Topic: easy mods to do to a 1983 yota

[rebelKrawler83]

sweet so anything special you gotta do to it. cuz i was thinkin about shorting it to the back leaf spring perches right to the end.

[Hottrod81]

Nothing special.  Just make sure to move all wires and start cutting.

[Hottrod81]

oh and make sure to double check all of your measurements.

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

 :thumbs:sweet sounds good im gonna do that in the next month or so i just gotta find a welder and and other tools.

[79coyotefrg]

and are you doing this because you need to or because its a "popular mod"


go wheel that thing till you drag the rear bumper off then i would say you need to bob it

[Hottrod81]

and are you doing this because you need to or because its a "popular mod"


go wheel that thing till you drag the rear bumper off then i would say you need to bob it

I agree with you.

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

no im doin it cuz i need to screw wats cool... ive dragged my bumper off 2 times already so yeah i need it bad

[Hottrod81]

You should do it then, but I would do a lot of research before doing it.  You might check Pirate

[79coyotefrg]

there was another young guy on here a few months back  that had a sweet looking 81  very clean, no rust,  he hacked that truck up till you couldnt tell what it was,  because he web wheeled  and saw what some guys where doing,  the reason for going flatbed is cause the stock bed is so rotted out, and falling off the truck
this kid bobbed the bed, then pulled the bed off, then tubbed the firewall, then decided the frame had too much rot, (it didnt) and then decided he didnt like it  and sold it  in pieces  for $300

[Hottrod81]

I have found that is the only way people are going to learn and that is by trial and error even if it means hacking something.  We all have been there to different extents.

[DTB]

and then decided he didnt like it  and sold it  in pieces  for $300

r u serious??  that was a sweet ass truck for what he paid originally

[DTB]

there was another young guy on here a few months back  that had a sweet looking 81  very clean, no rust,  he hacked that truck up till you couldnt tell what it was,  because he web wheeled  and saw what some guys where doing, 

i see that same crap too. the fad of the month or whatever. olive drab is the new black blah blah blah. make sure u can weld good before u go hacking up a nice bed

[Hottrod81]

Since you are asking so many questions about mods, it seems to me that you may not have the skills to bob your bed.  You might want to think again before doing this.  It's not an easy process,

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

nah im really good at fabbin stuff and doin stuff like that i just wanted to get more ideas from people and make sure the ideas i already had are good and that i still wanna do tehm and like that ya know

[79coyotefrg]

ok, but BEFOR YOU DO,   i would like to see you get some junkyard hood or something and cut it apart and practice welding that,  body panels are a PAIN if you dont have some practice doing it, or a cradle to roll the body

i always used a 1/16 or 3/32 6013 rod and about 50 amps,  weld and cool and weld and cool

stitch it up with spots  befor trying to seal the seam

mig would be easier if you have one,  but spot it together the seal the seam

[79coyotefrg]

you might also try a rear skid pan,  basically remove the rear bumper.  unbolt the rear of the bed and slide some 2x3 tube into the rear of the frame boxing the rear most section  and trim the  rollpan  where the license plate goes  from the factory,  and form a skid  from the crossmember just behind the shackles up  to the rear of the truck so it cant hang on anything

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

that would be good too.

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

so yeah my damn 20r head didnt flippin fit cuz they gave us the wrong one

[79coyotefrg]

what you mean the wrong one

[rebelKrawler83 [OP]]

idk it just didnt fit worth .... lol so yeah but ow well once i have more money im gettin one and actually making it fit haha

[8D3TOY]

I've got about 50 sets of WRX Subaru buckets sitting at work, they are still on an evidence hold and the minute they become available I was going to post them up........

Very cool!  I have been half heartedly looking for some seats and rode in a WRX and was thinking they would be a good fit.  How do the mounts look? Close,or major mod.?  I saw a set in the classifieds but just not ready yet.  Keep us posted.