Operation Desert Yota

[thebigdogg]

just going to share a few pics of OPERATION DESERT YOTA:
1982 long bed(wb 110")
the beginning:




I was heading North on the 99, my tranny went out:



After I swapped the tranny, I went on a night run on a local trail, on the way back I was drifting around the turns and ended up flopping it:



I didn't like the wa the cage was done in the back, so we modified it:




Got me some LED lights(tail/brake, turn, and back up)



picked up a tool box:



I wanted a black tool box, my buddy traded me for his:

[thebigdogg]

I wanted the tool box to set low:



bought some tube and redid some stuff:




took it on another night run, this run for 9/11, no body damage this time, just:



so one day on my way to work, a CHP pulls me over and tells me my rear turn signals and back up lights will not work for him, luckily he was a off road guy and let me go, after about 15 min talk about my truck, so I bought a trailor adaptor kit for the wiring and made the tail/brake lights into tail/brake/turn and used some other lights I ad laying around for back up lights:


Picked up a front bumper from craigslist, the bumper is by Badlands Bumpers MFG.:



Infectious Off-Road, a local 4x4 group had a wrenching party here in Bakersfield, so I took some tube and we made a tire carrier for my truck:



and here is what happens when someone ask you, "what is this on your front seat"  and I reply paint and paper:




tire carrier done, and got some new color:

[thebigdogg]

started working on the flat bed part:




redid the lights with new plate:



remounted my CB antenna:


painted the grill and headlight trim:



I cleaned up all the plate and got it painted with that spray on bedliner stuff from Autozone, I will post more pics later.

Some of you are probably wondering why i am putting money into the cosmetics, and not drivetrain, I did put a front lockrite in and that made a big differance, I am currently waiting for a my compensation to start kicking in from the VA, once I get that first check.....watch out!!  all of it is going to drivetrain!!

[97 toyota]

it look good you from fresno
just going to share a few pics of OPERATION DESERT YOTA:
1982 long bed(wb 110")
the beginning:




I was heading North on the 99, my tranny went out:



After I swapped the tranny, I went on a night run on a local trail, on the way back I was drifting around the turns and ended up flopping it:



I didn't like the wa the cage was done in the back, so we modified it:




Got me some LED lights(tail/brake, turn, and back up)



picked up a tool box:



I wanted a black tool box, my buddy traded me for his:


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[86bobbedtoy]

are them small clear ones your rev lights?
let me kno if they are bright enough, theyd be perfect for my rig

[thebigdogg]

it look good you from fresno

thanks, I am from Bakersfield, bought the truck i Visalia

[thebigdogg]

are them small clear ones your rev lights?
let me kno if they are bright enough, theyd be perfect for my rig

I did use them for a while, I removed them after the CHP pulled me over, they were pretty bright, now I have them in my front inner fenders as rock lights