Post by gotmyyotaback on Jan 20, 2010 9:28:58 GMT -8
Bought my son, Tyler, a 1981 Toyota Trekker for Christmas. Gonna start rippin into it next week. Heres what we have planned so far:
- Rears Up Front
- SAS Ft Hanger (much beefier then stock+ 1" lift, and better pinion angle
- 6" Ft Shackle
- Chevies in the Rear, conventional shackle length unknown yet
- Hi-Steer and IFS box (Thanks Judd)
- U-Bolts Flip Kits (Thanks Judd)
- Late model rear Housing (Thanks Judd)
Thats what we know we are doing, the rest is up for debate
I'm not sure what size tires this set up is going to allow, input would be great. We want 35" or bigger. The truck needs to make threw the hard trails, but will also (someday ) be his DD. We have the obvious plans of gutting the interor and making it pretty again, aswell as full Cage and Armor, but thats all after I get it sitting correctly, and running correctly .........wich brings up my big delima, I was told its a Federal Vehicle, the hoods been replaced and the emissions sticker is gone. My Haynes Book skips this model, it has a 2wd Fed but no 4wd. Best I can tell the emisssions vacuum tubing is all gone, so I need to replace it if I want to pass smog, They are all differant, I need to know which it originally was before I start buying parts.
The trucks has what looks like 150k and when we started it it idled and then would fall on its face if givin a load, but sounded great. No engine noise, so knowing these engines I assume its a keeper. The carb smells like turpentine and it has sat a long time, so rebuild or R&R+ add smog is what she needs to stay under the hood. Pland B, I have a 22RE on the stand, it only has 10k on it, survey say's an aftermarket harness will cost me $300, and then its plug and play. I could even go to a ref and get it smogged. The 2 problems I have with plan B are 1- I hate to put a good 22R out to pasture just cause some tool yanked the smogg equiptment. and 2- that 22RE is my spare for my Runner that has 227k on it, still runs great but will likely poop out the day after I bolt the spare into my sons truck.
- Rears Up Front
- SAS Ft Hanger (much beefier then stock+ 1" lift, and better pinion angle
- 6" Ft Shackle
- Chevies in the Rear, conventional shackle length unknown yet
- Hi-Steer and IFS box (Thanks Judd)
- U-Bolts Flip Kits (Thanks Judd)
- Late model rear Housing (Thanks Judd)
Thats what we know we are doing, the rest is up for debate
I'm not sure what size tires this set up is going to allow, input would be great. We want 35" or bigger. The truck needs to make threw the hard trails, but will also (someday ) be his DD. We have the obvious plans of gutting the interor and making it pretty again, aswell as full Cage and Armor, but thats all after I get it sitting correctly, and running correctly .........wich brings up my big delima, I was told its a Federal Vehicle, the hoods been replaced and the emissions sticker is gone. My Haynes Book skips this model, it has a 2wd Fed but no 4wd. Best I can tell the emisssions vacuum tubing is all gone, so I need to replace it if I want to pass smog, They are all differant, I need to know which it originally was before I start buying parts.
The trucks has what looks like 150k and when we started it it idled and then would fall on its face if givin a load, but sounded great. No engine noise, so knowing these engines I assume its a keeper. The carb smells like turpentine and it has sat a long time, so rebuild or R&R+ add smog is what she needs to stay under the hood. Pland B, I have a 22RE on the stand, it only has 10k on it, survey say's an aftermarket harness will cost me $300, and then its plug and play. I could even go to a ref and get it smogged. The 2 problems I have with plan B are 1- I hate to put a good 22R out to pasture just cause some tool yanked the smogg equiptment. and 2- that 22RE is my spare for my Runner that has 227k on it, still runs great but will likely poop out the day after I bolt the spare into my sons truck.