PowerstrokeJoe

Hey to all!
I have been a long time lurker here as I have been hunting for a Yota for quite a while and this site it full of great info. I finally pulled the trigger on a 1990 Pickup about a month ago. I hunted quite a bit for one that was rust free, which is sort of hard to find around here. This one only has a little spot on the left rear fender. The frame is perfect. It is a 3VZE 4X4 5Spd wits 213,000 miles on the clock. Being a poor college student I needed something that I could commute with besides my Power Stroke because $160 fillups are killing me. So far I love the truck. About a week after I bought it the upper idler pulley on the timing belt took a dump so I replaced that as well as the belt, water pump, and tensioner. I also built a new rear bumper because the one on it was rusted to the point I wasn't comfortable pulling a lawn mower trailer with it. Anyhow I will put up some pics if I can get photobucket to work right.

drmix

Body is pretty clean. You should see about raising that rear bumper up a little. Looks a little low.

Welcome to yota tech! Be sure to fill in your location when you get a chance to. Its under the user control panel at the top

PowerstrokeJoe

Thanks drmix! The reason that the bumper is that low is because the truck has I believe a 4inch body lift if I measured correctly as well as it is on 31 inch tires. That bumper is mounted 3 inches higher than where the stock one was when I bought it. I wanted it lower so that I didn't have to have a huge drop receiver when towing. I hate them. Plus the step is about the right height for getting into the bed. Thanks again and I will fill out my location.

92 TOY

welcome to YOTATECH.

where ya from?

at 1st the bumper looks odd and then i looked again and think it looks awesome. it is a bit low........notch out the area just below the tailgate and mount it straight-on. I had one made that I will be mounting very soon the same way. my current bumper hangs low and hits on departure.

Doug Thorley makes a set of headers #505-C for around $600.......doing a rebuild of my son's 88 4runner with a 3vze and we got the headers for it.

did you say you made that bumper???

drmix

Yeah that bumper looks pretty good. I wouldnt mind having one like that on mine but needs to be up a little higher

B-yodaful

Welcome, What are you plans for the truck? and I hope one is taking off that body lift. ahhah nah.. great looking truck though man.

BigSwole

Such a clean truck to have 200k + miles on it.

Good looking truck. and did you say 4 in body lift? Or was it a typo!

Looks good tho

drmix

Im thinking it must be a 3 in

PowerstrokeJoe

Thanks for all of the replies guys! I may move the bumper up, but until I get some more time it is good the way it is. I mow lawns on the side and I really needed the hitch so I just tossed that one together. I may build another later even. 92Toy I built the bumper from some scrap steel we had laying around. It was free and I needed a bumper so there it is. I have been following both your and your son's thread. They are both just awesome. I think I am going to leave the stock headers on it since I am not going to keep the 3vz real long. Thanks for the suggestion tough. According to the blocks under it, it is indeed a 4 inch lift. The shifter hasn't been lengthened and it is a lot shorter than the one in my girlfriend's dad's 22re 5spd. As for plans hmmm well whenever the 3vz goes I am going with a 1uz swap just to be different, I like a challenge. I will probably do a sas as well. Time and money will tell as I have a Cummins conversion ahead for my Dodge so the Yota is just going to be a driver for now, but I will mod it once the Dodge is done. Thanks for all the replies!

Badger62811

That is one beautiful rig....

PowerstrokeJoe

Thank's Badger! I am really happy with it. I am definitely hooked on Toyotas now lol.

artosaari33

nice!!!

wiseguymmiv

good looking truck!. That makes me miss my 90 Yota pickup. In 7 years of ownership, I never had a problem bigger than a dead battery. Had it not been for a careless driver that killed my truck, I'd probably still have it. Welcome to the club!

91muddog

i know that truck from somewhere.... i remember that bumper!

PowerstrokeJoe

muddog have you been to Missouri recently? This truck hasn't been outside of the state for quite some time I don't think. I can promise you that bumper is one of a kind. I built it from scratch.