Topic: Captain Save-A-Yota!! (My Kids first gen pickup project)

[TimberlineBryce]

Ok so my boy (age 10) is really into rc rock crawling and loves the trailfinder 2 which is a first gen pickup. So we decided that we would build one together for his first (real) car. Turns out my friend said he had a parts truck he needed to get rid of and if we come get it we could have it! So sunday we went and picked it up...




It needs a few parts but its a start and now its not going to the scrapyard and it was free! Our plan is to do something similar to Marlins truck Oem plus bobbed longbed but inthe factory blue... We are going to use all toyota drivetrain except For the motor we are either going to go with a Vw turbo diesel or Vw Tdi if i decide to donate mine to his build;)) fyi we have 6yrs so this will be long term build stay tuned...

[andeze]

Freebie, very cool, good luck with the build

[Wainiha]

Great project for father and son.  Good skills for him to learn.  Learning how to fix things your self and not paying others is awesome.

I never realized how much my father tought me until my college roommate couldn't tighten 2 screws to fix a door knob!

[bigarms23]

awesome project what are the build plans

[TimberlineBryce [OP]]

Well for now were just going to be collecting parts for a while but eventually we want to build it into a trail rig like Marlins...

[95toyrunner]

dude any progress?

[4x4yota]

that core support looks like it has seen better days

nice start free is always good

[Goldrush]

That tail gate is pretty interesting.

[HogCanyonHopper]

That tail gate is pretty interesting.

tail gate vents so your butt don't get burnt when you sit on it

[TimberlineBryce [OP]]

We Picked up a cab today for parts...

[jeradx10]

I have a friend who has a 1st gen lots of parts left that you might want to consider looking at... I'm not sure where you are located PM me

[TimberlineBryce [OP]]

Im located in Fresno, still need a bunch of stuff taillights headlights interior front axle trans and tcase...

[dropzone]

If that sunroof on the parts cab is decent and you want to get rid of send me a pm.
Looks about the same size as mine..need some seals

[TimberlineBryce [OP]]

Its aftermarket i dont know if its any good it has silicone all around it! Lol

[dropzone]

Its aftermarket i dont know if its any good it has silicone all around it! Lol

Haha..same as the POS in my truck