It's My First Post

"Dru" (therealkennyd)
06/13/2016 at 18:39 • Filed to: None

Thanks for allowing me aboard the good ship Oppositelock. I’ve been commenting on and enjoying your posts for a while.

Please enjoy my ‘85 4Runner, affectionately dubbed the RatRunner what with all the rust.

I have a love for old Toyotas that sometimes borders on the Zoidbergian.

Bonus vertigo SR5 seats and Steve Winwood cassette for your time.

DISCUSSION (26)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:43

Man I do love the 1st gen 4Runners. 85 still had the solid front axle right?

For Sweden > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:47

hi o/

Dru > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/13/2016 at 18:48

Yep. 86 was the first year for IFS.

$kaycog > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:48

Welcome to Oppo! We always look forward to new victims friends here.

HammerheadFistpunch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/13/2016 at 18:48

If I recall, 85 was the last year.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:50

Extra awesome. Have you done anything to it?

Dru > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/13/2016 at 18:51

Not as of yet. Just some new tires. Roughly 32". I really want to just restore it to its former glory. Either that or a light duty trail runner. The rust is beginning to win though.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:55

Yeah. 4Runners don't hold up to salt or water well.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dru
06/13/2016 at 18:58

Even though my 2nd Gen has a forever home, I still want a 1st Gen. And a FJ40, 60, 70, 80... I’ll stop there.

Dru > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
06/13/2016 at 19:02

No lie man. Body on frame Toyotas are something special. I've had two 2nd gens and this one is slower, and less practical, but somehow more fun. Also 117K original miles.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dru
06/13/2016 at 19:09

Eventually I’d like to 1UZ swap mine, but for now it’s fine, especially since it’s no longer daily driven.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Dru
06/13/2016 at 19:44

A buddy of mine in college had one of these, in red. Is the 85 one of the ones that you can take the “top” off of if you take out all the necessary screws and lift it off like a truck cap?

Dru > Phyrxes once again has a wagon!
06/13/2016 at 19:54

Yeah any one of them from 84-89. It’s 16 bolts and the damn thing is heavy as hell I don’t care what anyone says.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Dru
06/13/2016 at 19:57

Yeah I seem to remember that being true but it seemed like a good idea at the time, then we had to put it back on. I think that was worse.

Dru > Phyrxes once again has a wagon!
06/13/2016 at 20:01

I took mine off last year. It was a blast but it's the kind of thing you want to do and leave off for a while. There's actually a sequence to putting the bolts back in and even torque specs in the service manual.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > HammerheadFistpunch
06/13/2016 at 20:25

I always have problems remembering if it was 85 or 86 when they switched

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dru
06/13/2016 at 20:25

I should have mentioned. It's good to have another 4Runner OPPO. I have a 99 SR5.

Dru > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
06/13/2016 at 20:35

Nice. I always wanted a 3rd gen. My family has had something like 15 Toyotas over the last 30 years. 11 of them 4Runners. But never a 3rd gen.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dru
06/13/2016 at 20:37

I highly recommend the 3rd gen. I promise I'm only mildly biased.