IncorpoRatedX
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1987 Mitsubishi Montero / Dodge Raider – Off Road Package
2.6 liter G54B engine (carbureted, factory spec, runs perfect)
5 speed 4x4 – KM145
Solid Axle rear, leaf sprung
IFS front, torsion bar
Sunroof
A month ago I flew out to L.A. to buy a 95 Montero for another cross country road trip (last year I drove a 73 galant wagon) when I showed up the vehicle was not as described and had issues. I didn’t approve of the vehicle and chose to shop around for a day or two, figured if I didn’t find a gem, I’d fly back after a couple of days of soaking up California sun.
After browsing craigslist and looking at a handful of montero’s, all of which I passed on for one reason or another, I came across this little guy. Body is completely rust free, most bolts are still brass in color, vaccum lines are all in great shape, engine bay is clean enough to eat out of. The owner was very honest and up front with me about everything. The truck ran, idled and drove great. It’s so rare to find these things in top notch running shape, usually people have tweaked the carb or removed or lost some vaccum lines and the truck will lose what balls it has, wont idle or wont stay running when cold.
This is not one of those trucks. It was well cared for, maintained, not abused and daily driven in a warm, dry climate. The most important part is this truck showed all the signs of a reliable engine to me, oil looked great, spark plugs looked perfect, no smoke, no noises, no issues, no leaks. Even the air conditioning works perfect, the previous owner reconditioned the AC and made sure it was working top notch for the warm summers near LA. I asked the owner what he thought about it being driven from LA to Indiana and he said ‘I wouldn’t hesitate to drive it anywhere’
He was right. After a week of driving, off roading in the Mojave, Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Arizona, covering somewhere near 3,000 miles, I was welcomed back to Indiana with some snow. After a couple weeks of making some changes to the truck and trying to figure out what to do with a truck I never intended to buy, I’ve decided that it’s better I sell it than keep it.
If I keep the truck it would get the TBI set up from a conquest, conquest turbo and an intercooler, then it would get 33’s and be another one of my unique and fun projects. Which I do not need right now, being that I already have 4 project cars.
Cliffnotes: bought the truck to get me home from California, has proven itself as reliable, I wont be able to leave well enough alone, I know and understand my turbo addiction, don’t need the temptation sitting in my garage when I have two other monteros, two vintage Mitsubishis and two vintage motorcycles.
$4,300 OBO – not looking for trades.
Best way to contact is to call/text 269.357.4372
Upgrades:
15x10 aluminum wheels
31x12.5R15 all terrain pro comp tires, have lots of life left in them
Aisin manual locking hubs, helps the gas mileage quite a bit.
Hella 5 inch auxiliary lights
Composite headlight conversion with silverstar bulbs
K&N OEM replacement air filter
ACCEL high output ignition coild.
Roof rack with roof basket
AMG G55 spare tire chrome cover
Keyless entry and alarm
Other:
Fresh short block 1 year ago, have paperwork to support, installed professionally along with;
Rebuilt head, new timing components, OEM replacement clutch, new slave cylinder and throw out bearing
New fuel filter
New AC pump, AC lines, charged, functioning, no leaks
New catalytic converter, new muffler, fancy exhaust tip
Recent brakes front and rear, ebrake still works
Shocks replaced last year
Has passed Cali SMOG and is valid until 2014, not that it matters here. But is NOT a cali-emissions truck.
Extras:
Brand new mechanical fuel pump, picked one up before leaving cali, can’t get them at auto parts stores around here, have to order them online and I didn’t want to worry about the chance of the one on the vehicle having an issue somewhere on the road.
Pictures are in order from the trip and the newest pictures of the truck are at the very bottom.
2.6 liter G54B engine (carbureted, factory spec, runs perfect)
5 speed 4x4 – KM145
Solid Axle rear, leaf sprung
IFS front, torsion bar
Sunroof
A month ago I flew out to L.A. to buy a 95 Montero for another cross country road trip (last year I drove a 73 galant wagon) when I showed up the vehicle was not as described and had issues. I didn’t approve of the vehicle and chose to shop around for a day or two, figured if I didn’t find a gem, I’d fly back after a couple of days of soaking up California sun.
After browsing craigslist and looking at a handful of montero’s, all of which I passed on for one reason or another, I came across this little guy. Body is completely rust free, most bolts are still brass in color, vaccum lines are all in great shape, engine bay is clean enough to eat out of. The owner was very honest and up front with me about everything. The truck ran, idled and drove great. It’s so rare to find these things in top notch running shape, usually people have tweaked the carb or removed or lost some vaccum lines and the truck will lose what balls it has, wont idle or wont stay running when cold.
This is not one of those trucks. It was well cared for, maintained, not abused and daily driven in a warm, dry climate. The most important part is this truck showed all the signs of a reliable engine to me, oil looked great, spark plugs looked perfect, no smoke, no noises, no issues, no leaks. Even the air conditioning works perfect, the previous owner reconditioned the AC and made sure it was working top notch for the warm summers near LA. I asked the owner what he thought about it being driven from LA to Indiana and he said ‘I wouldn’t hesitate to drive it anywhere’
He was right. After a week of driving, off roading in the Mojave, Red Rock Canyon, Lake Mead, Arizona, covering somewhere near 3,000 miles, I was welcomed back to Indiana with some snow. After a couple weeks of making some changes to the truck and trying to figure out what to do with a truck I never intended to buy, I’ve decided that it’s better I sell it than keep it.
If I keep the truck it would get the TBI set up from a conquest, conquest turbo and an intercooler, then it would get 33’s and be another one of my unique and fun projects. Which I do not need right now, being that I already have 4 project cars.
Cliffnotes: bought the truck to get me home from California, has proven itself as reliable, I wont be able to leave well enough alone, I know and understand my turbo addiction, don’t need the temptation sitting in my garage when I have two other monteros, two vintage Mitsubishis and two vintage motorcycles.
$4,300 OBO – not looking for trades.
Best way to contact is to call/text 269.357.4372
Upgrades:
15x10 aluminum wheels
31x12.5R15 all terrain pro comp tires, have lots of life left in them
Aisin manual locking hubs, helps the gas mileage quite a bit.
Hella 5 inch auxiliary lights
Composite headlight conversion with silverstar bulbs
K&N OEM replacement air filter
ACCEL high output ignition coild.
Roof rack with roof basket
AMG G55 spare tire chrome cover
Keyless entry and alarm
Other:
Fresh short block 1 year ago, have paperwork to support, installed professionally along with;
Rebuilt head, new timing components, OEM replacement clutch, new slave cylinder and throw out bearing
New fuel filter
New AC pump, AC lines, charged, functioning, no leaks
New catalytic converter, new muffler, fancy exhaust tip
Recent brakes front and rear, ebrake still works
Shocks replaced last year
Has passed Cali SMOG and is valid until 2014, not that it matters here. But is NOT a cali-emissions truck.
Extras:
Brand new mechanical fuel pump, picked one up before leaving cali, can’t get them at auto parts stores around here, have to order them online and I didn’t want to worry about the chance of the one on the vehicle having an issue somewhere on the road.
Pictures are in order from the trip and the newest pictures of the truck are at the very bottom.
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