Mall crawler 83 build 3rz swap

[89sastoyo]

thats overated they make sweaters man..haha kidding

[83 Crawler]

i painted it.... what a mistake!


 

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dont look half bad. maybe repaint the tail gate or just do a crazy painting on it.

[twistedtoy92]

dont look half bad. maybe repaint the tail gate or just do a crazy painting on it.

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[83 Crawler]

i think im going to back to green. i like it alot better. it dont stand out so much you know what i mean...


im getting new tires here in the next couple weeks so i should be wheen here pretty soon! about time! 

[punchyyoter85]

lol green sounds good

[83 Crawler]

yes it does 

[gnarrkill]

do you  know anyone in the dalles? i just moved here and i work at ajs radiator and i dont know anyone or anywhere to wheel in this areah of the state...

browns camp is kinda far but thats the only decent place in oregon unless you wanna go to bend

[83 Crawler]

browns camp is kinda far but thats the only decent place in oregon unless you wanna go to bend

or Mt hood. theirs some trails next to my grandparents house in hoodriver. iv only explored a couple of times tho.

[83 Crawler]

alright. yeah i used to live in condon then prineville now the dalles. there is a guy that has a 3rd gen runner here that is sas ruf and home made high steer. its getto, he monted his shackels to the bottom of his frame in the front.... didnt want to talk to him lol

haha that sounds pretty ghetto. iv seen some pretty bad trucks up where 

[punchyyoter85]

yeah its bad!i thought i rushed things till i saw that haha.

[83 Crawler]

what do you have?

[punchyyoter85]

i have an 85 standerd cab with a flatbed i made. its got a 4'' lift springs on it idk what they are but there not to bad. 4.10s and sometime in the near future 35x12.50 maxxis bighorns. o and a welded rear diff

[83 Crawler]

i have an 85 standerd cab with a flatbed i made. its got a 4'' lift springs on it idk what they are but there not to bad. 4.10s and sometime in the near future 35x12.50 maxxis bighorns. o and a welded rear diff

nice i have a welded rear diff. and it sucks chews up tires like no other.

[80firstgem]

the 4runner dont flex that much  

it wasnt about the 4runners flex dummy. it was about the trail in mt hood.

[punchyyoter85]

no kidding! and makes all kind of noise when you turn real hard. bark bark bark.! now that im working again itll get some well needed upgrades!

[83 Crawler]

it wasnt about the 4runners flex dummy. it was about the trail in mt hood.

yes i know this lol

no kidding! and makes all kind of noise when you turn real hard. bark bark bark.! now that im working again itll get some well needed upgrades!

mine dont bark but thats because their bald as hell lol

and im tryin to find a job again 

[punchyyoter85]

lol. yeah i got a good deal at this place its low key mechanics haha i work at my own pace and its easy crap like just pulling radiators, stuff like that. and its also a welding store so im getting a sweet deal on a new welder!!!!!! do you have a pick of your spring packs for the front? and do you know anyone with a push pull pwr steering box?

[83 Crawler]

i do not but i could get some tomarrow. and i just scraped my box from my truck but i can ask around

[punchyyoter85]

i do not but i could get some tomarrow. and i just scraped my box from my truck but i can ask around

sweet. i want to swap boxes before i drive it up here. i sold my old 79 to a guy in vancover last year... i miss it terribly.

[83 Crawler]

o wow clean as hell. should have stuck first gen lol

[83 Crawler]

nothing wroung with that. is your truck efi?

[punchyyoter85]

haha i wish! im going to make it efi someday... after i get everything takin care of. seeing your truck and the orange truck in your pic makes me want a first gen again. but o well mabey when i roll it ill find a first gen cab.

[83 Crawler]

ever since i was in middle school i wanted a 82 or 83 now i got one. and i probley wont sell it or get rid of it till it dont drive no more lol

[80firstgem]

ever since i was in middle school i wanted a 82 or 83 now i got one. and i probley wont sell it or get rid of it till it dont drive no more lol

youve come close! 

[83 Crawler]

yes i have. thank god tanner talked me out of it lol

[80firstgem]

yes i have. thank god tanner talked me out of it lol

ha! ya right

[punchyyoter85]

haha nice my dad has a 89 ext 22re since it was new, thats what got me started. ive had like 5 toyotas all first gens then now the 85 lol. it feels wierd driving it compared to those

[83 Crawler]

haha nice my dad has a 89 ext 22re since it was new, thats what got me started. ive had like 5 toyotas all first gens then now the 85 lol. it feels wierd driving it compared to those

my dad bought a 82 off the show room floor but he got rid of it before i was born tho. so all i have seen is pictures. he had a 89 3.0 and now has a 2001 tacoma and my mom had 99. 4runner so its kinda in my family

[punchyyoter85]

haha mine too. he is looking at new tacomas now. his toyota has almost 400,000 on the orignal motor and trans.