Builds SipLife’s 80’ Toyota Hilux Short Bed 4x4 (1 Viewer)

[SipLife]

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

Awesome transformation!

Thanks! I assume you’re referring to these? PO added them to add extra lighting for night runs with his son. They’re functional so I plan on keeping them as of now.

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.

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Drool. Looks Awesome! Love laying fresh paint! Here’s the paint job I did on my last project:

 

[msahr]

Couldn’t seem to find the belt line weatherstrip for a 1980 so I just shortened the weatherstrip from an RN30 model since they have the same attachment clips.

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Where did you find these? I need some too. Thanks.

 

[SipLife]

Where did you find these? I need some too. Thanks.

Here’s the eBay link to the set I purchased:

Door belt weather seal window rubber For 79 - 83 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK HILUX RN30 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Door belt weather seal window rubber For 79 - 83 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK HILUX RN30 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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[SipLife]

USPS dropped off the ac bracket today. Painted it and installed a new ac idler pulley from 22RE Performance.

Mounted it on the block (Need to grab a shorter bolt for the last mounting hole)

Plan to mount the compressor next. Has anyone found a compressor replacement for this bracket?
Napa and Autozone didn’t have it. Didn’t find much online either.

 

[coryc85]

Looks like something like this one would fit: AC Compressor fits Toyota Pickup Starlet w/o Clutch (1 year Warranty) R57323 | eBay

But it does not look like it comes with the manifold top plates on the compressor.

Edit: I looked right past the fact that it also does not come with the clutch pulley.

 

[brettk]

I looked on RockAuto and they don’t have the compressor, but it looks like they have the parts you would need to rebuild one. If you have the original, or can source one fairly cheap, you can go that route perhaps.

You have a sweet ride, and your family seems like a real tight-knit bunch. Keep it up!

 

[SipLife]

Looks like something like this one would fit: AC Compressor fits Toyota Pickup Starlet w/o Clutch (1 year Warranty) R57323 | eBay

But it does not look like it comes with the manifold top plates on the compressor.

Edit: I looked right past the fact that it also does not come with the clutch pulley.

Yup that’s the one I purchased with this NipponDenso clutch:

AC Compressor Clutch Assy w/Coil Nippondenso 10P 6P 6E for Toyota R47579 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for AC Compressor Clutch Assy w/Coil Nippondenso 10P 6P 6E for Toyota R47579 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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Still searching for the manifold top plates.

 

[Ocho77]

Looking awesome, Liam. Nice transformation!

 

[SipLife]

My front knuckles have been slowly seeping for awhile now so I decided to tear into them this weekend.

 

[SipLife]

Packed and Re-Torqued everything:

First successful knuckle job on my own

 

[WoodsTruck]

Were you able to identify where the leak(s) were coming from?

Project truck here appears to be leaking from the rear perimeter seal.

 

[SipLife]

Looking awesome, Liam. Nice transformation!

Thanks, more updates otw, waiting on ac stuff to come in!

 

[SipLife]

Were you able to identify where the leak(s) were coming from?

Project truck here appears to be leaking from the rear perimeter seal.

My truck was leaking from the inner axle seal.

 

[pappy]

One suggestion. Before doing this job I take the truck to a car wash and pressure wash the knuckles as best I can. I also make sure each time I wash the truck to hit the knuckles. I hate working on greasy/dirty junk.

 

[SipLife]

Not much progress on the truck lately, moved to a new place In Rowlett, helping dad get the new barn set up.

However, I was able to get most of the interior reassembled along with the new oem dash pad.

Before:

After:

 

[msahr]

Dash cover looks good. Did you build a new fuse panel?

 

[SipLife]

Dash cover looks good. Did you build a new fuse panel?

I tidied up the wiring of the modern fuse box the po did for now, because I need to keep the truck running as my daily. The plan is to eventually revert back to the original fuse box.

 

[SipLife]

Sold her to Keller today, a fellow yota fanatic with a 1st gen 4Runner. She will be heading up to Ouray Colorado!

 

[Travis 76]

Make sure it stays off of salty roads in winter. Ours has no front body mounts from this.

 

[Travis 76]

Drivers side floor pan. What’s left