Topic: How To Polish A Turd (72 Hilux)

[toyotanner]

oh damn so it might have been a waste of money already? how much did you pay for it?

[GrenadedToy [OP]]

definitely not..$500. I can part it out and make that back easily.

[83 Crawler]

i saw that car on craigslist. sucks that it didnt work out 

[toyotanner]

did you get it in from vancouver? i think it was on craigs for 2k

[GrenadedToy [OP]]

no silverton...I was gonna buy the one in vancouver that ran and drove for 1500 but found this cheaper.I bought it knowing it needed motor work. you cant just buy a 7m motor and throw it in the truck. there are a lot of other small parts needed to make this swap work. Thats why I bought a whole car.  Pretty sure Ill be able to take what I want off the car, then get rid of it for close to what I paid. the tranny alone is worth 2-300. body is straight minus one ding in the driver quarter. just need adambro to drop off his hoist and I can get to work on this hooptie.

[89sastoyo]

shittt you should have reminded me in the middle of the ragefest last night to grab it

[SCyotacrawler420]

so is it turbo or non turbo? the exhaust was already taken off. haha, thats awesome your putting one in a old school, it should be badass

[GrenadedToy [OP]]

its an 87 turbo. gonna be a very tight fit. hoping I dont find any major hang ups when I set the motor in. 7m is 28" from bellhousing to front pully. My firewall-core support is like 29-30"? so the radiator has to go in the bed. But that'll leave me more room for the intercooler.Might also have to worry about the brake booster clearance too. worst case scenario I have to move my crossmember back and inch or so.

[swapped89]

This thang is gonna be sick!! Hope the swap goes smoothly

[punchyyoter85]

ok quick question how hard was it to swap the 72 cab? i have the chance to get one for free with a title and i was thinking on doing it just to be different? thanks.

[89sastoyo]

he payed someone to do it. the guy who did it for hims sign in is 83crawler12 i believe

[gnarrkill]

Its about as easy as ordering a hooker in las Vegas

[yota4x4sc]

 

Its about as easy as ordering a hooker in las Vegas

[83 Crawler]

he payed someone to do it. the guy who did it for hims sign in is 83crawler12 i believe

uh....

[HxCmudBogger]

have to try harder then that to be different

[83 Crawler]

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[GrenadedToy [OP]]

Its too bad this companys customer service went down the drain because of a few people. Ill Never order anything from MC again. Kinda messed up when you place an order, they take your money, I call to check the status of it, only to be told a part they're waiting on is a week out, one week turns into a month and a half, call again, "we'll have it in tuesday and Ill overnight it to you so you'll get it wednesday. here it is friday and I called and he JUST got around to shipping my stuff and giving me the usual run around "oh we're waiting for parts". total BS. I can understand being busy but when a customer calls and complains you dont just brush it off like you dont care.

[83 Crawler]

ya i agree, i tryed to order rock sliders from them and they were a mounth out! ... so i had to order trail gear,

did you try and buy their 4.7s?

and i hered marlin sold the company couple years ago