81 yota small project

81 yota 4x4 · 07-05-2009, 11:40 PM

im doing a front end rebuild, brakes(rotors, drums, longer brake lines) and bearings all the way around, redoing the wiring[battery wont charge(i think its a bad ground) and turn signals dont work] and painting it. and a whole long list of all the little stuff that can wait, ex. window rollers, windshield, patch the holes in the floor, and bolt the seat in. and then theres the never ending list of stuff i just want like: dual batteries, dual transfer cases, winch, rollbar (or maby an internal rollcage), lots of lights, cb, pa, ext.
ill be 16 this aug and i have 1500 to spend on the truck untill i get a job,
the truck its self is an 81 and has about an 8 in. lift, 36" tires, flowmaster exhaust, and a beautifuly running 22r, ill probly have lots of question along the way. so far ive pulled the bed off put it on jack stands and pulled the front axles out,

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TroutEhCuss · 07-06-2009, 11:48 AM

I like you front bumper! My wife slid and bent mine.

What do you plan on doing to the bed - I see that it is off? Also, what kind of gas milage do you get with an 8" lift?

bxlt · 07-06-2009, 12:00 PM

Nice truck have fun and good luck. I would have KILLED for something like this when I was 16!!! You are one Lucky kid!

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Originally Posted by TroutEhCuss

I like you front bumper! My wife slid and bent mine.

What do you plan on doing to the bed - I see that it is off? Also, what kind of gas milage do you get with an 8" lift?

Um I don't know everything about trucks but I don't think the 8" of lift will effect the gas mileage, now the 36's would

bxlt · 07-06-2009, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TroutEhCuss

Also, what kind of gas milage do you get with an 8" lift?

Yup new sig line found!

81 yota 4x4 · 07-06-2009, 12:58 PM

i took the bed off just so i could sandblast and paint, and i figured i could get to the wires easier. ill put it back on when i get it goin. and i drove it home(orting) from olympia and a lil bit around the nieborhood when i bought it, so i havent really drove it enough to see about gas milage.

TroutEhCuss · 07-06-2009, 02:11 PM

I would have killed for a truck like that at 16. Take care of it and you'll have stories for a long time.

81 yota 4x4 · 07-08-2009, 08:13 PM

im currently tryin to get ahold of a front end rebuild kit and some drums/shoes, then ill need the front leaf springs cause there shot

TroutEhCuss · 07-09-2009, 12:31 AM

Who is helping you with the work?

81 yota 4x4 · 07-09-2009, 11:05 AM

actually alot of people, my dad, my niebor moose, my buddy shane, collin and ty

oldgold3vze · 07-09-2009, 12:22 PM

How's that Weber workin' for ya? Which one is it?

81 yota 4x4 · 07-09-2009, 02:22 PM

it needs tuned, and idk which one it is.

81 yota 4x4 · 07-10-2009, 06:51 PM

i learned that front end rebuild kits are a month out every where, which sucks cause i really didnt want to wait that long

ILLINOISYOTADAWG · 07-10-2009, 07:30 PM

try partstrain.com i've had good luck with them imo

81 yota 4x4 · 07-10-2009, 11:38 PM

thanks a lot

it looks like ill be able to find a lot of the parts i need with that, a lot. but i couldn't find a front end rebuild kit. it looks like ill use that site a whole lot. i book marked it

81 yota 4x4 · 07-17-2009, 11:29 PM

i found a front end rebuild kit i bough it and some bearings from this guy in enumclaw that i think ill git to know well. all i need now for the front end is calipers.
i have these lift blocks in the front that look kinda sketchy to me but my dad says there fine. should i get taller springs or just live with it for now?

81 yota 4x4 · 07-25-2009, 08:53 PM

yotaboy82 · 07-25-2009, 09:26 PM

holy cow

i think u need new from springs. i thought mine were bad

shaw_j · 07-25-2009, 10:10 PM

Mother of god you have a block!
A lift block in the front of your truck!
NO WAY

refried · 07-26-2009, 09:23 AM

It's not only a lift block but also an overload spring, I also see a longer shackle in back. Buy some new springs and get rid of that block and shackle before you drive it on the road. There's no need for all that lift, you can fit those tires with a lot less.

