Well I found this site on a google search for a Toyota Drift Truck.. I just picked up a 1987 Standard Cab/Short Bed/4spd/22R pickup. Paid $1500 on the basis of reciepts to a brand new 22R and tranny. Truck has 183,000mi with only 11ish on the motor/trans.

I picked the truck up after selling my 2000 Audi A4. At 18, I couldn't afford the payments/insurance/fuel/parts totaling to around $700 monthly. Now I'm at no car payment, $60mo insurance, and have only put about $200 into it since day one almost a month ago. (Exhaust manifold/oil pan gaskets)

The Audi:



The truck:
(Haven't taken the time to do an actual shoot of it, so bear with me on cell phone pics.)




Current mods:
3in lowering blocks
cranked torsens
turn-down exhaust
****tastic bondo mod
painted hubcaps

Future plans:
Swap.. I wanna try a 5MGTE.
Custom fabbed suspension setup. Coilovers all the way around, supra brakes, etc.
Wheels
Bodywork
Paint

I want to go a ratrod/WTF is that look. Flat olive drab, rusted hood, black or gold 18's. Sideways the entire time of course.

 

Welcome to TM! It'll be interesting to see how it turns out.

 

welcome to TM! I'd rather be driving the Toy especially for that price, good find!

 

thats a nice audi!

welcome to tm!

 

Nice! Cant wait to see more pics.

 

LoL i wish i could have an audi a4 at 18 lol... good luck on your truck

 

Well the Audi was my dad's idea. First car, and a classy AWD for him to drive in the winter. Well when I turned 18, they turned the payment and etc over to me. **** that, I'm not paying that much for a car that isn't brand new. So I sold it.

Forgot to add that the 4Runner front end is gonna be mostly chrome. Haha.

Trying to find a 4x4 daily so I can get started on this beast. Thanks for the warm welcome. I guess thats one thing mini-truckers and VW guys have in common haha.

 

The truck looks like a nice starting point.

 

Welcome to the site! I'm a vw guy too! So many toys, so little time (and $).

 

is it just me or does everyone want a drift truck now? I thought about using my truck as a drift platform back in 8thgrade, that being said, 8th grade was 3 years ago.

 

I think 18's are to big for drifting. I'm running 18's and I don't think it'll work.

Let me know about that coilover conversion though. I've considered it myself. The suspension on these trucks suck a lot of ass.

 

lmfao D1GP cars run 18's.

 

Yeah I'm not gonna attempt a drift car on 18's powered by a stock 22R.


Hell, a drift car (truck) period powered by a stock 22R.


I'll be making just a bit of power. =]

 

You don't need all that much power. One of the best drift cars are also the most underpowered. Think ae86

 

True but the debate here was running 18's. Find me a bone stock 4AGE powered Corolla running 18's and drifting everywhere.

I don't need power as is, but I want to do something a bit different.

 

anything better than the 22R.. go for it.


hahaha if i had something along the lines of 230hp, i can drift... tehehheee