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Black 4runner 300sd Mercedes Turbo Diesel 5 Cylinder Om617.952 Solid Axle Lift on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:220000
Location:

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

 I have a Very Rare 1985 Toyota 4Runner SR5 (last year with solid front axle) with a 3.0 liter OM617.952 Turbo Diesel for sale. Motor has been in the truck for a little over a year and has been my daily driver/road trip/Camping vehicle. Last year I drove 1600 Miles Round Trip to NYC and back without the slightest problem. Currently 17,xxx miles on the swap.

If you would like a video to hear it run or would like additional information please contact me.


Specs:
- 4" suspension lift
- 63' Chevy Springs in the back/ HD Rough Country springs up front
- 35" BFG All-Terrain Brand New. (Still has the tabs from the injection mold.) You can see the old tires in one of the pictures.
- Solid Axle. (was cut and turned to correct drive angle. (Moved forward 3" for better approach))
- Axle was rebuilt about a year and a half ago
- High Steer
- Square Tube front D/S Balanced professionally (0 Vibration) Need new Teflon bushings to quiet the chatter at low speeds
- Gusseted for support
- Steering dampener
- Tom Woods Custom Rear D/S
- Stainless Braided Brake Lines
- Custom Fabricated Oil Filter Relocation Adapters to allow easy filter access
- Rebuilt Turbo
- OM617.952 Motor
- New Head Gasket (installed while the motor was being fitted)
- New Monark Injectors. Pop tested @ 2000psi
- Modified Alda
- Modified Injector Pump (Rack Limiter Removed)
- Hybrid 8 Puck Clutch/New Pressure Plate
- Front Mount Oil Cooler
- Dual Manual Controlled Cooling Fans
- 4000psi rated A 3/4 and A 1/2 hydraulic lines for oil delivery
- 2.5 Turbo Exhaust. Recently modified to dump behind font passenger wheel. Sounds Incredible. (can convert back to rear exhaust)
- Gets 22 Mpg pulling up 5% Grades in WV and 25 Mpg running around local highway/City
- New Timing Chain
- New Fuel Lines
- Transmission is a stock W56 capable of withstanding the Torque of the Straight 5 Diesel
- Top Shift Transfer case
- Stock SR5 Altimeter/Inclinometer
- Aftermarket VDO Boost/EGT gauges with 4Runner Specific 2 Gauge Pillar
- All stock gauges function except for the RPM Gauge
- Leather Specialty Toppers Soft Top (included)
- Hard Top w/ Integrated internal LED lighting (Very Bright)
- Rear Mounted Battery (backup)

The Bad:
- Typical Rust over the rear tires on the fender
- Tach has not been hooked up

This is an incredible truck and is always getting looks, comments, double takes, questions anywhere I go and when people hear that it is a diesel, the response never gets old. Never been stuck anywhere yet. I am pretty light on the truck as it is. I go by the "it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it" with this thing. Never sees over 60 mph, and rarely sees boost over 6 psi. I built this truck to be a good gas mileage/Ultra Reliable/Versatile/Utilitarian Rig and it has become just that.

I have been set on a VW Golf TDI Manual. If you have one of those, I am really interested in a trade.

There are only 6 that I have seen like this ever and this one is the ONLY one in within kentuckiana/ohio. The next closest is a project underway in Southern TN.

To give you an idea, there is a company in the southwest that will do this swap for 10k for the motor and the labor. Not including the motor maint./mods before hand.

I have receipts and pictures along with video for nearly everything and every mod. Also have every Fuel Fillup since the swap, minus 2 or 3 when the printer at the pump didn't work.

Thanks for taking a look!!

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