Thanks for all the input everyone. I thought of doing the pickup cab because I thought it might give more frame space behind the cab than a 70 series cab or the 80 series body chopped, but I may be wrong. I just assumed that because the pickup cab has the smallest dimensions. It does sound like...
Oh, I forgot to mention that I'd like to add an OM617 into the mix and a manual transmission. Any ideas on the best way to achieve a manual transmission? Any input on the feasibility ( dimensions, power, etc.) of the OM617?
I'm interested in the feasibility of a 4th gen or 5th gen single cab on a locked 80 series chassis? I've looked so many places so many times for an example of this, but can not find anything. Can anyone show me someone/pics/build thread of this already being done? Does anyone have some insight...
DISCLAIMER: please bear with me. I may be getting over analyitical but I just want to build the best damn thing possible (with little funds) and my mind has been spinning for a year on this.
As it says, what Toyota or other comparable platform/mods would you pick to build a full time...