I own a black sr5 turbo 4runner 1987 I was told they only made 10k of these? Nice 4runner congratulations I could never see my self selling mine nothing but good times every time I drive it
Yeah. Great truck. At SEMA they had an R2.8 Cummins diesel 4cyl crate engine they are selling. One brochure had a 1g 4runner with it. 330lb/ft of torque...30mpg they were getting....that makes that a damn worthy investment. Check into it if you havent seen it before.
Workin on it. Josh, the owner, has been doing a lot of work to it...he actually has the front diff out and is fixing seals, and doing a lot of random restoration type work. Hopefully when he wraps up the build to the next stage, I can fly out to Pa and film an update vid.
KnightDriveTV awesome looking forward to see it ,every time I see one in the street I be all excited,gold mine I see lol I subscribed and rang the bell so you put it out in ready to watch , I’ll be making a video also about it once I bring it back from Mexico ,unfortunately my engine broke down and looking for a another 22r motor and I’m going to fix that one myself meanwhile so I can have a spare engine lol
I have a rust free 1985 4runner with 5:29 gears and 35 in tires, Gm rear caliper brakes modification and is a SR5 5 speed standard. new Japanese crated engine.
4runners are definitely in abundance out in Las Vegas. People build the hell out of these trucks out here. Northeastern US you barely see them surviving, they're all rusted to hell. Ga, there weren't many built, and most are 2wd. Out west clean 4x4 4Runners are just every damn where...lol
Great video! I owned the first 4Runner to ever arrive in Flagstaff, AZ ( an 84 I believe). Black. 4 speed manual, 4 cylinder. I traded my 83 S10 Blazer on it. I immediately went to the local 4WD shop and had Gleason Torque sensing differentials installed front and rear. I did a lot of off roading all over the deserts and high altitude forests of AZ in those vehicles. And plowed thru lots of deep snow. Miraculously, I never got stuck in the 4Runner and it never broke. Then, because I got to wanting a more comfy ride, ater I had moved to Layton, UT, I traded it in on a 1st Gen, 87 Nissan Pathfinder as soon as they showed up in town. Sometimes I regretted that, but that Pathfinder was a great vehicle in it's own right. I had no lockers and no sold axles in the front, but it was way more comfy and not bad off road. But after I moved back to MS, I put some of the new Goodyear mud tires(same model as on the military Hummer, but smaller of course) and boy would that thing do great in MS mud! I miss both of those vehicles! I will be following all of your adventures with these old SUVs! I may get one myself!
Man, thats a great story...that first 4runner sounds pretty awesome. I love the old Japanese trucks, just wish they had more torque. Definitely have a number of videos on various ones and always looking for more...lol
I owned a 1989 Toyota Forerunner with the V6 it was great. I never had any problems with it. I wish I had kept it. You will be sorry if you get rid of it.
He isnt getting rid of it...its a keeper for him, long term. I got rid of my old one, V6 as well...wouldve loved to have kept it but...always more ahead
I love my 86'. Bought it 4 years ago for $4500, can't find anything close to it's shape for less than $7000 in Cali. The Guatamalans have bought them all.
crazy you mention guatemalans! Went there recently and ALL you could see was 4x4 70s/80's restored hilux. Old land cruisers, beautiful FJ's. They have them ALL down there and in great condition. Loved that trip because of the toyotas lol!
Used to see em on TX Hyw 277 and I-10 all the time heading towards Brownsville traveling in caravan. Usually one Toyota towing another. Dang Guatemalans 🤣
Angel Rueda you should take a trip down there! Very respectful and welcoming people with beautiful Toyota’s. They’re not garage queens either, you can see them being off-road ALL the time. Awesome csrs
It really boils down to this the motors in these generations of Toyotas the 22RE / 22R are some of the very best engines Toyota ever built although a little noisy with solid lifters it will last forever I’ve seen these with 400 even 500,000 miles with no rebuild the trick to keeping these engines is one simple thing never ever let it get hot
Thats good stuff. 10yrs and 500 bucks...what took ya so long? At least it was protected in the garage...feels good to pull one put like that. I have had cars sit for a few yrs, not 10, but a few. Its a heck of a feeling to get them running and rolling down the road.
That is Canyon Rd in Boulder City, NV (Boulder Canyon). The "road" isn't visible on any off road or trail maps, but is basically used to take mountain bikers to the top of the mountain to run the downhills. It's also access to the VOR antenna at the top. Cool place that overlooks pretty much all of Vegas...awesome sight at night or during 4th of July.
