1st one sold .. so now this one is MINE .. TREKKER build

slacker · 12-08-2007, 05:12 PM

bought a few Trekkers a while back .. and now have started my own .

this one is going to be a "some what" stock restoration .. but with a few "extras" .

so here's where I'm starting .

don't mind the dust .. it's been sitting inside my shop for a while now .

there is one small rust hole on The right side .. front spring hanger , inside box steel .. you can see it in the pic .. it's so minor , I'm just going to weld in a patch .

so a little work today ... got onto the frame repair .

got the little plates/patches welded in .. It really wasnt that bad at all , the main / worse dammage was from me hitting with a hammer it trying to find the rust .. I really didnt see any point in doing "fish plates" .. as there (in my opinion) was NO structural strength loss . Other side is perfect .

and done ..

also started "prepping" the frame for the POR-15 treatment.

infiltrator · 12-08-2007, 05:24 PM

dang, you got alot of work ahead of you lol. make it nice :]

pitpatt · 12-08-2007, 05:27 PM

looks good so far! congrats on finding a frame off a truck that old in that good of shape up there in the snowy regions!

phildelfino · 12-08-2007, 05:28 PM

Good to see you doing something for yourself instead of building one and shipping it elsewhere. I'm sure it will be a NICE build and the extras worth the trouble. What is POR-15 by the way?

EWAYota · 12-08-2007, 05:34 PM

Por-15 is a rust preventative paint.

Looking forward to watching the build.

slacker · 12-08-2007, 05:42 PM

thanks guys ..

yep .. por-15 is a coating .. prevents O2 from contacting the steel .

stops rust , and seals the metal . http://www.por15.com/

I have used it before . and it's great stuff.

rowdy235 · 12-08-2007, 06:03 PM

well good luck on your new project.
Can't really think of a better example of building from the ground up

ocdropzone · 12-08-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by slacker

this one is going to be a "some what" stock restoration .. but with a few "extras" .

So I take it one of the 'extras' you are talking about is this thingy you found:

that would be cool for mine if you decide it won't fit under your hood

slacker · 12-09-2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocdropzone

So I take it one of the 'extras' you are talking about is this thingy you found:

that would be cool for mine if you decide it won't fit under your hood

something like that

slacker · 12-11-2007, 03:12 PM

so got the top side done (cleaned) , flipped it over and started on the bottom side .

slacker · 01-15-2008, 04:09 PM

so , now that the "LONG box" Trekker is gone , I can now start building mine ..

I bought a "parts truck" a while back .. for a couple of reasons .. I needed a long box frame for the dimentions of the long box Trekker .. I needed a front clip .. I needed lots of small parts and pieces for my trekker build , so I bought a whole truck .

so Yesterday .. I started to tear it apart .

box had been removed previously , and I had cut a hole in the back of the cab for the "long box Trekker" I built ...
Now that that project is all done (for me anyway) It was time to get to work on my project .

I sold the long box frame .. and I need alot of the pieces for my trekker .. so time to strip it .
lots of work yesterday , cut the roof off , and rockers , and cab corners .. I'm going to make some replacements

so i wanted to keep them . got the engine bay mostly stripped , and engine out .

and here is where I started this morning ..

and finally the cab off ..

frame stripped ..

and diffs ready to build .

and finally my front clip .

.

ocdropzone · 01-15-2008, 04:28 PM

My wife saw me looking at your post and said,"No way are you taking your truck down that far!"

Gonna be a nice job from the ground up.. Is that 2nd Gen front clip for your hot rod project?

Bumper brackets are yours when you want them...will get a shipping price for you next week...and can send them when ever you need'em

idayota · 01-15-2008, 04:59 PM

looks good...can't wait to see what comes of this.

slacker · 01-16-2008, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocdropzone

My wife saw me looking at your post and said,"No way are you taking your truck down that far!"

Gonna be a nice job from the ground up.. Is that 2nd Gen front clip for your hot rod project?

Bumper brackets are yours when you want them...will get a shipping price for you next week...and can send them when ever you need'em

hahaha ... she can read your mind ?

front clip is for my Trekker .. it was punched on the front right side .. bent the frame and dammaged the inner wheel house I wanted to keep that cab , because it has the OE moon roof .. so I will repace the front clip .

Thanks , freight quote would be great ..

slacker · 01-16-2008, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idayota

looks good...can't wait to see what comes of this.

thanks bro ! its going to be a slow one though .

idayota · 01-16-2008, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacker

thanks bro ! its going to be a slow one though .

hey, i got nowhere better to be!

kylextrisler · 01-16-2008, 01:07 PM

goin from the ground up! thats gonna be a sweet build, i'm lookin forward to it aswell!

slacker · 01-20-2008, 01:16 PM

so the supercharger is GONE .. he sold it out from under me ! ohh well , I wasnt overly excited about it anyways , I was pretty leary about buying it .

so .. I'm thinkin' maybe 3.4L and supercharge it , or maybe V8 .. kinda like the idea of staying toyota .. any ideas , anyone know of any 3.4 installs into 79-83 vintage ?

