resurrecting a legend: 1985 Toyota 4Runner rebuilt

Ep. 83 Snale Racing finishes the Danny Bonaduce project
Danny Bonaduce, the 1985 Toyota 4Runner has finally left the Snale Racing garage for his new home. Check out the final walkthrough and bid a fond farewell with us. Specs below.
Watch the whole thing from the beginning here: • 1985 4Runner Rebuild
Engine
.030/.030
85 turbo engine harness
LCE header & headpipe
90-95 v6 4Runner booster & master
custom AN fuel hoses
4 wire oxygen sensor (00 Tacoma)
Magnaflow 10425 exhaust
Front Axle
00 4Runner calipers & 12" rotor
ceramic pads
IFS wheel hubs (machined)
Tundra brake hoses
LSPV "T" delete
v6 3rd member 4.30's (solid spacer)
Supra LSD w/weirkit
All Pro Off Road Hy Steer OG
92-95 IFS steering box
Sky Pitman arm
custom brake caliper adapters
DS inner axle shortened
Transmission
85 clutch set with 89+ throwout bearing
R151 bell housing 86-87 turbo
R150 transmission 88-95 v6
Marlin crawler transmission/transfer case adapter
(2) 79-83/84-88 EFI topshift cases
(2) Marlin crawler 23 spline inputs
Marlin crawler t-case doubler plate (MC08)
85 front driveline lengthened
00 4R rear driveline shortened
RAD Designs triple shifter
89+ t-case & reverse light switches
Rear
86-88 IFS rear
early e-locker 4.30's
Tundra brake hose
Marlin crawler e-locker protection
new shoes
new bearings and seals
Other Extras
Dobinson 2" lift kit heavy fronts
new wipers, stock arms
new windshield
85 SR5 cluster
86+ SR5 door panels & seats
new dome light
fuel tank upgraded to 17-gal
new high pressure hose
Doors
outer scrapers
runs
door to body
rebuilt locks
new bezels
Tailgate
new cables
serviced
all works
outer scraper
00:00 Marlin crawling
02:00 what you missed
04:24 rear wiper info
05:50 painting the stripes
07:43 test driving/shakedown
09:30 wheel caps & tires
10:30 front wiper upgrade
12:04 painting the back cap
13:00 undercarriage walkthrough
15:32 under hood walkthrough
18:00 final thoughts
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[@ThisOldYota]

Came out great big guy

[@elbonk178]

Sweet! It's so frustrating how much stuff we can't get for old 'Yotas! Looks sweet!

[@SnaleRacing]

thanks. chasing parts was definitely aggravating🤣 thankfully there are a few vendors repoppiing some of unobtanium plastics now.

[@Mrstanleystevens]

great job👏🏼

[@WisdomInTheWoods]

Such a sweet rig! Nice work man!

[@SnaleRacing]

thank you!

[@mh-qq2hj]

That thing is sick! As a lifelong mechanic of over 35 years, I can see that you know your toyotas very well. Your ocd is as bad as mine too so we know if you’re happy with it, it’s good! I just bought a 24 4runner because I always wanted one and I was afraid toyota was going to ruin the engines in 25. I may have been right, time will tell. I’m not a fan of the push start or the hill assist but otherwise, I’m liking it. I still prefer the look of the old style 4runners though.

[@mike97525]

Looks great, a lot of work😎😎

[@SnaleRacing]

labor of love🤣