So I'm planing to pick up another vehicle to take around off road. This time around I can afford to take it a level higher since I don't have to worry about breaking down my daily. I've been a toyota guy since I was 15 but I also owned a Grand Wagoneer that was a tank and it was fun too.
I actually still have an 88 Grand Wagoneer sitting at my sister's house. I could drop some money into that to get it street able again and be up and running, only downside is that it's a gas hog. It's got the AMC 360 in it, power windows and leather seats. The body is kind of rusted out though so that's the downside. But it's already SA up front.
Second choice is to find an 85 toyota pickup or 4Runner so I don't have to swap it out myself and have fuel injection. I think the aftermarket support for them is amazing where as I don't know much about the support for the Wagoneers.
Opinions on which route to go? I think they are both awesome vehicles but I'm not sure which way to take it.
My main goals are to use it to travel the mountains, go camping, load it up with gear and genrerally go through rugged terrains that I otherwise couldn't or wouldn't go in my Tundra. I don't want to have to take bypasses or be limited on places I can travel due to terrain, so it needs to be capable on the rocks as we as the plain dirt fields.
One factor that I do bring up to myself frequently is the availability of parts at junk yards or on the trail if a part breaks.
I actually still have an 88 Grand Wagoneer sitting at my sister's house. I could drop some money into that to get it street able again and be up and running, only downside is that it's a gas hog. It's got the AMC 360 in it, power windows and leather seats. The body is kind of rusted out though so that's the downside. But it's already SA up front.
Second choice is to find an 85 toyota pickup or 4Runner so I don't have to swap it out myself and have fuel injection. I think the aftermarket support for them is amazing where as I don't know much about the support for the Wagoneers.
Opinions on which route to go? I think they are both awesome vehicles but I'm not sure which way to take it.
My main goals are to use it to travel the mountains, go camping, load it up with gear and genrerally go through rugged terrains that I otherwise couldn't or wouldn't go in my Tundra. I don't want to have to take bypasses or be limited on places I can travel due to terrain, so it needs to be capable on the rocks as we as the plain dirt fields.
One factor that I do bring up to myself frequently is the availability of parts at junk yards or on the trail if a part breaks.
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