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georgiayota · 11-05-2008, 07:39 PM

First off I bought the truck in November 2007, and now it being November 2008 I have decided to do a build up thread.

Here's what I started with.

When I bought the truck it had 35 dunlops on it, plastic tool box, dog box made out of road signs, a red door and hood, and didn't run. I pulled the truck to my buddys house because it didn't run and let his dad tinker around for about 10 minutes and he had it going. We tried driving it, but it didn't move, there was no rear drive shaft so I got a set of hubs off a parts truck and then we found out that the clutch was no good. So I went to the store and bought a clutch kit for $80 and went back to install it. When we went to take the old trans out it wouldn't budge, we bent a come-a-long trying to get it out. Ended up being that the pilot bearing was sezied on the shaft and we had to pull it through the intire clutch. After that I was riding, I might have been riding in front wheel drive because I had no driveshaft for the back, but i was riding. Then I just gave the engine a little tune up.

A while later I found a set of used 33x14 boggers so I bought them. Heres a picture after I tested them out.

That was the last time that I have really driven the truck. With that experience I managed to blow a head gasket so I had to fix that and while I was at it I replaced some parts.

Timing chain
Water pump
Fan Clutch
Head Gasket
Head shaved
Intake Gasket
Exhaust Gasket
Valve cover Gasket

After all that work it runs better than ever. Now currently the truck sits lonely in my garage waiting for me to install wheel bearings and paint the truck.

So far I have spent:
$600 for the truck
$80 for a clutch
$50 for a tune up
$250 for all the parts from the head job
$300 for the boggers
$180 for front axle rebuild and wheel bearings
$260 for Weber 34/34
$90 for radio and speakers
$25 for new mirrors
$50 for new front fenders
$90 for sunroof
free flowmaster
free civic seats

My plans:

Paint job (underway)
Flatbed
Under coat the frame
Weld the rear
Power steering swap
Custom console

11-05-2008, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
georgiayota Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Outside of Statesboro, Ga Posts: 373	georgiayota's 1982 Pickup Build-Up Thread First off I bought the truck in November 2007, and now it being November 2008 I have decided to do a build up thread. Here's what I started with. When I bought the truck it had 35 dunlops on it, plastic tool box, dog box made out of road signs, a red door and hood, and didn't run. I pulled the truck to my buddys house because it didn't run and let his dad tinker around for about 10 minutes and he had it going. We tried driving it, but it didn't move, there was no rear drive shaft so I got a set of hubs off a parts truck and then we found out that the clutch was no good. So I went to the store and bought a clutch kit for $80 and went back to install it. When we went to take the old trans out it wouldn't budge, we bent a come-a-long trying to get it out. Ended up being that the pilot bearing was sezied on the shaft and we had to pull it through the intire clutch. After that I was riding, I might have been riding in front wheel drive because I had no driveshaft for the back, but i was riding. Then I just gave the engine a little tune up. A while later I found a set of used 33x14 boggers so I bought them. Heres a picture after I tested them out. That was the last time that I have really driven the truck. With that experience I managed to blow a head gasket so I had to fix that and while I was at it I replaced some parts. Timing chain Water pump Fan Clutch Head Gasket Head shaved Intake Gasket Exhaust Gasket Valve cover Gasket After all that work it runs better than ever. Now currently the truck sits lonely in my garage waiting for me to install wheel bearings and paint the truck. So far I have spent: $600 for the truck $80 for a clutch $50 for a tune up $250 for all the parts from the head job $300 for the boggers $180 for front axle rebuild and wheel bearings $260 for Weber 34/34 $90 for radio and speakers $25 for new mirrors $50 for new front fenders $90 for sunroof free flowmaster free civic seats My plans: Paint job (underway) Flatbed Under coat the frame Weld the rear Power steering swap Custom console __________________ So much to do, yet so little money. under construction: 82 Pickup still getting goodies build up thread: http://www.yotatech.com/f114/my-82-b...thread-158522/ parents commuter: 07 Camry, K&N, tinted windows, 135,XXX miles My other toys: 2008 Kawasaki KFX 450r, pro circuit exhaust, tusk black nerfs, tag black front bumper 2004 Suzuki Eiger 4x4, custom snorkels, 27 mudlites, warn 2500, uni filter Last edited by georgiayota; 05-01-2009 at 10:04 AM.