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H8PVMNT

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Jake's '83
« on: May 02, 2016, 08:08:27 PM »
My younger son Jacob has wanted a 1st gen since I got mine.  Earlier this year I got  deal on an '83 longbed with a rod through the block.  It came with a good '85 22re, a W56 and gear drive t-case and a complete 1980 2WD, all for a few hundred bucks!

I never said anything about it because I wanted it to be a surprise, but I decided to give Jake the '83 for his 11th birthday.  He was surprised. Of course he still has to make it run but he has a few years...

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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2016, 08:09:55 PM »
Check out our tow rig...

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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2016, 08:41:40 PM »
pretty sure the tow rig is supposed to weigh more than the towed vehicle!

I towed my Lancer on a dolly with a 05 Durango with a Hemi, and was a little scared, lol
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2016, 08:56:54 PM »
I towed my 64 Valiant from Pennsylvania with my 86...

See my avatar....
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2016, 09:23:34 PM »
maybe I am just being paranoid.....

I did do a lot of flat towing of 40k pound vehicles with 40k pound vehicles.....

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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2016, 09:17:29 AM »
Nice! Update whrn he snatches the engine out.
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2016, 06:19:30 PM »
 :thumbs: Very cool. Awesome dad of the year award
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2016, 07:22:55 PM »
Well I only went like 40 mph all the way home.  Still pretty sketchy.  I think it weighed slightly less than the 2 round bales of alfalfa we usually haul ;).
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2016, 04:31:48 PM »
Whatcha worried about weights for? Its a Toyota!
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #9 on: Jun 22, 2016, 10:20:58 AM »
This is in no way related to his build except that everybody knows 1st gen pickups are good luck for fishing.  Jake caught 7 trout out of the creek the other night in like 30 minutes...



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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #10 on: Apr 08, 2017, 05:36:15 AM »
who's that????? ??? oh....wait....that's...me..... :outtahere:
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Re: Jake's '83
« Reply #11 on: Apr 10, 2017, 04:16:06 AM »
You just wait till you see your birthday present.  Your going to poop yer pants!
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"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

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