881stGenRunner · 01-20-2008, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacker

so the supercharger is GONE .. he sold it out from under me ! ohh well , I wasnt overly excited about it anyways , I was pretty leary about buying it .

so .. I'm thinkin' maybe 3.4L and supercharge it , or maybe V8 .. kinda like the idea of staying toyota .. any ideas , anyone know of any 3.4 installs into 79-83 vintage ?

First off, i love your work, im always lurking in your build threads. Im sure you have heard it before, but i always enjoy hearing it in my own threads...

Im pretty sure ORS has done it before, check out their website or shoot them a pm/email. I really like the idea of the 3.4, go for it.

EDIT: *subscribing*

12-08-2007, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,191	1st one sold .. so now this one is MINE .. TREKKER build bought a few Trekkers a while back .. and now have started my own . this one is going to be a "some what" stock restoration .. but with a few "extras" . so here's where I'm starting . don't mind the dust .. it's been sitting inside my shop for a while now . there is one small rust hole on The right side .. front spring hanger , inside box steel .. you can see it in the pic .. it's so minor , I'm just going to weld in a patch . so a little work today ... got onto the frame repair . got the little plates/patches welded in .. It really wasnt that bad at all , the main / worse dammage was from me hitting with a hammer it trying to find the rust .. I really didnt see any point in doing "fish plates" .. as there (in my opinion) was NO structural strength loss . Other side is perfect . and done .. also started "prepping" the frame for the POR-15 treatment. __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum

12-08-2007, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
infiltrator Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 1,287	dang, you got alot of work ahead of you lol. make it nice :] __________________ Old Rig: '95 4runner \| White \| ISR \| 193,000mi. \| Totalled.

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12-08-2007, 05:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,191	thanks guys .. yep .. por-15 is a coating .. prevents O2 from contacting the steel . stops rust , and seals the metal . http://www.por15.com/ I have used it before . and it's great stuff. __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum Last edited by slacker : 12-08-2007 at 05:44 PM.

12-08-2007, 06:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
rowdy235 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweet Home, OR Posts: 1,344	well good luck on your new project. Can't really think of a better example of building from the ground up __________________ Daily Driver: 1982 Toyota Pickup Base 2WD 22R, TRD Cam,5-sp Manual, Toyota Truck Nation High Miler- 300k+ MPG: 25/32 Off-roader: 1990 Honda H3011SA Riding Lawnmower, 11hp OHV engine, Carlisle SNOW-HOG Tires MPG: 1 Day of "Wheeling" per gallon Come to the 2nd Annual Oregon Yotatech Meetup! June 26-29, 2009: Browns Camp OHV Park http://www.yotatech.com/f5/oregon-yo.../#post50902592

12-11-2007, 03:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,191	so got the top side done (cleaned) , flipped it over and started on the bottom side . __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum

01-15-2008, 04:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,191	so , now that the "LONG box" Trekker is gone , I can now start building mine .. I bought a "parts truck" a while back .. for a couple of reasons .. I needed a long box frame for the dimentions of the long box Trekker .. I needed a front clip .. I needed lots of small parts and pieces for my trekker build , so I bought a whole truck . so Yesterday .. I started to tear it apart . box had been removed previously , and I had cut a hole in the back of the cab for the "long box Trekker" I built ... Now that that project is all done (for me anyway) It was time to get to work on my project . I sold the long box frame .. and I need alot of the pieces for my trekker .. so time to strip it . lots of work yesterday , cut the roof off , and rockers , and cab corners .. I'm going to make some replacements so i wanted to keep them . got the engine bay mostly stripped , and engine out . and here is where I started this morning .. and finally the cab off .. frame stripped .. and diffs ready to build . and finally my front clip . . __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum

01-15-2008, 04:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX Posts: 2,495	My wife saw me looking at your post and said,"No way are you taking your truck down that far!" Gonna be a nice job from the ground up.. Is that 2nd Gen front clip for your hot rod project? Bumper brackets are yours when you want them...will get a shipping price for you next week...and can send them when ever you need'em __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker SR5 B4Runner Build TREKKER Forum LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS Wheel Responsibly, Don't screw it up for others...

01-15-2008, 04:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
idayota Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 481	looks good...can't wait to see what comes of this. __________________ *Wherever, Whenever, However...Tread Lightly!*

01-16-2008, 01:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
kylextrisler Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 185	goin from the ground up! thats gonna be a sweet build, i'm lookin forward to it aswell! __________________ LcCoils, Bj Spacers, procomp es9k's, 33x12.50 xterrains sittin on 15x8 black rockcrawlers, 4crawler Panhard drop bracket

01-20-2008, 01:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
slacker Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Posts: 1,191	so the supercharger is GONE .. he sold it out from under me ! ohh well , I wasnt overly excited about it anyways , I was pretty leary about buying it . so .. I'm thinkin' maybe 3.4L and supercharge it , or maybe V8 .. kinda like the idea of staying toyota .. any ideas , anyone know of any 3.4 installs into 79-83 vintage ? __________________ 86 4x4 , fiberglass bed , 1/2 doors , hood ... more to come . 84 2WD "hotrod" Intercooled 7MGTE 83 Trekker SR5 MY PAGE 2WD fourm I frequent NEW Trekker forum