I recently bought a 1987 single cab toyota pickup, factory 22ret 5speed. The truck needs motor work, it has low compression in cylinders 3&4. The yota already has straight axle swap, and is lifted on 35inch tires. My orignal plans where to make this into my wheeler. After researching the 22ret factory opinion, i learned of how rare these trucks are. I then decided that i cant wheel the shtt out of it and decided that i would fix it up, and buy a wheeler later on. So as of now i want to rebuild the motor, i wanna do some body work and paint it some shade of blue, theirs way to many white yotas out their. I also wanna get baja front fenders for it, the fenders on it now are rusted and beat up.

Heres a picture of the truck getting trailered home, really dirty.

TURBO!!!

Took off Grill, Bumper and Corner Lights.

Re-Did Grill


Blacked out Corner lights and Turn Signals!!

 

have fun

 

added a hood scoup

 

Got a steering wheel and got rid of the bench for some SR5 buckets and center consle!!!!!! so much better.

 

nice. how did you get the hood scoop?

 

what kind of steering wheel is that. ill be watchin this build!

 

I'll bet it's a Grant Wheel.....??????? lol.

NICE FIND! Dang, sweet, and curious.... What SR5 seats are those, exactly? What year, I meant?

 

yea i figured just thought id ask to make sure

 

The seats and the center consel are out of a 92 4runner got a smoking deal on them, finally got rid of the bench seat!!!!.

Im pretty sure the steering wheel is a grant wheel they have ones like it simular to it at baxters but i found mine in my dads shed and was able to just go buy the grant steering wheel installation kit to make it fit.



I got the hood scoup off of summit racing's website then i just installed it onto the hood i had. i riveted it on, used 2 part epoxy and then spot puddy any defects, then primered it for paint.

*STOCK HOOD*


*MOCK UP*


*Primer*

 

Took the head off the motor tonight, the dam allen bolt on the intake really slowed things down ha, didnt no it was their well heres some pictures, figured out why i got low compression in cylinders 3 and 4 ha..... now gonna have the head checked out and turbo rebuild then new head gesket, any recomendations for head gasket and head bolts? i was just gonna get a factory toyota head gasket.. and ive heard a little about arp head bolts(called something like that) any one got and advice thinks..

 

Stick with your plan... OEM on the Gasket... I guess it's kind of an "Up to you" thing on the head bolts... But my last set of head bolts stayed on for 175K miles...... not worried about having studs in there for easy off, etc. Guess studs would line things up pretty PERFECT though, eh? lol. Best wishes on the repairs man!

Mark

 

Emblem straight from JAPAN!!! YUM

 

 

FACTORY TURBO EMBLEMS!!!!! came on truck but took off and wrapped up for storage and cuz truck is gonna get paint sooner or later.

 

Sweet! ^^ You lucky dog! lol. Can't find a Turbo that's not TOTALLY ABUSED around me, lol. And I'm in Los Angeles...so I know if I can't find one, clean, they're pretty rare, lol. (Well, did find one, ...but the guy wanted like 5G's! lol.)

 

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NEW HEAD, THE OLD ONE WAS JUNK, REBUILT TO MANY TIMES AND VALUE CLEARANCE WAS GONE.





A-PILLAR POD INSTALLED READY FOR GAUGES

 

oooohhhh im jealous. that things perty!

 

This weekend me and my buds all got together for pizza. this is what happen....

 

Now ill i gotta do is get the turbo rebuilt. Buy the Gaskets and put it all back together.