let me start by saying
to the marlin forum and great choice in choosing toyota u wont be disipointed...id look for an 79 to 85 truck with either thr 22r or re this way your already have a trail capible rig from the start then reasearch ALOT bbefore you turm ur first wrenchon the truck come up with a plan of how you want it to turn out and what you want to do too many ppl start in to projects with no plan and they easily go down the drain fast once youve done ur reasearch and got a plan together start building but go slow take ur time ask lots of questions and do it right the first time so your not constantly fixing it. definantly do not be afraid to ask questions weve been through it and done the same thing so dont feel like an idiot jus ask even the stupid ones with that said head to the projects buildup threads and start readin
have fun,
Cullin