EDIT : with new INDEX

page 1 - start of frame build
page 2 - front diff build
page 3 - engine mock up
page 4 - front drv shaft , engine exhaust crossover pipe , tranny/transfer crossmember , rear disc brake mock up
page 5 - shock hoops , emergency brake mock up , front track bar , rear traction shocks , emergency cable build
page 6 - fuel sender build , Frame POR-15
page 7 - frame assembly , starter
Page 8 - wiring harness start , brake lines & fuel lines
page 9 - original Trekker tear down
page 10 - cab rust
page 11 - rocker repair
page 12 - shaved drip rails , battery tray remove , smoothie cowl
page 13 - cab repair and EPOXY primer , first full body mock up
page 14 - floor and tranny tunnel build
page 15 - first wiring harness mock up
page 16 - steering mods , battery trey , engine bay mods
page 17 - brake lines
page 18 - supercharger & FIRST start .. VID

page 19 - light works vid
page 20 - wiring
page 21 - floor install and front seat mock up , front cooling fan
page 22 - body computer box , tires , engine computer , antenna , dash build
page 23 - antenna , dash , fuel sender
page 24 - my GOLD metal
page 25 - supercharger installed and running VID
page 26 - dash mock up
page 27 - center console build
page 28 - door skins
page 29 - door skin install , new hinge pins
page 30 - cup holder , center console guages , first dash assembled pic's
page 31 - rear seat mock up
page 32 - box skin repair , tub rebuild , tub floor build
page 33 - rear tub frame build and roll bar mock up , seat hinge mock up
page 34 - rear hatch , kick panels , custom Valance
page 35 - front bumper , fiberglass door panels
page 36 - door panels , wiper motor , final tub modifications
page 37 - wire harness sauder
page 38 - cab prep for paint
page 39 - trim prep
page 40 - COLOR
page 41 - cab install , sound deadner
page 42 - wire harness install and loom , dash re- assembly , heater box clean and install
page 43 - tub PERMINENT install , rear sound deadener
page 44 - sterio wiring
page 45 - sub box build
page 46 - finally some carpet
page 47 - Body panel install and rear bumper build
page 48 - It runs , you tube vid + rear canpoy build starts
page 49 - Blocking out the old roof , and sneek peak @ interior seat fabric
page 50 - NEW fiberglass roof mould and front headliner start
page 51 - NEW fiberglass roof
page 52 - headliners
page 53 - off to paint
page 54 - outside and together , seat fabric and stripes
page 55 - yikes , broken glass . mudflaps and exhaust tip and FIRST show and shine
page 56 - vids
page 57 - more shows and vids , supercharger oil change
page 58 - paint specs


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bought a few Trekkers a while back .. and now have started my own .

this one is going to be a "some what" stock restoration .. but with a few "extras" .


so here's where I'm starting .




don't mind the dust .. it's been sitting inside my shop for a while now .

there is one small rust hole on The right side .. front spring hanger , inside box steel .. you can see it in the pic .. it's so minor , I'm just going to weld in a patch .

so a little work today ... got onto the frame repair .

got the little plates/patches welded in .. It really wasnt that bad at all , the main / worse dammage was from me hitting with a hammer it trying to find the rust .. I really didnt see any point in doing "fish plates" .. as there (in my opinion) was NO structural strength loss . Other side is perfect .



and done ..




also started "prepping" the frame for the POR-15 treatment.

 

dang, you got alot of work ahead of you lol. make it nice :]

 

looks good so far! congrats on finding a frame off a truck that old in that good of shape up there in the snowy regions!

 

Good to see you doing something for yourself instead of building one and shipping it elsewhere. I'm sure it will be a NICE build and the extras worth the trouble. What is POR-15 by the way?

 

Por-15 is a rust preventative paint.

Looking forward to watching the build.

 

thanks guys ..

yep .. por-15 is a coating .. prevents O2 from contacting the steel .

stops rust , and seals the metal . http://www.por15.com/

I have used it before . and it's great stuff.

 

well good luck on your new project.
Can't really think of a better example of building from the ground up

 

something like that

 

so got the top side done (cleaned) , flipped it over and started on the bottom side .

 

so , now that the "LONG box" Trekker is gone , I can now start building mine ..

I bought a "parts truck" a while back .. for a couple of reasons .. I needed a long box frame for the dimentions of the long box Trekker .. I needed a front clip .. I needed lots of small parts and pieces for my trekker build , so I bought a whole truck .



so Yesterday .. I started to tear it apart .

box had been removed previously , and I had cut a hole in the back of the cab for the "long box Trekker" I built ...
Now that that project is all done (for me anyway) It was time to get to work on my project .

I sold the long box frame .. and I need alot of the pieces for my trekker .. so time to strip it .
lots of work yesterday , cut the roof off , and rockers , and cab corners .. I'm going to make some replacements so i wanted to keep them . got the engine bay mostly stripped , and engine out .



and here is where I started this morning ..




and finally the cab off ..



frame stripped ..






and diffs ready to build .




and finally my front clip .





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looks good...can't wait to see what comes of this.

 

hahaha ... she can read your mind ?

front clip is for my Trekker .. it was punched on the front right side .. bent the frame and dammaged the inner wheel house I wanted to keep that cab , because it has the OE moon roof .. so I will repace the front clip .

Thanks , freight quote would be great ..

 

thanks bro ! its going to be a slow one though .

 

hey, i got nowhere better to be!

 

goin from the ground up! thats gonna be a sweet build, i'm lookin forward to it aswell!

 

so the supercharger is GONE .. he sold it out from under me ! ohh well , I wasnt overly excited about it anyways , I was pretty leary about buying it .

so .. I'm thinkin' maybe 3.4L and supercharge it , or maybe V8 .. kinda like the idea of staying toyota .. any ideas , anyone know of any 3.4 installs into 79-83 vintage ?

 

First off, i love your work, im always lurking in your build threads. Im sure you have heard it before, but i always enjoy hearing it in my own threads...

Im pretty sure ORS has done it before, check out their website or shoot them a pm/email. I really like the idea of the 3.4, go for it.

EDIT: *subscribing*

 

thanks bro ! ....

I did check out there site , and there is nothing there for the 79-83's .. only 84 and up ..

I did read a whole lot though .

 

check out this thread. I remember somewhere in it they mention the swap into earlier trucks - https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f160...runner-122396/

 

tks ..
ok , so more reading .. and I sent an email ..