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My 400 dolla pre-runner

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by 87xjmike, Feb 1, 2011.

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  1. Aug 2, 2011 at 8:41 AM
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    Yeah its a pretty fun spot, especially right after they grade it for the races. Its only 5 minutes away from me and is perfect for shakedown runs before desert trips.


    I need to get those 63's on stat so i can do this...

    http://youtu.be/7SjX7A_FR6g
     
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  2. Aug 2, 2011 at 11:32 AM
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    ripping around chasing my buddy...exploder gets better traction with the weight and lsd in the back and...20"s of travel.

    If i had a better camera man i'd have pics of us in mid air in sympatico but his timing was off so:-(

    IMG_3688_ef642d0bc9b0642e46dc7f1791644ad890756fb6.jpg
     
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  3. Aug 2, 2011 at 11:53 AM
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    love it
     
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  4. Sep 10, 2011 at 6:07 PM
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    wanna sell it to me?? :D haha looks good man
     
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  5. Sep 12, 2011 at 11:54 AM
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    This thing is a torquey lil shit and I'm really enjoying driving it but I'm always open to reasonable offers. Please note my friend discount will not be passed on to anyone esle as i AM looking to make a little money on it.
    I'm about to paint the fenders the factory color, by next week i should have some 12" bilstien 5150's in the rear with the upper shock mounts relocated but still under the bed, and longer 8" shackles installed.
    I've been welding up the cracks in the bed with scrap steel, worked fine and it no longer creeks and rattles.
     
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  6. Sep 13, 2011 at 12:36 AM
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    haha how much are you looking to get?
     
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  7. Sep 13, 2011 at 12:48 AM
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    Yeah how much you lookin to get for that sucker.

    I'm in Tracy.

    Your screenname sounds hella familiar.
    Do you ride BMX?
     
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  8. Sep 13, 2011 at 8:32 AM
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    No I do not ride bmx. Just my dirtbike but not competitively. I'm on pirate4x4 and dezertrangers on occasion, mostly just for the classified sections.

    I originaly got this to lug my bike around and was going to drive this thing for another year to get some use out of my work then sell it to get a tow rig. But i'm not sure at this point as my jeep drives to and from the trail just fine and this thing gets really good gas mileage and is a blast to rip around in the dirt. Its my first taco and i guess you can say its growing on me.
    If i do post it I'll probably post it for 3,500 and see what kind of offers i get. I think thats adequate seeing as everything i've done (receipts included) should help to maintain this things reliability for another 200+ thousand miles. I try to concentrate on maintenance before mods. Currently has 137k on the whole chasis.
    Like i said i'm content for now, but i'm willing to entertain offers.
     
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  9. Sep 13, 2011 at 10:13 AM
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    It's an 89 Toyota Pickup. I got some stuff done to it.. FJ axles going under it soon.
    Little too much for me.


    I'll stick to my original plan. No offense :)
     
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  10. Sep 13, 2011 at 1:10 PM
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  11. Sep 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM
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    It's an 89 Toyota Pickup. I got some stuff done to it.. FJ axles going under it soon.
    That's a cool truck, but I'm not looking to spend a fortune on one.

    I'm just looking for a toy to drive the piss out of at the river/trails then trailer it to Pismo during Thanksgiving.


    :cool:
     
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  12. Sep 13, 2011 at 8:35 PM
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    for sure man let me know. any updates??
     
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  13. Sep 14, 2011 at 10:51 AM
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    my god you def got one bad ass freaking truck there my friend i have been looking for something like this to just mess around in and beat up!!! keep the pics and updates coming...... def Sub'd
     
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  14. Oct 24, 2011 at 3:14 PM
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  15. Dec 17, 2011 at 9:46 PM
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    sick video man just watched it! have you mounted those rear shocks yet?
     
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  16. Dec 17, 2011 at 10:00 PM
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    nice dude its lookin good. Il have to keep my eye out for your truck in folsom
     
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  17. Jan 23, 2012 at 7:10 PM
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    Picked up a stock jeep wrangler tire carrier for 20 bucks off c-list and bolted it to the bed...

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    works great
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    rebuilt the starter

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    flipped the lower ball joints to the top side of the spindle (they were under the spindle when i baught the truck) and got another inch of lift. Apparantly this thing was a mini truck at some point in its life and nobody knew any better to switch back to original mounting position.
    Thanks to joels98taco i now have much better lower control arm angles and a smother ride. And most likely the root cause of why my buddy broke so many bj's.

    photo5_3978899c48c468c7ba7e98a2e759a840627be180.jpg


    took it wheeling last weekend, still waiting on pics from my buddy.

    Also welded up all the cracks in the bed, got a bed liner/insert to cover up its nastyness.
    Also got my paint in the mail to paint my front fenders factory sunfire red. Just need a gun.
     
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  18. Jan 24, 2012 at 7:35 AM
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    HAHA I never commented on the BJ cuz I thought LT was different. Good lookin out joel! My bed has a crazy amount of welds in it to hold it together. You should pull those rear bedsides out.
     
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  19. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:47 AM
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    yeah definitely going to have to pull them after i add my wheel spacers to incorporate my rear hoop that i'm mounting outboard.
     
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  20. Jan 24, 2012 at 8:59 AM
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    No problem man looks good. And I might be going up to norcal soon so we can go hit some trails
     
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