Hi from Belgium!
First of all, i'm a noob. This is my first car build ever and i have very little experience. Second, English is not my native language so please go easy on me
We own a small Suzuki Grand Vitara which served us very well (and still will be) but we needed a bigger car because we're expecting. My first idea was to buy a TLC HJ61 but they are 5 times the price of a T4R and an endless war against rust. This was 6 months ago. The search continued until i stumbled across this forum. I was sold and started online screening for decent 4runner's for sale. In Belgium there were only 2 of them and rusted like hell. So i needed to expand my search area and found something in Italy.
That being said, this is what i bought:
It's a 1992 gen 2 T4R with the infamous 2LT engine and has 275.434 KM on the odo. Imported from Italy so very little rust.
To do (in order of importance):
Basic maintenence: fluids, belts and stuff
Engine cooling: got a leak, need new hoses (and maybe radiator)
Transmission: sometimes he jumps out of 1st gear
Wiring: the PO istalled an alarm system but it doesn't work. I found some messy cable management.
Tailgate window: will go up with key but not down (already found a ton of info online)
New rim's / tires: not sure what size/type.
Roof rack: but there are no pre drilled holes or rails...
Rear bumper: i want a rear bumper with swingout arm for spare tire and bike rack.
That's about it for now. I hope you pro's can guide me a bit. This is going to be and interesting learning process. This will also be a slow build but i will do my best in updating this thread.
Arild out.