last year at my family christmas i finally asked my uncle about that toyota that has been sitting in his yard since 02. he said it doesnt run and he would sell it to me for $100 so i rented a tow dolly and picked it up. it had two flats and i only had one spare. so i put the spare in the rear and left the flat in the front on the dolly. well halfway home the trailer started swaying violently over 40mph so i pulled over and one strap was completely off and the other was barely holding on to the flat tire. It was a close call but i finally arrived home

 

nice find

 

and then.......

 

now why can I not find deals like that?

 

after taking the truck apart i found mud everywhere.

 

other than bed rust this was my only problem. from the bottom right corner of the window seal leak. anybody have pics of fixing this?

 

Pretty common issue with regard to the floor rust, my had it three out of the 4 cab corners.

chip out the sound deadening material (it likes to catch fire), grind out the rust so you have a clean area to weld to and cut a patch panel to weld in the there

 

x2 man...

 

x3. wish i could find something like this.

 

he wouldnt happen to have another truck in his yard does he? im callin first dibs

 

most comfortable truck bed ever!

 

the truck had a 2wd oil pan on it and i think someone had jumped the truck because it had an imprint of the axle housing in it. so i took it off and the oil pickup was bent and i found pieces of plastic from the timing chain guide in the pan.

 

so i used my forklift at work to remove the engine and found a mechanic who already had a rebuilt motor and used my broken one as a core charge and had him put the new one in.

 

love the mattress bed lol but if it snows or rains its a cold wet bed

 

new engine with my new Weber 32/36 carb.

 

great build, keep the updates and pics coming!!

 

finished my two coats of primer on the body.now started spraying the frame and suspension.

 

started putting my coats of flat black on the truck. sorry blurry picture.

 

i used the electrolysis method to clean my gas tank. then i sealed it with a quart of POR-15. and painted the outside with the undercarriage spray.

 

my 3" skyjacker lift and shocks came in and i also found a good deal on a set of used 17" rims off craigslist!