i also just read the whole build start to finish!

thats some awesome work you've done there.

Two thumbs up from me!

 

Hey Bernie what made you decide to go 79 and change the original hood lines?

 

thanks!

umm, well i want to make the front of the truck come to a point in the center, rather then being a flat face like the stock trucks are. when i made a vector of what i wanted i didn't really care for the way the stock hood looked with the point. also i hate cowl hoods and hoods with holes for motor clearance. since i needed a 1.5" raise i had to do something that would look stockish. lol

here is the vector i did with the stock hood



here is the one i modified to fit the 79 hood. when i seen it i knew i wanted it lol



obviously since then i've dropped having a bumper all together in exchange for the valance i made lol

 

Just read all 55 pgs. of this post. Your work is amazing and you have really good taste in mini's. Keep up the great work, I'm sure we'll all be seing alot more of your truck in magazine's to come. Are we going to see this at Forbidden Fantasy show the 13th?

 

thanks man.

no, i won't be at forbidden, starting around tuesday i'm going to be real busy with the truck, and broke at the same time.. lol

if it all goes as planned i'm hoping to drive the truck within the next couple months. if all goes well between now and sept., i'll be driving it to west coast nationals.

 

some parts came in today!!!! *

the top box isn't mine.



40 series flowmasters
wilwood reverse mount pedal assebly with dual m/c's
front and rear shocks
fuel pump
billet throttle pedal
a/n flaring tool.
30' 3/8" aluminum fuel lines
full stainless 3/16" brake kit
various a/n fittings for fuel line
and a universal aluminum radiator



pretty happy with the radiator. not bad for $110

 

Me like alot. Will that radiator fit in mine?

 

saweeet!

 

Whoooooa i need one of those wilwood pedal set ups! Tell me more! haha

 

thanks, i have no idea if it would fit your truck, or even a stock 73 hilux. everything is rebuilt on mine lol. they come in a variety of widths, all are 19" tall.

thanks dave

this is what i got

Wilwood Reverse Swing Mount Dual Master Cylinder Pedal

but i think you would need this

Wilwood Reverse Swing Triple Master Cylinder Pedal

well i was all excited having new parts. so around 10pm i went outside and started on making the wilwood pedal fit. worked out really well. i modified the stock brake pedal assembly to fit the wilwood setup. had to make some little brackets but nothing too bad. the m/c's fit nicely between the cowl and the back of the gauges.













the pedal clears the steering column by about 3/8" throughout the travel. i still have to make a mount for the stock brake light switch.

 

today i bought fittings for the airride. the fittings are steel, all the tube nuts and sleeves are stainless. $230 worth..

 

so doing flared stainless lines i take it

 

Nice bro. When is your dead line to finish this thing

 

awesome! your gonna kill em once this truck is done!

 

gotta love speedway! very nice! cant wait to see this thing done

 

yeah, 3/8x035. figure i'll do it once then not worry about blown lines lol

thanks, no real deadline. but i (and my wife lol) want to drive it to west coast nats in september. so i need to get it running and put some miles on it before i take it 500+ miles roundtrip.

thanks man

thanks. i wish speedway sold all the air ride stuff like bushings and tabs etc. i love ordering a ton of stuff, and having it 2 days later without missing stuff. seems like all the airride supply places take 2 days just to acknowledge that you paid them and want your parts

 

40' 3/8x.035 stainless hardline



random ebay 16" fan kit. hopefully it works for how little the truck will be driven



and i made some tabs and mounted my rear brake hose

 

Pretty tough hilux burnzya. I also have that one.

 

Hey Bernie
did you start this build as a Show truck? Or did you start it as a daily driver mini and then decided to change it to show truck?

Your comment about the fan, and the little it will be driven kind of spered this question?

Keep up the great Work Dude It's awsome

 

so another month and you can drive it over eh? lol