Builds SipLife’s 80’ Toyota Hilux Short Bed 4x4 (2 Viewers)

[SipLife]

Attempted to unbolt the rear bumper but the mounts were too deep in the frame rail to remove so I torched it off:

Then changed all the fluids on the truck:

And removed the front bumper for straightening and paint:

 

[SipLife]

Also Installed a set of smaller mirrors I found on eBay and repainted the cab vents:

Then removed the HVAC unit for a rebuild:

 

[SipLife]

Disassembled it and bagged all the hardware:

Fresh Paint:

Purchased Rubber and Foam sheets from Home Depot to replace all the original mating surfaces:

 

[SipLife]

Final Reassembly:
(Still need to source new expansion valve and get my lines redone)

 

[pappy]

(Still need to source new expansion valve and get my lines redone

Rockauto.com has what you need.

1980 TOYOTA PICKUP 2.2L L4 A/C Expansion Valve | RockAuto

RockAuto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers' doors worldwide, all at warehouse prices. Easy to use parts catalog.

www.rockauto.com

 

[SipLife]

Installed a new set of front and rear markers, now all the lights on the truck work as they should!

And disassembled the interior dash components for a repaint:

 

[G-Cat]

Baller

 

[Meatdawg]

Nice work!

 

[SipLife]

Rockauto.com has what you need.

1980 TOYOTA PICKUP 2.2L L4 A/C Expansion Valve | RockAuto

RockAuto ships auto parts and body parts from over 300 manufacturers to customers' doors worldwide, all at warehouse prices. Easy to use parts catalog.

www.rockauto.com

Sweet, thanks pappy!

 

[pappy]

Sweet, thanks pappy!

I just looked a the RockAuto link. Make sure it's the same as yours. Yours looks different.

 

[SipLife]

I just looked a the RockAuto link. Make sure it's the same as yours. Yours looks different.

Yes, it appears mine has 4 refrigerant ports. Found it on Toyota Parts Deal for $77. Anyone know of an alternative before I pull the trigger? Part #88515-20040

 

[pappy]

Something tells me this is not Toyota air conditioning. 88515-20040 comes up on RockAuto as an alternate part number, and looks like the pics at RockAuto. Plus, the valve on the Toyota microfiche looks like the RockAuto part.

 

[SipLife]

Something tells me this is not Toyota air conditioning. 88515-20040 comes up on RockAuto as an alternate part number, and looks like the pics at RockAuto. Plus, the valve on the Toyota microfiche looks like the RockAuto part.

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It pulls up the correct Toyota part number for the expansion valve for my HVAC unit on Toyota Parts Deal.

 

[SipLife]

Pulled the rear seats and cleaned the cab to lay the new rubber flooring I ordered on amazon.

 

[SipLife]

Didn’t expect the new mat to be a metallic shade from the pics shown on Amazon. Figured it would work anyway but I didn’t end up liking the way it looked. Bummer.

So I went to Home Depot and bought some black interior carpet with a rubberized undercoating. Used the old mat as a template. Perfect. Will install tomorrow.

 

[SipLife]

Was getting some heat from the lower floorboard and trans tunnel on the highway so I decided to insulate it while I already had the carpet out. Installed 2 layers of this heat resistant duct insulation from Home Depot:

Then laid the carpet:

 

[WoodsTruck]

Nice.

Working on one right now and added a ceramic heat barrier product in the sound deadener.

 

[SipLife]

Nice.

Working on one right now and added a ceramic heat barrier product in the sound deadener.

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Nice Work

Took the truck on the highway today. The duct insulation did the job. No more heat from the front floorboard and trans tunnel.

Planning on getting the ac running before I reassemble the interior. Waiting on the set of ac brackets I sourced to come in.

 

[onemanarmy]

can we take off the cheap, misplaced looking cowl lights?

Awesome transformation!

 

[WoodsTruck]

Cowl lights?

Teaser pic since the cab came back from paint. I think I'll start a thread on the build when I have a minute.