duneyota

lol.........sorry i just need some help with this and wanted to get every body's attention.i have an 82 short bed that i would like to convert whats on the bed of this truck i found on the forums here.where would i find more pics or maybe some one that has done the job the selfs.

81Hilux

Bed bobbed, excess sheetmetal removed from the bottom of the bed. Canopy chopped and moved forward for faux extended cab look. Cheap plastic toolbox behind that. Tailgate removed, spare tire carrier added. I'd go to pirate4x4 and ask this same question tomorrow, and tomorrow only.

algranger

Ah Tuesday is rolling around isnt it

Tons of write ups on bed bobs, removing the extra material is straight forward and for the little shell it looks like they chopped a shell up and put it back together, there are write ups on that too its like a bob job but you use fiberglass resin instead of bondo

For the record it would have had to be a very dirty, very sexy wife to top that yota

duneyota

am more interested in the shell area...i wonder if they chopped the cab, and part of the bed to get in and out or if the whole thing is just an extra space for things to clutter.

i have 2 kids and they both love to ride in it, but it only has one seat belt...so my idea was to buy a shell chop it....cut the cab and bed, then weld tubing to reinforce the whole thing up...add a seat with seat belts.

any ideas??

duneyota

i heard many things about pirate4x4 site and i don't want to go there..even if they have a ask a question for newbies Tuesdays special ......haha

Jeenyus04

that shell isnt part of the cab, you can see by the gap it has. Just a little enclosed area in the bed.

scuba

olharleyman

Looks to me like one of them aftermarket pick up sleeper set up's if that's the case you should have a crawl though area at the back of the cab so just add a roll bar on the inside and a couple seats or a bench seat then a couple seat belts for the kids and you should be good to go

duneyota

seems to be part of the cab..found a pic over at pirate.

duneyota

this is a project that i am gonna try to do to my yota. just need a cheap..FREE shell....haha

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

your location would help.
there is one of these sleeper shells for sale for $100 off Hwy 99E just south of Woodburn, OR

My Trekker is a conversion done by Winnebago to have a walk thru cab...if you need pics on connecting the bed you can look at my build thread or fire off a PM and I can try to get you pics of the cab to cap transition

here is a link to a similar conversion done on a Trekker (please don't chop up a good trekker)
http://toyotatrekker.proboards.com/i...ead=344&page=1


or find a Custom Cab:


or make a run down to Australia:

algranger

Yep thats a clean job.

I'm not really sure what you're asking here though...?

duneyota

i am trying to find some one that has done this them selfs or links to similar set ups. i dont want to sell my wheeler and i need the extra space.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

seemsl to me he is trying to do a homebrewed 1st Gen extended cab.

when Trekkers first came out, 4wheeler magazine (early '80's) did an article on converting the truck with out using the fiberglass bed.

for the rear part of the cab they cut out the majority of the rear of the cab. They did not cut out the bed all the way down, they left about 6" of metal so that they could bend/pound that down into the cab area to bridge the bed/cab gap.

yota81

sounds like you need to buy a 1st gen. 4 runner

camo31_10.50

there is a 1984 Toyota KING CAB about 30 miles away from me..

its got a 5in lift (all spring) hi-steer..36's and ARB lockers that are still in the box..it just needs 5.29 gears (has 4.10's in it)..its ALMOST my dream truck..(4.3 or 4BT..and it would be in my garage..lmao)

duneyota

never thought about it like that,but might not be a bad idea.now lets hear some input, would any of you trade your wheeler for a 1st gen 4runner?....no BS,or bashing heres a pic of my yota.

Island_Yota

What do you need the space for? Thats a nice looking truck, I wouldnt cut it up.

duneyota

i have 2 kids that like to ride around in her, but only one seat belt.

duneyota

well after going through ocdropzone pics over at the trekker site, seems like it would take way to much effort to accomplish my goal.
its not the work that lays ahead ...its a perfectly good looking wheeler to experiment with.