yes sir! i think the 4x4 stuff is a little more for me. were you able to get anything else done on the trekker this weekend?

 

nope .. never even went in !!

did all my "domestic" chores as I'm Mr. Mom

dang .. still work!!




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WOW! Nice work so far. Subscribed for sure. That is a sweet truck.

 

Neat project, I'm excited to see your progress!

 

thanks again guys. looks like im going to take the rest of the day today and tomorrow off work since its freezing here and get some more work done on the truck.

edit: just gotta start the chicken soup first!

 

nothing special to report today, just a little more progress on the frame. its been freezing here the last couple of days. here's a pic of my 85 my brother and i did previously. look close and you can see my mr2 parked underneath it.

 

Nice! That thing's huge for a Toy!

8.56 gearing? hahaha

 

4.71's never used 5th and rarely got into fourth

 

Looks like nice start so far. My 83 4x4 came with a split bench with thte center console. I found another bench seat at the wrecking yard for fabric repairs and a replacement console froma friend. I do miss the head rests, but like the original fabric look.

 

thanks! i am leaning toward the bench seat. i was thinking about a hybrid and welding the headrests onto the bench. still not sure.

 

That sounds like a cool idea. If you don't have access to head rests, I have a couple of extra factory 79-83 sets.

 

much appreciated. i've got a set of factory buckets w/ headrests. just still so far off from interior work. maybe by then i will have decided which way to go.

 

Wow! Its great to see an old yota getting new life! This is inspiration and motivation that I will be able to restore trucks later down the road! Subscribed!

 

thanks. i think the greatest thing about the forum is the feedback from everyone else. ideas, suggestions, critiques, etc. you never know when your gonna make a left turn on a project from someone's idea and it turns out even better than the original plan. in my case it will be often since my wife says i am horrible at planning , and fairly new to total frame off restorations. tony

 

the rear end is done and primed. i did learn a good lesson today. sand blasting in shorts is a really bad idea.

 

Ouch my ball just rolled across the drive way!

 

haha. i think i need to get some snow shoes for my dog, that crushed glass has got to hurt.

 

took the motor apart this evening since it was too dark when i got home to work outside. not too bad, only took a couple hours.

















new parts bin

 

The tires are a little small dontcha think?

Nice work "Repo"...can't wait till you get it up here to do some Appalachian off roading.

 

so are you using that engine , or going back to the original "ish" year engine ?