COB's 87 4Runner Turbo

Some pissed off loon sent me an email, angry about my asking price. You can type negotiable as much as you can, but there's still going to be some dick who can't read.

Wow, those jerks over at www.toyota-4runner.org! Darn them :)

Everyone keeps flagging your ad because you want $3200 for a 4runner with a crap motor. And we know you bought it for $900 and are trying to sucker someone!!!! Mostly likely the guys from yotatech, toyota-4runner.org, ttora, marlincrawler flagging your ad. Not to mention the red interior is god awful, it's got a crapload of miles on it, and the exterior paint/graphics are shot. With that being said and taking into consideration the massive motor issue and red interior, $900 is a fair price to be asking for it, go look up some comps on other parts 4runner turbo's before you shoot for the stars . If you want to sell it, you are gonna have to reduce your price drastically!
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Haha some people, I swear.

I had a buyer who was asking $2500, was going to give it to him until he bought a 1972 BMW 2002. Said it was too good of a deal, which I can understand. Says he will buy it if I still have it by New Years. Not really in a hurry so that might work.

Another guy wants me to ship to Texas, while another wants it shipped to Virginia... awesome, however I would prefer a local sale.

Haha I've got the ad copied and pasted into a Notepad file, I'll keep posting no matter how many times he flags it.
 
So you're keeping it? Excellent. Now make with the mods, I expect this one to surpass your '99.

I'm not sure how that's possible, but get crackin'.







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I assume the debt free comment means he sold it. I could be wrong though.
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That's what I thought.

But it could be that he rented it to bank robber to use in a bank robbery and the pay was decent, so now he's debt free, but he now has a 4Runner that was used during a bank robbery and is currently being questioned.
 
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Well, today's the day. It was a hard decision, but now I'm debt free. I've deleted all of the For Sale ads. No longer listed on craigslist or the forums. This gorgeous red 4Runner turbo is not available for purchase as of 11/17/2012.

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Well thats gay. I wanted to buy this thing! COB, did you put in that rebuilt 22re-t before you sold it? And what was your final sale price?
 
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I can't deny how much the thing has grown on me. The 22R-TE, the removable top, the RED...

One restoration build thread, coming right up.

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It sat for a while, tarp over the windshield to keep the heat down. I also bought an ECU for it as I was only borrowing John's before.
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Here's one of the videos I took after getting the ECU
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The wheels are really cool, in fact I would have probably bought the same set for this truck. One problem, though...
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I went over to Pep Boys to get some Duplicolor paint. It's only about $7 per can. OEM silver looks pretty good. The center caps on these wheels are from a T100, the front ones are cut out to fit the manual hubs.
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EC6A2435-16B2-4262-9B5A-E36B800BC824-24010-00000E08C6126DC8_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
B6C61400-4E09-49C6-836E-005BE55A624F-24010-00000E08F4EB36B2_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr

Before and After:
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A04B3417-4E39-4FF6-866C-8CC5FAFB9DA9-24010-00000E08CED75CB2_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
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Painted them alongside my 3rd gen's wheels, they're 17" from a Tundra. Those got a coat of Gunmetal.
C31ADBDA-E7F1-40BC-B70A-8C7CDBEAA795-24010-00000E08E70ACB45_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr


While the wheels were off, you could really get a good look at the bushings and brakes. This truck is going need a boat load of new parts... sounds like a better end product to me!
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4C04BF28-4F52-4749-9687-DBE1AE8C2D8A-24010-00000E08EF1E831D_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr


It's also sagging very badly, the bumpstops hardly have any space between them.
4A1B7553-0E5D-4CBE-881A-CBD8FC7E72C0-24010-00000E08F0F00EF5_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
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It's starting to look good I think. The top needs some paint but that's not a priority right now.
103D4AF3-891A-4A9A-925A-0A634F50B1BB-24010-00000E092249DCDA_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
 
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The next things up were finding the silly things that previous owners do. There was some ghetto rear speaker wiring done through the weather stripping on the doors. Some old amp wires wrapped around through the dash and under the carpets. The radio looked like it was wired by a 10 year old.
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Went back to the junkyard where I found the truck. Got a climate control bezel from an 86 pickup
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While looking through 2nd gens, I took a shifter surround. The old one was broken to bits and the indicators didn't line up. I don't plan to keep the auto, a 5 speed swap will happen when I find an R151

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I wanted to see what it would look like without sag
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I googled common issues for these trucks. While reading up about the ZUK mod, I remembered I had some coils from my old parts truck. I tried them out and they fit! 15" length. Springs are from the rear of a 2000 4Runner SR5 4WD.

