Hey guys its been a wile since i posted. due to the fact i havent had many trubles with my yoter haha. eneyway long story short really short i wacked up my 84 the other week on sum ice. hit a light pole at bout 25 mph. lost all my markers and blinkers bumper nd grill. bed now as a strange curve to it and the front cross member took the brunt of the hit. its now bent to the conture of the lamp i hit. what i wanto no is what can i do to save her. is it worth it suld i scrap it it still starts right up nd it would drive if the clutch wasent burnt. some stearing components look pritty scrued too. can i just cut the member out nd weld a new one or is the frame well wacked to were she will never drive right agean. eney help is gratly aprecated. thanks all heres sum sad pics for yall to get an idea what im talkin bout

 

nope it is junk now, just drive it down to az and i will dispose of it correctly no i would say do like you are thinking about the new x member possibly see if you can find someone who has the same rig and try to get the measurements the same

 

Looks like frame rails might be tweaked, but if you can do it yourself, I would give it a try to save her. If you decide to part her out, keep me in mind for the bed!

NJ huh, I grew up in River Edge NJ, where are you at?

 

i could do it im just not sure how to go about it. sawzall haha. i do have a nice pice of 1/2" box tube that would work. i just aint sure is the frame is well wackes were everthing will be messed up ya no.only them front schakles look tweaked even so it held up pritty well in the crash. could this be done. hack the old one out nd put sum box in there. im in mywood bout 5 min from river edge you still in jerzy? thanks guys ima need the help

 

If the bed is tweaked I'd say the frame it toast. I'm sure a frame shop could fix it but I don't know how much it'd cost. Probably a lot.

 

well whatever you do, DONT SCRAP IT!!!
i hate the thoughts of that fine lil piece 'a action gettin crushed. if you decide not to fix it just part it out

 

yea it would never see the yard, maby pices but not the hole thing. i hade maby like 250 to 300 pounds of salt bags back there when it happend. i was thinkin maby that is what shook up the bed.i dont have money for some one else to toy with it thats why im tryin to do it myself.i looked at parts of the frame i really cant see eney twisting/tweaks except for the front shackles, but then agean i no that it isent allways visable. what do yall think its worth in the state it is in? its not verry welcome were she sits right now so i gota get some kinda idea if i cn sell it or if its worth fixing ya no

 

id say 600-1200 maybe.. need to see more pics...

id just turn it to a trail only truck or fix it do u have a garage to work in?

 

search craigslist for a good frame. I saw a couple go for the $250-$400 range out here. but you may have to change to a salvage title...

 

yea i havent hade too much luck with craigslist. i was thinkin trail truck too thats what will mostlikly happen.cuz i love the truck nd culdent part with it for a few bucks. plus i just put new runner seats in er.i dont have a garage thats what is stopping me from that.or wate till spring nd do a drivway restor lol

 

WAIT TILL SPRING!!!
im buying a 82 soon.. just got a little propane heater for the garage but thats where my hilux surf lives so in the spring driveway restores on old toyotas all around!

 

updates on the 84. i have takin most of the front clip off. and cut out the bent member. i have a nice pice of 1/8 box tube to weld in place. can some one give me a mesurment frome inside rail to inside rail.i belive its is 22" but im not sure.also i am thinking wile im down there doing this i shuld throw some f150 springs under her or ruf. could i cut the spring shackle mounts off and weld the new member under the frame as a drop bracket type deal.