Theres one for sale near me for $3,900.......listing says "runs like a champ"...... I would have to borrow $900 to purchase it.....the decision is driving me nuts.
Personally as a 4Runner enthusiast and I am also in northern Ca these are absolutely difficult to find this clean. I could give a SHIT about how the person kept his maintenance if it’s this clean!!! TAKE MY MONEY!!
I live in the crusty Midwest first gen forerunners are virtually nonexistent here I’ve seen one in 5 years and it was all rusted out got to go out west or south and find one it’s got to be the turbo model 86 or 87 model year and not beat to death how many are actually still around that are mint? And how much 12k - 18k ? Probably
I actually saw a really nice one up for sale here in vegas for 6500. I was surprised it was as cheap considering how nice it was inside and out. Gotta pretty much focus on cali/nevada/Az, maybe Oregon. There are still some out there.
Thank you for that! Worked hard on it. I do lots of on and off road stuff combined, some car product reviews and others ahead. Always try to incorporate some nice cinematography in all vids though, regardless what it is! Thanks for watching!
I have one and thinking about letting it go. It is a great vehicle. Bought it new in March 1987 in La Grange, GA for my wife's road car. It's ALL original, red with 230,000 miles. She can't drive it anymore, bad hip. Always been garaged. May be on Greg's list soon.
Hey! I have the exact one you got, with those special edition stripes and cool shiny side plates. I’ve been trying to hunt down what it means but haven’t found anything! You’re the only other guy who has the same one I’ve seen yet. Do you know the story of these “special editions”?
Things like that were often dealer add-ons to increase the sticker price. Where did your 4runner get sold from, do you know the original dealership by any chance? I will have to ask Josh if he has determined where his originated. I'd bet it was a specific dealer.
KnightDriveTV thanks for the response! I’m the third owner, got it from a guy in Santa Barbra who unfortunately doesn’t know where the original owner got it from.
I have the same exact special edition 89. Same paint and special edition trim. The guy I bought it from imports trucks from Guatemala, said mine sat in the garage since 2007. Before Guatemala the owners were from SoCal hermosa beach. I wonder if that dealer was doing multiples this style. Picked mine up for 5K. Best Buy ever.
absolutely...I used to love rollin with mine opened but...heck of a heavy process getting it off and unbolting it is a bit of a pain. When I owned mine I lived in Pa and it rains and is cold constantly...hard to leave it off. I live in Vegas now and I'm like...man, you could just rock a bikini top on that thing 9 mo of the year.
I love my 1st generation 4runner people ask me all the time if I'm selling it no no and no it be like selling my leg
Love 💕 my 1985 mini Monster 4Runner
He still has this 4runner but may be selling...who knows, may buy it myself
I own a black sr5 turbo 4runner 1987 I was told they only made 10k of these?
Nice 4runner congratulations I could never see my self selling mine nothing but good times every time I drive it
Yeah. Great truck. At SEMA they had an R2.8 Cummins diesel 4cyl crate engine they are selling. One brochure had a 1g 4runner with it. 330lb/ft of torque...30mpg they were getting....that makes that a damn worthy investment. Check into it if you havent seen it before.
@@KnightDriveTV no way sick.
that would be a perfect set up
thanks I'll look it up
Great lil vid man. Nothin but love for the old Toyota’s! Great view of the Beautiful scenery too!
Thanks for the comment and the sub! Lots more ahead!
That high altitude is killing it's horsepower 😆
It's got plenty to spare ya know...big power...lol. [\sarcasm]
There is plenty in Australia, cheap
i cant find any
Yeah send link of these in Oz please, I struggle to find for a year!
I have a 84 and telling you these are baddass dude , front and back diffs are solid asf, great video bro make another one lol
Workin on it. Josh, the owner, has been doing a lot of work to it...he actually has the front diff out and is fixing seals, and doing a lot of random restoration type work. Hopefully when he wraps up the build to the next stage, I can fly out to Pa and film an update vid.
KnightDriveTV awesome looking forward to see it ,every time I see one in the street I be all excited,gold mine I see lol I subscribed and rang the bell so you put it out in ready to watch , I’ll be making a video also about it once I bring it back from Mexico ,unfortunately my engine broke down and looking for a another 22r motor and I’m going to fix that one myself meanwhile so I can have a spare engine lol
Thanks for sharing this video, I am the original owner of 1985 Toyota 4 runner, great vehicle.