I had to remove the extra add-a-leafs from the springs, which was feasible thanks to my good friend PB Blaster.

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B6676995-3603-41CE-9D60-E9152EA393ED-24010-00000E0A4EFA9E7A_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
062F3CC8-C601-4CF7-A0F8-B01019ABD817-24010-00000E0A52A2BCB9_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr
027F6AA1-4C72-4BE1-8AAF-9B5912BF9081-24010-00000E0A5D3E3BBA_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr

It's even got some rake now!
 
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Rock auto had a closeout sale, I got 4 Monroe shocks for $51 shipped! They're waiting to be installed when the truck hits the garage.

Made a pretty successful run to the junkyard. Found a mint dome light cover and tailgate latch cable from a 2nd gen.

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6BBA549F-C47A-4755-A307-E00D5F366E95-1094-000001A079AE58D5_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr

The original cable was rusted up and didn't travel well.
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And last, turbo efi badges from an 86 pickup.
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I'm going to mount them here. Right now I have both sides off the truck to refinish the original 4Runner logo as well.
39CC8614-494A-4C20-80F2-90812B711A75-1094-000001A082616037_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
 
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Yeah so a couple years ago, my 3rd gen was vandalized. I never knew who did it until the person responsible came over and apologized.

Well of course I wanted my money back for the damage, and some interest would be nice. With no job, he had no way to pay me back.

Except for this:
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E62CCAFC-92B1-4FB0-8C83-821B71C17481-28172-00000FFDE29AAFF5_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr

I took it home, didn't even wash it. Put the intake manifold, throttle body, fuel rails, and some other ˟˟˟˟ back on. Fired it up, of course, being a 4.6 Ford, had bad rod knock. Threw it on craigslist and scored $2900 for it.

E3364712-ED1A-4F5F-9F0D-4D9B25B0DC15-28172-00000FFE18F76BF2_ by cobblewagen, on Flickr








I just want to mention that this truck drove itself into the garage on it's own power. The fuel pump has been getting worse gradually. It was in 4LO in reverse struggling to make it into the garage. It's last mile was 264,601. The moment was cold, like watching an animal crawl into it's grave.

Immediately got to work on the 4Runner. Gonna rip it's guts out!

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283E26AA-60BB-4EF1-80F5-C96B5F05246D-6018-0000039977AC6FEB_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr


Drained coolant, removed air box and battery. The skid had a stripped bolt so the lower valance had to come off too. Got the skid off and pulled the rad. Had to go to the dentist so I only got about an hour in. Surprisingly the ATF wasn't horrid.

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Ewwwww
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AB59E23E-AD5E-4A63-B898-7D7C3D76BFBD-6018-000003998AA804C4_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
703BE92B-5C7D-4D4C-8F8B-F6DDF9F60BD2-6018-000003999BE532A7_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
3F1D2857-151E-40C5-A74F-2124DAF66BA0-6018-00000399A43BD2F8_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
 
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Got my engine hoist ready. I'll let the pictures do the talking:

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109148A8-5346-4437-9166-A9FD6670C6AE-8498-00000537B79DEF0A_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
5D1B0937-E375-4F1F-887D-1DEA9CF28762-8498-00000537B1EEBC0A_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr

Didn't have the chain level thing, but a tow strap worked fine:
AC9E1621-F2BF-47F5-90DE-F0BAD8B62A0B-8498-00000537BA47CD57_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr

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0CBE0EA2-ACA2-4805-BCA3-94863F1E9935-8498-00000537E7DDE9E5_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr


Dropped the PSI in the front tires to clear under the garage door and over the core support.
B9C0875D-BF7F-4FCE-BFBE-E0CBD9B8042B-8498-0000053802A22BE8_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
BA867BEF-9793-4465-A084-1AF552E5C7E6-8498-0000053824D4045E_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
9FDC813A-4961-4940-8970-2C0C7B394458-8498-00000537FCFE3ADF_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr

93F5DB30-4826-442D-AC3D-D3AD4B4E1DE0-8498-000005381C7066B0_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr

Haha everyones gotta have this picture
6950C14F-E4DE-4833-A3FC-BDE868F0D233-8498-00000538279BD949_z by cobblewagen, on Flickr
 
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