81 yota 4x4 · 07-26-2009, 10:31 AM

holy cow you guys are mind readers, thats exactly what i was gonna do. i was gonna get new leafs and get rid of the block, no way would i leave it like that. when i bout it it sat level but i think it still will if i get new leafs and ditch the block., but actually the tires rub the frame in the back in flex

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brooklee1000 · 07-28-2009, 07:10 AM

Love the hand grenade shifter knob!

Lumpy · 07-28-2009, 07:25 AM

Looks like you have yourself a nice lil project. You treat her right and she'll do ya right!

07-06-2009, 11:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
TroutEhCuss Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 25	I like you front bumper! My wife slid and bent mine. What do you plan on doing to the bed - I see that it is off? Also, what kind of gas milage do you get with an 8" lift? __________________ A Toyota ='s Dependability and Value

07-06-2009, 02:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
TroutEhCuss Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 25	I would have killed for a truck like that at 16. Take care of it and you'll have stories for a long time. __________________ A Toyota ='s Dependability and Value

07-09-2009, 12:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
TroutEhCuss Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 25	Who is helping you with the work? __________________ A Toyota ='s Dependability and Value

07-09-2009, 12:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
oldgold3vze Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ft. Collins, CO Posts: 313	How's that Weber workin' for ya? Which one is it? __________________ -1984 reg. cab truggy. I HATE SHEET METAL ON TRAIL RIGS!!!! duals, locked f/r 5.29s, hysteer, 63s and RUF springs, 34 x 10.50 Swampers, 1" master, V-6 calipers, dove nosed & street legal (thanks Colorado) -1988 4Runner, daily driver, Downey intake, Headers, rear AAL, Stock, and staying that way! (maybe)

07-25-2009, 09:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
yotaboy82 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba Canada Posts: 259	holy cow i think u need new from springs. i thought mine were bad __________________ 1982 Toyota 4x4 22r Weber 34/34 complete frame off resto still needs paint 3'' lift 33" mickey tompson baja claws

07-06-2009, 12:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	i took the bed off just so i could sandblast and paint, and i figured i could get to the wires easier. ill put it back on when i get it goin. and i drove it home(orting) from olympia and a lil bit around the nieborhood when i bought it, so i havent really drove it enough to see about gas milage.

07-08-2009, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	im currently tryin to get ahold of a front end rebuild kit and some drums/shoes, then ill need the front leaf springs cause there shot

07-09-2009, 11:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	actually alot of people, my dad, my niebor moose, my buddy shane, collin and ty

07-09-2009, 02:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	it needs tuned, and idk which one it is.

07-10-2009, 06:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	i learned that front end rebuild kits are a month out every where, which sucks cause i really didnt want to wait that long

07-10-2009, 07:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
ILLINOISYOTADAWG Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SOUTHERN ILL.SE OF ST.LOUIS.MO Posts: 119	try partstrain.com i've had good luck with them imo

07-10-2009, 11:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	thanks a lot it looks like ill be able to find a lot of the parts i need with that, a lot. but i couldn't find a front end rebuild kit. it looks like ill use that site a whole lot. i book marked it

07-17-2009, 11:29 PM	#15 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	i found a front end rebuild kit i bough it and some bearings from this guy in enumclaw that i think ill git to know well. all i need now for the front end is calipers. i have these lift blocks in the front that look kinda sketchy to me but my dad says there fine. should i get taller springs or just live with it for now?

07-25-2009, 08:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
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07-26-2009, 09:23 AM	#19 (permalink)
refried Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Republic of Cascadia Posts: 170	It's not only a lift block but also an overload spring, I also see a longer shackle in back. Buy some new springs and get rid of that block and shackle before you drive it on the road. There's no need for all that lift, you can fit those tires with a lot less. __________________ 1981 Shortbed 4x4 Buick 231 V6, Turbo 350 4" springs 35x12.50 15 Bfg MT 300,000+ miles

07-26-2009, 10:31 AM	#20 (permalink)
81 yota 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: washington state Posts: 58	holy cow you guys are mind readers, thats exactly what i was gonna do. i was gonna get new leafs and get rid of the block, no way would i leave it like that. when i bout it it sat level but i think it still will if i get new leafs and ditch the block., but actually the tires rub the frame in the back in flex

07-27-2009, 07:31 PM	#21 (permalink)
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brooklee1000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: ontario Posts: 118	Love the hand grenade shifter knob! __________________ Toyota does it Better, Longer, Faster, Stronger.

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