Hey Gnarls, Thank you for that info! I had no idea that US sales were that low. Here’s a Couple of back story’s... when I was 14 In 1985 I had a buddy up the street I hung out with and he had an older brother That bought an 85 brand new.. I happened to be at his house when the older brother brought it home... he came through the door just ecstatic! He took us out and I got to sit in the passenger seat.. I absolutely loved that truck from that day on! The one thing I remember being enthralled by was the inclinometer! I thought that was the neatest thing ever! Well as years passed I never got my 4runner.. I ended up with a 79 Bronco that by the way was a low geared 4 speed manual, lifted, 36” tire monster.. 4low and granny gear and I could walk next to her..great truck but not a 4runner.. so fast forward to present day and my son who was 15 now 19 had a buddy with a 1st gen pickup and him and his dad rock crawl, dad has a buggy on tons etc...and my sons friend had a first gen pick up that has all kinds of goodies.. so of course my son wanted a crawler... well we ended up in Sacramento grabbin his 85 pu.. and I in turn ended up on my 4runner Hunt again... some time passed and I had all but kinda given up because anyone that had one had either done a bunch of building to it and wanted to put their kids through college with their asking price or it was one that was on its last leg.. then! One day my son comes out of his lair and shows me a Facebook ad with this 84, not but 35 miles from me! I call the kid and he says he wants 3,600 for it... 3” blocks in the rear custom spring pack in the front with original springs an hi steer with the box of course, that’s all that’s been done to it! I says when can I look at it? he says this weekend I says see ya Saturday.. Saturday morning comes and call him to let him know I’m on my way.. he says I got a guy comin to look at it and he’ll give me full price no haggle... so now I’m pissed right.. I said oh you better sell it to him then and hung up...three four days go bye and I get a text... hey man if you still wanna come look at this runner I still have it..I says to myself.. self this one is a gimme... so I go up and look at this runner.. she is a beautiful black, a ding here and there, custom door panels, stereo, etc. all done up inside.. seats are swapped with second gen seats in pristine condition.. top half of motor is fresh rebuild no leaks except steering box, brand new weber on top I mean brand new box still on floorboard, 35” Toyos, brand new Mickey Thompson 17” wheels, etc etc... I says why didn’t the guy you had lined up buy it? He says it wouldn’t stay running and it doesn’t have a title but I have all the past paperwork.. so I start looking at the motor real hard everything looks in order except the carb.. he goes inside to get the paper work and I reach over and wiggle the carb about a half inch side to side on the plate.. Ok this is where you can hate me if you want but I don’t say a word... He comes back out and I look over the paperwork.. I look up from the paper work and I says.. well since it won’t stay runnin and you don’t have a title.. I will give you 2,000 for it... he thinks for a sec and says well since I just put those wheels on can you make it 2,300? I think for a sec and I says.. done! Got it home and re installed the carb, checked fluids and all and fired her up.. adjusted timing and she has purred ever since not even the Toyota tick.. and you should see her now! Sorry for being so long winded..and ya I agree with you I don’t wanna beat her up either.
