2005 4Runner Limited V8 4WD (SOLD)

Alright let's get this out of the way... listing here since I don't have 10 posts on 4Runners.com. Worst case I drain the fuel and fluids and scrap it.

2005 4Runner Limited V8 4WD
$1000
339,640 miles
San Angelo, TX

Purchased at a sheriff's auction and just got a Texas title in the mail. Friend who called me at 7am and asked if I wanted a $800 V8 4Runner said it was rusty but not bad... it was bad. It is also spray painted tan with heavy over spray onto the interior and glass.

Good

• Could make a decent start to a V8 swap into a V6 4th gen.
• Maybe a good hunting rig for a season or two.
• A/C is cold and heat works.
• 4Lo seems to engage, full time 4WD truck.
• All windows and sunroof work.
• Engine sounds fine, transmission shifts fine the time I took it up to highway speed.

Bad

• Truck lived in Wisconsin until it was seized by a Texas sheriff's department in late 2024.
• Frame and body are badly rusted out.
• Suspension is original and shot, XREAS system.
• Steering rack boots are gone.
• The spray paint makes the situation so much worse because it's noticeable to the average person.
• Front passenger ABS wiring is cut, passenger brake line is "custom" and sketchy.
• Interior is trashed.
  
• Front diff axle seals appear to be leaking.
• Front sway bar mounting holes are destroyed and rusty. Unsure if there is even any good metal to repair the mounting points. I have it removed and sitting in the back.
• At least one gas tank strap is severed. Skid plate might be holding it up at this point.
• One rear axle seal looks shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK_2NlINUnE

 

Motor is worth it

 

I'm taking a $300 offer from a local wrecker at the end of the week. If anyone is interested you just have to beat that.

 

Annnddd it’s gone. Glad that’s over.