In 1982 , in Canada there were only 500 and they are all # plated . I believe it WAS a Toyota limited edition . If you look at the chrome tail lamps , and the original low mount chrome mirrors , they are Japanese manufactures , Port installed pieces , and dealer pieces , are always "North American " made .
USA I think copied it for there dealers in 1983.

I had a customer in contact with me for many years about restoring his . I offered many times to buy it , and he said he would never .. well , life got in the way , and I bought it .

 

well , its started .. I needed space in my lot , so I had to remove a few things .
dash is butchered , box is beyond repair .. and frame is a perfect example of where NOT to anchor your chain when stuck !

 

started doing a few things .. progress is being made
started by blasting a few things and hitting them with some powder









fixing and straightening

 

so lots of cleaning and buying parts ..
I'll let the pics do the talking


powder coated and rebuilt

 

air cleaner and snorkel , check .

 

been restoring a bunch of the parts and pieces .. more pic porn

 

Looks great!

What were you doing with the bolts and misc. hardware in the third picture?

 

its my re-plating yellow cad . I'm replating all the nuts, bolts and brackets back to original .. doing that in house , those are fresh out of the tank and drying

 

Sweet!

 

most of the engine parts from my MOJAVE and MIRAGE had the OE parts and part #'s on them , I'm also using those to have them "re-made"
so most of the parts will be original , rebuilt in-house , and have the part # decal on them .. just like factory

 

You are pulling out all the stops on this one! I love it!

This will be a true restoration!

Someday I want to do something like this too.

Keep us posted!

 

couple more pieces done and packed away

 

some pieces coming back from my decal guy for approval , some still have to be "chromed"



engine back from the machine shop , and starting to go back together , short block done .. now I need some yellow bolts




signal lamps done .. took some time today for a little more restoration .
signal lamps for both MIRAGE and MOJAVE projects .
couple of the housings were broken , so I "glued" them back together , when Dried , I put them into the shop parts washer along with the lenses . (over a couple days)
now all dry from that , I repaired the sockets , and wiring , and tested !
I then polished the reflectors and painted the housings , put in the new bulbs with some dielectric grease .
I found some new rubber from a hardware store (for screen door ) and made some new gaskets , polished the lenses with carnubia wax , and back together .. tested and all work great .

 

also , in case you haven't see it , this is the truck

 

I’m sure this will be amazing just like the rest of anything you do!!!!!

Quick question on the spline you are using for your housings, I just got some new lenses for my rear lights and repainted my reflectors in the front, I was on a mission for some new seals and spline came to mind but everything I looked at was really hard and had no play to form a seal…..is this spline in your pic pliable?

Anyway can’t wait to see this when it’s done!!!

 

thanks .... yes , the spline is a PERFECT replacement !! very flexible ... its hollow in the center to allow for compression , it works GREAT !

 

was able to get my front drive shaft done over the last couple weeks .
powder coated and completly rebuilt , and now all wrapped up and put away in anticipation of the build .

 

havnt been able to do much on my Truck , working on customers .. But I was able to knock out a couple pieces ...
I have been searching for 2years for some rare A/C parts with no luck . A new friend had some on a project he was working on , and lent them to me so I could
make my own .

just have to powder coat them now .. and done !