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NCFJ

NCFJ

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Now that I am in the new shop it was time to go and pick up my 83 PU that my buddy James was keeping at his house for me.

We think this cab will work for us. I like the fenders and the grill. Between this truck and the 89 Donor I have, I have the drive train I need.

Up side is that between the utility bed, cab and bed from the 89 and other parts it will cover what I have in both trucks and buy me some other parts as well.
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Is that an aluminum utility bed?
 
Got the utility bed off today, that thing is heavy. I am thinking front clip is coming off next.
 
Me too Mylene. It's tough working today with the little white truck staring me in the face. What size tires are you guys running on the 4RNR?
 
NCFJ said:
Me too Mylene. It's tough working today with the little white truck staring me in the face. What size tires are you guys running on the 4RNR?
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We're currently running 35" BFG's with 4.88 gears and marlin ultimate duals, but we're going to try to push it with the 39.5" iroks with the hydro ram assist steering. I'm definitely going to need a ladder to get in... :)
 
I did a bit of surgery Mon night.

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Yeah I dont think the single axle program will work out.
 
De ja vu truck style. Brought this one home yesterday. This one is purely for the drive train. The cab is beat and the frame is typical Toyota rust fest. So I'll pull the motor trans, T-case and axles, salvage whatever else is still in good shape and the rest goes to the scrap metal yard.

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She is almost naked. None of the original frame will be used. Only the cab, fenders, hood and parts of the drive train are being kept. The entire wiring harness has been removed as well. 28 years of additions, repairs, and the wires themselves getting brittle are simply not worth playing with. A complete wiring harness from Painless will be used instead.

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Very little of the interior will be reused either. A new dash will be used and the firewall and floor will also be rebuilt to accomodate the drive train being moved back and also a doubler box added to the existing drive train.

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THe original grill will be used, I just like the look of it, as will the front fenders for the same reason. The motor is almost ready to come out.

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This motor, a 22R will not be used in this project and will be sold. A 22RE which is fuel injected will be used in it's place.

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Why don't you get moving on this thing Stan? Feels like it's taking you forever to get anything done :)


Looks like it's going to be an awesome project. Will a Toy V6 fit in there? Just wondering if you'll want a few more ponies down the road.

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I hear ya Ramon, I am a slacker for sure :)

I feel confident that with the doubler box the 22RE will do just fine. It wont be a stock setup either.
 
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