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I am finally digging into this rusty bucket:
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Are you building it to wheel?
On the fence.
The frame is good.
I got it starting, running and stopping.
Gonna snatch the body off and rebuild the floor/trans tunnel using the steel from a 55gal drum.
I feel it needs some sort of cage if I'm gonna drive it at all, it's such a tin can, and the floor is rotted at all four corners. Opportunity knocks.
All new springs and shocks.
It would be nice with some 33s

What do you minitruck guys do about the low hanging cross member?

What do you know about these wheels?
They are 4runner/80series offset.
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Trail gear makes a nice 3 link for back of muni trucks. Might be worth looking into if u gonna wheel this hard
 
Trail gear makes a nice 3 link for back of muni trucks. Might be worth looking into if u gonna wheel this hard
I'm leaning towards leaf sprung.
If I start linking this thing I'll never finish it.
Probably kick myself later when I start beating on it.
 
I'm leaning towards leaf sprung.
If I start linking this thing I'll never finish it.
Probably kick myself later when I start beating on it.
Nothing wrong with leafs. It saves you from relocating the fuel tank.
Regarding the crossmember mine is from sky off road design. Bud built makes one so dose trail gear.
I raised mine 1.5" too. Since your redoing the tranny tunnel now is the time.
Get a dual case crossmember that way you can still use it when you add the crawl box.
 
A 74, that will be out in the woods.
It ended up with about 6 inches of lift and a shackle reversal.
A full cage.
And an older belleview.

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Love seeing these projects!
That Trekker is awesome! Always wanted one, one of my favorite gen Toyotas.

I really have to get my butt in gear and get the house unpacked so I can start focusing on getting the garage done to join you guys on the working on fun stuff!
 
Those aftermarket plug wires and cap will eventually give you a problem. 80's hate aftermarket ignition parts!

Not a problem any longer. FYI, even though the plugs, wires, cap and rotor all looked new, it ran better immediately with OEM. Good quality time under the hood and #6 wasn't even that hard to get in and out.

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I didn't have time to start on the belts or rear pads. Maybe next weekend.
 
Not a problem any longer. FYI, even though the plugs, wires, cap and rotor all looked new, it ran better immediately with OEM. Good quality time under the hood and #6 wasn't even that hard to get in and out.

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I didn't have time to start on the belts or rear pads. Maybe next weekend.

Your 80 thanks you...
 

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