1980 4x4, opinions?
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1980 4x4, opinions?
So I wasn't sure where to put this but I want to get some guys with experience dealing with toyotas to chime in. I am personally a Jeeper. I have a 96 cherokee, with a small lift and 33s and I just like to keep it clean of damage, so I have avoided major wheeling. Now I'm looking for something to beat on and run large tires, 39.5s most likely.
http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/4208596699.html
So this is the truck I'm currently looking at, seems like a pile to me, but my buddy that has built a first gen and currently has a monster rock crawler on 42s says its all easy work and can be a great rig. The passenger side has some rust and dents on the door and fender. So I'm a bit iffy on this truck, or on getting one in general. My decisions have come down to 3 options, buy and build a 1st gen(Love the look of these trucks), build the cherokee. My budget for a toyota is gonna be kept low, this truck seems like all it needs is some body work, birfields and dirty 30s, and tires. Opinions or ideas?
http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/4208596699.html
So this is the truck I'm currently looking at, seems like a pile to me, but my buddy that has built a first gen and currently has a monster rock crawler on 42s says its all easy work and can be a great rig. The passenger side has some rust and dents on the door and fender. So I'm a bit iffy on this truck, or on getting one in general. My decisions have come down to 3 options, buy and build a 1st gen(Love the look of these trucks), build the cherokee. My budget for a toyota is gonna be kept low, this truck seems like all it needs is some body work, birfields and dirty 30s, and tires. Opinions or ideas?
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You can spend a great deal less money buying and building something that's got the axles and driveline for 39.5s than it takes to convert a 33 year-old first gen into that kind of a crawler.
Personally, it sounds like a great truck, and it's better left to purposes that will leave it mostly stock than to cut up a clean builder and make it basically a truggy. but that's just my two cents.
Personally, it sounds like a great truck, and it's better left to purposes that will leave it mostly stock than to cut up a clean builder and make it basically a truggy. but that's just my two cents.
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You can spend a great deal less money buying and building something that's got the axles and driveline for 39.5s than it takes to convert a 33 year-old first gen into that kind of a crawler.
Personally, it sounds like a great truck, and it's better left to purposes that will leave it mostly stock than to cut up a clean builder and make it basically a truggy. but that's just my two cents.
Personally, it sounds like a great truck, and it's better left to purposes that will leave it mostly stock than to cut up a clean builder and make it basically a truggy. but that's just my two cents.
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Knowing how much I have dumped into my truck over the last few years I would say it is a good deal.
If you get it and don't like the wheels on it I have a set of black spoke wheels I would swap with your if you want
I am in the PDX area.
I would check the title to make sure the VIN#'s match. it says 1980 (should be round) in the ad but someone has thrown some 82-83 headlights on it...but common to swap...I did
Dirty 30's will come with the chromoly birfs
I also have a local contact for a lot of interior stuff if you need help finding it
Moving this thread to the buying/selling/advice/ gauging interest folder...
If you get it and don't like the wheels on it I have a set of black spoke wheels I would swap with your if you want
I am in the PDX area.
I would check the title to make sure the VIN#'s match. it says 1980 (should be round) in the ad but someone has thrown some 82-83 headlights on it...but common to swap...I did
Dirty 30's will come with the chromoly birfs
I also have a local contact for a lot of interior stuff if you need help finding it
Moving this thread to the buying/selling/advice/ gauging interest folder...
Last edited by dropzone; 11-28-2013 at 03:22 AM.
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