So I got really into old Toyotas around April 2010. So I started looking at my Dad's old 1983 2wd. It was used for a trash holder. (Biggest Mistake Ever) So I got it started after sitting there for almost a year. I was pretty excited, so i started working on it. I will take any advice and opinions on it. =)

Here she is when I started.

 

Took the bed off about 3 weeks ago to get to the frame. The bed is rotted out. I am planning on replacing the whole bottom.

Heres the frame after I painted it. I should of put up pics before I painted.




Heres the bed

 

so .. what are your plans?


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I want to get an entire new bottom for the bed... I know some people that will give me a good deal. Basically all I'm doing is just redoing everything on it...

 

Starting to tear out bottom of bed






Front is rusty

 

Did this too myself while working on the bed

 

Ouch, man. Be more careful.

 

I know i was not wearing any protection!! It was only 3 stitches!!

 

ok haven't posted in a long time. i haven't done much to it. I replaced the front parking cable, so now I have that.

sorry about the quality

 

You should look into one of slackers bad ass fiberglass beds

 

that would be cool, but i have no money and I already have a bottom made for it.

 

So today I've done alot to the truck. I put new gas lines in and i put the bed back on after about 4 1/2 months.





Pics before the bed came on.












Pics with bed on






Bolts I used to mount bed.


The bed was alot easer to put on than i thought it was.

 

you'll want to build or make a "lobe" for those bolts .. like factory

I know putting the new bolts is easy at first , but if you EVER want to remove it again .. you'll wish you would have done it ..


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Started welding for the first time today. I hope to start welding on my truck soon. Here are some pics.







What do you guys think?

 

My Senior Project. Learned how to weld, and for my final product, I welded a new bottom piece to a pickup that was EXTREMELY RUSTED!! Over 55 hours spent on entire proccess of learning to weld and welding in new bottom piece. Enjoy....



Getting ready to cut out metal.



Bed all cut up for new metal


Me grinding down metal.


Reason for cutting out bed.


Tacked welded most of the support beams.


Welding


Putting in corner piece.


Finishing up the job!



DONE!!

 

Great job on welding the bed, looks good!

 

Thank You. Its my first major project.

 

Finishing bed mock fabrication.

Front of bed, tack welded up.



Tail gate with some cancer.


Plans are to cut out cancer and put strip of metal on and weld it, and paint that strip the color of yellow on "toyota".


what you guys think of my tail plan??

 

Tailgate with panel cut out.




Final Fit and ready to weld in.


Tack welded most of it





All welding complete, grinded down welds





What you guys think?

 

Looks great! That bed looks like it's already the most solid it's probably been in decades.