Aleu - The Rebuild of a 1980 Pickup

aaaannnddd? what's that supposed to mean mr old man

 

Almost 35 going on 65 lol

 

so I think I've decided on how I'm going to mount this new winch and Trail Gear winch plate I got. I didnt want to do it this way in case I ever needed to access the front hanger welds. The 2nd set of images was what I wanted, but i quickly realized that it was going to be very difficult to get to the welding area on either the bracket pieces of the whole thing to the frame. Plus, the 1st way is just quicker and easier lmao, although the winch will be sitting farther out than I want it. Don't judge my 3d models lol, they are pretty basic and first time in awhile I've messed with anything 3d modeling wise XD.

haha, nah things have kinda calmed down for me a good bit though

 

Winch plate mount turned out great! let's see how my fab skills hold up when I get to test the winch out lmao

 

You took these pics? What camera?

 

few other photos too, relocated the battery to the bed in a toolbox. turned out great, also some more photos of the winch plate mount

 

yup! Nikon D3300, mix of a 50mm Prime and my other 55-200mm zoom lens

 

Thanks. I knew it wasn't just a smartphone.

I have the D3000 just sitting and collecting dust lol

 

is it bad that I'm kinda wishing I dropped an LS in instead of the RZ engine? lol

haha, yeah I love this D3300, it's an older entry model DSLR, but with the lenses I have, I can get some VERY good shots.

 

Looking so sick man, so happy for you.

 

hey guys, sorry for the MIA here, been in the process of moving up to North Dakota, I'll try to get some update photos and such of what's happened over the last few months. Got a few things done and took a trip out to Colorado, keep an eye out!

 

sneak peak!!! I tried transferring my photos off my phone today, but my laptop said no.....gonna try again tomorrow

 

well unfortunately my laptop doesnt want to work with me and my phone, out in Colorado right now and I'll be back home tuesday ish, so next week I'll have everything transferred over

 

hey guys sorry for the lack of keeping up with posting. been dealing with life and moving, have not had a chance at all to upload stuff. gonna try to here at some point now that things are settling down.

trans came out AGAIN since it developed an input shaft seal leak and the cases are STILL leaking

 

Just a quick update pic!! Not much has changed, back to work finally and have a bunch of things to do to both trucks but the Tacoma needs attention first

 

Hey everyone! I'm still alive here, just been super busy with training and work, at the tail end of training finally and should be able to do more exploring and working on the trucks! I'll get some more updates here this weekend

 

big photo dump, where to even start lol, don't even remember where I left off in here haha. Took so much effort and motivation to actually get these off my phone haha

I guess first things first, swapped flywheels out for a stock one since I'm not running 40"+ tires, not really a need for one on 35s. Added sound deadening to the doors, floor, and roof to help with sound and heat dissipation. Fabricated 2 custom front license plate holders since ND requires a front plate, AAANND I no longer have to re-tag my pickup anymore. ND has a Pioneer plate that any vehicle that is over 35 years old, can get this special plate for $100 and never have to reup to registration.

I FINALLY got my damn tcase in the rear to stop leaking...damn case must have been cracked somewhere that I couldn't find it. However, my right rear axle is still leaking...so one more thing to get to stop leaking haha. Found a mint set of 2008 Tacoma seats for my 2006 that I scored for $120 at a local junkyard, so I took out the crappy red seats I had and made a bracket to fit my original Tacoma driver seat in. so much nicer having that seat in this truck, driving position is way better, sit higher, and the seat actually locks in place lmao. Don't plan on putting a passenger seat in anytime soon, most likely going to build a wooden platform for storage and the dogs to sit. Also shortened my fuel neck for the EFI tank in the bed and rotated it around in a better orientation. lastly (that I can remember) I redid my transmission tunnel cover to make it fit better and added weather stripping, helped reduce the sound a bit but still pretty loud in the cab.

Plans? no idea right now lol, mostly just get the right rear to stop leaking then possibly swap out the fuel tanks for a single bigger one, then probably going to be looking at rebuilding the 2rz to get some more power out of it. Just been driving to and from work, decided I'm going to sell the Tercel, so been driving ol girl around. Tacoma is getting some major work done so she's out of commission at the moment. Sorry this took SO long to get posted lmao

 

Have no fear! I'm not dead...yet! Life has just going on, been dealing with work for the most part. The FAA has been great so far and I finally got my ass in gear to actually pay my debt off from my irresponsible ventures over the years lol, I'm hoping to be debt free by no later than the end of next year. FINALLY bought myself an 18ft Big Tex 70CH trailer.

The tan truck is Loona, an 81 PU 5speed DLX 2wd (for now) added her to the fleet last October the Turdcel got sold a couple years ago (I never truly had a love for that car like I do my pickups), a lot of other stuff has transpired over the last several years. I'll try to compile everything for a mega photo dump of everything lol

 

Glad you're doing well man!

 

How've you been man? It's been a while!