I have a rust free 1985 4runner with 5:29 gears and 35 in tires, Gm rear caliper brakes modification and is a SR5 5 speed standard. new Japanese crated engine.
Wow, that sounds damn nice! Instagram?
@@KnightDriveTV I don't do social media, sorry...
@@KnightDriveTV Thanks.
I love my 85 4Runner!!!
That was great, thanks for showing that. I had an 87 when I was in Pittsburgh and grew up south of Pittsburgh. As far as sports, bleed black and gold.
1st,2nd & 3rd Gens are pretty much headed to be collectors.
4runners are definitely in abundance out in Las Vegas. People build the hell out of these trucks out here. Northeastern US you barely see them surviving, they're all rusted to hell. Ga, there weren't many built, and most are 2wd. Out west clean 4x4 4Runners are just every damn where...lol
Great video! I owned the first 4Runner to ever arrive in Flagstaff, AZ ( an 84 I believe). Black. 4 speed manual, 4 cylinder. I traded my 83 S10 Blazer on it. I immediately went to the local 4WD shop and had Gleason Torque sensing differentials installed front and rear. I did a lot of off roading all over the deserts and high altitude forests of AZ in those vehicles. And plowed thru lots of deep snow. Miraculously, I never got stuck in the 4Runner and it never broke. Then, because I got to wanting a more comfy ride, ater I had moved to Layton, UT, I traded it in on a 1st Gen, 87 Nissan Pathfinder as soon as they showed up in town. Sometimes I regretted that, but that Pathfinder was a great vehicle in it's own right. I had no lockers and no sold axles in the front, but it was way more comfy and not bad off road. But after I moved back to MS, I put some of the new Goodyear mud tires(same model as on the military Hummer, but smaller of course) and boy would that thing do great in MS mud! I miss both of those vehicles! I will be following all of your adventures with these old SUVs! I may get one myself!
Man, thats a great story...that first 4runner sounds pretty awesome. I love the old Japanese trucks, just wish they had more torque. Definitely have a number of videos on various ones and always looking for more...lol
I owned a 1989 Toyota Forerunner with the V6 it was great. I never had any problems with it. I wish I had kept it. You will be sorry if you get rid of it.
He isnt getting rid of it...its a keeper for him, long term. I got rid of my old one, V6 as well...wouldve loved to have kept it but...always more ahead
I love my 86'. Bought it 4 years ago for $4500, can't find anything close to it's shape for less than $7000 in Cali. The Guatamalans have bought them all.
Damn Guatamalans have an agenda
crazy you mention guatemalans! Went there recently and ALL you could see was 4x4 70s/80's restored hilux. Old land cruisers, beautiful FJ's. They have them ALL down there and in great condition. Loved that trip because of the toyotas lol!
Used to see em on TX Hyw 277 and I-10 all the time heading towards Brownsville traveling in caravan. Usually one Toyota towing another. Dang Guatemalans 🤣
Angel Rueda you should take a trip down there! Very respectful and welcoming people with beautiful Toyota’s. They’re not garage queens either, you can see them being off-road ALL the time. Awesome csrs
It really boils down to this the motors in these generations of Toyotas the 22RE / 22R are some of the very best engines Toyota ever built although a little noisy with solid lifters it will last forever I’ve seen these with 400 even 500,000 miles with no rebuild the trick to keeping these engines is one simple thing never ever let it get hot
I replaced my radiator with a metal replacement, new hoses, 195 degree t-stat (for winter) will install 180 t-stat for summer. if that makes sense?
Smart person to buy one from a non snow area!✌️🏜️
For ten years my 87 sat in the garage, wife said sell, I said no. Glad I didn't. Got it running again for under $500 bucks. I Love my truck.
Thats good stuff. 10yrs and 500 bucks...what took ya so long? At least it was protected in the garage...feels good to pull one put like that. I have had cars sit for a few yrs, not 10, but a few. Its a heck of a feeling to get them running and rolling down the road.
@@KnightDriveTV i stripped it down to not street legal and I didn't have a trailer to haul it to the desert.
What size tires 😂
Nice review and great Runner. Where is that trail at in Vegas?
That is Canyon Rd in Boulder City, NV (Boulder Canyon). The "road" isn't visible on any off road or trail maps, but is basically used to take mountain bikers to the top of the mountain to run the downhills. It's also access to the VOR antenna at the top. Cool place that overlooks pretty much all of Vegas...awesome sight at night or during 4th of July.
Love the Toyota’s, I have 2 85 SR5 X-cab EFI solid axle, 89 first gen runner SR5.
