Hooo boy this video took off out of nowhere. Sorry everyone, but the truck was sold back in 2018 before anyone found this video and cared.

The pizza truck from Toy Story

A small oil leak on a Toyota is a blessing in disguise. I would much rather check my oil everyday and have a rust free frame. A slow drip seems to coat everything perfectly

Such a nice truck. These older vehicles were made so much better than today’s cars and truck.

This is what I do to every vehicle I buy. This video is so well put together. Shows all the steps but does so quickly/efficiently with helpful hints. Like button has been smashed.

I scored one of these off craigslist last year with 240k miles for only $3000. Been busy working on it whenever I can get everything restored but man are they fun trucks! Nothing beats seeing that little green turbo light go on on the dash and hearing the little ct20 whoosh.

I've owned one of these. I rebuilt the engine on mine. The turbo engine had different pistons which dropped the compression down to 8:1 instead of the usual 9.4:1in the typical 22re. This is necessary for longevity when turbocharging an ICE. The lost compression is made up for by cramming more air into the cylinder with the turbo. The problem with the stock turbo from Toyota is that it was one of the few bad things that Toyota ever built. Something about the impeller blades or some crazy fluid dynamics above my pay grade. This resulted in minimal gains from having a Turbo over the naturally aspirated truck. Anyway, the fix back in 2003 when I was doing mine was to install a Garrett T3/04 hybrid turbo. There was a guy with a website back then who was getting 250hp on the dyno with his engine that had that turbo. Insane! It's easier and cheaper these days to turbo and tune an older vehicle like this. If you haven't already done so, the first thing you need to do is get a better turbo.

Thanks, man. This was helpful and entertaining as well; I dug the thorough explanations accompanied by groovy time-lapses.

86 Toyota turbo 4x4 was my first vehicle when I was 16. I loved that truck! It just got rusted out from the harsh New York winters

Nice '86... Here in Ohio they're very rare. I had a 1980, 1984, and 1990 Toyota 4x4 trucks all bought new and sold. They were super-reliable and impressive purchase.

Such an awesome truck you found. Hope you keep it as original as possible. Can’t wait to see this series.

OMG. this is so incredible. so lucky you found this rare gem. I just purchased a '93 4runner V6. And yes, she drives like a 4-cylinder and chugs gas like a V8 lol. Don't care, I love older model Toyotas

Watching your video, I randomly saw in the bottom suggestions from another video I was watching. And thoroughly enjoying it, said to myself "who is this guy, I need to subscribe to this". Couldn't believe you only have just over 4k subs, your production quality and persona on camera is very good and I'm surprised there isn't more 00's to your sub count. Add one more here, I look forward to watching more of your videos.

Such a cool find! I live in Hawaii and old Toyota pickup trucks are like gold here. Impossible to find one like yours! I have a '91 Toyota pickup single cab 4x4 and it is a beast. Has the 22RE as well. I picked it up for $2500 and sure enough just like you, ended up replacing a bunch of parts on the neglected engine to get it running good. A oil leak from the oil seal and leak from the water pump led me to replace the timing chain and plastic guides since I was already in there. That also meant replacing the front cover and removing the whole head as well. Luckily this did give me the chance to clean every single nut, bolt, and basically the entire engine in the process. I replaced the starter since I was already so deep in the engine. Cleaned all the buildup on the valves and cylinders. And did a full EGR delete. FUN FACT: You do not need any of those vacuum lines on the top of the valve cover, there is only one you need which goes to the power steering. Everything else is pointless emissions crap. (Luckily we don't have smog control in Hawaii) But that being said, it was an amazing learning experience and now I know that the truck is good for another 300k+ miles. (P.S. These engines can take as much timing as you can give them until they start pinging. More timing=more power. Mine is almost fully advanced at +1.5 and gave it a big boost in power)

Any vehicle can last this long and still look and operate this well as long as it is taken care of, but man, Toyota sure knows how to build a good truck. Never even knew they made a turbo pickup until now!

That’s a beautiful truck, mate. You know what you have, and I’m stoked for you. You could drive it another 250K before worrying about replacing much other than, well, that Turbo. Enjoy every mile and smile! 🤘🏼⚡️🤘🏼

Fantastic video ,and a great sight unseen purchase !

Wow this was a really good video, great patience for that vehicle, appreciated the watch.

Got yourself a real gem there. Gets the gears turning in my head with ideas for all the stuff id do if i owned it.

Congrats!! Awesome find. I searched for nearly 6 months to find a first gen 4runner in all original condition and I know how hard they are to find. Nice first gen tacoma too :)

This guy seems really nice and gives a lot of information unlike some other youtubers who pretend to be professional mechanics and act all arrogant (Watch JR Go, Scotty Kilmer) nice to see some people still being humble

Lucky. That thing will climb anything anything. We took one of those up in the mountains and drove through 20 foot tall brush!

