cool. i have a spare hood I may see how the black works.
Not sure if I will go limb lifters or not

THanks Dave!

 

I see you guys Trekkers and wish I could of found one before building my runner. Now I have missed out on two of them since then. More rarer then a runner and just great looking trucks.

 

Thanks Terry. I was looking for a 1st Gen 4Runner or 84-85 Ex Cab when this popped up on craigslist. I saw one of these when I was a kid and always wanted one. It turns out this truck was in alaska the same time i was stationed up there. The trekker I almost bought up there was red (this one was originally red) The guy never returned my calls. It would have been cool to find out this was the same truck I ended up owning 15 years later.

they are great trucks but like all the older trucks they have inherent quirks and bugs that have to be dealt with.

 

That would be great if it was the one you seen in Alaska. The odds are in your favor. I always like to find out the history on trucks. Sometimes they come from just down the road to all the way across country. You just never know.

 

black hood, you say?

 

Having met 3 former owners is kind of cool too.

I picked up a couple of cans of black plastidip just to see how it might work. Hopefully get the spare hood painted over the weekend.
Top and doors are also going back on too..Summer almost over

 

so doing the usual end of summer stuff like putting the full doors back on and getting the top ready to go on.
I was staring at my rear bumper, thinking I had bent it on a trail run banging it on something or tweeked it getting pulled out or something. Was going to pull it but than looking at the mounts found something else.
it looks bent down on the p/s or bent up on the d/s

passenger side rear mount is straight:

Driver side is bent down


will probably have to unbolt the cage so I can somehow bend this thing back up and throw some new pucks or something in there with some rubber cushions. 33 years have taken a toll.

 

Wow! Trippy! Hope you get it Sussed quick and cheap

 

The bolts don't look to rusted on yours. Looks like they will come right off. I usually wind up snapping a few bolts on the undercarriage. For 33 years, cant really complain as it is still in great shape.

 

Should be a quick repair and cheap.
I am pretty lucky with regard to the frame rust and bolts, the floor...that was a whole other issue.
I guess I should consider myself lucky, another trekker owner's rear body mounts were in much worse shape after a run on the Rubicon.

 

October and the weather looks like this in the PNW

Kind of glad the top didn't make it back on

 

Got a killer deal on a 7" GPS

Not sure if I will keep it or not. Have my tablet I can use too.

Swapped out my roller Fairlead with flip up license mount to a hawse so I could get my front recovery mount back

Don't like the alternate plate mount but need the recovery point more..

 

Seems like you guys have fairly mild winters. Winter is something I don't miss. I ever move again, that is something I want to take into consideration. Looks like you still have some great weather and hope it holds out for a while.

Those front tags are something I wish could go away. With the older trucks, Garmins are handy to have. I am always worried about them being a thief magnet.

 

I hear you on the winters. Around Portland we get snow every couple of winters and the entire area shuts down because nobody knows how to drive in it.
Personally I love it. I was stationed in Alaska and upstate NY...real snow was great.

Funny thing about the Garmin, it has been traded for some stuff that will make gear selection easier

 

A friend and me was at the boneyards and found an 80 2 wheel drive. He collects the odd things from first gens and I found a cover that says Toyota that goes over the stereo area if it came from the factory for him. Neither of had ever seen anything like that. He has found a build sheet that is part English and part Japanese as well in the past. You ever seen a cover for the stereo? I don't have a picture of it but could get one. Just curious as to how rare that piece was.

 

Terry- it sounds kind of rare to me. I don't recall ever hearing of that piece. It would be great to see a picture of that and the build sheet.

Got a few things done today.
Project Extend-a-hatch is mounted. Not exactly perfect. I think I can adjust it slightly with the hinges.

the whole truck has that kind of lean to the left..

awhile ago i swapped out my roller fairlead for a hawse fairlead and didn't like the way i ended up with the license off to the driver's side


I don't know why I didn't think of this before, centered the license and counter sunk some cap bolts into the winch mount and tacked them into place...five minute job

 

It will be a week or two but I will get a picture of them. Tag looks better in the center.

 

is this what you are talking about. this is in a mostly original base model 81 2wd that I just bought.

 

Got a CBI Tire Carrier for christmas(again, had one 6 or 7 years ago) I think I may cut and angle it towards the hatch somewhat since it kind of sticks out a ways. This will be nice since I will be able to use it on a future truck too.

it has a mount for a high lift
one thing i like about this variation of the CBI mount is the reciever mount for a recovery point


Santa also brought a nice rolling tool cart (our christmas was delayed due to kids coming in from out of town late, well worth it

had some extra stickers

7' grinder will make cutting and other stuff easier


I had posted a pic of my GPS on another forum, Rory said he could use a bigger GPS. I said I'll trade you for a set of triple sticks and he said sure
I'll need to pull the cases to remove the interlock pin. I will also need to angle the levers back quite a bit, there should be enough adjustment on the two outer levers to do it with out modifying them. The stick for the front box will need to be cut, angled and welded. It has had times popped out of low when shifting from 3rd to 4th, might as well fix it when i do the install..

(pic from http://www.radesignsproducts.com/Triple_Sticks.html)

 

So many of you know I haven't been able to make up my mind on lighting.
A friend at work made an offer for both my light bars I couldn't really pass up so they are gone.
Though the outpUT of the roof mounted light bar was awesome I really didn't like the glare on the hood.
I picked up some knock off Vision X type 25w round lights. Incredible out put in a small package. Construction quality seems to be better than some of the other lights I have had.
I have 5, currently have 3 mounted, may go with 4 up front and 1 on the back.
Used a smittybilt Fairlead light mount

found some aluminum to make a triple mount

Ordered a Vision X filter to see if it would fit.
sure enough it does. I can order flood beam and other assorted filters for about $20 each. Which to me is a nice option for changing conditions.


The two smaller light pods on the bumper will probably become back up lights on the Dodge.