Back in 2008, fresh out of high school, i moved to Auburn, AL for college. Met a friend who at the time had a 83 Toyota LWB pickup. Few trips out and i was hooked.
At the time, I did some searching for a truck and ended settling on a FJ40 instead and built that up from late 2008 until 2015 when I had a few years i knew i'd be moving over and over for work so I sold it to a friend in Dallas.
Old build thread:
forum.ih8mud.com
After being without a Toyota for the last 5 years, on and off i'd do some searching for a 79-83 pickup or 84-89 4Runner.
Thursday, I happened to catch a 82 pickup just posted for sale on facebook for a good price if it was truly as advertised.
The bit of the story we got was this lady had purchased this for her ex-boyfriend years back, he built it up, left it in a shop for a couple years and couldn't pay to get it back. She paid the fees, just spent $2500 on getting work done to the drivetrain and looking to recoup that plus some of what he owed her.
Wife and i decided to make a 3.5hr drive yesterday to look at it for a potential new toy.
Ended up being a bit rougher than expected around the body and interior than advertised and for something that had been a frame off build only a few years prior looks like the seller gave up after the frame and driveline. Re-negotiated pricing and here we are.
Details from the ad:
Front end:
4.88s
Grizzly Lockers
IFS steering
High steer
Six shooter knuckles and arms
Trunion elimination kit
Weld on armor and truss kits.
Trail gear shock hoops
Engine compartment:
Motor is fresh
New aluminum radiator
New header
87 5 speed
Dual T-case
Rear end:
IFS rear end
4.88 Gears
Chromoly Axles
Grizzly Locker
Disc brake conversion
Bobbed bed
Cab:
All rust fixed
Corbeau Seats
New rubber floor mat
Dyna Mat in doors and floor pans
Tube doors
Exterior:
Re-painted when disassembled.
Bed bobbed, only a few minor rust spots showing under the paint that i could find.
Trail Gear front bumper
Marlin Crawler Sliders
35" Goodyear Kevlar MT
Someone clearly spent money in alot of the right places for off roading and this will be a good basis for a small project here and there to fix it up while keeping it drive-able.We figure this will be a fun toy for a couple years or until we run across a 1st gen 4runner to trade for.
Had to drive it home after dropping the trailer off about 40 minutes, and then drove it a few miles and started to teach the wife to drive stick.
Going 45-50 on the speedo, can take hands off the steering wheel and it drives straight.
As i begin looking online and searching the forums, i'm noticing (or not finding) any good online shops like i'm used to from the landcruiser side of things to get OEM or reproduction parts. Is any one able to share any good part sources?
At the time, I did some searching for a truck and ended settling on a FJ40 instead and built that up from late 2008 until 2015 when I had a few years i knew i'd be moving over and over for work so I sold it to a friend in Dallas.
Old build thread:
1 Stall Build up (1/75 Forty)
a little history about me and why i chose the 40: my names garrett, 19 years old going to college full time. last fall at auburn my friend had an 84 toyota truck (think hes a member on mud) basically stock w/ 33's that truck would go any where and out perform my f150 constantly and basically he...
forum.ih8mud.com
After being without a Toyota for the last 5 years, on and off i'd do some searching for a 79-83 pickup or 84-89 4Runner.
Thursday, I happened to catch a 82 pickup just posted for sale on facebook for a good price if it was truly as advertised.
The bit of the story we got was this lady had purchased this for her ex-boyfriend years back, he built it up, left it in a shop for a couple years and couldn't pay to get it back. She paid the fees, just spent $2500 on getting work done to the drivetrain and looking to recoup that plus some of what he owed her.
Wife and i decided to make a 3.5hr drive yesterday to look at it for a potential new toy.
Ended up being a bit rougher than expected around the body and interior than advertised and for something that had been a frame off build only a few years prior looks like the seller gave up after the frame and driveline. Re-negotiated pricing and here we are.
Details from the ad:
Front end:
4.88s
Grizzly Lockers
IFS steering
High steer
Six shooter knuckles and arms
Trunion elimination kit
Weld on armor and truss kits.
Trail gear shock hoops
Engine compartment:
Motor is fresh
New aluminum radiator
New header
87 5 speed
Dual T-case
Rear end:
IFS rear end
4.88 Gears
Chromoly Axles
Grizzly Locker
Disc brake conversion
Bobbed bed
Cab:
All rust fixed
Corbeau Seats
New rubber floor mat
Dyna Mat in doors and floor pans
Tube doors
Exterior:
Re-painted when disassembled.
Bed bobbed, only a few minor rust spots showing under the paint that i could find.
Trail Gear front bumper
Marlin Crawler Sliders
35" Goodyear Kevlar MT
Someone clearly spent money in alot of the right places for off roading and this will be a good basis for a small project here and there to fix it up while keeping it drive-able.We figure this will be a fun toy for a couple years or until we run across a 1st gen 4runner to trade for.
Had to drive it home after dropping the trailer off about 40 minutes, and then drove it a few miles and started to teach the wife to drive stick.
Going 45-50 on the speedo, can take hands off the steering wheel and it drives straight.
As i begin looking online and searching the forums, i'm noticing (or not finding) any good online shops like i'm used to from the landcruiser side of things to get OEM or reproduction parts. Is any one able to share any good part sources?
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