Love your videos. We have a 2005 land cruiser and love Toyotas. Keep making more videos!

Your videos are excellent!! I just bought an E30 316i and found your KZfaq channel on reddit. Cheers from France!

That's a clean Hilux man great find and love the video layouts, keep up the good work💯

Nice truck! I live in WA state, and it's really unusual to see an old car without rust! Excellent find! Thank you for taking us with you on the refurbishing! Very interesting!

Wow what a trip down memory lane. Had two of these Hilux variants. Thank you my youthful grin!

Truck looks awesome man, you were really lucky.. Keep up the great work!

That truck is unbelievable. Congratulations. Score!!!😁👍

Wow. Awesome truck ! Really impressive skills !!

Excellent job my friend and hello from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

the right person got this truck.. nice buy man

Lindsay is going to be pissed when she finds out where her missing tupperware went. lol. Great Video man!

Badass video very clear and very knowledgeable on everything!

Love this generation Toyota truck. Had a couple of REALLY nice 2wd low rider type trucks back in the day, a 1985 2wd 22R carburated, Extra cab, 5 speed, manual steering, nice bench seat with armrest that reclined, not much else on options. That one stayed stock. Also had a several years later around 2001 1 owner, old lady 1988 2wd, reg cab with no room, 22-RE fuel injected, 5 speed, that one was a delux model, had carpet, a lot of sound deading, power steering, lots of chrome trim, powder blue paint, stripes down the side, 14" wheels with chrome beuaty rings, it was a much nicer truck despite the lack of room compared to my stripper 1985 reg cab. I actually modded that truck, lowered, enikie wheels, paint was damn near perfect when I got it, just polished it a lot.

Beautiful truck. Great job with your video skills

What a cool truck man, great find!!

Blessed!!! What a great find.

Great little truck good find

These are awesome. Got a magazine with this thing featured and its cool to read about. It states...The Turbo; 2.4L SOHC pumps out a staggering 135HP and 173 ft./lbs of gut wrenching torque.

A brake pad check and front wheel bearing check and grease would also be nice to do. You did good on that purchase.

This was for sale like 10 minutes from my house! How crazy! Good looking truck!

Great find and great video! That would be my dream truck.

Lol, I recognize that church. I live around the corner. I owned an 86 base model with a carbureted 22R. Loved that truck, it lasted forever.

My first truck was a loss-leader '88 Toyota, new off the showroom floor for $6288++. R22 engine, 5 speed, no turbo or 4WD. I drove that baby 170,000 miles and sold it in 2005 for $1800. GREAT TRUCK. I own a 2002 4WD Sequoia today, and still "love my Toyota truck."

You made it all look easy 😲 loved the video.

Great video on a super clean gem of a truck!

My first truck ever! Brand new 87 Toyota pickup 4cylinder turbo 4” lift 3” body lift on 35s. Truck was awesome!! Off the show room floor if I remember $17,000

Lucky find and real nice job on how your taking care of it .

i owned that same year/model. it was the best vehicle of my life. got it for 650 dollars when i was 16 years old. i was a good ol boy and gave it hell. it defined what vehicles are capable in my mind. rivers, creeks, mud, hills, rocks, etc... nothing would stop this truck but rust. living in upstate NY and it being old, and me beating the living shit outa it, the frame snapped in half when i was like 22 years old. but it was a great 6 years of owning it. sold the engine for 150 bucks to!

What a beautiful truck! I would love to have this next to my 1990 Corolla with 72k miles!

Nice find! The PNW and Washington State in particular seems to have all the unique and cool older cars. After having lived in Kansas for three years, and buying a few rusty "projects", I can safely say that unless it's a smoking deal, I'll be looking out of state for future projects.

Holy crap. Nice find. Subscribed.

What a lucky find! Super jealous.

Nice score man I bought a 97 land cruiser triple locked supercharged rust free sight unseen as well, and I like you scored.

Don't forget to flush the cooling system and replace with appropriate quantity of antifreeze & water. Nice Find! Beautiful Toyota Truck! Congratulations! Thanks for sharing. Lucky You. PEACE!

I almost bought the exact same model new and had a friend who did... I ended up waiting and buying a new 1990 xtracab 4x4 v6 in 90 that I owned for 27 years until i had to sell to make a house payment last year... im still broken hearted about that... One thing I learned was its best to replace any bolts when you have to remove them as they tend to snap after all the years when you try wrenching on them.... What did you pay for your truck and how much was shipping ? It looks clean, not as clean as mine was but still looks like a great place to start.... Loved my toyota, it was family. wish i could post photo's here after 27 years the engine bay was still cleaner then when it was new... good luck, enjoy.

