Recent content by THOR_runner

Hopefully it's still there by Friday and that the wife signs off on it.

Hey guys, wondering if you think this is a good deal. I have an 86 auto with 135,xxx with a second jasper engine. My body is in less than decent shape as is the interior but mechanically good. But I found this for sale locally and was wondering what the t4r community thought: From the listing...

Looking for an 86 FSM. Anyone got one? So many of the links are dead... Thanks!

I was sick and tired of the old plastic panels rattling terribly on the road, so I made some new ones. The wood is 3/16" hardboard. I took a square chisel to the round peg holes so the plastic fittings wouldn't spin when I screwed the screws in. The hardboard holes have rubber grommets to 1...

Good Stuff. I checked the 4 I know of: batt -> body via fender, batt -> block, body -> head, and I think the last one is batt -> stud on the power steering pump. I didn't have time to clean them to bare metal, but at least they're all connected. The PS wire looked pretty chewed up for some...

So I got a new optima battery for free (long story) so I know it's not a battery issue. When I changed the battery autozone said the alternator was good. That was about 3 weeks ago. Revving makes all the lights get brighter as seen in the video. Can it be time for a new alternator but still...

Quatre definitely appreciate your concern. I've been driving it for the past year with about 20+ holes/leaks. Hyde, I suspected a crack in the manifold. He said there wasn't but the original one broke on disassembly. Crispy wire has been there since I bought it. The muffler is really high...

Hey guys, I took my 86 runner to a local shop that is very well known for its work on Toyota Trucks. We agreed on a price of $500 for a used manifold, pipes, resonator instead of a cat, and a muffler. Seemed a little steep but I thought he was a good guy and I've taken my truck there a few other...

Definitely not a cool climate here in SoCal

Got it swapped out no sweat. The brackets weren't an issue at all. The PO just connected them up like an idiot. It also didn't help that the old radiator looked like this: (not sure why the photo is upside down)

Hey doods, My 86 4runner dlx auto has about a 3" body lift on it (unfortunately)... Radiator is falling apart so I'm replacing it, but PO mounted the old one to metal brackets that lower it a few inches. Does the radiator have to be at a certain level? With the body lift wouldn't it be mounted...

Changed the axle tonight. Still making noise, so I don't think it's the axle. Steering stops maybe? https://vimeo.com/111075497 Also the torque was so high on the torsion bar so much that we couldn't lift the upper control arm. Is that normal?

If op doesn't want the seats, I'll gladly take them off your hands. Do they have head rests?

I guess I'll find out if they're splined when I remove them tomorrow. If they are splined when I remove them can I put them back in without grinding down the splines. It's not a trail rig (yet) so I don't need a quick and easy trail method of removal.

Awesome. Wish I knew this yesterday, ha!