What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Yea...

 

pretty smooth actually haha

 

hahaha x2

 

What do we have here?

 

'85 pickup with a 22re, straight axle, 38.5" boggers, 5.29 gears, hi-steer, and locked front and rear.

However...have to install the drivelines and redo the front brake lines and a fuel line, weld in front shock towers, put in the radiator and redo the flatbed.

I could buy/build a straight axle and torch the IFS or buy another truck for less than what that would cost. Now I have a dedicated wheeler.

 

How much did that set you back?

 

SO sick.

 

$2k...

Its a project, but the value of the tires alone is enough insurance for me. Plus the sheet metal is straight and the interior is pretty good. Needs a new paint job, but that's nbd.

 

Screw paint for a crawler. Just rattle can it or raptor line it.


Okay I did this today.

Installed E brake cable, front floor mats and tranny mat, wiring harness, heater core, AC, fan, CC, throttle cable, all three pedals, and did 80% of the wiring...long night. Not bad for 4 hours tho.

 

Sounds like you'll have it up and running by about the weekend! Nice work!

 

hopefully. Thats the goal. Have it running in the next few days and drivable. Then the real mods starting going back on ha

 

Jesus, dood. I don't think I've ever seen anybody work so hard and fast on a truck. Hats off to you, sir.

But be careful with all this haste...double-check that everything is complete and tight...

 

Oh ya man don't worry haha That night i was playing the put a part in..take it back out to put in the other half game hahahaha was annoying actually..But ya, totally man. I don't really want to have to take this stuff apart again haha

And thanks slaving away in the name of TOYOTA!!

 

So Monte, what do you do for a living? Other than rebuild rollovers...

 

well im a student so as of now im a projectionist at the movie theater, CrossFit trainer at a gym, own and operate a lawn business, and Im a Live Sound Engineer and Studio Engineer. Actually mixing a Jazz funk soul album that is awesome. Also have two big ass sound gigs this week so that could slow down my truck build a bit.. hopefully not tho..

 

Jeez, what do you drink Redbull 24/7?!?! I thougth I might be telling a professional mechanic to be careful.

Holy crap. Now I am just tired.

 

Nah i don't ever drink that shit. Or anything carbonated/caffeinated. Just water for me haha sometimes lemonade tho.

and nope hahaha not a pro mechanic. But thanks to my Dad i have learned to just do a lot of stuff and well..kinda just do it ha Gotten pretty good at a lot of stuff, by ya, not a pro mechanic haha

 

Looks sweet!!!!

DANG! And I didn't know you are a CrossFit trainer!! That stuff is crazy. I kinda slacked off, but I used to do all that stuff back when I was training for Air Force... And how's you lawn business going with out your truck?? That's got to hurt a bit.