There's a new rig in town

[edwjmcgrath]

Picked this up about a month ago (complicated $%$ import) and just got a shiny new inspection sticker. Spent the past few weeks fixing minor electrical issues, new muffler, hoses, all new lenses, getting a clean title etc. oops, I think the front plate may have fallen off...

 

[JohnnyC]

nice looking rig...are you going to go oem steel rims?

btw paint the hooks black

 

[edwjmcgrath]

With the exception of the 2 1/2" lift and the wheels, the truck is very original, inside and out.
I'm pretty sure that the hooks and the rear tow clip are their original red. But thanks for the advice. I'm sure there will be no shortage of opinions.
I've gone OEM on just about everything I've done and am giving serious thought to going to steelies.

Top will probably come off in the spring-I think I found a rollbar here.

 

[voyager:01]

SUPER SWEET looking cruiser!!

x2 on the steelies.


any plans for it? besides lots of enjoyable driving of course.. CONGRATS!!

 

[edwjmcgrath]

So far I've done lots of little stuff. Although everything is pretty cheap, it's amazing how fast it adds up. I've spent almost $1k already splitting my time about equally on small cosmetic issues and functional/reliability issues. I'll do a post on the big board when I get some more pictures. The truck has drum brakes but they have been recently replaced and work fine so no rush there. It's a 3 speed, but that hasn't been an issue either. It has PS and AC so that's a big plus. It has no heat but this isn't going to be a winter driver anyway. Things that are on my master plan are removing the top and going bikini for the summer, repainting the inside, new tires/wheels, going from bench to bucket seats....and a bunch of minor functional and cosmetic things. I'm going to try to spend more time driving than working on it. What a concept.

Anyone have a good source for steelies locally? The other issue I'm having is that the only tire I find in 33x9.5 is the BFG AT. Might have to go to 10.5 and go MT/KM2?

 

[SouthBostonFJ40]

Go direct to Toyota for the rims. Wellesley Toyota has them for $76 each.
For the tires, I just picked up one of these as a spare.

33 X 9.50 15 LT (4) MUD TERRAIN RADIAL SXT TIRES NEW :eBay Motors (item 300359447014 end time Nov-20-09 04:06:25 PST)