thanks ...

 

so .. no luck on the supercharger just yet ... I searched all the dealers in Canada , and because the engine is 8 years old now .. no dealer has this piece in stock .

so I am going to hold off for now , and hope TRD and Toyota Canada can sort out there differences ??


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so I buttened up the fuel and brake lines today , and added the filter ..

I ACID dipped the line brackets , as much easier then sand blasting every one












bolted it on



an got the line run perminent








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Man, looks great still. Bad luck on that charger, it sure would be cool to have.

 

thanks ..

I'm still going to get it .. just not right now I guess .

 

there was one on CL from Florida .. all kinds of goodies .. but it's sold

ohhh well ..


the right deal will come along in time ..

 

little shipment today ..
all new hardware , neversiezed and installed , " torque'd to spec "









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why the dual shocks on the rear?

 

I have explained this about 10 times now ..

you need to go back and read , it's clearly explained . .




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Ive been following, and about everytime someones asks that, i just kinda giggle cause i know you prolly hate it by now.

Im sure theres another thread with pics of the trekker, but i cant wait to see this thing with a body on it, and moving.
Keep up the good work

 

looking good

 

Cha ching wow looks like a great project. Having a shop has it perks eh.
But seriously awesome rig. It took a while to read but very worth it. If I had the time and a shop I'd do the same thing.

 

Thanks ..

shop space is at a "premimum" right now .. so YES , it does have it's "perks"


yes of course ... as always !!! shop is PACKED !!

no updates ..
BUT .. my birthday was on the 13th .. so for my B-day presant , My son and I are going to tear down the original Trekker .. FINALLY .. next weekend is the plan ..




and yes Robb .. busy busy busy ..



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Wow, I just spent an hour reading this! And I gotta say, I can't way til the days when I can afford the parts and tools for this sort of project! I'm personally looking forward to what you do with the Trekker part of this.

Are you using original interior parts and electrical (i.e. gauges, steering wheel, seats)? I'm a bit partial to the "old school" Toyota look, but am totally digging that 5vz. Can't wait to see how she performs!

 

yep .. I live .. I LIVE !!!
these are the best times , my son and I .. spending time together , whatever were doing .. priceless!




thanks .. and I cant wait to get it running and supercharged

I have a few exterior "mods" planed .. as well as interior .. I dont want to let to much out of the bag , but i'm thinking red exterior , tan leather interior , with maybe some "axe"cents"

about all I can say for now ....


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Just stumbled along this build tonight, read every single post... felt like I was watching a build on tv... kinda wish I had waited a bit longer to find it, cause now I'm stuck waiting on updates like all of you have been this year.

As for the supercharger, I did a quick search and found this...
http://www.mytoyotawarehouse.com/servlet/Detail?no=94

 

glad you have enjoyed the post ... and thank you for the link .. Unfortunatly , for me to bring one up from the states , It will add about a grand to the cost , so i'm just going to wait .

Toyota Canada , and Toyota USA are talking .. yes I said Toyota USA not TRD , because 2 years ago TRD was bought by Toyota USA , and there "apparrently" lies the problem .. Toyota USA is "reviewing" it's policies on selling TRD into Canada ..

 

so back to work on it .. just a bit ..

for my B-day presant , my son is going to help me "tear" the original Trekker down , for the body ..

we start tomorrow ..

pics to follow ..

 

started to tear down the original Truck today .. finally .......

got it up to the bay doors .. My son , and his buddys started to clean out the rear .. lots of crap stored in there ..





and cleaned out ..


I was very anxious to see the condition of the rear seat , so that was second on the list ..

I was at the front , and was looking at the front passenger seat , and noticed a leaver .. so I pulled it , and to my surprise .. COOL the seat flips forward , to allow the rear passengers room to get in



you can also see the backs of the front seats are covered .. and also , with the seat folded flat , you can see it makes the floor flat .. this is the "Q" for the seat deleate panel in the 84-89's , how cool is that !!!!





I had Brayden jump in , and I had him pull up the seat ..








It's absolutly perfect .. no rips , tears .. nothing .. only the seat belt impressions .. other then the rust on the steel , it's an absolutly awesome shape ..

and from the back (seat folded up )



how cool is that ?




so continuing on ...
the boys got the windows out





and that was about it for them ..
I "cut" out the roll bar , as the one side was rusted completly threw



and then had to grind the bolts off the trim panel , to start the interior strip .




once I got those off , I could pull out the sides , and the headliner ..






and thats it for today ...






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so some more today ...

basically got er' stripped .. front and rear seats out







and carpet , and interior







and now just a shell , and ready to come apart ..




looks like im going to need a whole new floor though ..











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