Jake's '83

Started by H8PVMNT, May 02, 2016, 08:08:27 PM

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May 02, 2016, 08:08:27 PM Last Edit: November 07, 2016, 06:50:29 PM by H8PVMNT
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...

"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."
– Steve McQueen

"Except for maybe Seattle."  -H8PVMNT

"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

"I'm jealous of your shop. It has concrete and doesn't smell like pickles like the old shop  "  300K

H8PVMNT

#1
May 02, 2016, 08:09:55 PM
Check out our tow rig...

"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."
– Steve McQueen

"Except for maybe Seattle."  -H8PVMNT

"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

"I'm jealous of your shop. It has concrete and doesn't smell like pickles like the old shop  "  300K

jimbo74

#2
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
:usa:

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

emsvitil

#3
May 02, 2016, 08:56:54 PM
I towed my 64 Valiant from Pennsylvania with my 86...

See my avatar....
Ed
SoCal
86 SR5 XtraCab
22RE  W56B
31x10.50R15

jimbo74

#4
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.....

:usa:

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

redneckcustoms13

#5
May 03, 2016, 09:17:29 AM
Nice! Update whrn he snatches the engine out.
83 long bed 2wd sas, 3rz, w56, duals with 4.7 rear, 4.88 elock front, spartan rear, 39.5 iroks
01 double cab hunting truck
06 tacoma street truck

mdtrail-toy

#6
May 03, 2016, 06:19:30 PM
 :thumbs: Very cool. Awesome dad of the year award

H8PVMNT

#7
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 ;).
"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."
– Steve McQueen

"Except for maybe Seattle."  -H8PVMNT

"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

"I'm jealous of your shop. It has concrete and doesn't smell like pickles like the old shop  "  300K

LittleSteve

#8
May 11, 2016, 04:31:48 PM
Whatcha worried about weights for? Its a Toyota!
LittleSteve: Holding up traffic and giving dubious advice since 2014.

1/5th of Perfect Fit. The awkward foreigner no one understands.

Refusing to fit in or comply.

Easy is not worth anything.

Show me a home where the UZ's roam.

H8PVMNT

#9
June 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...



"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."
– Steve McQueen

"Except for maybe Seattle."  -H8PVMNT

"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

"I'm jealous of your shop. It has concrete and doesn't smell like pickles like the old shop  "  300K

GuyonaBuffalo!

#10
April 08, 2017, 05:36:15 AM
who's that????? ??? oh....wait....that's...me..... :outtahere:
"I done told ya, you don't mess with a guy on a buffalo!"

H8PVMNT

#11
April 10, 2017, 04:16:06 AM
You just wait till you see your birthday present.  Your going to poop yer pants!
"I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth."
– Steve McQueen

"Except for maybe Seattle."  -H8PVMNT

"I plan to hit 300k in this truck"  :)bestgen4runner

"I'm jealous of your shop. It has concrete and doesn't smell like pickles like the old shop  "  300K
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