1981 SR5 RESURRECTION

Discussion in '1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads' started by FISHSTICKER, Feb 28, 2016.

  1. FISHSTICKER

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    That my friend is a genuine sexy little hornets nest. Made the hair stand up on the back of my neck when I turned around and saw it about 6" from my face. I don't like hornets. Good news was nobody was home.

    Anyone have any leads on where I might be able to get a chrome bumper and appropriate bumper turn signal?
     
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    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Aaaah i see. My dumb ass wouldve swatted it away haha.

    Try ebay for some parts. Theres reproductions coming out of thailand
     
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    I'll keep checking ebay. I haven't seen any available. Any idea on the quality of those thai repops?
     
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    I'm thinking these rims will go well especially with the old school round headlights. I just need to try and figure out what size I can stuff in the fender wells and still clear.
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    Oh,

    I had planned to rebuild all the brake calipers, picked up the kits from NAPA, went home pulled the first one apart and it looked like it was new. Unbelievable. while installing new pads the pistons pushed in so silky smooth with little effort. I ended up bringing the re-build kits back and traded them for a carb-kit. Did have to replace the master cylinder. I kept the old one to re-build and re-install later.
     
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    Nice the 79-83 is my favorite body style of all the old Yotas.
    Congrats on the find

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    Nice find & the damage is all fixable!!
     
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    I bought some thai repops from a thai seller (i have a second gen) and the trn signals look good enough. Also got door pin switches for the dome light, along with the rear view mirror and the only thing that was "meh" quality was the mirror.

    Search using the chassis code"RNxx"
     

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