Hi guys,

Time to introduce myself.

I just bought a 1977 Toyota Pickup Long Bed.

It is still in Michigan, I haven't seen it yet in person. I will be traveling to MI tomorrow to do the deal. Importing it to Canada will take a couple of days so next week I will go back again (another 800 miles) do some paperwork and and trailer it back home. Should be simple but wish me luck.

The pickup is all stock and originally from Oregon. From what I can see pretty it is in very good shape, it runs great, is rust free and a true survivor. And that is what my plan is. Keep it original, no mods to speak of and use it as a... work truck.

 

Welcome! Holy smoke! That one may be cleaner than mine. How many miles?

 

Wow that looks clean. Nice find of a piece of history. Post up more photos once you take delivery.

 

That does look really good. I love how shiney the old toyota paint stays. 77RN23, you have pics of yours? Looks real shiny too

 

Welcome! That is a GREAT looking 1977 truck. It must have been garaged and driven very minimal out on the snow. Good idea to keep it stock

Thanks for your introduction and keep up posted when the truck arrives at your place!

Rick

 

Nice looking truck man, looks like it just came out of the factory. Would like to see more pics when you have more.

 

What a cherry of a truck!

 

And here is a link to a gallery with more pictures.
I have a couple more but I will update the gallery when I get back form MI.

How many miles? The odo says 20k. I am guessing 120k but you never know. The rubber on the pedals are not worn, but the vinyl on the floor has some wear. With a truck that old, mileage becomes less of an issue.
She all original, even the paint, the radio and speakers, manuals, jack everything. The bed has a few scratches. The dash has two cracks, the seat has a few rips. As far as I know, that is pretty much it. Amazing for a 36 year old truck.
I can't wait to see it in person.

 

Sounds pretty complete. Mine had 81k when I got it. They have a 6th digit odometer to show the 100s of thousands. Sounds like a low miler either way. I had the jack behind the seat and vinyl floor too.

 

I went over too take a look at the truck and finish the paper work. Quite a trip (1400 miles trip) but totally worth it.
I met the owner, talked about the truck, took it for a test drive and shook his hand.
The pickup is is unbelievable shape. It has it's wear and tear, little nicks, scratches and dents, but definitely a time capsule. Just the way I like it.
No respray to speak of (maybe the bezel). Everything under the hood is there and works.
And it drives, shifts and brakes exceptionally good.

I will be picking it up and importing it next week. I can't wait

Here are some more pics:

 

Beautiful! Congrats on the excellent find!

 

Here's a little video:

1977 Gen 2 Toyota Pickup - YouTube

 

Wow that appears to be in AMAZING condition. Welcome!

 

I know you want to keep it stock but a set of rear blocks and a set of mighty max front springs would put you in a nice not too low daily driver that can be returned to stock easy if you chose too other than that I wouldn't change a thing

 

You mean going even lower? Ha, I've never had a truck this low before.
I mean, it's tiny compared to my daily driver.

 

It's home and happy. (an so am I).

I picked up the pickup this weekend and arrived back home Monday night.
I was quite a long drive (about 1600 miles) but totally worth it.

On the way back we nicknamed the truck Stewie (as in Steward Little or the little guy from Family guy) I normally don't give names to my vehicles but I might make an exception to the rule.

The road trip turned out to be a most excellent adventure! We were about 15 minutes into the trip and we almost hit a deer. So I got the chance to test the brakes on the LX and the trailer and they worked great.
We loaded up the truck in Marquette Michigan in the evening and decided to drive part of the 28 back to Saulte Saint Marie. It is just about the most boring road in the world. It turned out to be quite challenging because we counted no less the 40 deer. We also saw a huge wolf. I have never seen one this big. We had mistaken it for a deer and it had the same height as the hood of my Lexus.

And the border crossing on the way back turned out to be a breeze ! All it took was about 20 minutes for both custom offices on a sunny Monday morning.

US customs: The officers there were very friendly and professional. They stamped the document in no time. All I needed was the title, the bill of sale and my passport.
He accompanied me outside, was very enthusiastic and amazed about my purchase.
He briefly glanced at the vin number gave me the form and told me what to do with it.

Canadian customs. We stopped at the booth, the person asked me a couple of questions. Where is came from, if I had anything to declare (duh!) typed the details into his computer and instructed me to park. Inside the office was also pleasant. A girl did the paperwork for me while chatting about her Jeep. I signed a form, had to pay tax and that was it, I was good to go. They didn't even step outside to take look.

All in all exporting or importing was easier and faster then fixing the flat tire on the trailer

I have made a new gallery with pictures which I will try and keep it updated.

Stewie went to the shop yesterday for safety and a few other tweaks.
First thing we did was giving it a good undercoating. I won't be using it in the winter, but it's not going to hurt.
They also fixed the small chip in the windshield (or the zit as they called it in the shop lol)
It also needed a brake adjustment and a couple of bulbs and we gave it some fresh oil.
And that was it. It was good to go.

Getting it licensed and plated was a breeze (although I had to pay tax).

I got a chance to take it out on a good drive, from the shop to home, which is about 20 miles (in the pouring rain) and it preformed flawlessly.

It is quite zippy, feels tight and the transmission shifts like butter. I just can't get over it that it's 36 years old.

There was a slight rattle under the hood at specific rpms. It turned out to be a dried out gasket under the air filter so that was an easy fix. It was amazing how easy those bolts came loose.

Stewie came with a box with two period correct bumperettes. I put them on and I like it.




Other plans are fixing the upholstery and the OEM radio.

I am also considering using Line-X for the truck bed. I am still on the fence on this one, because it is not really period correct but it will add some protection and I would like to use it as a real truck.

 

Welcome to the forum

 

That FJ40 looks beautiful, as well as the pickup! Nice!

 

Stunning find there, and welcome. I won't be changing my olive green , but dang, that pearly white is a nice color for it.

...now... to locate some bumperettes. I like the look of those.

If "Stewie" is originally from Oregon, and is rust free, the original owner must have taken some very good care of it. Mine came from Seattle and probably lost a few pounds on the trip over.

 

Its not unheard of for northwest trucks to stay rust free. My only rust is the driver fender's rocker area, and I bolted that on Was rust free before. Owner kept it clean and under cover when he could.

As for the bumperettes, which I call bumper feet, I think they are pretty rad. My truck came with a set. They were optional, and most the time the places like chinook and dolphin were the only ones to check that option box. I have gone with and without them over the years. Haven't come across another set to grab though.

Glad you got it back safe and are enjoying it.