truck dillema

[boosted1jz]

ok so a friend of mine is about to sell his 86 toyota truck, its a turbo

but it seems to need some work hopfully just a turbo...

the dillema is should i or shouldnt i?!?!?

what i know of the truck

4x4
22re-t stock
manual
extended cab
light rust in bed
31in tired that are worn out
has major oil consumption from turbo

$800

what you guys/gals think?!?!?

 

[Zach]

ok so a friend of mine is about to sell his 86 toyota truck, its a turbo

but it seems to need some work hopfully just a turbo...

the dillema is should i or shouldnt i?!?!?

what i know of the truck

4x4
22re-t stock
manual
extended cab
light rust in bed
31in tired that are worn out
has major oil consumption from turbo

$800

what you guys/gals think?!?!?

I say see if you can get it running well for cheap, if not you can part it out and make some money. I've got a 95 2wd pickup and it's been great to me so far.

 

[boosted1jz]

yea.... i love this body style truck! so being a turbo is even cooler

he just sent me some pix


and LOL at turbo light! its like DING! you have turbo!

 

[subjug4tor]

I used to own a great little 2wd 94 Toyota pickup with the 22RE, loved that truck. Traded it for the supra though, so I don't have it anymore, though I do miss it often. I say go for it if you have the cash.

 

[tlo86]

turbo 22re's blow headgaskets more than 7m's but once thats fixed go for it i just bought my 87' toyota truck

 

[Jeff Lange]

22R-TE's are cool, but only on a relative scale to how much the 22R sucks.

EDIT: Definitely buy it though.

Jeff

 

[Poodles]

Buy it

 

[boosted1jz]

sweet baby jesus!! id have 2 vehicles that like to BHG! if i can find a cheap turbo for it, ill step up to the plate! a HG is nothing.... esp after doing 5 engine swaps to my car, and pulling it a few aditional times to modify or replace other stuff lol

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Yeah, hi. See that "OTHER CARS" tab?

kthx.

 

[Clip]

if the trans, transfer case and axles/diffs are in good shape, go for it.

 

[tlo86]

sweet baby jesus!! id have 2 vehicles that like to BHG! if i can find a cheap turbo for it, ill step up to the plate! a HG is nothing.... esp after doing 5 engine swaps to my car, and pulling it a few aditional times to modify or replace other stuff lol

haha i know what ya mean

 

[Keros]

Buy it.

4x4, turbo, cheap, fun. What more could you ask for?

 

[Figit090]

22R-TE's are cool, but only on a relative scale to how much the 22R sucks.

EDIT: Definitely buy it though.

Jeff

What do you mean sucks? why does the 22r suck? lack of power and torque?


i voted "whattt" on accident. Now I vote "YES"

anyway, pics of the rest of the truck? how bad is the rust?
turbo won't be cheap but i'm sure you'll check on prices. If you can rebuild it and have a nice running truck that you like (i love the looks of them too) go for it! Just dont forget cost of tires/turbo fix/body work.

will he take less??

I'd be really interested in it if it were near me. I really want this gen of 4runner or ex-cab (i dont dig single cabs)


OH and hit up yotatech.com for your truck needs, AWESOME forum. dunno if its better than this one though

 

[shaeff]

Yotatech.com is like the Supramania for Toyota trucks. LOL.

 

[boosted1jz]

thanx 4 the heads up on yotatech ill check them out!

tires are nothing, i have a few buddys at diff tire shops and being 14 or 15s they will be cheap im sure

body work im not very concerned with just yet....

drivetrain is my main concern and so ill probably end up doing a partial rebuild to get it going

ill get more pix up as soon as i get to see the truck lol

 

[Figit090]

any updates?

 

[bmoss85]

buy it, and if you dont like it sell it to me!

 

[dok33]

Buy it, 22rte trucks are getting hard to find and bring a pretty penny on ebay. Check out http://www.22rte-trucks.com/ for tech info.

 

[zachm611]

shit... i'll buy it. lol jk but seriously i would... buy it!

 

[Jeff Lange]

What do you mean sucks? why does the 22r suck? lack of power and torque?

22R's are horrible excuses for engines.

They're awesome and never die, but they're just terrible.

Jeff