i purchased a 80's toyota mud truck yesterday i am trying to figure out the year it has soild axels. motor is a small block chevy trans is a turbo350 not sure of transfercase. it has no body panels well its got a cab. i am mainly worried about trying to figure out what axels it has so in the future i will know what parts to purchase. i will post up pictures tomorrow and maybe that will help thanks

 

have you found the VIN? take some pictures and post em. there are some pretty good eyes on here. Welcome to YT.

 

if its got a SBC in it, there is a good chance it doesn't have yota axles, but I second the photos, especially of the front/rear axles, specifically the 3rds.

 

*waits for pics*

 

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sorry it took so long my starter bolts bent so i couldnt drive it on to trailer to move to my land.

 

oh here is some pics of the truck itself it it helps

 

Yota axles.

I guess 82

 

Don't the noses of 82's curve down significantly more than later years? The lines for what's left of those fenders look straight.

I'm voting 86-88 that's had an axle thrown under it.

 

im with wabbit on this one, looks like a 79-83 look at the steering wheel

 

flash not sure exactly what you meant by look at the steering wheel but it has three horn buttons. if that makes a difference. so it looks like its 2 votes pre 84 1 vote 85-88. thanks for any input guys it helps alot.

 

is there no VIN?

 

Front axle will tell year range by the lower truss on driver side.

Impossible to tell convlusively from your blurry front axle pic.

84/85 full truss
81/83 half
79/80 none

 

Omnipotent Wabbit.

 

yeah not sure why front pic turned out blurry and rear came out clear i will take another one tomorrow from a few different spots. there is no dashboard in it and i didnt see a tag on the driver door either. so no vin unless they put it on the frame somewhere i am not aware of.

 

Nobody has any comments on that truck?? That thing is a beast... that front bumper looks hazardous..hahaha. The ends look like they were just torched off leaving a jagged edge left. Love duct tape drain pipe snorkel. I wish I had a truck like that sometimes to just mob the heck out of and not worry about anything on it.

 

yea that looks like an '82 to me.

it's not an 79-80 for sure..cuz my '80 axle didn't have the small truss.

i wouldn't think it's an 84-88 cuz of the cab....but anything is possible.

 

just check your title or your current registaration

it def, is 83-79...

i had a 82, the fenders look the same..

 

ya i agree with most of these guys its 81-83

the front axle has the same size truss as my 81

 

yeah its a blast to have something you dont have to worry about scrathing up or putting dents in. thanks for all the input guys i really appricate it.

 

oh 1990yota i was gonna look at my title but its in my glovebox and i painted it invisible so now i cant find it in my cab to tell lol...just jokin i did get a good laugh though thanks. i dont think this thing will ever see a paved road again