hi its a custom top i had made locally and the flares are bushwhacker

mtm

 

heres my 80
poser pics not me the truck at grey rock orv
another at grey rock
the flatbed i built

anoter on grey rocks trails


next to do is some racing seatstie in the rollcage to the frame ,ladder bar to stop the axle wrap,change the rear springs and make some longer shackles to loose the blocks in the rear,then rip it all out for 4link in the spring,change front bumper and put the 8274 warn in it

 

i like it a ton...the last picture in your post needs [img] at the end of it to show up.

 

Hi, I'm new here, just bought this '79.

It is rough as hell....







As you can see it needs alot of work, not to mention it needs some off road tires badly.

One good thing is the guy I bought it from is a mechanic and he just installed a newly rebuilt 22R.

 

nice buy, i saw that on eBay

looks like the ds front tire has some blown belts lol

 

looks like a good start rig to start a build on...what are yer plans?

 

Right now my plans are:

Fix ignition, there is some funky wiring going on and doesnt require a key to start.

Fix lighting, again funky wiring lights wired straight to battery, turn signals don't work.

Fix back brakes and parking brake, they are unhooked.

Fix seal at top of windshield, has a small leak.

Find some 31" tires, don't know if the gearing is good enough for bigger.

Find a decent bed ( that will be really hard), or fabricate a flatbed.

Install new shocks.

Check my front supsension/driveline, there is a bad vibration at 50 mph or higher.

Other than that she just needs alot of loving.

 

I think you list resembles most of ours

Tires: 31's are a good choice to get you going...you can usually find a good set of used ones cheap

Leaky windshield--I did a new winshield and seal a few months after I bought mine due to the 'small leak'--ripped out the carpet to find this after I don't how long it was leaking



welding in some new metal for floors after the first of the year..

 

i like the csu sticker man. nice

 

Daily driver: 1981 Sortbed SR5

Current Project: 1981 Longbed

Old Project: 1980 Shortbed

 

Nice truck!
On the SR5 was the chrome trim on the sides only for the 4wd?
Because I have the same thing, but 2wd and I don't have it.

 

More recent pics of mine:








and some stuff I picked up:

 

heres my 81 yota l/b 4x4,32x11.50 bfg a/t,3" lift,32/36 weber,h-4 hellas,custom winch bumper courtesy of jesse at blazenoffroad in so lake tahoe.

 

Here's mine...

 

Lots of nice rigs in this thread. I like what you have done Rockalot. Got any more pic from differant angles of your exo and sliders?

 

wow...we have almost identical trucks




mine is an 81 long bed

 

^ Holy crap, I thought they were the same truck, I didn't even realize.

 

I don't think mine has as much rust. I need to get a bed for this thing too. The guy I bought it from was the original owner and fabricated this utility bed to use with his welding business. The bed probably weighs 8X more than a stock bed, so breaking 45mph uphill is a battle.

 

That is nice and clean. Always like that factory paint job, don't see it much any more Hope your 5 Speed conversion goes easy. DeathCougar's post pretty much gave you all the info you needed..
Awesome truck. I checked out the build on both websites. Probably one of the best equipped 1st Gen's out there. It gave me some ideas for my '81

 

yea...mine has some rust issues, but we're working on that.

nice trucks