Recent content by Coastie_4Runner

Ok, here are my pups: Macie is our 15 month old 75 lb Black Boxador (Lab and Boxer), we drove 6 hours round trip on Christmas day to get her as a 5lb 6 week old pup. She LOOOVES swimming and being UNDER the blankets, she had been swimming all day when I carried her into our room to go to bed...

Yeah especially considering the torque output of the motor will only net me a 5 to 15 lb ft extra.... What are your thoughts on obtaining one of the legendary "unkillable" Hilux diesel motors?

Why is it a common swap? The extra power? Looking at the stats for my particular swap, the power increases about 40-54HP and the torque increases from 180 lb ft @ 4800 rpm to 185–196 lb ft @ 4800 rpm. Also, if I was to use the Supra engine, would regearing the original W58 trans from the Supra...

Ok, so, I have been considering swapping the transmission on my 3VZE from an auto to a manual for some time, however... before I do that, I found someone selling an old beat up 1990 Supra with the 7MGE engine and manual trans in my area for $500 (they claim it runs great even though it has been...

I picked up my 1990 4Runner SR5 4WD last week, only has 156,XXX miles on it. The guy was asking $2300 for it I offered him $1760 for it and he took it! Now for the issues: no radio, a little bit of rust on the rear doors, CV boots are cracked, small oil leaks from the valve covers, water leak...

Hey guys and gals, I'm Chris, and I'm new to the forum, been poking around it for about a week because I just purchased a 1990 4Runner SR5 last week. Looking forward to picking peoples brains and getting my Runner back to tip-top shape! I'm currently stationed in Northeastern NC, I'm enlisted...