New here....not to yodas

Aloha.
quick intro:
Been a long time yoda fan.. 5 trucks so far. 1 85, 3 86's, & an 89.
Came on this site looking for specs... liked whats going on here so I joined up!

I live on Kauai..10yrs now but from Orange County/SoCal originally. 9 yrs U.S. Army/Ca. Army Natl. Guard/Army Resv, Cavalry. Last position was 1/18 Cav, A troop XO .... got out 6 months before my unit was activated for 1st Gulf War. Some of my guys went to Kosovo and others went to Guantanamo as a security force. Damn, i missed all the fun!

Ok, 1st pic is Ol' Rusty...86 sr5 longbed 22r/5sp with home built flat bed and 250,000 miles on orig. drivetrain.

2nd pic, I just picked up my latest...02 prerunner crew cab/auto/4cyl. Bone stock but that will change with time.... Earlier today i installed the billit grill, added a custom fitted grill logo(hacked out of the old grill center section) and rattle bombed the factory skid plates. Installed the rain deflectors yesterday.

Will add a receiver hitch, wheels, pop-n-lock, and side steps in the next month. Not sure what else i wanna do to it just yet...

Next thing will be to toss those Cali plates! Aloha!

 

Nice first gen, welcome.

 

Welcome Kauai. I spent a lot of time from 1998 to 2008 on your island. Always stayed in Poipu. We were launching missiles from KTF for missile defense tests. Made a lot of good local friends out there. I always noticed how many Toyota trucks there were on the island. Beautiful place.

 

Thanks guys!
Wife and i both work in Poipu.
SO MANY Toyota trucks here!!! #1 vehicle on island by far!
Azvikefan, I have several buddies working at PMRF..'Pacific missle range facility'

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome to the Mainland TW

 

Drove an 88 toyota truck for 16 years; later upgraded to a tacoma 2004

 

Took me some time to get used to gas filler on drivers side on my 04 tacoma in contrast to my 88 truck filler being on passenger side. I also miss not having a manual transmission. 88 toyota truck: best work truck.

 

That's so funny/true yotatoy04! 1st fill up had me reaching the damn hose over the bed cause the filler was on my side now...LOL!

Best truck in the past was a 2wd 86 EFI short bed (calif bed) that i lifted 6"(3 body/3 suspension)....damn that truck could catch so air!!! I'll have to dig a pic and post it for shits-n-grins.

loving the crewcab....little hard to find cool stuff for it. Seems like 05-> 2nd genes get all the cool stuff