1981 SR5 RESURRECTION

FISHSTICKER · Feb 28, 2016

Well....found a pretty cool little truck on the net in Billings Montana and of course I am in south Louisiana. Good news is I was headed to North Kansas to bow hunt for a week and the Owner was a great guy who was willing to meet me in Cheyenne Wyoming.

Story is the truck liked to deer hunt to and took some front end damage in around 1990 and has sat in a barn since then. Ben had recently purchased the truck and then decided to pass it on to someone else to chase down all the little gremlins you find on a project like this.

Where we are now.................................

Rebuilt the carb
Fixed the turn signal issues...contacts were oxidized and needed cleaning
Fixed some wires that had been chewed
Replaced signal generator on the Distributor
Removed, cleaned and epoxied the Tank
Fixed the fuel sending unit
New Toyota fuel pump
New Toyota in tank screen
Wax Job
Straightened up front clip damage to get all parts together....still needs expert body man to finish
Re-Constructed drivers side turn signal (can't find a replacement)
Replaced Windshield gasket
New cheap radiator (to be replaced)
Ben had lowered the front end and put lowering blocks in the rear. I think I want to raise the front a tad
All new fluids
Seats redone by Master Craftsman Lance Leblanc. He kept the original centers. They look like they belong in a GT500

And more I have already forgotten. The lack of rust on this thing shocked me. Excuse the lack of before pics...I did not plan on doing a build thread originally.