Buildin up a collection!
I had no idea the top came off until yesterday. I became instantly obsessed.
Loved the video, I have a 85 4 runner and it’s been with my family al my life!
I ride it in Costa Rican mountains and it rides great!
Easily 60k in today’s market! Cheers!
I always wanted one.
We still haven't got a shipper...Josh is texting me sayin he wants his 4runner...lol. I'm like...MINE...
My 86 was appraised at 16,500
Theres one for sale near me for $3,900.......listing says "runs like a champ"...... I would have to borrow $900 to purchase it.....the decision is driving me nuts.
@@obijuankenobi6565What did you do?
Personally as a 4Runner enthusiast and I am also in northern Ca these are absolutely difficult to find this clean. I could give a SHIT about how the person kept his maintenance if it’s this clean!!! TAKE MY MONEY!!
My most recent vid was of us driving this truck across the country. Check it out if you missed it.
I live in the crusty Midwest first gen forerunners are virtually nonexistent here I’ve seen one in 5 years and it was all rusted out got to go out west or south and find one it’s got to be the turbo model 86 or 87 model year and not beat to death how many are actually still around that are mint? And how much 12k - 18k ? Probably
I actually saw a really nice one up for sale here in vegas for 6500. I was surprised it was as cheap considering how nice it was inside and out. Gotta pretty much focus on cali/nevada/Az, maybe Oregon. There are still some out there.
Childhood memories last a lifetime
I daily drive and mildly off-road my '88 4Runner. Been mine favorite vehicle.
Thats awesome. Great vehicles and only gonna get better with age from a design perspective.
Beautiful video!
Thank you for that! Worked hard on it. I do lots of on and off road stuff combined, some car product reviews and others ahead. Always try to incorporate some nice cinematography in all vids though, regardless what it is! Thanks for watching!
@@KnightDriveTV Awesome stuff. Hope to get one like yours in a couple of months. Inspiring!
How much did this beaut cost you?
5.5k...purchased before the crazy times began.
@@KnightDriveTV Aw man what a steal!
Love these 4Runners
I have one and thinking about letting it go. It is a great vehicle. Bought it new in March 1987 in La Grange, GA for my wife's road car. It's ALL original, red with 230,000 miles. She can't drive it anymore, bad hip. Always been garaged. May be on Greg's list soon.
Oh wow, original owner and all!
List it on bring-a-trailer...get the right eyes on it.
Awesome vid. Definitely makes me want a 1st gen 👍
Check out my off road rescue vid I am uploading...was a crazy situation but fun in the end. I tried to make a super sick vid out of it
Hey! I have the exact one you got, with those special edition stripes and cool shiny side plates. I’ve been trying to hunt down what it means but haven’t found anything! You’re the only other guy who has the same one I’ve seen yet. Do you know the story of these “special editions”?
Things like that were often dealer add-ons to increase the sticker price. Where did your 4runner get sold from, do you know the original dealership by any chance? I will have to ask Josh if he has determined where his originated. I'd bet it was a specific dealer.
KnightDriveTV thanks for the response! I’m the third owner, got it from a guy in Santa Barbra who unfortunately doesn’t know where the original owner got it from.
I have the same exact special edition 89. Same paint and special edition trim. The guy I bought it from imports trucks from Guatemala, said mine sat in the garage since 2007. Before Guatemala the owners were from SoCal hermosa beach. I wonder if that dealer was doing multiples this style.
Picked mine up for 5K. Best Buy ever.
I have an 87 4runner that was handed down to me from my dad he bought it back in 88
Oh wow, thats pretty cool stuff! Still in decent shape??
@@KnightDriveTV ya its in great shape but it needs a clutch master cylinder
They’re totally attractive BECAUSE the top comes off! I love these rigs!
absolutely...I used to love rollin with mine opened but...heck of a heavy process getting it off and unbolting it is a bit of a pain. When I owned mine I lived in Pa and it rains and is cold constantly...hard to leave it off. I live in Vegas now and I'm like...man, you could just rock a bikini top on that thing 9 mo of the year.
KnightDriveTV yep slap a canvas bikini top on and you’re good
I’m up in Sacramento Ca
Same. Mines an '86 though. Had the engine rebuilt a couple months back at 410,000kms
They're great vehicles for sure. Thanks for watching!
Well I don't know how much you said is true because you say it was in back to the future and it wasn't !
I meant the generation of truck man and the design era, not the 4runner itself. Thats why I showed a pic of the actual BTF truck.