Topic: 82 in disrepair kinda finished.

[toolman]

Thought I'd post a few pics of my never ending project.

[toolman [OP]]

more pics

[toolman [OP]]

more

[greeny]

Love the dash, simple and clean

[SloCrawler]

looks good

[toolman [OP]]

Thanks, still have a lot of little stuff going on with it...Trying to get that weber tuned out a little. It runs good but seems like its starving for air or somthing. The engine performance doesnt seem to be what it should.

[earfarmer]

Yea the dash is very nice...I like the bed as well. Nice job!

[hilux-1983]

Very nice!!  Could ya resize the pics so that we can get a better view?

[toolman [OP]]

Try some different ones.

[hilux-1983]

That is super clean. Are you gonna expound on the write up? Lotsa details n stuff? Ie.. full float rear end, GM distributor?, etc...

[toolman [OP]]

Well it started life as a bone stock in running condition 82. Ended up rebuilding the whole thing. It has a LCE pro engine with D.U.I distributor and lce header with a weber carb backed up with a marlin clutch and L52HD trans, the t-case is still stock. Running 4.88 gears with a ARB and full float rear end. No ARB in the front, wish i woulda put one in though. Had it sprayed with speedliner bedliner so maybe the color would stay on longer. Didnt much care for the factory dash so got an idea off of here from I cant remember who with a custom dash. Modified the plans and built one from scratch. Topped all that off with auto meter electric gauges and put in a switch panel from 12voltguy. I wanted A/C in it so got all that hooked up but if you notice in the pics I havent installed the center vents yet, waiting to make sure everything gonna work ok then I put those in. Put in a set of hunsaker buckets with a tuffy center console and have the t-case twin sticked so had to put the torch on those levers and tweek'em a little for some clearance.
  As far a suspension goes I put on some long travel springs with bilstein shocks and crossover steering. Marlin birfields in the front. Viiair compressor and 2.5 tank in the rear so have full air.
  I'll try to find some more build pics, I had some on here already If you inclined to search them out. Here's one, notice the date...This has been a long project!!

[Sparkplug]

that dizzy is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toolman [OP]]

Ya those DUI's are massive. Didnt know for sure it was going to fit. Just barely clears power steering pump pulley.