Box Rocket
SILVER Star
Current pic as of March 2024
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
I've got two other pickup threads going already for the two other trucks that I've been building with my boys. Well the third son will be driving in a couple years and we decided we better get moving on a project for him so it's ready for him when he can drive. My oldest son wanted a first gen pickup so we have been building a 1980 truck for him. My second son and I have been building a 1985 solid axle 2nd gen pickup with a 1UZ swap. So it was only natural that my third son wanted a 3rd gen and so here we are with this 1990 pickup.
Got this truck from a friend that had already done some good work to it. It had previously had a little bit of a neglected life as a hackjob crawler. My friend had started to clean things up and get it into better shape. The truck is almost completely rust free. It's only got 143K miles on it and the 22RE has been completely resealed and new piston rings etc to make sure it's in great shape and ready to run for a long time.
It's obviously already been SAS'd and it's got transfer cases, 5.29 gears, a rear locker, custom bumper and winch, some classic MT wheels and a set of nearly new Super Swamper SSRs. It came with tube doors, perfect factory doors and a second set of factory doors that we plan to turn into some half doors. It also came with a second bed and free-wheeling trailer axle to build a matching trailer. It drives great and mostly just needs body work and the interior put together. It's gonna be a fun project! We plan to bob the bed and get it ready to paint soon.
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
This has brought back a lot of memories of my old 1993 pickup that was nearly the same build. Solid axle swapped, dual cases, locked. It even had the same MT wheels. It was one of my favorite trucks I've had. So this one is going to be a fun one to make our own.
_MG_6495 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Untitled by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
I've got two other pickup threads going already for the two other trucks that I've been building with my boys. Well the third son will be driving in a couple years and we decided we better get moving on a project for him so it's ready for him when he can drive. My oldest son wanted a first gen pickup so we have been building a 1980 truck for him. My second son and I have been building a 1985 solid axle 2nd gen pickup with a 1UZ swap. So it was only natural that my third son wanted a 3rd gen and so here we are with this 1990 pickup.
Got this truck from a friend that had already done some good work to it. It had previously had a little bit of a neglected life as a hackjob crawler. My friend had started to clean things up and get it into better shape. The truck is almost completely rust free. It's only got 143K miles on it and the 22RE has been completely resealed and new piston rings etc to make sure it's in great shape and ready to run for a long time.
It's obviously already been SAS'd and it's got transfer cases, 5.29 gears, a rear locker, custom bumper and winch, some classic MT wheels and a set of nearly new Super Swamper SSRs. It came with tube doors, perfect factory doors and a second set of factory doors that we plan to turn into some half doors. It also came with a second bed and free-wheeling trailer axle to build a matching trailer. It drives great and mostly just needs body work and the interior put together. It's gonna be a fun project! We plan to bob the bed and get it ready to paint soon.
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
1990 Hilux by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
This has brought back a lot of memories of my old 1993 pickup that was nearly the same build. Solid axle swapped, dual cases, locked. It even had the same MT wheels. It was one of my favorite trucks I've had. So this one is going to be a fun one to make our own.
_MG_6495 by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
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