that manifold.
 
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
I want it, for sure! Let me know when is good for you, I have mornings free until Thursday when I start my weekend.

So the rod bearings all checked out today. They look new, in fact, and the plastigauge says the tolerance is great. The play I was finding is what the FSM calls "thrust clearance", and it's within spec on all four rods. So I'm going to check the main crank bearings in the morning, and if they're good too I'm going to button it back up with the new timing stuff and oil pump and see what happens. If it's still making cranky noises, I'm gonna yank this motor.
 
Kevin B.

Kevin B.

Not often wrong. Never quite right.
Moderator
Location
Stinkwater
The motor has been running strong since I put it back together. The addition of Josh's header made a noticeable difference in my seat-of-the-pants-o-meter, I'm this >< close to being able to maintain 75 mph in 5th all the way over the point of the mountain. That's a far cry from my last 22RE that couldn't take that hill faster than 45 mph, so I'm stoked. I'm almost convinced that I don't need a motor swap... the big test will be next time I try and climb Parleys or hwy 6 loaded down.

Faced with the need to do something with my truck today, but hampered by the minor problem of a lack of funds and the major problem of a lack of motivation to do anything substantial (it's hot out there!), I took a rattlecan of rust encapsulator to the rusty quarterpanels. It almost doesn't look horrible, so I used the rest of the can on the offcolor body panels. Now my truck is just various shades of grey instead of various shades of grey and white and brown and red.

IMAG0936_zpsf2881f22.jpg


IMAG0937_zps75a35d6d.jpg


The color isn't a close enough match that I can leave it like that though - before, it looked like I didn't give a crap. Now it looks like I give a crap but I'm to cheap to do anything more than hit it with a rattlecan :D. I'll need to grab a couple more cans and do the rest as well, and maybe pick a day with less wind!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top