OffRoadTacos 79 Toyota truck build

OffroadTaco4x4

OffroadTaco4x4

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Finally got the truck tonight. All I've done so far is hose the undercarriage down with wd-40. A good cleaning is coming tomorrow, along with more pics! ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1379040282.956788.jpg
 
Rear bumper off and back of bed is unbolted ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1379370939.802666.jpg

Seats removed and it looks like its about time for a new floor pan :) ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1379371012.622114.jpg ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1379371022.004783.jpg

Truck is sitting on jack stands because I'm waiting on the wheels to get painted, should be done tomorrow ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1379371069.954637.jpg
 
A full body off frame restoration, 3in lift, 33s and custom front and rear bumpers. I'm guna paint the whole truck olive drab (army green). Rebuild the engine, Bored 10 over. I'm really just hoping to build a nice, badass trail truck
 
The frame actually isn't that great. So far I found at least 3 spots to be fixed. The guy that had the truck before me just really didn't take care of it. Ill get pictures of all the spots as soon as I sand blast the frame
 
I hope to have the truck driving with everything put together and working by early January. Then go into paint. I'm in high school and hopefully will be getting a job so ill have more money to put into it. So I don't have tons of time but its come a long way in a couple weeks.
 
Work has been slow this week cause I've been sick :( but I finally got the rear axle off and the old rear crossmember (being replaced with 3x4 square metal tube) and started cutting out the rotted frame.ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1380845086.449388.jpgImageUploadedByTaco Forum1380845094.432753.jpgImageUploadedByTaco Forum1380845100.202549.jpg
 
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Finally got the front axle off! Big turning point in the build, it's gone from tearing stuff apart to making it like new again. ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1381105523.159350.jpg and here's the old 20r just begging to be rebuilt ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1381105597.424225.jpg
 
Sorry there haven't been any updates lately, I've just been prepping for sand blasting. Alot of grinding and cleaning. Sandblasting man should be here Monday them I can get the frame primed and all the patches welded in. Ill get some picture up tomorrow of all the rotted spots cut out!
 
Most of the rotted frame has been cut out. There's still some places that I need to look at. ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291021.344283.jpg ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291033.931839.jpg ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291042.050879.jpg ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291051.071466.jpg

Here's the haul from the scrap yard today. ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291075.154954.jpg ImageUploadedByTaco Forum1382291085.169127.jpg I got all the metal for repairing the frame and floor boards, make a new bumper (big white pipe) and some pipe to make a prerunner style bumper for my taco and all for free! :)
 
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