I've had my '83 for 3 years, bought it bone stock for $500 (sorry no original pics). This is how she sits now. It's been on the top 10 trails in Moab. Wish there were more yota's to wheel with here in SW Colorado.

 

Great rig, sic........

 

Very nice!

 

Love the doors. That's way cool.

 

I know it's not 4WD, but I figured it'd be alright to post a pic of my truck

 

heyy sweet truck dude, you located near south jersey?

 

Thanks! It's all original, with about 236k miles. And nope, I'm in north Jersey near the water gap.

 

dude, it is cherry, i bet you take care of that dont ya? does it have the 20r?

 

few new ones. since i got done with the half doors and duals in.

 

I used to drive to Watchung NJ.

 

that back seats pretty cool INFINITY

 

I really dig these first gen trucks. Just getting my feet wet...its my first toyota. The truck is mostly intact. One of the previous owners cut up the dash to put in a junk tape deck and there is some rot under the battery and around the bed but for the most part the truck has remained unmolested all these years. This is when I first brought it home a couple months ago and how it currently sits...waiting for cooler weather to dig in and start reconditioning everything. Still trying to decide if I want to go with a restoration or more of a build up project.

 

Yep, I do my best. Needs some interior work - the vinyl dash has seen better days. I've been looking for one that's in better shape, but no luck so far. And yes, it's got the 20R with the optional 5-speed.

 

Yep your rig is always welcome here... very nice..

 

Hey guys!!! Hows it going? This is my first post and here's my truck. It's an 80. Right now it's in the garage, I've pulled the engine(20r) out cuz it wasn't running and I'm lookin' for a replacement. The P/O told my dad an I, "I was driving it one day when it started smoking (white smoke) and stalled." He tried to restart it but nothing. A month later I bought it.
Kinda figured worst case scenario I sell the front and rear solid axles and scrap the rest. Now that I know what I'm dealing with, I know I'm gonna keep it and build it.
But anyway, I've stripped the block and it looks like the head gasket went bad and instead of fixing it, the P/O just used radiator stop-leak junk until the engine gave out. should'a known, there were 3 tubes of it in the glove box. lol
Plans right now are to find a 22r block and putting the 20r head on. I have to see about getting the head checked and honed.
If you guys have any suggestions as far as building an engine. I'd appreciate it.

 

thats a nice lookin pickup Birder

 

I moved to Ca in Sept 09 from NH, I have never seen such a flood of first gens as I have in ca, here is one........

 

Hey Thanks!!! Yeah, I can't wait to hear it running. Hopefully it will be sooner than later.

Teuf
That is nice!
Never really thought about it but there does seem to be quite a few around town.
My family used to live in Napa we recently moved about 30 min. north.

 

Welcome Birder, If you need a second hand let me know, I need something to do.

 

Nice truck birder. This thread is for posting pics of your truck, so if you've got other questions, go ahead and search, or post them in a new thread. Welcome!