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Atreyu Sutton
The 4Runner front three quarter in a workshop, matte black with the weathered Mount Fuji and rising sun livery down the side, on a lift and BFGoodrich all terrains

Mechanical

1988 Toyota 4Runner

I restored my 1985 4Runner and the pickup beside it, doing the engine swap, the fabrication and the suspension work myself.

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Spec

LaneMechanical
StatusRunning

19854Runner, bare metal up

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Evidence

The 1985 Toyota 4Runner on a dirt driveway, white with the red and yellow factory stripe, lifted on knobby tires with the front bumper removed
The V6 engine and radiator loaded in a truck bed, ready to move
The engine hanging from an orange hoist in the garage, someone working underneath it
The engine on its hoist parked in the garage among shelves and tools
The driver's seat before the rebuild, upholstery worn through and stained
The cab with seats and carpet pulled out, bare floor pan and debris left behind
Old bumper and brush guard steel laid out on the driveway on a mat
The rear bench seat in tan upholstery, seen through the back door
Close view of a worn seat back, the tan fabric marked and faded
Someone standing beside the white 4Runner with its red and orange stripes at a street corner
The interior stripped to bare floor, steering wheel and shifter still in place
A seat tipped forward to show the floor pan and rubber mat underneath
A piece of old carpet pulled out and laid on the driveway, backing torn away
The cab stripped out, floor pan exposed with the steering column and shifter remaining
Close view of fresh dark carpet laid into the footwell
Carpet underlay laid flat on the driveway
The rear bench refitted in the cab, clean and back in place
A bumper bracket lying on the driveway
The front seats in tan upholstery seen from the passenger door, worn from use
The white 4Runner and a red pickup parked together on a forest road
The stripped interior seen from outside through the open door, kerbside
The front seats refitted and clean, steering wheel in frame
The interior part way through the strip out, trim and parts piled on the floor
Close view of rusted suspension and steering components under the truck
The 4Runner from the rear three quarter, showing the Fuji stripe wrapping the rear quarter, katakana lettering and the steel rear bumper with recovery shackles

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