New from clovis ca, 1st toyota build

[75 toy]

Hi everyone, my name is Dan and I live in Clovis CA. I've done a lot of wheeling in central CA but I just decided to build a toyota. One thing I have to get used to is: I don't have to build stuff to not break on a 6000#+ truck with gobs of hp. I had a '80 hilux years ago that I put a odd fire buick and auto trans in with no other mods, it was a great truck but I couldnt keep it cool.   
    My big question is, Why isn't there more buildups of pre-smog (California) trucks? We always searched for pre-smog eb's so you could put any motor you want with any modification. I have yet to see a '75 or earlier truck on the list. I bought a "85 truck and took out the running gear. I pick up a '75 hilux this weekend that I bought from a tow company. I'm putting it in the garage and start the build asap. I've been thinking of a chevy 4.3 but I'm just going to wait and see what comes along. The '75 has a 20R so for now I might just put that head on my 22r from the "85 so I can use it this summer. Meanwhile I'll be on the forum looking for answers to all the toyota questions I'm going to have.    

[Rocksurfer]

  Just take the cab off the 75 and put it on a newer frame and register it as a 75.  

[75 toy]

But thats not the hard way to do it?

The '85 has DMV issues, read $$$$$$ in back fees and I don't want to have a problem later after it has $$ $$ invested if I had a accident or it was stolen.

[75 toy]

Picked up the '75 today, I'm trying not to think about everything I have to do....

[rockscrambler]

 

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