Author Topic: speedy's '84 buildup (Read 4213 times)

speedemon · « **on:** May 10, 2006, 07:49:56 PM »

This is what I've started with. I picked up an '84 from a friend with a 22r that has a spun rod bearing, a little bit of suspension lift, @#$%^@$ up bed, pretty rough but hardly any rust.

I got a 1988 Toyota pickup with a 22re for $455 on ebay, which was pretty much a rust bucket. The only thing really usable off the truck was the engine, drivetrain, and interior. Suprisingly the motor is in great shape with only 103k miles, other than some surface rust on the oil pan, which I will eventually swap out from the 22r that I have.

And this is what I want it to look like:

Plans:
The rear suspension will be a four-link setup with 14" dual stage sway-a-way coilovers and the front will be Marlin 4 or 5" leaf packs. Detriot locker in rear and I'm gonna run a toyota high pinion diff from a fj80 landcruiser with a factory e-locker in the front. Marlin crawler dual transfer cases. Twin sticks. 5.29s. Hysteer. 38" Interco Tsl's or IROKs. IFS brake rotors and V6 calipers and 1" wheel spacers in front. Gonna swap out the rear axle with the '88 also (wider). I will eventually do some light engine mods like a cam, headers, snorkel, and an exhaust.

speedemon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2006, 07:55:24 PM »

What I've done so far:
I started by pulling the motors out of both trucks along with the complete wiring harnass from the '88, instrument cluster, steering column, computer, relays, fuse boxes and mating it into the '84. I would have taken the dikes to a lot of the harnass but my eventual goal is to have a truck that I can legally drive to the trail, although I will be trailering it on longer trips. I've also transferred most of the interior other than the dash which is going to be replaced by a custom built aluminum dash. Also installed a hand throttle. I welded the rear diff for now until I get the Detroit. I'm running out of cheap mods and am afraid I'm gonna have to start dumping money into her.

speedemon · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2006, 08:07:01 PM »

My daily driver and some poser flex shots

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2006, 12:40:04 PM »

looks good, is the taco what you drove to gilmer in ??

speedemon · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2006, 04:20:06 PM »

I took the Taco in October to the Texas Takeover Halloween weekend (the pic in my avatar was taken about two seconds before i broke my ring gear.) I took the ugly blue one In Jan. to the Lone Star Toyota Jambo. Everyone was like which truck are you in and I would say "the ugliest truck here" and they would all reply "oh that blue one with the %^$@% bed" and i would be like "yup"

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2006, 06:26:07 PM »

i hear ya, i didnt get there till late in the day, then changed the fuel pump for the owner on his J10

then talked with angelo awhile then rode down past the rock garden and off a cliff with angelo, werent no way in hell to come back up that so we went looking for a way out, it was a mess, my avatar was me trying to get over that ledge without breaking something

DTB · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2006, 06:30:41 PM »

Just curious.

What DID happen to the bed on the '84? is there a story to it? $Beer Chug\'n$

speedemon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:28:49 PM »

the story is i bought it from a guy that totally f'd up a good bed. from the looks of it it didn't have any rust on it and if it did it had very little....... it was a california truck that moved to tx. i found a (before) pic of it under the seat and the bed looked immaculate (for a 20 year old yota)

speedemon · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2006, 11:31:13 PM »

Quote from: 79Coyotefrg on May 11, 2006, 06:26:07 PM

i hear ya, i didnt get there till late in the day, then changed the fuel pump for the owner on his J10

then talked with angelo awhile then rode down past the rock garden and off a cliff with angelo, werent no way in hell to come back up that so we went looking for a way out, it was a mess, my avatar was me trying to get over that ledge without breaking something

was that jerry pauls expressway you are on?

SWAMPER · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2006, 05:02:07 PM »

About time you bum

you better get that thing going by hotsprings

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2006, 05:13:34 PM »

Quote from: speedemon55 on May 11, 2006, 11:31:13 PM

was that jerry pauls expressway you are on?

uh

chaos canyon , we came out were we was supposed to be going in

i finally got up and looked back at the little sign and it said trail #8 class 4

no dang wonder i couldnt get all the way up

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2006, 05:21:22 PM »

Quote from: SWAMPER on May 14, 2006, 05:02:07 PM

About time you bum you better get that thing going by hotsprings

so Pablo are you going to bring those gears with you in july??

they are for a V6 third right?

SWAMPER · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2006, 10:39:52 PM »

Yeah V6 third Ill take or if I cant go Ill give it to speedy

GoaT · « **Reply #13 on:** May 16, 2006, 11:18:42 AM »

id love to actually see the truck!!!!

pics not working...

speedemon · « **Reply #14 on:** May 16, 2006, 04:41:10 PM »

Quote from: SWAMPER on May 14, 2006, 05:02:07 PM

About time you bum you better get that thing going by hotsprings

ditto to you pregnant dog at least mine runs!

6.72:1 · « **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2006, 04:55:28 PM »

SWAMPER · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2006, 07:06:20 PM »

What a sleeper!!!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2006, 07:30:09 PM »

Quote from: SWAMPER on May 16, 2006, 07:06:20 PM

What a sleeper!!!

dont make me get Diane in here to

you know she enjoys it too much

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2006, 07:33:09 PM »

Quote from: SWAMPER on May 14, 2006, 10:39:52 PM

Yeah V6 third Ill take or if I cant go Ill give it to speedy

okey dokey, anybody down there want this 86 wide rear axle i have, drum to drum plus 3rd

speedemon · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 11, 2006, 08:04:15 PM »

QUIT JACKIN MY THREAD GLEN!!!!!! j/k, Swampy gave me an electric fan for my BD, and I think im gonna install it on Tues. Also ordered some LED lights from superbrightleds.com (6x2) for the rear to clean up the bed or lack thereof. It sucks being poor. Anybody wanna buy me a good bender?

SWAMPER · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 12, 2006, 05:54:58 PM »

I told you how to solve your money problems dude...corner of wurzbach and medical on saturday night

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 12, 2006, 05:59:19 PM »

SWAMPER · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 12, 2006, 06:00:11 PM »

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