15 months, 17 countries, 48k miles in a 4runner.

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:23 am

An amazing story of a man and his wife who took off in their 4runner and drove all over North and South America.

The album.
http://imgur.com/gallery/C8igF

A dew excerpts

Dawson City, Yukon.

Highway 120 in Nevada.

Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.

Uyuni, Boliva.

Perito Moreno glacier in Parque Nacional de los Glaciarea in Patagonia.

Post by **RicerX** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:10 am

That is awesome.

I'm not going to lie - A 4Runner would be a lot of fun for my family. I can see it happening in the future.

Post by **numbnuts240** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:17 am

i would love to do a trip like that. amazing photos.

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:49 pm

RicerX wrote:That is awesome.

I'm not going to lie - A 4Runner would be a lot of fun for my family. I can see it happening in the future.

If you do, make sure it has locking differentials from the factory. It will save you a lot of time and make for some amazing offroading.

Post by **Bubba1** » Thu Jan 14, 2016 1:28 pm

I owned one (much like the one in the article) for 17 years/ 250K miles. Great vehicle for road trips. I loved it.

Post by **Jesda** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:41 pm

Great trucks. Some of the earlier engines for that generation were terrible, but otherwise they're very, very durable.

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:47 pm

Yeah through research I've learned I have exactly the wrong Toyota and I need to swap absolutely everything. Wrong motor. The generation it lost the solid front axle, the generation before the factory e-locker rear axles. Sigh. Oh well. Dana 60s and a EFI V8 it is!

Post by **Kompresshun** » Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:53 pm

4Runners from that generation were absolutely awesome. It's next to impossible to find a rust free, low mileage example of those anymore though it seems. I look almost every time i've bought a new daily for one and never can find one with less than 200k on it.

I'd love to take a trip like that in the Pathy though. It would probably be an absolute blast on a trip like that.

Post by **OriginalWheelman** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:11 am

Who cares? Rebuild the whole damned thing. Still cheaper than a new car.

Post by **Bubba1** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 4:53 am

If you were a body shop worker, perhaps. But If you were an average joe, it would vastly exceed what the vehicle is worth.

Post by **Kompresshun** » Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:19 pm

Yeah I agree with Joel - unless you're a very skilled mechanic and skilled in auto body, it would take a lot of money to rebuild one to be like new. Even with the skills you'd likely invest far more than you should.

I do enjoy rebuilding/restoring stuff that most people would toss away though, but when I take on something like that I have to fully realize going in that I'm never going to come close to getting a return on my investment most likely. Heck, I've already invested far more in the Miata than its worth and its nowhere near what I would call finished. The Dodge is already heading that way too... That's fine with me though because I don't plan on ever getting rid of them.

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