a few years ago i bought a toyota and was going to build it, cuz i couldnt get the truck truck i really wanted, but it got put on the back burner, to the point where i just sold it and doubled my money on it and it was shipped to Ethiopia

heres my intro thread
http://www.toyotaminis.com/forum/introduce-yourself-3/canadian-newb-4857/

the truck i really wanted went up for sale again and i jumped on it, i overpaid for something that was in rough shape but it was the story behind it is why i really wanted it

so lets start the timeline

1992-2000 when my uncle owned it


2000-2003 when my friend owned it
static dropped


bagged and painted


then it went downhill from there, it was sold to a snake bastard who was supposedly a friend of ours who bailed my friend out of debt and was told he would sell it back once he had the money again, well that was a lie, he then repainted the truck, pulled all the interior out, blew the motor and replaced it.
it was then sold to another friend and sat in the garage until last summer

i got it like this



no interior. just headliner and ****ty APC seats and thats it

i am now working on it slowly, ive done most of the interior still need to source out some parts

carpet before:


and after:


new dash, not fully finished


and more interior



thats it for pictures right now

truck still needs a lot of work

plans are to rebag it front and rear, new link setup, and radiator before i drive it

i'll keep updating as the slow process goes

 

Wow that truck has history. Transformed a lot. It looked nice in original blue and baby blue with the drops. I had those same kruz 20s you have. Just sold them on Tuesday. I'll keep looking here for progress. Good luck.

 

Oh and welcome to the forum man

 

thanks!
yes the truck does have a lot of history, which is why i wanted it, the day i brought it home i informed my cousin and my friend who did most of the work to it that i bought it and they came over right away to say hello to an old friend.
the only person who wasnt happy about it was my wife, i didnt tell her i was buying it, i already had 3 mazdas, which 2 of them were in the driveway and the other is all torn apart in my garage, my brother-in-law thought it would be funny video record her reaction when she got home and the toyota mysteriously showed up, she's ok with it now
i do want to repaint it the same blue it used to be, but thats not until everything else is done, the wheels are kruz wheels but 18"s, im not a fan of them but it'll do until i find some i like

 

Welcome!
And hope you get this truck to where you want it!!

 

That's a thing because you will stay motivated. Lmao you took a chance huh. My girl gets mad sometimes. I spent 5 hours only tuck yesterday. Are the mazdas trucks too? Yeah my paint will be the last thing I do because I don't know if I'm going lower and changing the fenders and bed to 4x4 ones. I didn't know they made them in 18s. Mine would hit with 3 inch blocks

 

my wife has no say when it comes to my trucks, i did have 3 mazdas and the toyota, just sold one of them to my neighbours son he needed a drivetrain and wiring for his and im getting back tomorrow for free and stripping more parts off of it to sell

 

You got a chop shop going huh lol. Hey I'm curious. What's the engine look like. Post pics maybe?

 

Damn, great story and great work. Welcome back!

 

Heres the engine. Not much to look at. And I've already fixed a few things already

 

Not bad man. You'll have the time to do it. Mines is about the same. Is the battery relocated?

 

Nice lookin truck man. Looked better all blue.

 

Not battery was pulled out. i had it in the garage, using it to test out the air zenith compressors i rebuilt

I like it better when it was all blue also

 

*quick update*

went to the local pull it yard and raped the only yota they just go in

what i grabbed:
mass air flow sensor - original was tampered with, didnt trust it
belt tensioner pully and bracket - did have one at all
original windshield moulding - mine was replaced with some rubber moulding
fan shroud - m.i.a.
dimmer switch
sun visors
cup holder
sill plates
rear view mirror with dome light
rubber bumpers for the doors and under the hood
hvac knobs
main 80 amp fuse
every phillips screw and 10mm bolt i could get out
washer squirters
and i cant remember what else i got

but that concludes everything i needed that was missing or broken for the truck

i still need seats and seatbelts and i have everything for the interior.

its my o.c.d. to have everything for the interior minus the rear seats, thats stereo space

 

Glad you were able to ge the truck back in the family. Makes me want to hunt down my dads '68 chevelle

 

Lol wow man good stuff. Get everything that you can cause if you leave it, some one else will grab it when you come back for it.

 

Got anxious after work today. Started mocking up my 4runner front end. Its really the only thing i can do to fix the hacked up rad support after it had a phantom grill. The headlight buckets were welded to the support and had nothing behind it. Unless i wanted to replace the whole thing which i wasn't gonna do. I'll get it all installed and then blow it all apart to smooth out and repair the support
oh! And i scored a lean rear window with plate box n.i.b.

 

Got anxious after work today. Started mocking up my 4runner front end. Its really the only thing i can do to fix the hacked up rad support after it had a phantom grill. The headlight buckets were welded to the support and had nothing behind it. Unless i wanted to replace the whole thing which i wasn't gonna do. I'll get it all installed and then blow it all apart to smooth out and repair the support
oh! And i scored a lean rear window with plate box n.i.b

 

update

finished installing the 4runner front end
fixed some wiring under the hood
replaced the main fuse that was rigged up to work and added another one to the blank location for the air compressor
replaced the main power wire going from the fusebox to the battery
and installed more interior parts

 

Damn bud, looks good. I really want to get that font end too. Minus the v6 badge.