i don't know where else to post this so i thought in here <p>it started when my brother started working on his 84 toyota and i saw how sick it was going to be so i decided i wanted to do one.. since i work at toyota to.<br>i bought this 92 v6 ext cab 4x4 with no engine. and it was totally rotten






so i bought a 89 v6 2wd with a good cab and engine

one thing leads to another and
all new brake lines ball joints tie rods blah















but after hearing how bad they were on gas i decided to put a little vw in the mix.






sand blasted and painted the rims.. i have 31x10.5x15 rite now but i would like some 33"
i also have a 3" body lift ( only because the guy gave me it with the 4wd)
got some good fenders
and bought box sides


i made the whole vw to toyota adapter myself.. i will take pics of it once i finish mocking up the mounts.
this will be my dd and somtimes take it on some nice trails nothing big . it wont be a power house but the engine is getting some upgrades aswell
got all the body work done on the cab and painted inside the doors








i cleaned up the block when it is in the truck just because it was at working height... it all has to come back out again




have to shorten the driveshaft 2 inches






















this was all done over a year ago. i am 22 and have done everything myself. the truck still isnt on the road becasue i bought a house last fall and money is tight.
heres some more pictures.. i wll try to update as i am trying to dig back into it again and finally get it all finished.
































thats all for rite now..

 

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dude this is really coming along, it looks so good now. keep up the good work.

 

damn. very nice. get some bigger tires on that sob!

 

i just got some 32" super swampers

 

i like the sub idea i was thinking about putting mine in there but just ended up thats where i put my amp haha. build looks really really nice love that you took the time to do it right

 

nice work great looking truck

 

Woah! I love it.
So what engine do you have there 1.9 liter AHU or 1Z? Looks like you might be planning on getting a manual injection pump swapped in?

Once again, looks great.

 

keep the pictures coming, cant wait to see it when its all done!

 

Very nice work,paint looks great.can't wait to see it when its done.
Also eager to hear how it works with the VW diesel.

 

Wow nice! If I were to swap my engine (not likely) that is what I would shoot for (or a 7mge but that's a tad more costly ) Great work, can't wait to see it finished

 

Wow, really awesome work! I wish I had a shop like that to use. Its funny how someone cut out the lower box sides on the doner 2wd. It would have been a lot easier to just swap the whole box. They are the same on both 2wd and 4wd anyways. I am excited to see you get it finished. Almost there now! Also, keep us posted on how the VW motor pulls it around.

 

lots of pics but we need more details on the engine..flywheel conversion/bellhousing needs etc..

 

engine is a AAZ 1.9l turbo diesel
i made the adapter plate myself out of 3/8 steel dilled the toyota 4cyl flywheel to the vw pattern using a 4cyl tranny

 

 

 

everything is working fine. been driving it for a few days
only problem is my front brakes stick sometimes