Hey, new to the forum. Picked up a white, totally stock, 91 ST185 that my Mother in law bought new. She drove it to work and back for 20 yrs, then sparsely for 5, and then it sat untouched for 4. Perfect body, no dents, good interior (she had the leather redone not too long before she parked it). Coming up on 200K though, hopefully I can get some life out of the current motor before I have to swap it.
Love toyotas, the wife has had a few celicas over the years and I have a 72 FJ40 and an 07 FJ Cruiser that I have put 250K miles on since new. This will be my first time trying to rejuvenate a turbo'd motor, so I've got a lot to learn....
Sooo, considering its bone stock, once I get it running again and mechanically sound what would be the first things you would recommend I look into for upgrades that don't take it too far from stock but give it some extra performance (biggest bang for the buck)?
It ran fine when parked, I'm going to get a new battery, change the oil, drain the old gas, pull the plugs, oil fog the cylinders, crank a bit by hand and then go for a start....
Ill post again once I get it running.
Love toyotas, the wife has had a few celicas over the years and I have a 72 FJ40 and an 07 FJ Cruiser that I have put 250K miles on since new. This will be my first time trying to rejuvenate a turbo'd motor, so I've got a lot to learn....
Sooo, considering its bone stock, once I get it running again and mechanically sound what would be the first things you would recommend I look into for upgrades that don't take it too far from stock but give it some extra performance (biggest bang for the buck)?
It ran fine when parked, I'm going to get a new battery, change the oil, drain the old gas, pull the plugs, oil fog the cylinders, crank a bit by hand and then go for a start....
Ill post again once I get it running.