83 ex longbed on fullwidths

[CrazyYota]

did the crab work?

[CrazyYota]

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did the crab work?

[dune_it86]

I would love too see more pic's of the truck as a hole i really wanted a 1st gen but so far i bought a 97 tacoma ex cab 9"lift 36swampers, then an 85ex 3" bd. lift 265's, and now finally a 85 runner 7" of lift and 35 toy m/t'splanning an a first gen next but we'll see every time i look for one i end up buying the 1st toy i see i am a impulse buyer with a     for toyotas

[whitejq]

looks sick

[snowshoebrue]

ya i have had a lot of lifted trucks. most of them were 70's model chevy's this will be my 2nd 83 toyota.  i rolled the first one on highway 108 up by sonora.  i was going to lift my diesel but then decided that i would build something so that when it breaks i can put it back on a trailer and fix it later.  I hate fixing vehicles at midnight so that i can get to work the next day.

[John Dibble]

cool truck! if you can post a pic of those half doors i am intrested in how you made them?

[hammerdown]

ot's coming along nicely man1 I like your copper hysteer! Post some more pics

[bigman]

nice truck good luck with the rest of the build

[snowshoebrue]

so i stripped all the interior and painted it with duraliner.  Truck bed liner in a spray can.  then i started on the interior cage.  as far a s my half doors go i haven't even touched them in forever so they pretty much look the same.  the only thing that i did was skin the inside with some stainless.  i still have to figure out a way to cap them.

[Ramrod]

did you make that cage?

[snowshoebrue]

i made part of it.  it started as an old downey off-road  then i added the bars is the back to attach my harness to.  i plan to bend a dash bar and more bracing

[hammerdown]

wow man, it is coming along really nicely. you have many good skills in building such a vehicle. I like it!

[snowshoebrue]

thanks man i appreciate the compliment

[dune_it86]

Is it just me or is there no gas pedal in the picture do you have hand controls or something or was the pedal just missing any was i really enjoy following the progress on your truck keep up the exellent work your a damn good fabricator

[snowshoebrue]

no your right there is no gas pedal.  i took it off so that i could get the mud and gunk of the floor before i sprayed the liner on.

[dune_it86]

love the truck what was the most rewarding mod you have made so far

[snowshoebrue]

  i don't know if i have a favorite i like the dovetail it make it kinda unique.  the 37's and beadlocks are definately cool also.

[snowshoebrue]

i got the duals all ready to go in.  hopefully i will be able to start on them next weekend.  gonna put a new clutch in while i have it torn apart.

[snowshoebrue]

haven't posted anything in a while so i figured i should.  since last time i got my duals in, put in new clutch, made diamond plate dash and center hump to cover holes from duals.  shortened rear driveline, finished welding my cage inside and bed, made some brackets and bolted in my seats.  i also herculinered my bed.
this is what my dash looks like.  cd player still needs to be hooked up.  i also bought an 18ft dargo trailer 

[6.72:1]

That's an awesome panel!

[rocktoy83]

looks good 

[snowshoebrue]

bled my brakes finally so i drove it out of the garage and washed the inch of dust off of it.  ordered my seat belts and some roll bar padding and a new proportioning valve should have them by the end of the week.

[rocktoy83]

Your toy looks sweet  ,You have dun a good job on it 

[6.72:1]

That's it. I am painting my rig copper.


That thing looks good!

It would be most appropo to me too:

Kupfer:Copper

My last name means copper in German.
Not to mention I am German!

[snowshoebrue]

sounds like a good reason to me.  it was cheap too i bought a stage 1 kit which came with the reducer, hardener, and a gallon of paint.

[CrazyYota]

sounds like a good reason to me.  it was cheap too i bought a stage 1 kit which came with the reducer, hardener, and a gallon of paint.

Were did you buy the paint? I want to paint my truck a darker gray. Your truck is looking good!

[yotadork83]

your truck is by far one of the best looking trucks i have ever seen i am sorry if i steal some of your ideas but i have been wanting to build my truck about the same and you beat me to it. so props on a sick ride.  PS: the copper is sick!!

[snowshoebrue]

i'm sure everybody has "stolen" an idea from someone else at one point or another.  one person can't think up all the cool stuff all on their own.  as for the paint it is rayflex acrylic enamel.  it is made by hawthorne paint company in new jersey.  from what i understand acrylic enamel is on the lower end of the paint scale so that is what made it cheaper. 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUTO-PAINT-Copper-metallic-Single-Stage-1gl-kit-65_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ63702QQitemZ4642825628

this was the place i bought it from

[Ramrod]

damn thats a good price, i might make a purchase from them some time in my life

[dune_it86]

if there were still kings and knights today that would be a kings stallion the truck is perfect in every aspect that i have seen of it