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Dwill817's 1981 Toyota Pickup 4x4

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by Dwill817, Oct 23, 2013.

  1. Sep 21, 2014 at 12:28 PM
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    Dwill817

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    We get like one "good" snow per year; where it actually lays down and is several inches thick. I had so much fun last year that it'd blow your mind! I went through two tanks of gas in two days lol.. and pulled out a many of trucks and cars! The sheriffs actually started letting me through the roads they were closing just to get cars out of the ditch.

    I love playing in the snow, but I will say this: A 4wheeler on the iced over asphault is way more fun, but I did enjoy the donuts in my truck!


    Here's one from last year:
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  2. Sep 21, 2014 at 2:53 PM
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    Nice! And nice for doing a good deed :thumbsup:

    And yes 4wheelers are very fun on snow and ice...off and ON roads :spy: lol, I need new tires on my quad tho
     
  3. Sep 21, 2014 at 5:32 PM
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    Mine needs a battery and tires and some carb work... actually it just needs sold so I can buy truck parts! :D
     
  4. Sep 28, 2014 at 9:11 AM
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    Heres a teaser from yesterday:

    D9DB6C83-98AF-4C29-9159-6FEC3817055B_37515718a78fef727135ca30e4492ef6a8b23dde.jpg

    More pics later!
     
  5. Sep 28, 2014 at 5:42 PM
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  6. Sep 28, 2014 at 7:21 PM
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    Gettin her twisted up.. me likey! :D
     
  7. Sep 28, 2014 at 9:18 PM
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    I can't believe it made it up that section! My tube door was scrapin the bank like crazy and I dented up my besides a little! But it was super awesome and the front really likes to flex! The rear sucks though
     
  8. Sep 29, 2014 at 5:19 AM
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    Haha yeah your rear has no stuffage at all. I got a pic you'll like :cool:
     
  9. Sep 29, 2014 at 5:48 AM
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    Nice, and yeah, I can see the rear doesn't want to flex there
     
  10. Sep 29, 2014 at 5:58 AM
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    I guess ima do 63's and try and sell these OME
     
  11. Sep 29, 2014 at 6:09 AM
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    Good call :D I just posted a few pics in my build. Go check out what kind of travel to expect lol
     
  12. Sep 29, 2014 at 2:41 PM
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    Just ordered high steer and chevy hangers!
     
  13. Sep 30, 2014 at 1:45 AM
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    Nice!
     
  14. Sep 30, 2014 at 8:04 AM
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    It's getting there! Just expensive!
     
  15. Sep 30, 2014 at 8:30 AM
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    You're not even to the fun part yet... haha. Wait till you get into gears, lockers, long's.. That's when your wallet starts hurting. Then you're going to want to go places that you don't want to drive to so then you start looking for a tow rig. Then you need a trailer... haha it never ends. Luckily I've already checked off most that stuff :cool:





    Oh yeah.. You're fucking crazy to drive this thing to Moab.
     
  16. Sep 30, 2014 at 8:58 AM
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    Driving it to the trail is the fun part man! I daily drive this thing and plan to for several more years! I refuse to tow it anywhere. That defeats the purpose.

    I'd take off to Moab tomorrow :) you can tag along and try to keep up in your dirtymax! Lol
     
  17. Sep 30, 2014 at 9:04 AM
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    I used to say the exact same thing.. Never wanted a trailer queen but now that I have actually started trailering it I don't really want to go back. There's nothing like being able to wheel the shit out of it with no fear of breaking because if you do you still have a way home and I can lean my seat back and turn the a/c on on the way haha.

    I daily drove mine for a few weeks while waiting for tags. Was actually glad when I could park it. When I was a few years younger I was just like you.. but now I'm more about comfort haha. I'm talking like I'm actually an old man....

    And I wish it was a duramax lol. 5.3L :(
     
  18. Sep 30, 2014 at 9:14 AM
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    You mean you don't have factory A/C? I have to run my tube doors cause my A/C will run me outta there! Forreal :) lol

    I know what you mean about the fear of breaking, but I've been lucky so far! She does really good, but I keep up with maintenance to the T and know my limitations.

    I do need some better seats, but I'll get to that later!
     
  19. Sep 30, 2014 at 9:19 AM
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    Nah I've just got a heater. Look into getting some 4 runner seats, LOVE mine! And maintanence doesn't always prevent breakage. Stock birfs like to pop in the worst times ;) I have some spares with short and long shafts if you don't have some already. The other things I would get spares for would be hub gears, tie rod ends, knuckle studs, hub studs.
     
  20. Sep 30, 2014 at 9:24 AM
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    Yeah I don't have spares. Need em though!

    I'm not locked yet so I'm not too worried about it.
     

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