Toyotally Awesome 94 pickup

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MARCH 2010
Bought this bad boy a few months back. It's so much fun to drive. I have taken it on a few missions already.Needs a lot of love and parts...going to be building as funds permit. Should turn out to be a cool little truck.

Got a hell of a deal on it.

22RE 5 spd
TC Uniball kit.
SAW 10inch c/o
Beard seats
quick disconnect.

came with spare trans/ complete axle few other parts.

The start

Those rims/tires already got some handles welded to them.

The Plan....

Deavers are going on this weekend - next week
Temp shocks
Front bumper with a couple 4000s
Magnaflo muffler
Race radio
Rattle can it one color
install stereo
Horn
Tires 33 x10.5s

6-12 months(Funds permitting)

cab caged
bed cage
Ditch the bed...
Shocks 16 or 18inch shocks
Fuel Cell
storage box



Elliott

 

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Oh yea got a shipment of Win in today from Chaos.

Extended brake line
Front hangers
Gussets
upper Pivot
Bushings

12'' Shackles I bought a while back of a dude on here.

Need to order up Proportioning Valve tmw...

Metcho, Max and I gotta a bit of work done today. Only worked for a few hrs on it.

Springs

little update got some more shit handled

Thanks to Max, Metcho and gimmesand.

thanks gents.

 

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Calico cat is gone!

Last night we hammered down and sanded/ painted the truck minus the bed. Still needs another coat or 2 . That will happen this weekend.

Fkn C-Los haha

Purple hat = Serious business

I had an epic fail with the step ladder. Provided a bit of comic relief for every one.

Hope to have everything wrapped up by monday or tuesday next week.
It's Alive

Do Work Son!

Full tune up
Painted
62s
Tach
4.88 and locker
Exhaust
Fixed Windows
Dual spares lol

in less than 2 weeks

Big thanks to all of my buddies for making this happen.

Engine Cage This was on it when i bought it.

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Went to a poker run in Barstow.
Max and I Dominated the pack First 4 wheel finisher we only got beat by 8 dirt bikes...and then we did another lap

This truck is so much fun.

I think I was saying OHHH SHIT

 

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Barstow main this weekend testing bobs truck.

We(only1mikey, Sdecurti and I did about 20 - 25 mile of course on the way home.
Metcho and I also did a night run Friday pretty much jumped the truck every 4 whoops lol awesome !

Traded my bed/sick euro lights and $400 for a slightly less hammered bed.. ( the kid ran out of talent on the freeway and hit a K rail.)

bolted it on.... did a little body work with a giant screw driver/ Pry bar/hammer

Gotta sand it and paint it tmw night and install tire spinner.
waiting for new tail lights in the mail.

Max decided it need some shponcership

Toddler Kaos

hey man any updates?

Awesome truck! I love how simple yet functional it is. Any more updates?

few updates.

Race radio Installed
Dustlight installed
Canback Canvas Shell couldnt pass the deal up.
Flag mount tab for Toyota Flag
battery secured with Battery box from Only1Mikey
2 33x10.5 spares now.
LC Engineer Radiator ( installed and then uninstalled after Strut frame bolts rubbed a hole in )RAD!!!!11111111 NOT!!! FML
new T stat/ new fan clutch fixed my over heating problems. WIN!
hmmmm Bolted 50 Cal ammo can in the bed for my tools.
and I think that's it.

Mangled my bumper nerfing metcho at camp in barstow and then really fucked it up nerfing him on to the trailer in pismo, need to bend it back into shape for night race. After night race Young Maxwell and myself are planning on caging front bumper - cab. recooping funds for a few months and then should have simple bed cage and shocks to complement my 62s.

Goal- Keeping it simple/cheap and running.

few new photos

Shell With Sides Rolled up

Night race was the last Trip for a bit.

Carnage report:
inter-fender cracked and battery started to flop around a bit. nothing a ratch strap cant fix..
BED has basically exploded cracked, broken spot welds
1 flat
ripped shock mount of axle housing (nothing a flux core couldnt fix)
both Light tabs Dnfed on front bumper lol
lost a corner light

Upgrades on the way...........

 

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OH DANG!
some how I made it all the way back to from Temecula like this. Safety first!

