78 Dolphin

Discussion in '1976-1983 Build-Up/Project Threads' started by devin343, Aug 6, 2011.

  1. devin343

    devin343 Newbie

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    Washington and Colorado
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    78 2wd with camper
    So I'm fixing up my grandparents old dolphin camper. It has 99,000 miles on it and I know my grandpa took real good care of it until he died and it got parked in my parents pasture in 96'. Drove it from Washington state down to colorado and it ran beautifully. In the process of fixing it up I've realized the camper portion was water damaged beyond repair so had to scrap it.

    So far I've installed a 32/36 weber and now I want to know what you guys think I should do for exhaust. Right now it's pretty much rusted away. How much will new headers get me?

    I plan on rebuilding a new camper shell on the back, maybe with aluminum studs? so I want all the power I can get. On the way out from Washington I got passed by two oversized loads.

    I've read a new cam is a good way to get more power, but I don't know if I should replace that when the engine is running so good and I know it should have a lot of life left in it.

    There's a fair amount of rust under the hood that i'm not quite sure how to deal with? I'll get pictures up of that.

    I'm having trouble finding a new grill for it, if anyone's got one I'd appreciate it.

    Any advice about how to fix her up or get more power or maybe do fix up the suspension? Everyone on this site seems pretty dialed and there are some badass trucks out there. Thanks for the help.
     

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  2. OZRN25

    OZRN25 Newbie

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    Awesome - being in Australia I've only ever seen pics of these things...I want one!!

    It's hard to see from your photo's but does it have a standard 2 piece RN25 grille?

    Like this?
    TOYOTA HILUX RN20 RN25 PICKUP GRILL GRILLE NEW | eBay

    Have heard good things about this seller from Aussie buyers, hope this helps.

    Keep us updated with progress of the beast!!!
     
  3. jetas

    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Holy crap looks like a tornado hit it! Lol jk. BAG IT!!!
     

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