aww thats such an good story. I dont think yota brought me luck like that but things have been pretty good so im happy =]. This little kitten is said to have been born last fall, so he is gonna have the same birthday as me(november 2nd). We just recently had to have him fixed because he was a little aggressive towards our other cat.

oh, and my truck is slowly being worked on hah. I painted under the cab with the rust primer and all i have left to do is the passenger side a-arms and a little bit of the frame. I am going to send the motor to a local shop soon. All im going to do is have them tank it and check the block for cracks and whatnot. new bearings and seals too. Probably going to have new rings installed. anyone know how much that will cost?

 

nice work...excited to see more.

 

Another update, i have the whole chassis painted now. Im just waiting to spray it with black.
I found a local motor guy, and i brought him the 22re block and head. He just took it apart today and said i need a new rod bearing, but looks pretty good. He says he will build the whole motor up, and it will cost me $1600. Is this a good deal? It will have all new bearings, gaskets, timing chain, and will also be warranted.

 

My truck is finally in the garage, ready for the chassis to be painted satin black. After the chassis is painted, im gonna work on the brakes and shocks.
Heres a few pictures of where i am:


Here is a corner of the bed that we need to do some body work to. Its on a rolling cart which makes it easy to work on:

And here is the whole picture(with yota posing lol):

 

Thats about what they charge here for everything on the motor you mentioned.
Looking great!! Great work!
I told you that cat would bring you luck

 

yea, i guess he is bringing me luck =]
thanks for the compliments

 

Motor guy sent some pics of the motor:

 

I got the motor yesterday. =] I painted my valve cover last night, i like the black more than the silver.

 

I have not been able to work on the truck much because other projects have come up and i have been working a lot. It will get done this year!! hah
here are some pictures of what i did yesterday.





my dad and i set up a little spray booth in the garage, i think it came out well.
There is just some touch up that needs to be done, and then i can put the wheels back on, and then drop the motor in =]

 

oh man!!!
Looking good. Keep it up. I had your thread bookmarked from way back. Good to see the progress!

 

Nice truck. The frame is in really nice truck. Im diggin the shop cat. Keep us posted. Im with sampthing. SAS it. I wake up to voices telling me to SAS mine.

 

hah yea, it has been a while since i have worked on the truck. I have gotten tied up with a lot of things. But now i am determined to get it done!
here are some more pics:



I thought this was a funny pic haha


I was cleaning the bellhousing on the tranny, it was so filthy


and here is a pic of the lights i got a good deal on.

 

Good build thread and great pictures.

 

here are some updated pics of my progress from today:

 

hey lookin good your gonna have a nice solid reliable truck. you should really think about getting a cam and header, it will really wake her up

 

looking good!
May as well SAS it while you got it apart

 

Nice build...My hat is off to you!!!

 

yea, i might as well right? haha
maybe someday i will.

 

i like your yota man, love standard cabs. i have a 91 same as yours only its riding 31" m/t. you are gonna love how short it is compared to the extended cab offroad. keep up the good work.

 

i think i will like the reg cab.
AN UPDATE:
i installed the motor, now i just have to plug everything back in. Its been so long, that i forgot what goes where!! hah