New set up we are ready to rock out!

got some shit handled this evening... got rid of the old bed thanks to Mikey!

Removed:
windshield
dash
seats
race radio


Tubing will be here friday or Monday at the latest.

So last night we vetoed the 20 gallon tank..we decided it was going to be too big of a fiasco for a temporary set up.
Worked on the holes in bed for bed cage.
Still need to make holes for shocks.

Rear end should be pretty well buttoned up this weekend.

Few more tubes in the engine cage.

sick as fawk painted leafs lol

new motor mounts are already hammered from the install

 

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kits back on for figuring out shocks

new tire set up

Got some serious shit handled this weekend.

Friday night we got the rear all put back together

Fiberglass needs a little bondo and then will be ready for paint.

at the Chet motorsports sale.
Scored a K&N filter
Fox Shock oil
Race radio external speaker

Crow Harnesses / SAW Shims from Mikey


Max got more handled on the front

Sorted out my tire stash

Still have a tons of shit to do!
KOH IS SO DAMN CLOSE.... IDK IF we are going to make it!

Oh DANG!

thats badass

Thanks man

little progress yesterday..
bling plates plus 15 horse power

roof off.... windshield V in

any updates?

It's been a slow go last couple months.

Haven't really had much time to work on truck.

last weekend :

platework done for holes in floor/bumps cans
Radiator Mounted

this weekend:

driver seat mounts and slides
steering Column mounted
tubes under dash all welded up

goal this week:

paint top of cage
get roof back on
down tubes to the bed cage.
Plate work for cab
get steering linkage figured out

 

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Progress!

Top of cage painted/ roof reinstalled /Down Tubes in

Travisfab this is the driverside shockmount in the back

Engine cage pretty well wrapped up.. needs to be welded up and needs a cross member once we get the motor running / readjusted if needed

Steering Linkage almost done...

get it! looks like a truck again..

More Progress this weekend. Scored a Lowrance GPS and also found a deal on on TC King Kong Steering so going to be picking that up in a few weeks.I also bought some of the autometer gauges, Oil, water , volts, and a VDO Fuel gauge.
Saturday we went down to IMS for aluminum for skid plate and some angle iron to fix the bed.

Huckfest isn't gunna happen but shes getting there..

2 seats mounted

seat belt tabs

Still pluggin away





Still need to mount
A frame Plates cab to cage inside and out ( cut out and dimpled) just need to be tigged on
Coil
Hoodpins
grill
Engine cage crossmember ( tabs are tacked on just need to notch the tube)
front bumper/mount 4ks
winch
seatbelt tab just one (Done)
GPS
Race radio
Door bars
rear bumper/ spare tire step
Paint everything
heater Controls
Wiring for lights, gauges, Winch, Stock Wiring
make it run
Change Diff Oil
windows
Install Kit
King Kong Steering

Ha was stoked we got alot of stuff done today... only have like one thing that i can list as Done lol fawk

Anyways

enough yapping...

bed sapports.... Glass need to be notched out for those still

 

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Hood Pins
Gps
Race radio
race radio external Speaker

All mounted

simple temp setup until I have more $$ for Aluminum dash. nice gauges, intercom,

Speaker mounted between the seats

A Piller plates tacked in place

Hoping to be ready to paint by this weekend.

Engine cage/ Frame Primmered!

Going to paint frame tonight...
Doors and seats back in ready for door bars, Still Need to make tabs for the dash plate too then cab ready for paint

I have all hardware for kit so that will be back on by next weekend after everything gets painted. should be back on all 4s by next weekend!

Stoked!
Dash piece mounted

started mounting stuff

tonight need to score some more spray paint and a 30 pack of Keystone.
Going to get finishing touches on the cab cage and get it all primered tonight.
today finished up paint this after noon. fixed fiberglass mounting holes ( I forgot to do it a few months ago when I was doing all the fiberglass work)
installed steer and uppers and subframe... Need to get the new sleaves made for 3/4 bolt for lowers max tried to ream out on lathe and it shattered from heat! Nothing can ever be east lol

Oh also picked up 2 more 33x 10.5s Mud terrains! lol I think I have a problem

any way a few photos

Trophy Pruis Is Running the same spare set up at the truck and only1mikey approves

looking bad ass elliott. cant wait to see this thing in person.

