It's been almost a year since i got my truck and i thought i'd give ya'll an update. I got a nice new title from my County Tax Assessor, very easy to do by the way. The insurance on the other hand has been a pain. Most of the companies i have talked to had no idea how to insure her, being they had no record of her kind ever being imported. So i ended up going with a collector car insurance company, Grundy to be exact. Very nice people, $35,000 worth of insurance for $300 per year, with certain limits.
I have been working of trying to get her ready for the DMV inspection, installing turn signals, lights, horn, stuff like that. I purchased new aftermarket turn signals, but i don't think i am going to use them. They are nice but the push connectors are the wrong size and i hate to do a butcher job to make them fit. So i am going to reuse the original turn signal bodies and try and find good shape original lens. I just like the idea of being able to read "Toyota" on a raised stamp on the plastic lens as opposed to nothing on them.
She runs great, very smooth. Trans & brakes work fine thanks to new M/C. There is alot of noise and rattling coming from the passenger door. A dry gasket isnt letting the door seat properly, so it shakes against the striker. I have made a deal with my local bodyman to paint the bezel & roof top white to get it back to somewhat original shape. I might even let him repair that run in the cab paint, then buff out the truck ... as long as the paint is thick enough... i'll leave that to him, he's the expert.
I'm taking my time, trying not to rush into replacing a lot of stuff at once, then get pulled off for an extended period of time, and loose parts. My deadline is the end of March this year to have it inspected, licensed and roadworthy.
