Hey Mudders!
Just picked up "JAWS", the Great White 1983 Toyota Pickup, and I couldn't be happier! It was custom ordered in Alaska by the original owner as a Truck-bed Camper Hauler. Spent its first 31-years and 56k miles with the original owner in Alaska before being sold to a guy in Springfield Missouri in mid-2016. They replaced all fluids and did a number of maintenance repairs/replacements including a new carb, brakes, brake master cylinder, sparks, plugs, cap/rotor. Then sold it to an AWESOME classic Toyota 4x4 collector near Tulsa, OK in early 2017, whom I bought it from.
Info/Specs -
Looking forward to putting some TLC into this guy and will definitely be reaching out for advice from time-to-time haha.
I hope you enjoy the photos!
Just picked up "JAWS", the Great White 1983 Toyota Pickup, and I couldn't be happier! It was custom ordered in Alaska by the original owner as a Truck-bed Camper Hauler. Spent its first 31-years and 56k miles with the original owner in Alaska before being sold to a guy in Springfield Missouri in mid-2016. They replaced all fluids and did a number of maintenance repairs/replacements including a new carb, brakes, brake master cylinder, sparks, plugs, cap/rotor. Then sold it to an AWESOME classic Toyota 4x4 collector near Tulsa, OK in early 2017, whom I bought it from.
Info/Specs -
- 1983 Toyota Pickup
- 4x4
- 5-speed
- 62,832 original documented miles
- 22r
- Non-A/C model
- Custom ordered from dealer in Alaska as a truck-bed camper hauler
- - Dual shocks in front
- - Additional Horizontal Shocks above leaf springs in rear
- - Rear airbags with external filler valve stems in the rear bumper under tailgate
- - Additional fuel tank
- - Anchor plates installed into the truck-bed sides
- Dealer added upgrades -
- "Digital clock/stopwatch" installed on the passenger pillar behind seat
- Full length cab visor (not shown in these photos, but I still have it)
- Running boards (Not my favorite thing)
- Original owner wanted custom pinstripe work done, so there are hints of it around the vehicle
- Bed seems to have been painted a couple times (unfortunately, they painted OVER the OEM vinyl decals )
- Cab, fenders, and hood seem to be original paint
- Rusted areas -
- Small patch of rust on firewall near VIN Plate
- On the underside of the hood along the front
- Surface corrosion on pretty much everything underneath
- Bed is rusting in common areas but nothing is fully rotted through yet (yet. yet. yet. #nebraska)
Looking forward to putting some TLC into this guy and will definitely be reaching out for advice from time-to-time haha.
I hope you enjoy the photos!