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My old 1978 Hilux

Discussion in 'Hilux' started by GotToyota, Sep 26, 2017.

  1. Sep 26, 2017 at 4:51 PM
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    GotToyota

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    Saw the Hilux section on here and figured I'd contribute. This was my old 1978 Toyota Hilux. Mileage was decently low, body was straight and paint was VERY clean after working hard on it with a buffer. The previous owner had installed a Weber carb and put in 4Runner bucket seats. I lowered it and then proceeded to put Dolphin motorhome wheels on it. I miss this truck, wish I would've kept it but made for a lousy vehicle to serve as my only car and wasn't practical at the time.

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    License plate heatshield I made since the truck didn't have one when I bought it
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    Some before/after working on the paint and lowering
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    GotToyota, Sep 26, 2017
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  2. Sep 26, 2017 at 5:02 PM
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    Cool old truck
     
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  3. Oct 1, 2017 at 7:44 AM
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    275/70R16 tires, gasolina or CNG fuel, Konig shox, Energy Suspension poly bushings,
    Nice truck. Clean and straight. I had a '78 2wd that was given to me by a friend who needed space in his garage. Didn't run but a complete tune-up got it going. Mine came with a 3" body lift and 31" tires. Same yellow color as the truck in the background of your 10th picture down. Drove it for 2 years. Got $1500 trade in on an '87 4x4 Toy pickup. I'll dig up a picture if I can.

    - JAMES
     
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  4. Dec 13, 2017 at 3:12 AM
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    Thanks for sharing. I had a ‘76 HiLux In ‘84 that was just like this one (same from ‘76 to ‘78). Welded 2.5” straight pipe in place of catalytic converter, disabled emissions and unleaded only, tuned jets on stock carburetor. Was running 6 degrees below top dead center with dwell dialed in perfectly. Was mustard yellow 4 speed and could top out at 110 mph on I-580 (SF Bay Area). Great truck!
     
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  5. Dec 13, 2017 at 3:39 AM
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    How many of us had some sweet cars/trucks that we would love to have today.
     
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  6. Feb 1, 2018 at 10:37 PM
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    lynlan1819

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    I would have kept it,$1500 is nothing for a classic like that.
     
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  7. Feb 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM
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  8. Feb 27, 2018 at 3:57 PM
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    Love it! My first car was a '79 just like this but yellow. Such a fun little truck.
     
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  9. Feb 27, 2018 at 4:05 PM
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    nice little truck!

    My neighbor used to have a 1979 hilux with 54k original kilometers (33 500 miles). That was two years ago.
    The whole body was crap, though. Would have needed a complete new body. Would have needed a complete interior as well, as it was pretty trashed
     
    onakat, Feb 27, 2018
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  10. Jan 4, 2022 at 9:03 AM
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  11. Jan 4, 2022 at 9:05 AM
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    Love that front end.
    Toyota translated that same front concept to the early Celicas and Crowns.
     
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  12. Jan 4, 2022 at 9:06 AM
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    Ha! I learned to drive on a dark blue 1978 Hilux! Great memories of my mom yelling at me when I took corners a bit to quick!
     
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  13. Nov 23, 2022 at 7:36 AM
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    Matt when did you sell this truck. I am currently driving to Texas to buy it.
     
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