Hello,
New pig owner, long time landcruuser owner/fan.
Creating this as a kinda build thread/repair thread as i chronical the journey to the 56 dollar land cruiser.
The pros are,
Big lift 10+ and chevy 3/4 ton axles
What could be a 383 stroker, or a very nicely built 350, Sm465, and a 205 t case
A painless performance wiring harness, jankily(if thats a word) installed by pcp taking squirrels
all the windows roll up and Down, doors lock, and the bench seats are the nicest i have seen in a wheeler.
Best of all, the heater blows very hot!
Cons
Rust in the passenger side floor board(my bro has a old stop sign we may use)
Rusted rear body mounts
Tailgate motor works fabulously! The handle is busted and the gate is jammed up bad will not open
The screws of the tailgate are rusted solid and need drilled out
The entire electrical wiring harness needs gone through
The front axles shock mounts where cut off
A general lack of any sort of hanger for the very nice brake lines and the fuel lines
Here goes the backstory
Our journey begins with me and my uncle knocking on a door asking if the old, dilapidated chevy dually in a ladys yard was for sale. Low and behold it was a "get it the **** outta here" kinda deal. The lady explained it was her dead brothers, I said " I am so sorry for your loss"
"Well someone has to be" she deadpanned. (Not paraphrasing, those are the exact words)
A 454 4x4 chevy dually only needed a 26$ fuel pump to run, and then it drove right outta the spot it occupied. Well, there had to have been a problem right? No title, and it had been brought to oregon 15 or so years before. Sadly there was no paper trail to follow.
I jokingly offer the truck to a friend in trade for his lifted fj55 and he whole heartedly agreed. "Its a deal, I want to throw some 4 foot king coillovers and a set of rockwells under a truck and i cant butcher the 55" was his reply.
He delivered the truck for 30 dollars from eugene. The fuels lines where clogged with mud, but running a line from the fuel pump into a bucket made a 2 pump start to a healthy engine.
Replaced the lines and a "fun" trip to the dmv (no front shocks, no passenger side flasher, no headlights, questionable brakes, and a very loud rattle/grind/clang from the trans during deceleration) later and she is running down the road.
So in summary,
Free chevy dually-->$26 fuel pump-->$30 gas bill-->fj55 for $56 dollars
More to follow
P.s. gonna be maxing the photo limit every time
New pig owner, long time landcruuser owner/fan.
Creating this as a kinda build thread/repair thread as i chronical the journey to the 56 dollar land cruiser.
The pros are,
Big lift 10+ and chevy 3/4 ton axles
What could be a 383 stroker, or a very nicely built 350, Sm465, and a 205 t case
A painless performance wiring harness, jankily(if thats a word) installed by pcp taking squirrels
all the windows roll up and Down, doors lock, and the bench seats are the nicest i have seen in a wheeler.
Best of all, the heater blows very hot!
Cons
Rust in the passenger side floor board(my bro has a old stop sign we may use)
Rusted rear body mounts
Tailgate motor works fabulously! The handle is busted and the gate is jammed up bad will not open
The screws of the tailgate are rusted solid and need drilled out
The entire electrical wiring harness needs gone through
The front axles shock mounts where cut off
A general lack of any sort of hanger for the very nice brake lines and the fuel lines
Here goes the backstory
Our journey begins with me and my uncle knocking on a door asking if the old, dilapidated chevy dually in a ladys yard was for sale. Low and behold it was a "get it the **** outta here" kinda deal. The lady explained it was her dead brothers, I said " I am so sorry for your loss"
"Well someone has to be" she deadpanned. (Not paraphrasing, those are the exact words)
A 454 4x4 chevy dually only needed a 26$ fuel pump to run, and then it drove right outta the spot it occupied. Well, there had to have been a problem right? No title, and it had been brought to oregon 15 or so years before. Sadly there was no paper trail to follow.
I jokingly offer the truck to a friend in trade for his lifted fj55 and he whole heartedly agreed. "Its a deal, I want to throw some 4 foot king coillovers and a set of rockwells under a truck and i cant butcher the 55" was his reply.
He delivered the truck for 30 dollars from eugene. The fuels lines where clogged with mud, but running a line from the fuel pump into a bucket made a 2 pump start to a healthy engine.
Replaced the lines and a "fun" trip to the dmv (no front shocks, no passenger side flasher, no headlights, questionable brakes, and a very loud rattle/grind/clang from the trans during deceleration) later and she is running down the road.
So in summary,
Free chevy dually-->$26 fuel pump-->$30 gas bill-->fj55 for $56 dollars
More to follow
P.s. gonna be maxing the photo limit every time