88_brick

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.



Christmas came early for me this year! 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.



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

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.

88_brick

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.