hey people I just picked up my first pickup




obviously its missing a front grill and has a decent amount of rust but shes all there.

i've already hit a road block with it though. The truck has a charging problem that needs to be sorted out, and the spark plug threads for #1 are done for.

anyways hello

any seattle people on here?

 

welcome man im from renton and there are a few more from up in the north end and for your charging prob check the fuses, the alt. and the voltage regulator these trucks are really easy to work on

 

Welcome aboard! I just happen to have a spare grille...

 

I actually live in renton aswell.

Sweet! maybe once it in good running order i can take a spin out your way and get the grill off you? pm me $

 

Check out the events section when you get a chance. There is a big Toyota meet in the Tacoma area on October 3rd (PSTOF). I'll get a couple pictures of the grille and PM them to you.

 

right on.. where at im in kennydale.... maybe you have seen me smashing around, i have a black shortbed

 

Maybe ill have to hit some of you guys up next month when I'm in Seattle ill be at radisson hotel across from seatac airport for like 3 weeks would be cool to hang with some yota guys

 

havent seen you but i live minutes away on the outskirts of kennydale.

so here is what i came across last night



do you guys think that zip tie keeping one side of the voltage regulator connected is the reason why my battery isnt charging?

 

Welcome to TM! What are the plans for this truck? And you were smart, you brought pics.

My wife's from Kent, we try and get up there whenever we can.......when we have the money.

 

that could be the problem are those wires under it spliced together cause that doesnt look like a stock style vr

 

oh yeah they are hacked like a mofo.. I'm hoping the green plug is still the same, seems as it would be beacuse the brilliant wire job is on the vr side.


Original plan was to get a 78 and under pickup longbed so that i can do dump runs and have a parts getter, but after looking at some of the build threads on here I've decided to do some restoration on it. Although I already have my hands tied into a 75 & 86 corolla sadly the truck is gonna have to take a back seat.

 

i have a spare vr that came off my 77 that is still good cause i thought it was bad and it was just a fuse

 

Post up some pics of your Corollas! I used to have a 77 Corolla w/3KC and a four speed. I miss that car. Now I drive an 08 Corolla, and my 78 p/u.

 

Welcome to TM. Nice looking truck you got there. So whats the plans? I would Also like to see some pics of your cars.

 

I will grab that off of you today if possible, i have one waiting for me at shucks but its $25. how much do you want?

 

here is the AE86 about a year ago


then I ripped her apart to do a full resto



the TE31 currently sits but soon ill have some garage space to start taking her apart and fixing all the rust. this is how she looked with my diamond wheels haha

 

you can have it. ill hook it up right quick to make sure it does work ill send you a pm with my number

 

Nice look cars bro.

 

nice rolla's.


was that '86 at pstof last year? looks familiar. but ya nice start to the collection.


love the diamond wheels, they'd look hawt on my celi, 15's?





if curtis's VR dont work out for ya, i have a brand new alt/VR for my 74 corona that i think will work, i just warrantied em out so they are stupid fresh. but I want $60 for the set.

i upgraded

 

Thank you james for the VR btw your truck is sick!! i want to go for a ride in it and see how it rips. It gave me some motivation to do work on my truck.

I still need to find a condenser for the VR, I didnt want to take one of my other car and O'reilly/autozone dont have them. Does anyone know what kind i might need or if they are all the same? or where i can get one?