Paperstreet10
Well-Known Member
I'll preface this thread by saying that I'm building on a tight budget! After a year of Craigslist trading.... Yes I said Craigslist, I went from a broken cell phone to a toyota 4x4. With college courses and full time employment, play money is limited. So here goes nothing. I'm new to crawling and fab so don't grill me too hard! 
1983 22r rebuilt with 261 low range offroad cam
Rusted out bed equipped with a matching rusty toolbox
5 speed w56 tranny, bone stock truck basically.
Here is what I started with, don't mind my ugly ass buddy in the first pic!
Mine and my buddies 1gens
I added a fresh coat of spray paint to hide some ugly
At the shop about to build a front bumper with a buddies tube bender
It was the first actual bumper we had done, I already have plans for another style once I get some necessities on the truck
Primer
Painted
final for now
I went to a local junk yard and pulled off another set of toy rears and some 63" Chevy springs and ordered the hardware from sky manufacturing for suspension
Apparently rufs will turn a 4wd into a 2 dig truck.... New shaft to come
Springs and rear shocks are done... I owed a buddy
Yard crawling just for a test flex, I got around 4 1/2" of lift
Got my TG high steer in this week along with some ARP knuckle studs. We put it on at a buddy's house earlier tonight. Here are a few pics....
I know, I know... The oil pan and valve cover were both painted neon green by the previous owner. I assume it was done during the rebuild.. Definitely a hideous color though. I also still need to install my other U-bolt flip. ( factory steering wouldn't clear it ).
... And that's a productive Saturday night for me, which doesn't happen often!!
1983 22r rebuilt with 261 low range offroad cam
Rusted out bed equipped with a matching rusty toolbox
5 speed w56 tranny, bone stock truck basically.
Here is what I started with, don't mind my ugly ass buddy in the first pic!
Mine and my buddies 1gens
I added a fresh coat of spray paint to hide some ugly
At the shop about to build a front bumper with a buddies tube bender
It was the first actual bumper we had done, I already have plans for another style once I get some necessities on the truck
Primer
Painted
I went to a local junk yard and pulled off another set of toy rears and some 63" Chevy springs and ordered the hardware from sky manufacturing for suspension
Apparently rufs will turn a 4wd into a 2 dig truck.... New shaft to come
Springs and rear shocks are done... I owed a buddy
Yard crawling just for a test flex, I got around 4 1/2" of lift
Got my TG high steer in this week along with some ARP knuckle studs. We put it on at a buddy's house earlier tonight. Here are a few pics....
I know, I know... The oil pan and valve cover were both painted neon green by the previous owner. I assume it was done during the rebuild.. Definitely a hideous color though. I also still need to install my other U-bolt flip. ( factory steering wouldn't clear it ).
... And that's a productive Saturday night for me, which doesn't happen often!!
