Builds after KOH LV build (2 Viewers)

[JackA]

I plan to hit it after KOH this year. I want to road trip this thing. Like some wheeling and mtn biking in CO next year...

this is how I got it from Bman..............

 

[JackA]

when I got it.............

 

[JackA]

some clean out..........

and NEWISH tires and wheels

 

[JackA]

Let's call it the......................."Afro Man" build...............

 

[JackA]

Here's some history on this LV:

Another 45LV saved in Phoenix! - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board

 

[Scott Parsley]

looks like a really great rig to start off with. I like "Afro Man" too. Good luck!

 

[1tontoy]

Is that the one out of SD?

 

[landcrusher909]

Awsome ! cant wait to see your build !

 

[JackA]

It is not the one from SD. It has been in AZ for awhile. Supposedly it sat in Jerome for years. It's in fair condition. The floors are shot and there's some holes in the bottom of the rear corners. The rest is pretty solid. Just a sweet patina and some surface rust.
Plan is V8, Cruiser 4 speed, tcase and axles, some disc brakes, air conditioning and power steering.. It won't be one for the purists but it will be super fun to drive and that's the plan. Roadtrips.

SNT 11 would be a good goal

 

[1tontoy]

Oh, OK. I think the recent post (about 3 into 2 LV's) is the one I was thinkin about.

Nice LV! Keep the pics and progress coming!

 

[JackA]

It's not much, but it's a start. Here's the before stuff.

 

[JackA]

I removed the front bumper brackets. Then cleaned and straightend up the frame horns.

Wagons rule

 

[JackA]

Well, it's been a year since this thread was updated. Man time flies

I pulled the LV out of hiding this weekend and actually got some work done on it. Didn't get any pix though

I changed my plans for the build, once again, and decided to get it together using stock or at least Toyota parts that I have laying around.

With the help of some friends, we swapped out the front axle with a later model version, 1972, which will get some disc brakes eventually. We cleaned and painted the firewall and inner fenders. Then installed a 1974 F motor with 4 speed trans and tcase.

I'll get some pix asap

 

[JackA]

Well, here's a couple crappy cell phone pix of the "new" engine and the engine compartment.
Last picture is what I have been doing instead of working on the LV

 

[BMAN]

Jack, Good to see you still have the LV. Been through hell over the past few years and still never found that bucket of bits for that truck. I will keep looking though. When I find it I will let ya know. I did find one interior door handle a week ago that I think is a 67 style LV handle. It's kind of a flipper style like a later split screen VW bus would have. I will set it aside for ya.

 

[JackA]

It's all good. I have been slowly, very slowly, getting some things done. I swapped in some later axles that will get disc brakes at some point. I would be farther along but life and racing has gotten in the way. The LV is safely stashed in yard under a Costco carport tent deal.

 

[JackA]

Bringing this thread and the LV back from the dead. I have neglected this wagon and it has sit too long. Started cleaning up parts and bolting them back on. Motor will run in a few days. Abiltity to cruise happening soon. I PROMISE

 

[tucker74]

Looking great man, love the sorted mechanicals while saving the patina


Tucker

 

[jc71fj40]

Nice!!

 

[ClemsonCruiser]

Looks awesome! Love the way that clean engine bay contrasts with the patina of the exterior