1st Gens

[eightyfive_4runner]

haha i no  8)... it actually doesnt sound half bad for some old pipe i had layin around attached to the header... might as well call it a diesel now right? hahaha 

[muddywaters]

before the bob and dents:


my 1st gen rc's:

[eightyfive_4runner]

looks good 

[gmack192]

IT IS DONE!!!!!!!! at least for a little while.....LOL

another pic. So far everything has been working the way it should & should be broke in now.
Hope to take it out on some trails this weekend.

[Quick Draw]

Wow, I didn't even realize those were RCs until the second time I looked at it, and after reading the word "RC" on your post.

[Lil Bax]

come on guys lets keep this thread alive

[Quick Draw]

Planning on building a front bumper very soon, but I have the winch mounted at least...



Some humor...



Wheelin'...



Bed in progress...

[Lil Bax]

lol i bet that ferrari emblem gives it like 100000 horsepower

[CrawlerBrennan]

Rene's is my new favorite 1st gen.

this is one of my fave pics of a 1st gen that iv seen 2 reasons its about the color my truck was and all the shiz in the back just makes the picture.

[CrazyYota]

I got a new cab.

[4x4yota]

sweet cab what are you doing with your old cab?

[CrazyYota]

sweet cab what are you doing with your old cab?

I want to swap the interior from my old cab in to this one. Might keep the old one as a spare?   I also need to check and see if the wiring harness is the same because the new cab has cruise control! 

[4x4yota]

what is wrong with your currant cab?...

[CrazyYota]

what is wrong with your currant cab?...

nothing really just cracked around the battery and the roof has some small dents.

[yoter4x4]

thats would be ALOT easier to fix than swapping wiring harness's and a whole interior! trust me i'm restoring a 66 bronco body to put on my 67's frame right now..... and that's like over 40 years old.

as you know, it's ALOT of work lol

[82rustbeast]

yeah but that cabs in great shape. Its got everything in there. and toyota wiring is nothing to swap. I wish my cab looked as good as that one.

[Yoat Goat]

Plus the new one has a sunroof, thats worth it right there. Thats going off me thinking his old one doesnt that is.

[CrazyYota]

thats would be ALOT easier to fix than swapping wiring harness's and a whole interior! trust me i'm restoring a 66 bronco body to put on my 67's frame right now..... and that's like over 40 years old.

as you know, it's ALOT of work lol

I know its a lot of work but in the end it will be worth it. I know I'm crazy. But the sunroof is sweet!!

[82rustbeast]

yeah my 1st gen has an aftermarket sunroof that is removable. So I take that off as well as the doors and run like that all summer. Its freakin awesome!

[the_white_shadow]

The Dirt Squirrel

One genuine 1982 Toyota Longbed Pickup SR5 Package bobbed 16''

Engine: 1993 4.3L Vortec CPI

Trans: Th350 w/ Downey Adapter

T-case: Stock 2.28 toyota (soon to be stock duals)

Axles: Fully rebuilt '82 front, 4:37s, 30-spline longs w/ chromo hub gears, spooled, 2'' wheel spacers, land cruiser vented discs, IFS calipers. Stock '87 4-runner IFS rear w/ 4:37's and welded

Tires: 37x13.50x17 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws Comps. Bias Ply

Rims: 17x8 Cragar Soft 8's w/ 4.5'' backspacing

Suspension: Front: Stock '82 RUF doubled and cut down with a second set from another '82.
Rear: Stock 2005 toyota rear leafs (2+overload) 57'' long

Rear mounted radiator with Taurus fan, aluminum gas tank in bed, round headlight conversion.

Still needs bumpers and sliders and paint, and....

[minicrawlin]

nice rig man! dig the round headlight conversion. how you like those MT tires?

[the_white_shadow]

nice rig man! dig the round headlight conversion. how you like those MT tires?

I LOVE them. I hope they make a 40'' in the new TTC tread pattern. So far only 54's.

[yoter4x4]

you should TOTALLY give me more info on the round headlight conversion. i've wanted them on my 83 forever now!

your truck looks sick with the claws too, i gotta give props to the guy with the hardbody as well, always loved those trucks but most people just trash them and they are getting hard to find.. even though they last for fricken ever. 

[the_white_shadow]

you should TOTALLY give me more info on the round headlight conversion. i've wanted them on my 83 forever now!

your truck looks sick with the claws too, i gotta give props to the guy with the hardbody as well, always loved those trucks but most people just trash them and they are getting hard to find.. even though they last for fricken ever.  

The round headlight conversion is crazy simple. I bought new bezels, lights, and the metal headlight retainers from a guy on Pirate who was parting out an '81. I removed all of my lights and parts from my '82. If you look at your core supports on your truck you will find that Toyota was kind enough to leave the bolt holes that match the '81 headlight metal retainers. I just bought some bolt/nuts and three later I had my lights in. Everything else bolted in using the existing tabs. Even the headlight plugs were the same. Took me 20 minutes.



my build thread: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=774031&highlight=

As for my buds Nissan, its a slow work in progress. After putting the boggers on there he quickly realized that he needs a gear swap or an engine swap, as the truck cant even get out of its own way. He has big plans for it.

[yoter4x4]

very nice, i figured it was pretty easy, but now i know 

my roomate has a 88 hardbody. it's motor outlasted the body definitly, the only thing holding the bed on is the plastic bed liner and one of them gay chrome roll bars that is now bolted to the frame because there was nothing left in the bed to bolt to.

had to put doors off my nissan tough truck onto it because his doors were so rusted you would get wet driving through a rainstorm with the windows up. the roof rusted through and leaks also, there is grass growing in the mildewed carpet, it's got 367,000 on the original 5 speed and z24 4 cylinder  unstoppable haha

[83beginneryota]

my 83 1st gen! crawlin on a rock at the river to test the flex! love the 5.29s! and 35 km2s

[minicrawlin]

Where are you guys gettin these Toyota RC's at???           man i searched EVERYWHERE and cant find anything but a couple that "kinda" look like Toyota??

[Quick Draw]

Search for "Tamiya Bruiser Hilux".  You can get the bodies on Ebay pretty cheap to put on other crawler rigs.  But the actual complete Tamiya Bruiser is damn near as much as a real truck.  The above truck is a very good scale rig...I would be very interested to hear how much time and money are into it.  Every time I thought about getting more into the RC stuff, I decided that its money that could be better spent on the real thing.

[gtoyonrocks]

Looks like you have recently done a lot of work to your first gen. Looking good.

[yoter4x4]

my 83 shortbed bobbed, and the biggest thing i could find to drive over near my house