Back in 91 my roomate had the same truck. It came from Arizona so also rust free. I used to trade vehicles with her because I loved that truck. Very nice truck.

Wow, amazing find!!

I inherited this same exact truck from my dad. ‘86 Turbo 5 speed. I will be doing a full restoration on it in the next year or so. It was used as a farm truck so she’s going need a lot of help.

Wow man that trcuk is in impeccable condition! I have a 1990 4x4 can relate to all the maintenance but wow what a find!

great video, thanks for posting.

can't believe how clean this thing is underneath. Jealous , from Canada :)

You scored with that truck... Those were great trucks...!!

Awesome truck. I was hoping you’d turn it on to listen to that bad boy and also a drive around. Great vid

very nice truck i'm a toyota man and have only owned toyotas all my life i have the very same truck only it's in blue and was a one owner too i got mine out of arizona about 4 years ago, i also have 7 other toyota trucks i just got a 1979 with only 4700 miles but i paid more then i wanted too at 9000 dollars but is a beauty for sure i have another 1983 1983 1986 toyota truck that i have fixed up and painted over the years and when my twin boys got their driver license we got them two 1981 toyota square box 2 wheel drive and they both still have them till this day and are still in mint condistion, thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing more videos

Oh man thank you so much for posting your video. I didn't know what that smell was . it was annoying I changed the pcv valve n cleaned the pipe n way better that smell went away n change filter . It was disgusting. Thanks

Great video, beautiful toy.

Awesome find !!!

Nice truck I had a 85 carb sr5 and a 86 efi sr5 loved them both long lasting trucks lots of Fun to drive

Absolutely awesome truck!!!!

You are the American version of Ed China (Wheeler Dealer)! Just found your channel. Great stuff!

Change the front main crank oil seal. It's an easy job (just pull the belts, crank pulley, and it sits in the crank driven oil pump, 5 small bolts) and they notoriously go bad.

I had one of these with the custom 'crew cab' insert between the front seats and rear bed. It was a great truck.

wow, I once owned an 1980 Toyota (4wd) prior to the independent front end yotas. "liked" and "subscribed"

260k miles in candyland!!! That truck is pristine!

I just found one of these for sale, my stepdad had an 85 and it was a beast, it could fit 31" tires stock and we used to outclimb alt of jeeps and huge trucks out at the trails, its small and can fit through dense brush trails unlike big trucks, his was non-turbo. Great find , they are tough little trucks, delete that pcv valve and put an oil catch can on that bad boy.

Very well looked after truck and much better looking than modern equivalents. It was likely in a garage most of its life judging by the paintwork.

Wow that jacket is Purple! Lol. And hey cool old truck the 22re and similar yota trucks have become cult vehicles and definitely worth colecting and look like fun, i like the channel you just earned a sub

Jealous of your find! Congrats and enjoy that thing!

I subbed for the lighting alone. Nice job. From a fellow taco owner.

That is a beauty of a car. I owned an 86 xtraCab in Lawrence, KS, from 86 through 92 when I brought it to Costa Rica. I would still had it had it not been for a friend wrecked it in 2001. Awesome cars those toyotas from the 1980s.

This was a great "episode." More!!!

I have a 1991 in great shape thanks for sharing I drive mine a lot to 308.764 at this time

I really like how well your videos are done. Would be nice to have little more detail on the process of bleeding brakes and clutch slave cylinder. Also the tools used etc. 😀

Im about to buy one...not sure if i can do the work you did well done!

Very cool, I almost have the same truck, 1986 22r manual 4x4 non turbo reg cab with about 200K on it, it doesn't leak oil, but has a really hard time passing CA emissions, prob will need an engine rebuild soon, parts amazingly OEM are kinda pricey and hard to find new

well done vid.I even liked the tunes.

That truck was a garage QUEEN and NEVER taken off road !!!! That is the only rare thing here> But, very well done video and I liked it very much, Thanks Only owner of a 1985 SR5 X-Cab 4X4 22REC Straight Axle, Rust bucket Bought NEW with 5 miles on it !!!!

nice truck - I'm surprised how clean the engine bay is for a 80's the previous owner baby that truck! I've owen several toyota's from 22R, RE 3VZ-E, FE these hold their resale value. good find buddy.

What a find especially for a craiglist vehicle. I'm jealous

Great video. Good luck finding that oil leak.

You have an awesome find! I am looking for a 1983 Toyota 4x4 short bed.

Wow what a great vehicle. Totally jealous

A clean toyota won't stay around long unless you really like truck n style for what it is. Someone that wants it bad enough will buy it hands down!

The holy grail would be the 1985 fuel injected solid front axle.

My 2020 TRD Off Road Taco in Quicksand is like a retro version of this Yota’s color.

Beautiful Toyota 👍🏻👍🏻

This guy needs more subs

Nice score.