84 rebuild

[4x4yota]

just bought a 1984 Toyota pick up 4x4 long bed

specs:
22R
G52 5 speed
tach
3" lift
235/75/15
roll bar
KC lights
and more (still looking it over)

plans:
stock springs F&R
MT tires
topper
carpet kit
bodywork/paint
headers

Im gonna swap the lift to my 81 and use this one as my DD and my 81 as my trail rig

PICS:

[LilChief87]

looks decent how much you pick it up for

[Mavericks]

Rust doesn't look to be to bad, you must be in the rust belt like me.

[LilChief87]

rust can be fixed

[boggerunner]

im gonna guess its an 84, and your 81 looks clean, why not beat the crap outta this one and keep the first gen all spiffey

[Mavericks]

I think the wheel base on the long bed would be nice for wheeling.  It looks like a nice and solid truck  where abouts are you?

[boggerunner]

im in western colorado, my long wheelbase kills me out here sumtimes, i hang up on everything. its 117" and flatbellied.

[4x4yota]

I am in CO also...

im in western colorado, my long wheelbase kills me out here sumtimes, i hang up on everything. its 117" and flatbellied.

are you in south western CO or just western...


my 81 needs a lot of body work and is only a 4 speed so it would be better for wheeling and the 84/85 has a straight body with minor rust...and in my opinion the 1st gen trucks look way better beefed up than a 2nd gen and I like the long bed for camping and hauling things

[LilChief87]

damn straight the first looks better then a 2nd gen 1st gens rule dont get me wrong i love 2nd gens but yeah

[4x4yota]

I love them both but I have seen plenty of stock 1st gens around me and I have to say some lift looks bad @$$ so Im gonna do the 3" on my 81 and stock on my "84" but that doesnt mean I wont add some goodies to the "84"

[boggerunner]

im in grand junction, u?

[4x4yota]

Im in the San Luis valley

[4x4yota]

got my old boggers on it just for kicks til I can afford new tires

[LilChief87]

 

[4x4yota]

ok so Im having some charging issues just want to run this buy for a second opinion... ok so I can start my truck and it runs and drives but it is charging a lil high and when I accelerate it charges higher and goes back down when I let off I have checked fuses, links, relays and even swapped out the regulator but still has the same problem... so I am thinking alternator! or what else could it be before I go into pulling the alternator to have it tested/swapped?