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Swimmerboy2112's 1991 Pickup Build Thread

Well yesterday I sold my 1999 Mitsubishi Galant (it wasn't practical) and picked up this lil guy. It's a 1991 Toyota Pickup, 5spd, 22re, single cab. It has 208,XXX miles on it but has a rebuilt motor with 5000mi on it. It has tint on the doors, rear slider and about 8" down the front windshield. The doors have some rust on the bottom corners as does the bed but all in all it's pretty solid. Has BF Goodrich A/T's 31x10.5's on Cragar Soft 8's.

This thread will be me doing mostly little things to make her up to my standards. Here is a list of what i'll be doing in the near future.

-SR5 gauge cluster
-Bucket seats
-New lower control arms (the passenger side is rotted, i will replace the drivers side too.)
-Fix locking hubs (the drivers side is hard to turn to lock)
-Remove windshield tint strip
-Put "TOYOTA" decal on the tailgate (what color?)
-New tail light to replace the cracked passenger tail light
-TRD Decals on the bed
-Front bumper (not sure which)
-Rear bumper (not sue which)

NIce find brain. man you sure do go though a ton of rides. hah

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Originally Posted by B-yodaful (Post 51777687)

NIce find brain. man you sure do go though a ton of rides. hah

Some i buy to sell, others like the Galant I realize just wont be practical for what I need.

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Originally Posted by john4wd (Post 51777707)

Sweet Ride!!!!

Thanks! :camp2:

WOOT! ANOTHER CHERRY!(will be, anyway, with a few minor rust vs. brian episodes! lol.

Ok, ... first off, you confused me, "PU"? ..... change the title to have '4WD' in there! lol. I honestly scrolled down looking fora lil pick up, which I thought you were looking for, for mileage, etc., etc., ya know? Anyway, AGAIN, GREAT LIL RIG! lol.

Wanna see pics of you squeezing behind the wheel!

sweet rig, you gotta give me your secret's on how to find all these toyota's.

i dont mean to be rude, but if you dont mind me asking, how much did you get her for? i'm in the market for a 3rd gen.

cant wait to see what the finished product is! You planning on painting this one to? :)

oh, and brian. i have some spare tailight lenses off of a second gen.

if they'll fit just cover shipping and i'll take care of you! I would give you the whole housing etc. but both rotted out...lenses are still good hough

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Originally Posted by ChefYota4x4 (Post 51777728)

Yes the rust battle will be a arduous battle indeed, I hate rust!

And yeah I guess I should edit the title, don't wanna see anyone else confused lol

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Originally Posted by Zelephant (Post 51777748)

Wanna see pics of you squeezing behind the wheel!

haha ill have to take some but honestly, it's not that bad. If I can fit my 6'7" frame behind the wheel of a single cab pickup, I don't ever want to hear anyone else on here complain about leg room!

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Originally Posted by 85gijunk4x4 (Post 51777868)

Here's the secret, SEARCH. I browse Craigslist like crazy! That's how i find these deals. But this pickup I got off a guy I know who works at an offroad store. I paid $2500 but that was with a freshly rebuilt engine. Not to mention he threw in so many new parts that I could literally re-build my front end & radiator.

As far as paint goes, it's gonna stay black for now (anything is subject to change). Gonna find some new doors and possibly a fiberglass bed for her then i'd consider painting.

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Originally Posted by 85gijunk4x4 (Post 51777869)

I don't believe that the second-gen lenses are the same, i'll have to pop one off my 4Runner to double check. If they are though, I'll take one in a heartbeat. Thanks!

brian check for rust on frame near where spring s attach in rear just sold one to a guy that frequents ok4wd have a 2001 that toyota just put a whole new frame under for free.

dd?

subscribed. i wanna see this one play out.

Can we get a picture of you sitting in it? :D just curious how a 6'4-6'5 guy fits in such a cab.

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Originally Posted by mfwimg82 (Post 51777893)

brian check for rust on frame near where spring s attach in rear just sold one to a guy that frequents ok4wd have a 2001 that toyota just put a whole new frame under for free.

Had a few spare minutes during my lunch break and took a look. The frame is solid, the only rusty/cancer area is the bar that connects the frame where the exhaust hangars and gas tank hangers are mounted.

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Originally Posted by irab88 (Post 51777921)

dd?

subscribed. i wanna see this one play out.

She will be the new DD while ol yeller gets some much needed maintenance.

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Originally Posted by MaK92-4RnR (Post 51777926)

Can we get a picture of you sitting in it? :D just curious how a 6'4-6'5 guy fits in such a cab.

Sure I'll have to find someone to take it lol but I will get ya one.

Pssst 6'7" by the way

oh, my suggestion for the "toyota" on the back: make the tailgate as glossy as possible, and "toyota" in flat black. i've seen it on police cars, and it looks sweet.

that, or yellow :roll:

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Originally Posted by irab88 (Post 51777981)

oh, my suggestion for the "toyota" on the back: make the tailgate as glossy as possible, and "toyota" in flat black. i've seen it on police cars, and it looks sweet.

that, or yellow :roll:

It's kinda black like that now, I don't like it. I'm torn between yellow and red.

yellow. everyone does red stuff (even me), but you're known for yellow. also, you can interchange parts that are painted, like wheels or seats

i think i'll hop on photobucket whenever i get the chance

(ps- one of your first pics has the license plate fully visible)