westjohns yota

well here it is, its gonna be a long and slow process since im only 17 working in a pizza store LOL! but anyways, ive finally got my hands on an 87 toyota pickup, carborated 22r with a 5 speed with 4x4. i bought it needing the old mudded out 22r rebuilt. took it to my uncle carl who owns a machine shop here and town and bored the block .20 over and thew it all back together with a low end cam, so far so good, threw it in the truck with a new distributor,water pump, cluch, master cyclinder, starter and a bunch of other seals gaskets and lines, now that the motors in i decided to take it out for a test driver and come to find out, there is no steering, brakes or lights hahah! but what can u expect from a 600$ truck, as of right now its in my driverway until tommorow! payyydaaayy! would love to upload some pics but there to big? any ideas how to change the formatt size of them?? ive got ALOT!

westjohns yota

well i took my bed off today and started sanding down my frame, alot of surface rust but nothing major, think ill repaint it all flat black and keep rust away and do a flatbed on it, found one of craigslist for 100$, anyone know how to load pics? still cant figure it out...........

westjohns yota

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http://s1120.photobucket.com/albums/l500/westjohnsyota/

westjohns yota

thats about as good as it gets, cant seem to put a good pic up? any ideas

westjohns yota

got my frame all sanded and painted today! new pics tommorow! comeing along nicely!

TylerH

use a differnt code, try page preview. If no worky try differnt code untill you find it.

Junkers88

Lets see if that works.


So you should probably use something like POR-15 on the frame instead of just paint. It'll last longer and help stop rust.

westjohns yota

cool thanks! and wish i would have got that this morning haha! its done and i must say it looks pretty good, but i sanded and wire wheeled most of it off and there was pitting at all , plus ive heard that stuff is expensive (swimmerdudes thread)

Junkers88

Yeah it's a little pricey but costs less than a frame replacement. I don't know if you have to deal with rust in Florida but would guess you do since there is the ocean there and all that. While you have the time take a look at all your brake lines and fuel lines and check those for pitting/rust/issues. They are easier to fix with the bed removed. Also check the LSPV for rust/corrosion/issues since it's easy to get to.

Oh and let us know how the front end rebuild goes. (I responded to your other thread on the steering issues).

westjohns yota

yeah its not bad at all really, u would figure it would be with humidy and the salt ocean and what not but my only real rust are in those pesky seams on the bed and even then only 1 quarter panel is beyond reapir, the other 3 could almost be patched and as far as the front end rebuild does i found a guy whos doing an SAS and offered all his new front end parts ( linkages, joints, cv axles, tire rods, and both a arms, this also a 5in lift so he says) for 150$, hes got anything else u would want off the truck if you need so ill probaly go that route, and the brakes just need replaceing altogether along ith the fuel lines but i already have those, i will keep you updated with pics for sure!

Junkers88

If you can get the entire front end for 150$ then take it, you can always uses the extra parts. Keep the CV's for spares, knock the studs out of the axle and replace them with bolts for easier change outs on the trail, and replace everything you have with better stuff. Buy new ball joints (grease them after install) and keep the tie rod ends, tie rod, and steering damper for spares.

I still don't know if you plan to wheel the crap out of this rig of yours but if you do keep spares on hand. I wheel my little rig once in a while so I don't break much but spares are always nice to have.

Oh and if you get the Aisin hubs from that guy you can rebuild them, put them on your rig, and have a full set of spares or sell the rebuilt ones. Don't ever go with Warns or some other crap, keep the factory hubs. They are freaking bullet proof.

westjohns yota

yeah thats what i didnt like about the hubs he had, there warn premium, i havent heard anything bad about them? are they easy to swap out?

westjohns yota

and as far as wheeling goes, once in awhile but mainly dd. really bought it for hunting purposes (tired getin stuck in my 2wd s-10) but im likeing it more and more for dd

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http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...ta/YOTA043.jpg

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ok i cant seem to get the picture to load again! ughhhH! but nayways, got a brush guard and big skid plate from a guy for free when i went and got my factory bumper! gotta love cl! got new pics up of my frame paint and my new brush guard and skid plate, comeing along nicely, not sure if i wanna put my bed back on though, awful rusty... but i need tail lights... hmmmmm http://s1120.photobucket.com/albums/l500/westjohnsyota/

westjohns yota

well today i didnt do much to the truck other then replace all my fuel lines and remount my gas tank, i also installed my new (free) skid plate, fit perfectly, pics tommorow for sure

westjohns yota

alright guys i havent been on my thread much bc of all the stuff ive had going on, in the past few weeks, ive replaced my whole front end, all of my ujoint and diff seals, rebuilt the carb, completely pianted the frame, and wheeled the Piss out of it! and its held up, my cam is amazing and i havent got stuck once (knock on wood) i will be gettin pics up for sure and changeing the thread title since its a slow broke build!