EP3: A Labor Of Love! Saved The 1987 Toyota 4Runner SR5 From The Junkyard For The Next Generation!
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- Опубліковано 17 січ 2025
- After a long hiatus we finally come to the finished product... finished in the sense that it's not a perfect example of a classic '87 Toyota 4Runner SR5, but it is a usable and reliable daily driver. Plus, it's a very special story of my brother restoring this for his daughter. The 4Runner belonged to a family and their 3 teenagers learned to drive on it, and it shows. The car needed a lot of repairs due to some bangs, dings and dents as 3 teenagers learned to drive stick on it. My brother and I painstakingly (and a bit slowly, I might add), first focused on the mechanicals of the car. A head gasket was replaced, and suspension and fuel issues were resolved. Then the cosmetic things were fixed. Finding replacement parts turned out to be a headache because although there a a fair amount of non-OEM sources, fitting the parts was difficult and we had issues finding trim pieces to match the red interior. Overall, it was a labor of love. My brother passed away during the restoration process (unrelated to the process, by the way) but he left this car so his daughter can learn to drive stick on it and drive it to school. She's now a tween and so in a couple of years she should be able to use it. Meanwhile, we will keep driving it, maintaining it until she's ready (and legal!) to drive it. The life of this classic has come full circle and we're happy to be instrumental in realizing it. Thank you for watching!
Bring it up to Prescott. I know these trucks pretty well.
i remember seeing one as a kid new in a toyota dealership in marietta GA in 87 or 88. it was red w bronze graphics w bronze factory wheels w a 5 speed and black interior. i feel in love!
It's funny how people are selling original trim parts and pieces for these old Toyotas online, asking insane prices, and the parts and pieces are just as faded, damaged or busted as the ones you already have.
We had a LOT of fit issues on parts billed as "OEM Genuine", some were unusable and it's why it took so long to finish the 4Runner; there were a few we just couldn't make work so they were just returned and we had to try again.
nice rebuild.
Beautiful restoration!!
Sorry about your brother and glad it will be put to good use by his daughter!
Thanks! I'm so glad I was able to give her a new life.
Super nice!!
Appreciate it!
She's pretty sweet!
What did you actually fix???
Head gasket, entire front suspension (pitman arm, CVs, ball joints, pitman arm, etc..), shocks all around, new bumper, paint, numerous trim pieces, rear main seal, driveshaft seal, radiator, H29 pump, other mechanicals. It would show context if you watch the other two videos from this project.
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