Readers Rides, for pics and specs on your Toy(s). (3 Viewers)

[Hiace4wd]

Yes indeed nice thread!
So, should I post about our Toyota 4x4 van? I know, it is not a truck / pickup, but it has the same drivetrain as the cars that are posted here.

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

I like 4WD vans.....

 

[Pacer]

Yes indeed nice thread!
So, should I post about our Toyota 4x4 van? I know, it is not a truck / pickup, but it has the same drivetrain as the cars that are posted here.

Yes

 

[joseywales]

I used to have a LE Van like the one pictured below. It was fantastic as a climbing base camp, but they tended to blow head gaskets regularly and were a pain to work on. I sold it to a Toyota loving mechanic friend and his wife drove it for many years. They are as mentioned, just a different body on the same Hilux chassis.

 

[Hiace4wd]

Those vans are awesome too! And maybe more capable then our Hiace, because of shorter wheel base.
We almost did not get any of these vans that you show. But then we have the Hiace, which has more space. Basically, the Hiace is pretty common in the whole world except for North America, you didn't get it there. But now in Europe we don't get the new one anymore.
The Toyota Hiace is usally a very basic workers van, but very reliable. Mostly small engines. But it also has a second "bloodline" which has VIP vans with all the luxury you can imagine and more powerful engines (and the ambulance version came with a Lexus V8!)
Only a part of the world actually got Hiaces with part-time 4x4 like ours, which makes it very capable. Although it really needed a lift because standard ground clearance is poor.

Anyway, so we have a modified Toyota Hiace from 1994 with parttime 4x4. So it comes with low-gearing. And an optional LSD in rear axle.
Lifted and cutting to fit bigger wheels. Slow 2.4 diesel engine, but keeps going. And with low-gearing I was even able to do small sand dunes even though we had a lot of weight.
Because we used our van to drive from Netherlands to Japan overland. Oh yes, from Vladivostok we took a boat of course, to Japan.
Crossed Central Asia and Mongolia. It was a perfect campervan for our family (two young kids) for more than half a year.

I made the camper interior and electrics myself. Rear swingout bumper custom made. My mechanic did the lifting.
It was very reliable during this trip with the worst roads you can image. When I say there were sometimes roads only consisting of potholes, I'm not exaggerating. The only things were a broken stabilizer bar holder which did not stop us, a leaking water hose which did stop us briefly and the rear bumper needed reinforcing because it was sagging.

Pics:

 

[pappy]

That van rocks. I would own one just cuz.

 

[LeRoy Cordova]

So this is turning out to be a lot more fun than expected. This is my 1983 SR5. 100% rust free. 150k on the ticker. I did a thorough baseline before driving a single mile and then drove 2200 miles home. So far it drives like a new 1983 straight axle Toyota, LOL. Not a rattle on the truck, not a torn seal to be found. 80MPH all day on 31s, 21.5MPG if cruising 70MPH. Great group here, thanks for all the input. I usually do 45s buy really wanted to mess with one of these, it’s been a bit. Will be available soon.

 

[pappy]

This is my 1983 SR5.

[sniff] I miss my 82 short bed.

 

[Pacer]

So this is turning out to be a lot more fun than expected. This is my 1983 SR5. 100% rust free. 150k on the ticker. I did a thorough baseline before driving a single mile and then drove 2200 miles home. So far it drives like a new 1983 straight axle Toyota, LOL. Not a rattle on the truck, not a torn seal to be found. 80MPH all day on 31s, 21.5MPG if cruising 70MPH. Great group here, thanks for all the input. I usually do 45s buy really wanted to mess with one of these, it’s been a bit. Will be available soon.

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Lovely rig. Would like to know more about it.

 

[1911garand]

Just found these old pics while cleaning. Here is (was) my old 1986 4Runner circa 1997 (Highschool).

I totaled it in college. LOVED this truck with the Yokohama Mud Diggers and 32" BFG mud terrains,

I put this truck through HELL, and it survived mechanically (until I crashed it).

I'd love to find another clean Gen1 4Runner - I'd even trade my 1997 locked Land Cruiser.

 

[1911garand]

Two more - that's all I have left of her....

 

[leatherhead25]

Hello all, Fellow pirate member making the crossover to mud. Here are a few pictures of my pile with the typical things glued on..... Version 2.0 is in the works.

 

[yotadude520]

Hello all, Fellow pirate member making the crossover to mud. Here are a few pictures of my pile with the typical things glued on..... Version 2.0 is in the works.

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Nice truck man! Looks really good with the round headlights.

 

[Pacer]

Hello all, Fellow pirate member making the crossover to mud. Here are a few pictures of my pile with the typical things glued on..... Version 2.0 is in the works.

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Yup, sittin' nice and low, looks good!
What did you use for rocker protection?
Plans for 2.0?

 

[Vossie]

Hi all! Moving here from the 45 community, as I had to sell my 45 last January. Since then been eyeing out my next one, and today I finally have it!

1989 JDM spec hilux surf.
2L-T, 5 MTM with IFS.

Motor is currently out with a cracked crank, but got high Hope's for this one! Updates and probable build thread soon.

 

[LeRoy Cordova]

Lovely rig. Would like to know more about it.

What can I share with you?

 

[a31gun]

92 230k 3.0
31" muds
Sway a way TB's
Re-arched rear springs w add a leaf
Custom flat bed/bumper
800 lb cake feeder

This truck takes a beating daily. It lives with 500 lbs of mud on the chassis. Only thing without a dent is the hood.

 

[SchwiftyPop]

Hi everybody! Great to be here. Here's my super sweet 81 pickup. Mostly stock 22R with weber carb and who knows how many miles, Bilstein shocks all around and tires too big for its own good lol

 

[pappy]

Hi everybody! Great to be here. Here's my super sweet 81 pickup. Mostly stock 22R with weber carb and who knows how many miles, Bilstein shocks all around and tires too big for its own good lol

I've always had a dream of taking an old 2wd beater, and making it into a sleeper. Nothing too drastic. Maybe just a 3.4L under the hood. Then I wake up and laugh at myself for even thinking about it.

 

[SchwiftyPop]

I've always had a dream of taking an old 2wd beater, and making it into a sleeper. Nothing too drastic. Maybe just a 3.4L under the hood. Then I wake up and laugh at myself for even thinking about it.

Haha, yes that sounds pretty wild