Thanks dude.. I can see the light at the end for sure.

Bolt came today and I picked up my LC engineering radiator from the repair shop.

bolted more shit on tonight and laid another coat of glass on my fender mounts.

coil/ steering box /linkage/ ps resi/ coolant resi/

 

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MAF Filter
Fuse Box
RAdiator
headlight buckets
Master Cylinder
oil sender unit for gauge

done

about to order wiring shit FML

Worlds longest power steering hose! FAWK! it only needs to be like six inches ( thats what she said) In the time frame I dont know if i'll be able to get out to the hose place so i think im going to just loop it around the back bumper for now and run it! It will be super easy to replace after the truck is up and running

Fake dynomat installed! on back firewall and roof

lots of stuff done today.

removable mount for flat spare if i need to extra bed space.

quick update

rear back on its feet

switch panel will be done today..
going to start her up
finish body work
start bumper
max and metcho decided im going to have a lightbar ? so maybe a light bar
bleed brakes

monday i get 90s for shocks so that will let us button up the rest of the front end. other 90s didnt work out

 

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Another long day...got alot done this weekend still have alot left.
Big thanks to Max,metcho,Bob, C-los

DO DO DO DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO do dodododdoooooooooooooooo

Complete with some missing shit and spelling errors made list at 1:30 am lol


As Max said we fired her up last night. thanks to Bob (green Machine)we had the timing about 180 degrees off lol.

Shocks on

painted front fenders last night at like 1230 lol

Thanks guys

last night we killed over half that list

Tonight lots more to do! maybe take it for a hot lap around the block after valves are adjusted

back on all 4s for first time in a year!

adjusting valves

in 2 nights we mangled the final countdown list! Gotta button up the rest tonight cause that bitch is going on the trailer friday Afternoon

 

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Every time I stalked the old build thread, that center console/dash always gave me a slight chub.

 

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Every time I stalked the old build thread, that center console/dash always gave me a slight chub.

yea man nice and simple after all these years it's still pretty much the same too.

Has a few more holes drilled in it for a couple of switches and the hole where the battery kill switch was. I moved that between the seats.

 

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August 11, 2011

drove it around the block! lol still needs some timming adjustment... ECU might be issue

But we did it.. we'll be loading up tmw afternoon!


Oh yea anyone goingto memorial run thats got a spare ECU..?
what a weekend!

Truck ran awesome. until Mikey and I blew up my diff at 3:30 am on saturday AM. Made a few calls and TSHO and my buddy jesse cruised over to my house and picked up my my spare axle on the side yard and brought it out for me. we swapped that puppy in.. and hit the dirt!

Bob and I

got dust ? lense is a little hammered

im so stoked on this thing! can't wait to go out again!

 

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Hahaha, "Ooooh theres the gear oil!"

That was awesome! im sitting there like WTFFFFFFFFFFF thats water! ohhhhhhhhhh there we go!

bad ass build for sure. just went thru it from the beginning again. gave me some ideas and what to expect. now if only i could get mine to run. lol

Thanks man! yea it has defiantly taken a lot to get it back in the dirt. But it has been 200% worth it..You can ask anyone one at our camp. I pulled it off the trailer at about 12:30 am popped the lightbar up did a quick cruise to make sure it was good to go. And then ran it about 1 am - 330 am only stopping for co driver changes never even shut the damn thing off until i grenaded my 3rd member lol good times I cant wait to go back out.

This week/ weekend

need to rewired headlights/turn signals
install my Pyle Ipod amp/speakers ( more on this later )
fix pass window ( it fell of the track again!)
get a few things to not rattle
before the windshield and rear window go back in

Then plan is to get some street miles on it... need to make sure we are good to go on Mojave Road and a few more upcoming trips!

FYI ill have my complete 8" forsale soon if you are interested.

