Pre First Gen finished pictures

[crazykooter]

37's CLEAN body and reliable, thats all im striving for. you or justin have a clutch in desent shape for my 22re?

I have a clutch here thats in good shape but I need to find it.   I am in the middle of doing a sas on a 89 4runner. Blah give me a call if u need it today.  270-5314

[Slolyfe]

Lets see the new HiLux Body!!!!!!

[Steve_925]

ill get some tomorrow.
ill also give details tomorrow, too tired to type

[Steve_925]

so yesterday i picked up another hilux. its a 76 2wd, its on a first gen 4x4 frame with a 20r. so im gonna take the cab and put it on the frame i've been building with the 22re. for now its gonna have the 22re, w56, dual with a fresh set of 4.7s i just picked up. i have the steering box mounted, shock hoops done, shackle angles all how i like them. should have this drivable in the next couple weeks

[Steve_925]

well photo bucket isnt working right for me and i just tried flickr and it sucks so your gonna have to click on the links



http://www.flickr.com/photos/52320896@N06/4819760561/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52320896@N06/4820382314/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52320896@N06/4820382656/in/photostream/

[crazykooter]

That is really clean bud.  You gonna keep it somewhat stock looking ? Heck even the paint looks cherry. 

[Steve_925]

gonna try not to cut too much. im moving the body farther back on the frame so i shouldnt have to cut too much. i may be running a first gen bed tho. the paint is pretty good, but somone spray painted a really brighter and cheezy looking yellow on different parts of the truck so it kinda ruined the paint. it for my dad and he rides bikes so im thinking harley orange and black

[crazykooter]

Nice That color would look sweet on it.  Tho that spray paint can easily be removed without hurting the paint under it.  Ive never looked at the lines on a pre 79, will the body lines be close or the same ? For some reason I thought they were much more flat then the 4x4 and no fender flairs but those arent to hard to find. I have a spare set here I was gonna clean so they were just the standard flat black. One of these days I will have to cruise out there and take a look at your rigs.

[hilux-1983]

I soo wanted to go and pick that thing up. I'm glad someone will continue to build on it. It's a great find.

[motormouth559]

I was sad to see it go but I'm glad it went to good hands ill be watching the buildup on it !

[motormouth559]

so whats the progress bud ...whats new?

[Steve_925]

just did the exhaust. waiting on rocky so i can take the fror x member plate thats on his that he isnt using, and make an xmember for my truck. getting a t100 axle tomorrow. just ordered a bunch of axle parts. still contemplating building an anti-wrap bar. also contemplating if i want to do alot of work to keep the hilux bed or just use the 1st gen bed. parts should be flooding in over the next week and i just quit my job so ill be crackin on this for a couple weeks.

[Mavericks]

Keep up the good work! I really like the look of the grill and 4 round lights on these old trucks.

[SloCrawler]

I like.

[motormouth559]

looks good man did that efi gas tank work for you ?

[Steve_925]

we just got the cab on the other frame and had to cut the out of it to make it fit without a body lift. the gas tank bolted right up. now i have to weld the body mounts back on the frame and then build a tunnel and then its time for wiring the engine

[ROCKO]

 

[pumkin toy]

looks like a cool build! I like the Hilux's alot

[Jud]

Damn I didn't even know you were building this thing.

You gonna register it with the 76 VIN so you don't have to smog it?

[Steve_925]

with the 73 vin ya. im gonna green sticker mine

[Jud]

with the 73 vin ya. im gonna green sticker mine

Nice.

[Steve_925]

ill get some pics up soon. we are doing the race to the round up. basically building the truck from the frame up in a month

[Steve_925]

just got it fired up finally!! i bought the engine two years ago cleaned it up then sold it then got it back and now finally started it.........to here alot of noise. turns out the timing chain is slapping the side, so i guess now i have to change that. what a SOB

[Steve_925]

well its been crunch time for the last week. been waiting for and ordering parts like crazy. the cab is on and mounted, timing chain done, the engine is wired up and runs, lights, turn signals etc are all hooked up, bed mounts are made, my dad body finished the bob, hoods on carpet is in, inside of cab is painted, one slider is on one is ready to go on. finally got the built thirds today,
front high pinion arb and rear v6 Detroit....the perfect combo! got the front third in, compressor wired up and everything plumbed, longs are in, hydro assist is hooked up.
37x12.5x17 KM2s are on the way, already got the pro comp black aluminum wheels(hope they are good cuz i hate pro comp)
ran into a problem today. i went to remove the factory oil press sender and it broke off, so i drilled it and broke off an EZout in there, so i then drilled it out even more and tapped it to 1/4npt. i just hope the metal shavings dont clog up any oil galleys





my pops

[TheCookieMonster]

this is turning out good. keep it up man 

[Steve_925]

its all together! flexed it on my truck this morning and spent all day clearancing the fire wall. started breaking in the diffs around town tonite. in accually runs decent for how much of a POS motor it is

[pumkin toy]

looks great so far Steve!  what hydro assist ram did you go with?

[Steve_925]

trail gear

[pumkin toy]

trail gear

ok, so you got the whole TG kit?  My buddy just got his installed and its working good so far, I have also heard bad things about their kit, so hopefully it works well for you

[Steve_925]

its just the ram and hoses from them. it needs a pump, but ill get a psc for that one