yoder519

yea.. we'll see how long that lasts. itll go from this to 4inch springs, 37" Boggers, dual cases, longs, 5.29s, locked F&R yadayada lol, atleast i hope

83

That thing is great! Nice find. Now we just need to figure out a way to get that topper on my truck. Seriously..

Robs Toynado

Very friggen nice man!! Nice to see that there are still suckers out there that get rid of the 1st gens. Not my idea of a smart move, But who am i. Once again gl with all the potental it has to offer.

okie81

Those sweet floormats are worth $500 alone Nice find spearo!

Al's Chop Shop

nice score, can't wait to see the build!

Al

BlackSCRunner

Looks good nice deal!

Greentoyo00

Wish my dad had kept his. Rare to see them around. Good luck, sweet base rig.

toyospearo

I started to dive into this thing yesterday. First order of business was to find out where the oil leaks are coming from. After a steam bath with some degreaser the majority of the leaks are coming from the valve cover gasket and half moons. After I changed those things were pretty good up top. Turns out one of the vacuum lines was mixed up on the dizzy. After I did the timing and a valve adjustment the thing fires and runs GREAT and no leaks.
NOW for the down under... The output shaft seal is pissing all over the place. I am reasonably certain the rear main is weeping but I need some more time to determine that. There is a hole in the header at the base where it meets the muffler. There is no cat, so that is a major issue being I live in CA. The rear diff is leaking I think.
And so it begins!

aadown1214

Fix that bed quick! Good find. Since the weather here in the south is getting warmer, the 1st gens are coming back out, we wave at each other like bikers. It's great to see another one still kickin'

Lego

Very nice find there. Especially on the interior.

toyospearo

I am perplexed! Could someone with factory bucket seats in a 1st gen tell me if they recline?? I can't find the handle to save my life.
Also, what is the deal with the heater. When it is on high it only blows on the window and the floor. Does the heat blow on the driver and passenger directly? I know older VW models they only blew on the window and floor.

JonnyBoy

I got a shortbed I might be looking to get rid of off my '83. Far as I know it's been a SoCal truck it's whole life, hardly any rust. Not sure when I'll be heading back to Oregon to see family, but I got a friend that lives in Brookings...

toyospearo

Thanks Jonny!
I just picked up a shortbed this morning in decent shape. It will take some work but it doesn't have much rust.

JonnyBoy

Nice, had to try. I'm hoping I can get rid of it for a lil bit of money to someone who needs it, since my cab is already a lil beat. I'll be watching your mods on this one still, gotta get ideas where to go with mine once it's driveable.

HuKiT

A-Maze-ing I love these 1st gens. Good little find its all about connections have fun with this one I am excited to see what you think up for this lil' guy.

~enjoy

scuba

I could be wrong, but I thought only the 83's had the square headlights ?

Nice find regardless

toyospearo

Hey Scuba! Haven't seen you around YT in a while. The title and all that say 82 so maybe the PO swapped out the lights. Not sure.

83

82 and 83 had square headlights, different instrument cluster, single center-handle tailgate etc.

Lumpy

Nice find man!!! Really like those 1st gens!!! Going to keep an eye on this one!!!

Al's Chop Shop

my 81 has the center tailgate handle....

Al