TURBO Tim's Turbo Transformation

[TURBO]

um, it's a good thing mike posted that pic of the ship headed directly into the storm, because my idea on this truck has done a complete about face... instead of going all out, im just going for the stock-er look i chained my idea about two years ago and have sense took other frame parts and a piece of heavy wall tubing and repaired all the cross members but the front one, witch still needs to be done, and the t-case cross member. i have also bought a 1st gen sunroof cab out of the local junk yard and it's sitting on the truck where it should be. only a few things remain to be done on this project so why not list them?

Mount trans- to engine (bell housing has been taken off and installed on engine side to hold starter for testing)
Fab New T-Case Cross-member (single 4.7 case for now)
get driveline made
Fab up some sort of bracketry for the steering wheel to bolt to the dash
Modify gauge cluster for EFI harness
Fab New Exhaust
Fab supports to mount bed sides and tailgate
Maybe some sort of Roll Bar/cage inside the bed (Trophy style)
PAINT!!!

[TURBO]

got a lot of old pics for you guys....


well here is what it used to look...freak'n sweet!!! if i may say so myself...

I plan to get it back to, or better than, how it looks here

[TURBO]

this is what i started with...... or maby i should say this is what i had left from being utterly STUPID in my youth...

[TURBO]

this is after i got the 1st gen sunroof cab out of the junk yard and onto the frame

[TURBO]

a couple pics of it in storage at my friend's place

note the spare engine on the back of the frame and wrachet strap de-provement for u-bolts

[TURBO]

here is a pic of it before it landed on the trailer in the pic above it... took it up to a snow run, believe it or not,it actually has 38's on it in this one


note the partialy finnished  on the hood I was hand painting... (this was before they had the stickrs)

[TURBO]

here are a couple of it sitting at my Mom's

[TURBO]

and here are some of how it sits now...

[TURBO]

note in the pic above the box is mounted, but here's a closer look at the box mount and plate

[TURBO]

well i have more, but that's all for now, i gota keep working on Caboose's truck... but soon i'm gonna move that suff out of the way so i can take some pics of how i had to fix the cross members i cut out.... so stay tuned...

[CrazyYota]

looks good Turbo! What happened to the first cab?

[TURBO]

i could try to explain, but a picture says a thousand words.... let's just say i got a little out of control with a sawlsall

[BigMike]

yeah pics would be nice huh

Ha! You update your build threads just like me!

[BigMike]

I plan to get it back to, or better than, how it looks here

Does your vision of getting it better than that include switching to Round Headlights? Remember Girls don't have square boobs, only round

[CrazyYota]

let's just say i got a little out of control with a sawlsall

just a little! the new sunroof cab is more bling!

[stupid fast]

tim, i dont remember your truck looking that nice? all i remember is that you had that strapped flat bed (if you wanna call it) and drifting on corners after work.

[BigMike]

Tim is like the ultimate longbed Hilux drift animal

[TURBO]

that must be thee who call he Chee

[BigMike]

TURBO! Answer reply #73!

[CrazyYota]

TURBO! Answer reply #73!

I vote for square Headlights.

[Goldrush]

I vote for square Headlights.

[TURBO]

post #73 dosent deserve an answer because you should know by now that square headlights are far superior

[BigMike]

I vote for square Headlights.

X2

[CrazyYota]

post #73 dosent deserve an answer because you should know by now that square headlights are far superior

X a Million! I like the look better.

[yota4x4sc]

circle look pretty savage.. i like em way better on a 1st gen

[BigMike]

If square headlights are superior then why didn't the original Hilux shown at the 197x Tokyo motorshow feature square headlights?

[BigMike]

[TURBO]

the new sunroof cab is more bling!

GOOD POINT!!!

[TURBO]

tim, i dont remember your truck looking that nice? all i remember is that you had that strapped flat bed (if you wanna call it) and drifting on corners after work.

Yeah, that pic was taken when i was still in high school...

[BigMike]

Yeah, that pic was taken when i was still in high school...

Wasn't that just yesterday?