88brick's 1988 22re build
 

Long time lurker here! YT has helped me out so many times, I just got a new rig and I figured I should start contributing.

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Christmas came early for me this year! :xmas1: After only a couple weeks of anxiously scouring internet classifieds i managed to find a broke down 1988 4x4 with a 22re for only $800! Only 60 miles from home!

Same year model, color, and even graphic as my old flatbed. She got hit by a tree this past Easter. :bang:

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More pics to come tomorrow if weather permits, this majestic ass preview can be credited to the PO.

She has 222k on the clock. Truck came without a head and missing a few other related parts. PO said he got it back from the shop that way 2-3 years ago. He had put brand new rubber on it just before the motor blew it's top. Cooper A/T's with 90% tread :banger:

Only leaks i can see are from the motor, and that's getting tossed, rest of the drivetrain appears solid. So far the deeper i look at this truck, the nicer it looks.

My plan is to make this truck into a daily/work horse. Maybe some stronger springs bigger tires and a rear locker down the road, nothing too crazy planned.

I am trying to stay on a budget here, I told myself i'd try to stay under 3k before tires. this truck has decent rubber so i'm already off to a good start. I keep saying i payed for a lumber rack and everything underneath it was free!

I'll try to keep up with this log as time goes on, i'll probably be a bit unreliable but i'll do my best.

I have some parts laying around that didn't make it on to my old truck. I also have a dirty pig of a 86 4runner that i will scavenge some parts from. Still undecided if i am going to put the motor from the 4runner in the 88 or if i'm gonna shell out for a quality rebuild. It has healthy compression but i don't know it's history. I will most likely go with a fresh engine.