PM sent

got one side done just need to install the cover

 

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already nerfed truck on the driveway lol

made a few labels for switches

Fuel pump is getting rewired to ignition switch

also photo of the pyle installed... picked up a little pelican case for my Ipod/phone. This thing powers 2 6x9s and plays Ipod or Iphones

winch mount done

bumper needs skid plate and paint

Wires have been run for head lights/turn sigs/fuel gauge

Windshield will be going in Friday

We picked up a new Co dog over the weekend

almost ready for mojave road trip

olive!

 

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Winch mount max did a bitchin job looks pretty awesome just needs skid plate

pull front shocks off to revavle

what valving are you running?

I don't remember what metcho put in there to be honest. We are going to revalve them tonight. Ill let you know.

Windows going in today... hoping to drive to work tmw

Olive is stoked on her co dog seat

 

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forgot to post this... bumper done/painted need to install winch and lights tonight need to notch hood and grill

not my truck, but i know you're jealous of the pink!

ya thats not macs truck, that truck is in the dirt. you will only find macs in parking lot deserts

No I know that's itwassweet at the sand drags I nerfed him out... but the ginger in disguise is Mac. Besides his truck as white fenders anyways


Last night revalved rear shocks
re-installed fronts and rears/ Charged them back up.
Got fuel gauge working
window dude didn't make it over yesterday apparently hes going to install the windows this AM

Back window is easy do it yourself

This back window was not easy. We got it but it was a bitch!
It had a lot to do with cutting the roof off and plating to the cab.

Drove that bitch to work this AM

WINNING!

 

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yota is ready for battle!Shes almost all loaded up 5 jerry cans, sailor jerry and some fire wood. Just need to put the RC car ant on it and turn on the remote

Oh and I scored a new hood last night from Dirtydangler Thanks man! Not going to run it for this trip but it will go on soon

The Girls

Photos from the Trip Mojave Road 2011 Thread

Traded the Bodj fenders last night

Pretty stoked they match up with my new hood.

dude help me out with v6 5 lugger rear ends. My gearing options and third member options are making me go fucking crazy.

Only1Mikey showed me this yesterday

Erik's Toyota Differential info

My axle is out of an s-runner. It's more than likely going to a take some grinding welding and drilling to make work but I like to go the hard route.

all 2wd and 4wd T100's, '00-06 Tundra's, and ?? Sequoia's use a newer/stronger 8" 2-pinion diff. Tacoma 4x4's and Tacoma PreRunner's that don't come with the electric locker (aka "non-TRD), as well as V6 Tacoma 4x2's also came with this diff.
This diff commonly and mistakenly called an 8.4" or 8.25" diff, possibly to imply its extra strength. The ring gear actually measures 8". The extra strength of this diff comes from the bearing cap/truss and large diameter pinion gear shaft.

 

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Winch is in. Pretty Stoked on finally having that installed that's only been sitting on the shelf for over a year now. Once the skid plate is on you will hardly even notice the winch.

Started fixing the hood and fenders rain put a damper on that though. Lots left to do before the clean up!

Last night hammered down.

Got the diff swapped out... so happy to have 4.88 and locker back in the truck... took it for a quick hot lap and wow what a difference from the 4.10s.
fixed issue with GPS and Radio not working.
got front fenders painted
tonight:

Install fenders
driver door panel
Nut and bolt check
Fluids check
pack truck

Can't wait for this weekend!

 

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Put over 100 dirt miles on truck this weekend at the clean up in barstow. With no issues. Other than on the way home developed a slight exhaust leak and got a rear flat from a nail in the side wall

managed a whopping 42 mph in the rough down on upper main. Jumping ever other whoop. Need to swap springs out and do some serious tuning.

Elliot quick question are you running the stock 7.5 toyota axel? It looks like you beat that thing and it holds up. I want to try and find a 4spd 22re, I heard those came with 4.10's cool little upgrade for people with 5spd 22re gears..

for the time being yea i'm running the 7.5 with 4.88s... So far I've exploded one carrier into pieces. I picked up an 8 inch for a value a month or so ago. probably install it some time after the Glamis new years trip.


Trip this weekend was epic 155 dirt miles from barstow to giant rock to barstow..
New 500 LB coils/ vavling are amazing it rides so much better

Got stuck twice lol
My Muffler ? um its gone

I'll make another thread with the photos from the trip

Barstow to Giant Rock to Barstow