79 build up

[yotaboy79]

im sick and tired of driving this truck right now too unreliable(the fuel pump whent out today around noon and i was suppost to have a job enterview at 3) that was the last straw, its parked in the shop im getting  a nother daily driver and the start cutting the livin $hit out of it. it will take a wile. first chev 350 posibly stroked to 383, then turbo 350 trans, then np205 t-case, dana 44 and dana 60, and lift. cant wait to start 
heres what it looks like now, more pics soon to come

[WHITE_TRASH]

Sounds like fun!  Id probobly wait on the major mods and work into it slowly.  Id start with the suspension then hack the unholy $hit out of the body!  Just dont get in over your head its real easy to do that with a big buildup like that, just take your time and do one mod at a time.
WT

[84runner]

Boy sometimes I wish I didn's live in CA just cause of the smog laws, Thats why I want to get my hands on a diesel yota 

[yotaboy79]

yeah im gunnna be taking my time because i have a tight budget so ill be doing chevies, and toyota rears up front, then start pulling the motor tranny and all that stuf out

[yotaboy79]

oh and i love not having deq

[brainlessfool]

deq?  oh you sould get the d.d. frist.









and have a point for you too

[yotaboy79]

i fu mean daily driver by d.d. i should have one within a week
oh and it turns out its not the fuel pump its the carb, so i just wasted all that time for nothing, but i got a free carb for it. i love being friends with mechanics that spetialize in toyotas and having a brother that works at napa, lol

[yotaboy79]

i dont know about where u live but the countys that do run smog tests, call the test a d.e.q. test

[yotaboy79]

 its takin a little wile to get a daily driver, i will start soon

[kyle_22r]

wish i had a truck as nice as yours.  my '79 has cancer on the bed and front wheel wells, and the bottom of the doors.  time for a sawzall and bondo! :.order:

[yotaboy79]

yeah its pritty clean there was a small amount of rust on the floor boards which i fixed with fiberglass and sealed it with bed liner and guess what i only payed 1100 for it lucky me, and i got my toyota rear springs today that im gunna be puting in the front, they seem soft i was wondering if i could get any sugjestions on what springs i could conbine it with to get it a little stiffer? id like some input on this

[WHITE_TRASH]

stiffer? what year etc. did you get the pack from?  2 wheel 4 wheel?

[yotaboy79]

2 wheel i think it was an 87? not shure ill check the year when i go to u-pull it to get my chevies

[WHITE_TRASH]

Not a bad choice.  The 2 wheel springs will give you about 2 inches of lift by themselves.  I was very happy with my springs in the 81, they were 81 2 wheel with the overloads taken out, and 1 leaf added per side.  Nice & soft!
WT

[yotaboy79]

i was thinkin about putin an extra leaf from my fronts right now to stiffin them up a little cuz i plan on running the 350 shortly im building it right now dabating on stroking to 383

[WHITE_TRASH]

trust me a healthy 350 is more than enough!  I keep having to convince myself not to bigblock mine or nitrous the damned thing!  Just stick with a good combo and itll do wonders!  The pack in my 84 is pretty think really, youll end up putting more than 1 leaf in it Im sure.  Youd have to go and read my post again I know I mentioned what leafs went where just cant remember off the top of my head right now
WT

[yotaboy79]

thanks for the input white i think ill hold of on the 383 for now but some day when i can aford to put premium in it ill build a 383 and stuf it into it muahaha

[Ferg]

Nice full length add-a-leaf.  Trail Master 2" p/n F4545  T/M 1-800-832-4847 

Supports my 4.3L very well

[yotaboy79]

thanx for the advise

[kyle_22r]

Nice full length add-a-leaf.  Trail Master 2" p/n F4545  T/M 1-800-832-4847 

Supports my 4.3L very well

is that something you'd put in the stock front pack, or something that you'd add into that 2wd rear pack he's putting in the front?

[yotaboy79]

hes talking about adding it to the rear pack that im gunna put into the front

[yotaboy79]

hey kyle u got any pics of ur yota id like to see just how bad that rust is

[yotaboy79]

heres the springs i got along with my favorit tool at the top right oh and when ur at the junk yard and need a breaker bar rip the exaust pipe off of a old geo metro or somthing it worked pritty good i was tempted to keep it but i figure i can just find a nother doner if  i need it

[kyle_22r]

hey kyle u got any pics of ur yota id like to see just how bad that rust is

ask and ye shall recieve!



that's the two worst spots.  the spot on the quarter panel below the door is from the PO's neighbor backing into the truck, so it's just surface rust.  the other spot on the bed is rusted through.  i have a bed liner so im sure there's a lot more.  i'll eventually find a 2wd bed in good shape or build a flatbed or something

theres some rust spots on the doors and front fenders as well, nothing too major though

also note my new 31" ltbs, i bit the bullet and just got new tires cuz i was getting sick of the 27" street terrains that i had on it

[yotaboy79]

yeah my pic was of my good side ill go and snap a pic of the bad side for u and where i had to patch the rust in the cab, oh screw the 2wd bed go flat bed thats what ill prolly do here soon

[yotaboy79]

heres what happens when you tip it on its side twise

[yotaboy79]

heres my fiber glass flores, in the bottom one there was a hole from the gass pedal to the bottom of pic

[yotaboy79]

more screwed up interior

[yotaboy79]

its not as clean as you thaught is it??

[brainlessfool]

two words, "rock sliders"