my 1st gen...1980 longbed

[SR5Yota]

Hey man sick truck I live in oc and am looking for some more guys to wheel with hit me up some time. I think I have seen you up at goat before. Snow should be here soon!

[TheCookieMonster]

Hey man sick truck I live in oc and am looking for some more guys to wheel with hit me up some time. I think I have seen you up at goat before. Snow should be here soon!

thanks man  ..never been to goat mountain, i have heard about it. we usually go to browns camp alot and to places close by. im usually down to go wheelin anytime so hit me up. im excited about the snow too. i need to get the truck fixed soon. ill let u know when we go wheelin too 

[flatbedtoy]

Bad ass rig man!    I can't believe that steering box broke like that, never seen that before.

[TheCookieMonster]

Bad ass rig man!    I can't believe that steering box broke like that, never seen that before.

thanks

ya if you look at the pic of the steering box you can see the top mount on the frame ripped off due to non penetrating welds, which then caused the ears to break off the box. thats my theory at least.

i have a new marlin steering box mount and im gettin a power steering box here in the next week or so, then ill actually be able to steer this thing once i get the rest of the ps parts 

[TheCookieMonster]

ive been meaning to put some breathers on my axles and was searching around and found some old electric fuel pump fittings layin around. and what do ya know they fit perfect 



front



rear



just need to get some tubing to run off the fitting to somewhere dry 

[I.D.G.A.F]

same thing I did, breathers on the cheap!

[flatbedtoy]

thanks

ya if you look at the pic of the steering box you can see the top mount on the frame ripped off due to non penetrating welds, which then caused the ears to break off the box. thats my theory at least.

i have a new marlin steering box mount and im gettin a power steering box here in the next week or so, then ill actually be able to steer this thing once i get the rest of the ps parts 

Nice

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

 :gay:weak welds

[TheCookieMonster]

same thing I did, breathers on the cheap!

hell ya  ...went and got some 5/16 fuel line and routed the rear breather line right up under the bed on the tube for the shock mounts, and put the front one right up in the engine bay on the fender well  done

:gay:weak welds

yes your 

[SR5Yota]

lol

[SR5Yota]

gave you a turtle for that one

[Mavericks]

Truck looks great

[KYOTA]

is the 3rd gen Alex's old truck?

[TheCookieMonster]

gave you a turtle for that one

Truck looks great

thanks guys 

is the 3rd gen Alex's old truck?

no...its a buddy of mine.. his names Nick and he built the truck

[SR5Yota]

keep up the work and maybe someday we will go wheelin. Im going to browns camp tomorrow.

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

keep up the work and maybe someday we will go wheelin. Im going to browns camp tomorrow.

your lucky... have fun bro and take some pics for us!

[SR5Yota]

your lucky... have fun bro and take some pics for us!

Yea I have not been there in about 2 or 3 years and that's when I had a full size blazer and open diffs. Toyota's are so great I wish it was my first rig I had, Then I could have only but money into it instead of wasting money on the other rigs.
I will take lots of pictures forsure!

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

yep toyota's are the only way to roll for sure! a fullsize k5 blazer is the first 4x4 I had too... I lifted it and put it on d60's then traded it off for a stock 1st gen toyota and still dont regret it!

[SR5Yota]

The only thing I miss about it was its four speed was so low in first gear. That and the whole top came off. Power and the way it sounded was cool too. gas eater though, I don't miss that. I will have to find some pictures of it and post them

[TIMS89CRAWLER]

ya I loved the granny low! and how the top came off thats about it!

[1983bamayota]

looks good few minor things to work out good luck

[iNfErNaL]

Looking good brother 

[TheCookieMonster]

looks good few minor things to work out good luck

Looking good brother 

thanks guys 

been collecting parts for power steering, cant wait to be able to steer without breaking my arms 

i have the ps box, pump, reservoir, i just need to come up with the brackets and pulleys...should be soon 

[I.D.G.A.F]

To bad you dont live on the east coast, I've got tons of spare parts!

[TheCookieMonster]

got some more pics off a friends cam    Browns camp



good pic of my buddies 3rd gen



Crushers 





3 wheelin

[I.D.G.A.F]

looks like the steering held up, what size tire and lift are you running?

[TheCookieMonster]

looks like the steering held up, what size tire and lift are you running?

these pictures are from about a month or two ago before i broke my steering box...tires are my brothers and their 38.5 sx's and i got a 4 inch lift

[I.D.G.A.F]

sweet same setup I have

[TheCookieMonster]

got bored today so i dovetailed my bed  been wanting to do this for a while now

took out 8 1/2 in. out on each side. total of 17in. narrower in the rear 







so much better







pile of metal that got cut out of there



i think it came out pretty good. everything still needs welded, probably do all that tomorrow. 

[twistedtoy92]

badass!!! Ive always wanted to dove one of my rigs but i havent had any damn free time to wrench on my rigs for quite some time....